THE JAPANESE PERIL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15306, 20 May 1913, Page 9

THE JAPANESE PERIL.

' V- \ WARNING TO AUSTRALIA.

I» reply to the question, " Are the Japan- . ese friendly towards-Australia Mr, , G. K. Totton, late manager in Japan for ; . • the New Zealand Insurance Company, ;, said to a Fremantle reporter last week : — '"I should say they were not. A man in ' the street* would not notice this adverse feeling. You want to mix with them to : . know their true sentiments. They are I woi.derful people, and it would surprise ."you to know how they keep in touch with '- the newspapers of. the world. I should jay that "there is not a comment in the \ . - Australian papers referring to their nation that is not read in Tokio. ' '•"''... • • - ,--. " Does the feeling of resentment .extend only to Australia?" > -/ " Oh dear no; it is freely expressed !?p;v®against Canada and the United States. In fact, before I left I found a statement in .one l Tokio paper to the effect that "■ Japan, having defeated Russia, it was . lime they chastised the United States, When yon hear of people being agreeable to take on the millions of' the United ri States, you can-imagine iwhat confidence they have in themselves. A Japanese sol- | dier is not so much a brave man as he is a j fanatic. He fights and lives or he fights V; and dies. It does not matter to him. All ho requires for;* his. daily sustenance is f-jßie rice, home-dried fish, and. pickled flto requires for his daily sustenance is . K>me r j cej home-dried fish, and pickled ■ Vegetable, with pickled seaweed as caviare." - ■