The Irish standard., 1895-05-11
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some grounds of fear to the Christian
world. The treaty provides for an al
lance offensive and defensive. At last
it appears that great Asiatic nation
has arisen to control Asia and perhaps
at no distant day oyerrun Europe. Here
tofore the great nations Of Europe have
regarded the people of Asia as insignifi-
cant and unworthy of serious considera-
tion. European nations have on sever
al occasions gotten together. and divided
Asiatic territory among themselves: Rus
STA has possessed itself of all Western
and Central ASIA England with con-
temptuous ease conquered the vast en-
pire of India. France has gained a
foothold in Southeastern Asia. These
things have taught people to think that
the Malays of Asia were no match for
the Caucasians of Europe. But in the
past few months great Monaghan mill
tary and political power has taken its
stand among the nations of the earth.
Japan has proven itself skillful master
of all the European arts of war. In a
single brilliant campaign it has shown
itself to be a first-class> military power.
The rapid advancement Of the Japanese
is not fully realized by most people.
They regard the past war as a struggle
between two half civilized nations, and
the result as a. foregone conclusion. This
is great mistake. Competent German
officers have said that the movements of
Japanese armies was almost faultless
The result of the war would have been
guessed by but few. The spectacle Of
DC, OGO 900 Of people contending against
400, O0O, 900 was too one-sided to inspire
hope for Japan. Japan was considered
superior to China in intelligence, but it
was not regarded as the equal of Eu-
rope. What is to be the result of the
startling success Of Japan? Suppose now:
that Japan has constituted itself the
guardian of China 1t should like good
guardian teach the Chinese what 1t
knows about warfare. Suppose then that
these four and half millions of people
united by racial ties and with all the
present proficiency Of the Japanese
should turn themselves loose upon Eu-
rope!:: What would be the result? Might
not the Monaghan race gain the suprem-
acy in power which their numbers enti-
tie: them to? 1t should be noted that
of the 1900 900, 900 people on the face of
the earth 6Oo0O0,0O0 are Mongolians,
4o0. 900 900 Caucasians and Zoo, 1000, 900
Eegroids.
People may call it the most nonsen-
fsical speculation to think of Japan and
China marching across Europe. It is
not at all impossible, but would be in en-
tire keeping with the history Of past
centuries. One after another the con-
qnering races Of the world have emer-
ged from Asia upon Europe. First the
Greeko- Romans and the Celts, then the
'Teutons, and lastly the Slavs of Russia.
Besides these permanent movements
there was the great invasion of the
Turks in the seventeenth century, the re-
suit of whose work is still apparent in
Europe. The world had a reminder Of
the Turkish invasion in the late Arme-
nian atrocities, which was an apt me-
mortal of the time when it. looked as
though the Monaghan and not the eau
casian should rule, when Mohametanism
and not Christianity promised to become
the rule Of conduct for Europe. After
the defeat of the Turks Europe restsd
secure in the thought that never again
would it have to contend against Asia,
but the recent wonders in the East may
well create apprehension, not only in
Europe but in this Western Hemisphere.
At first thought such statement will
appear highly imaginative, but To the
che who chances down through the ages
and at one view contemp1ates the move
ments of the races, they are entirely
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