| Show JAPAN CANNOT TAKE OFFENSE chicago july 8 1 I think the sending of a fleet of united states ships to the pacific ie a good idea said charles E kremer advisor lecturer upon maritime law at the university of chicago yesterday 1 I am glad to see it As to whether such a moia would be construed as a menace or threat fo japan it seems to me that it I 1 ft ere the president I 1 would be indifferent to any such construction it is not as though we were sending a fleet to any ocean where we had na right to be we are building the panama canal we are in control of island colonies and we have our own coast in tha pacific hence we are perfectly justified no one need take offense at the action of the government we ary simply working in our own yard there haa been altogether too much talk of war but it haa been all from the other side I 1 regard it as the loose talk of lingoes in my opinion the sending of a fleet to pacific waters would be a guarantee of peace said professor john J halsey 0 the chamber of internal law in lake forest college certainly there can bo no harm la the movement and there is no reasonable provocation to japan nor do I 1 think japan would so construe such an act japan Is very friendly with this country and the expression of opposition from boklo Is only talk of jingles jingoes who criticism criticise critic ise the japanese government I 1 doubt if a clash with japan is probable immediately or ra nio tely japan Is looking for fi lends japan has lust come through an expensive war and is in need of money its policy for fifty years has been to cultivate the friendship of the united states we have a perfect right in the pacific as part of a peaceful pot SPEAKS FOR THE JAPANESE new york july 8 1 I can scarcely contain my indignation when I 1 think of the kind ot people who are attacking the japanese a lot of foreigners who do not even know what the J of american citizenship attacking the japanese who are their superiors in intellect in character and citizenship who are they they should denounce the japanese of california they are a menace to 1 the republic let us have a care jtb this expression as the keynote ot his sermon last night rev dr robert S macarthur of the calvary baptist church severely cratl cheed the feeling against the japanese in california which he said W given rise to all the agitation an talk of a possible war with japan paris julya it la stated tn military circles that matar alfred dreyfus the former captain of artillery ot who was sentenced on a charge I 1 treason to on devil shortly to be retired the army accepting asension jj |
