Show i. i l ABOUT A WAR 1 n WITH 1111 JAPAN fo for V Ve much foundation there Is i L j i No 10 o one can say sar how t V the talk o oC of a possible war var with Japan There Ii f citizenship In Japan that I Is II d de deV et e- e the f. f I. I V Is Ib an element clement of ot t manding another forel foreign n war var The They have come vcr ver ven V 17 out of ot two Iwo conflict and thc they are aro a 11 little c cockey about It In every nation there are aro always some sonn The get a a. sort of eminence from fron ron 15 who like e to talk war They that sort of oC declamation which would be accorded then them it 1 i i i in Sn no other r Human nature Is probably the same Ir in V Japan as In in lit tJ the United States and mil here we know thai V following V the man who can talk strong about war gets a V 1 Whether hether tho ho controlling forces tho great g governing k sentiment of tho Japanese country countr W warts wants war we wc areV are it V V not not yet et advised nd Probably there Is for the firer fire r which these extremists are arc trying to build A few more V V reveal the tho conditions of oC public with t da days s will which the tho United States must deal dral t. t Sensible Americans do 10 not want a war with Japan l' l or with Hh an any other oilier nation Yer Very m likely we could whip any nation on earth If It we didn't get et into a n. bad batt position V at the start For we can not help keeping In mind the I has hns bet n I I words of the he wise man Many tany a n good gooi fight lost b by being being In a bad position But win or lose IMe a war is a a. terrible thing It costs too man many lives that l ar are arc needed and leaves Jea far too many of ot the thc kind lelnd that V the nation would be better off of without without fellows fellows who doV do donot f. f V not embrace their one opportunity to bo be useful to the r republic It costs too much monc money And It is too big biga a price to pay for Cor far too small an nn object Nothing we could get from Japan even cven If we absolutely crushed her L could make even for the distressful ravages of oC war In Iii the end of course courso the United States would win There is no doubt in the mind f any American about that But before the end came there would be lighting V enough to spread sorrow and suffering throughout the whole h United States Stales If H war W should come the Japanese would iZ l the lQ Q Philippine Islands nt and do doIt it b before oro our cur d it Hem tri thousand 1 s n i miles mUs i. i jf ot of ocean anything an 1 t quate defensive force it itIs It ItI I Is possible they c could uld also atso aso take the Hawaiian Islands be before before before be- be tie Be defended But without without with with- fore that re region lon could le properly V out them we would have to tight light ht on tho the farther side 1 I of or the world without a base bage o of supplies nearer than V thirty days a at the best They would have coal and V munitions their munitions their native nathe country within country within five days days' sailing sail sall- V V V V ing and we would not be bc able to get a satisfactory foothold foothold foot Coot 1 V hold hoM even cn in our own Philippine posse possessions t Our nav navy is not nol now adequate for fOl a war with 1 V Japan It will tal take e a year of or the Iho busiest possible work worl to get our fighting ships in condition to venture a war wal 1 Vr f with Ith any an nation so strong as Is Japan And nd it would be a a. war between navies for the greater part Our task 1 would be to destroy their navy And an any man who thinks V that would be he easy after reading re of o their condition of o ofa s 's T- T a preparedness after atter knowing their ability their courage and thel their fighting quail qualities tics is a a. very dangerous adviser iser Americans can only hope that thal the tho talk tan of or war is salk all only If Ir war shall come every ry citizen ot or tho the republic V will vili m bear himself as ns a man But nul the people ot of the United V States want pence peace V V V True we want honorable peace nn find and j if wo we 0 have o V record of the thc shows that we we or 1 to fi fight ht for it the tho o past V can c n get gel it that way wa But citizens ot or tho the great reat republic V would greatly prefer to live lire in am amity It with the the nation V V r V V of or the world and amI develop the great resources ot of oui out V young country That is the the- highway hichwa of this nation Am tu V V the thc people do not want vant to turn aside t I |