THE JAPANESE QUESTION

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 29 April 1922, Page 7

THE JAPANESE QUESTION

(To the Editor.) Sir,—lt was a pleasure to read your sane and instructive article on Japan in your issue of 20th inst. Your views are endorsed not only by contemporary writers who have special knowledge of the Japanese, but by indisputable historical facts. Your article deserves to be studied and preserved as a panacea against hysterical alarms which illconsidered, hurriedly written articles and letters m the press occasionally cause. "The proof of the pudding is the eating of it." Japan has proved herself a brave and faithful ally of Britain. New Zealander.. owe her a debt ot gratitude. At the beginning of the Great War so many German men-of-war and armed vessels were prowling the 'seas of Eastern Asia that the British Government called on Japan for her assistance, and she readily <uid loyally fulfilled her engagements. Robert P. Porter's book on nJapan, the New World Power," gives moral support to your optimistic opinion. Unless Britons, ,by nagging, suspicion, and prejudice, alienate Japanese public opinion, I think Great Britain will find that the Japanese will prove to be an important" factor in the world's peace and progress. If there be a young men's literary society at Hawera I very re- ; spectfully advise young men to paste your article in a scrap book for future use. I have done so. The Japanese question will become very interesting indeed.—Yours truly, F. G. EWINGTON. Auckland, April 22,19_>2.