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Show J knows, Btrike a retaliatory, blow, notj by" legislation,; bii" by annexing" the Philippine isIanJs or by some other act of aggrandizement.-;-Then -will come i the test. ' )' This presupposes, of course, that j Russia, in the meantime, will not so j engage tho Japanese In the preparations prepara-tions for war as to make the California Califor-nia Issue an unimportant affair to be absolutory overlooked by the Japanese Japan-ese government. CANNOT BE SUPPRESSED. There is trouble ahead. All the pressure the administration in Washington Wash-ington can bring to bear Is necessary' to stay the hand of California which has been raised to cuff tho Japanese. Roosevelt may hold back the blow, but the crisis Is yet to be reached when California will strike, regardless of what the President may say. The hatred for the Japanese is present. pres-ent. That hatred will grow until the people of the Pacific Coast vent their feelings in somo overt act which will bring a roar from Japan and. perhaps, result In war. The present efforts to hold back the enacting of offensive legislation will simply defer the time when Japan, being be-ing offended, must demand an apology and, falling to receive one, will break off diplomatic relations and, who |