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Japan Setting Pace That
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(BY A. LEWIS, JR.)
Tlio Territory of Hawaii, situated
fit tlio cross roads of tlio Pacific
Ocean, the stage for tlio play of na
tions fo.- tlio coming century, lying
2100 lulled from San Pranclsco, 4900
miles f i om Hongkong, 1410 miles
from Sydney, and 4720 mllos from
Panama, must necessarily depond en
tirely' upon ocean carrlcis as a means
of transportation and personal com
munication with the mainland of tlio
United States and tlio portB of tlio
World. Tlio advancement of tlio
American merchant marlno Is con
sequently n subject of vital interest
to tlio Islanders.
Students of political economy and
tnbtltuttnnal and political history
ngreo that a nation's welfare ulti
mately requires that her peoples and
her products bo carried in domestic
drips. The development of this na
tion's commercial relations and tlio
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maintenance of her power upon tlio
Pacific Ocean In tlio next leu jears
will mako Hawaii's history for tlio
next century, Viewing the silu.itlou
mi it exists today on the Pacific, It
would seem as If American shipping
Interests will not only never dominate
but on tlio contrary will gradually dis
appear from these waters.
The conditions which prevail In tho
port of Honolulu are typical of the
statu of American ships on the
World's greatest ocean. Through the
chief port of the Hawaiian Islands
pass the three steamers of the Toyo
Kisen, Kaltha, the Japanese line, en
gaged In the trade with the Orient,
the acknowledged greatest open de
veloping market of the day. Another
foreign country sends throgh the port
four steamers of the Canadian Aus
tralian line to carry the trade of Aus
tralla, New Zealand and the Islands
of the South Pacific. From Great
Britain and the colonial governments
this latter lines receives an annual
subsidy of $330,000. Any American
line competing witM the Toyo Ktsen
Kalshi enters into an unequal con
test. The Japanese Government pays
to these three steamers a subsidy of
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$600,000 per annum. Add to the bene
fit of the subsidy the fact that the
operating expenses of a Japanese
steamer are very much less than an
American vessel and the advantages
in favor of the Japanese boat are
plainly apparent.
Tho hlstoiy of this Japanese lino
Ih oceedlngly Interesting as fallowing
tlio liberal policy of tho Jnpanoto
Government In direct compailson
with the Indifferent treatment of
American ships by Congress. When
It was flint Inaugurated, this lino ran
at mi nbsolulu loss. At tlio outbreak
of the Husalnn war. the ships, under
an agreement with the .lapnucso Gov
ernment, were taken off tlio i unto and
wero madu auxiliary cruisers of the
Japanese navy. It Is inld that tho
Uocinnicnt continued the payment
of the subsidy even during tho peilod
these vessels weio in tho service of
tho Japanese (lovoiiimeut. Without
n subsidy this lino would probably
never hae continued in opointlon.
never liavo rendered n servlco lo Its
homo government at a critical mo
ment and would not today occupy Its
formldablo position.
The United States cannot longer
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deceive itself by attempting to Ig
nore the facts. The nation today
faces a serious situation on the Pa
cific coast. With the acquisition of
Hawaii and the Philippines, we have
a far greater coact line on the Pacific
than is possessed by any other na
tion. We should and could control
the commerce of the greatest ocean.
I Japan In tho laM. fifty eais has
como from a meio dot and taken u
plate among the great povers of tho
woi Id. Sho Is ginduallv dominating
thu Pacific, lkr ships go into every
port of that ocean, llvciy one of her
sto-unshlp linos Is enormously hub
t-ldlzod A new steamship rump my
wan last year formed In Japan wlili
nn Instantly available capital of $15,
COD 000 gold. Of tlilH siiiii. $10,0011,000
I Is to bo spent according to Its finan
cial program on the construction of
new ships. Them) obkoIs will all bo
built with the speed InipiuvoniinN
and other qualifications prescribed liy
tho subsidy regulations of tho coun
try. This sum Is also meant to cover
tho expenditure of establishment of
new Hues of tralllc. Japanese plans
Include steamer connections with Cen
tral lluropo and tho opening of a lino
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between Hongkong mid Chill, touch
lug at polls In Jaiiaii The latter
steamers will caif) Clilnotu mid
Japanese coolies mid general l.iborom
to South American states mil return
v.ltli caignes of nitrate of toda and
other South Ameilcnu products to
China mid Japan. It Is fair to InTcr
that Sou'h American governments
and Japan will finally arrange trade
Unities In their mutual Inteiest
Under governmental stimulation,
Jap iii'h touuigo has Increased fiom
UO.uno tons In IS'JJ to moii) than
l.ono.Uixi tons today Iter foielgn
tiadi) has Increased from tsn.uOD.OOU
In 180.1 in ?:U7,M'j,(,(io In 1001, and
the tonnage (-aii)lng It has Itirioiiod
from nine to twenty-seven millions.
Japanese lines aie now can lag many
tons of the exports and imports ol
the United Slates History presents
i iitrlklug picture. America through
Peaiy and others was the discoverer
of eoninieiclitl Japan. Toiluy com
mercial America finds herself the dis
covered of Japan. The commerce, of
foielgn countries bordering Die Pa
clllc in l'.iOfi was more than $3,(100.000
Wlm will secure thu prize or tho
l.ugest rliaru of It. Japan, with he
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eilea with u Icthiirgv ill her nieichfiit
marine Japan Is bidding for tho h
i or with commendable zeal. With n
i ho last ve-nr she has negotiated i -r
' Hie purchiiio of almost 'every fl-st
, diss American ship on tho Purla?.
With her subsidized lines and cheap-
' er operated steamers, It Is only u
question of time before our ships must
' be sold or go under a foreign 11. g.
i If American fcblps can be purchase 1,
the markets bj them developed i' 'u
tltlier captured ot dcslroved, WI'Ji
Japan entliely domlnittng tho Pacific,
the position of Hawaii situated nt i i
'enter Is e.isll foiesecn. Sho will
become thu cspc-ila! object of nttao .
It must necessarily bo tho pulley 1f
au foreign uatiju, commercially nn I
other If e, to weaken her strung
'Mrateglc position and prevent unl
sllfle. In uviry posslblu manner tin
development ot American lustltuto:n
mid trade. Japan Is not alone lit ttivi
movement for thu development of a
merchant marine on the Pacific. At
n meeting of the stockholders of tlfu
Canadian Pacific Stenmsblii Line he)d
last October In Montreal, tho follow-
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