The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-11


thai Russia and England should unite to-
gether and allow Russia to take Armenia
and to agree to protect the people"
But IS an alliance between Russia and
England possible?"
81 think 1t is not only very possible,
but probable, :, replied Mr.. Norman. IT
is sure to come in time. The interests Of
the two countries are to large extent
the same, and they all point toward
| union. such union would remove all
danger OF war as to China or India. LII
would preserve the autonomy of China
and would prevent that mighty force
being organized and controlled by any
| one government against the rest Of the
| world"
THE FUTURE OF CHINA.
'sWkat do you mean by thatP" I asked
''Do you think there is any danger from
the Chinese as a military force?'
"Not from the Chinese alone" replied
Mr. Norman. "As China is at present
constituted it is like an immense octopus
with it's heart out out 1t can do nothing.
| Its government is corrupt and rotten to
| the core. The people arc, however,
| naturally strong, and organized under
good leaders and armed with proper
guns, they could control the world. Che
nations of Europe do not realize how
dangerous would be their condition if
welded by any one of the western
nations They Will appreciate it, how
ever, soon enough to prevent China being
so controlled, sandl I believe that they
| Will eventually unite to keep the Chinese
as they are ratherq than to allow their
| country and people to be divided up
among the greas nations Of Europe"
1 RI1t 10 lnv 4,
Chinese themselves? Will they not organ
| ize?'
| "They cannot" replied Mr.. Norman.
"China is not whole. There are ten
different Chinas gin China. The people
are not united by religion, by patriotism
nor by language. Those of different
provinces do not understand one another.
They have nothing in common, and there
| is no danger, believe, of their ever be-
| ing otherwise than as they are as far o.
organized military effort is concerned. y
The AsIATICs AS AN INDUSTRIAL
FACTOR.
elbow about industrial effort9"
asked.
"That's different question: replied
Mr.. Norman. 81 believe the day may
1 come when the manufacturing center OF
the world will be In Asia The japanese
are already shipping goods to all parts OF
Europe and America. There are now
more than half million cotton spin.
dies in Japan. Watches are being made
for export in Osaka and matches are sent
/ by the million from Japan to all parts Of
| the east. l hear that Japanese tooth
brushes are for sale at 5 cents apiece in
one of the drug stores of Washington, and
that they are quite as good as the Aneri
can too5h brush which sells for IS cents
Japan is shipping undershir5s to Singa
pore, and 1T is senling many kinds OF
cotton goods to China. The Chinese are
building cotton factories. There is a
large modern factory at Hankow, 70t
miles in the interior of China, and tht
/ Japanese are, | understand, preparing
to go to China and to man ufacture gootll
there for foreign export, taking adyant
age of the Chinese labor, which is ever
cheaper than theirs"
THE MONROE DOCTRINE IN ASIA
Z "Is there not possibility, Mr. Norman
that China and Japan may some time
combine together against the European
nations of the United States? Tn,
Japanese have shown that they have thu
ability Of military organization, and
with the Chinese soldiers trained accord
ing to their methods, they could oontro
the world?"
"That is one of the problems of TIL,
future" replied Mr. Norman. eth,
Chinese and Japanese are, with all thei
differences. fellow orientals, and whilt
such combination does not seem proba
ble it is possible. This would be til,
transferring of the Monroe doctrine t,
| C1a oIsxy har so ,o1r4<r O.
Americans. Japan's, as l show In m,
ar East.' has already been Asia fo
Asiatics. and Japan would say that any
accession of territory by EuropeaI
power in Asia would be an unfriendl,
act toward Japan. The Japanese hayl
i been seriously considering this question
| fhey are afraid Of Russia. They distrus
the French. They do not think that Ger
many has large enough navy to BIZ O
advantage to them, and while they arr
friendly with England, doubt wheths
a combination with US would be posi-
BILE. There is one thing certain, and tina
is that there will be an immense increas
lof military spirit in Japan as. q result O
this war. They are a very proud epaopl
Fand l doubt whether they will rest sauis
fled with what they have gained. The,
: were terribly Inundated by the forced
evacuation of Port Arthur, and they viii
probably have to have another fight witt
somebody before they will be satisfied
They are building Ii great navy, and Will
such an addition to their military fore
! they can defy any of the nations 0
Europe which attempts to attack then
single-handed.
TEE JAPS VERSUS THE CHINESE
(Which do you think is the stronge
nation of the two, the Chinese or japan
SEP" / asked.
'"The Japanese was the reply. "The
are strong in their high sense of persona
honor, which led them in Old Japan t
shun disgrace to an extent greater thai
any Of the people of Europe. They ar
patriots, and they are willing to Civ
both their blood and their money 80 thei
country. When this war was declared al
enormous sum was subscribed in fet
weeks and voluntarily given to tho gov
ernnent The mTkado asked for $50, 600,
900. Seventy seven millions were promp
ly offered. The Japanese are superior t
the Chinese in that they can see int
the future. Theysare willing to accep
anything that is new and good, where
as the Chinese cling to that which is oil
: and will have nothing to do with til
new. In business sense the Chinese ar
a very strong people, and as far as nll1scl
and skill are concerned, they are th