Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-07
1 Cross Expedition,

any movement toward his own deposition
and the elevation of his brother to the
throne"
Our Red Cross Expedition.
What do you think, Mr.. Norman, about
| the mission of Miss Clara Barton and the
| American Red Cross to Armenia? Could
| they do much toward relieving the suffer-
ing there?''
Il fear not" replied Mr.. Norman CT
have no doubt Miss Barton would do all
that any woman could do, but it would
be aim lst impossible for her to get to
where the homeless Armenians are. You
must remember there are no roads and no
rot march through Armenia now. The
climate is more sew re than it is here in
Washington. The ground is now covered
with snow, and an expedition taken to
Armenia during the winte- would be almost
sure to fall
What do you think should be done as
to the sultan?'
Il think he should be deposed and some
one else be put in his place. Or, I think
that 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?"
Il think it is not only very possible, but
probable" replied Mr.. Norman. ct is sure
| to come in time. The interests of the two
countries are to a large extent the same
and they all point toward union. Such
union would remove all danger of war as
autonomy of China and would prevent
| that mighty force being organized and con-
| troiled by any one government against the
rest of the world
The Future of China.
What do you mean by that?'' 1 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 con-
stituted 1t is like an immense octopus with
its heart cut out. 1t can do nothing. Its
government is corrupt and rotten to the
core. The people are however, naturally
strong, and organized under good leaders
| and armed with proper guns. they could
do not realize how dangerous would be
| their condition if this enormous force was
controlled and welded by any one of the
western nations. They will appreciate it,
! being so controlled, and believe that they
will eventually unite to keep the Chinese
as they are rather than to allow their
country and people to be divided up among
the great nations of Europe"
But is there no danger from the Chinese
themselves? win they not organizer"
They cannot" replied Mr.. Norman.
China is not a whole. There are ten diff
ferent CHR as in China. The people are
not united by religion, by patriotism nor
Icy language. Those Of different provinces
do not understand one another. They have
nothing in common, and there is no dam
ger, believe, of their ever being otherwise
than as they are as far as an organized
| military effort is concerned"
The Asiatfcs as an Industrial Factor.
"How about industrial effort?' asked
That's different question:" replied Mr.
Norman. Il believe the day may 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 a half
million cotton SpindleS in Japan. Watches
gre being made for export in Osaka and
matches are sent by the million from Japan
to all parts of the east. / hear that Japa-
nese tooth brushes are for sale at cents
apiece in ore of the drug stores of Washing
ton, and that they are quite as good as the
American tooth brush which sells for %
cents. Japan is shipping undershirts to
Singapore, and it is sending many kinds of
cotton goods to China. The Chinese are
building cotton factories. There is a large
modern factory at Hankow, 700 miles in the
interior of China, and the japanese are,
under stand, preparing to go to China and
to manufacture goods there for foreign ex-
port, taking advantage of the Chinese labor,
which is even cheaper than theirs
The Monroe Doctrine I'm Asia.
us there not a possibility, Mr.. Norman,
that China and Japan may some time COM
bine together against the European nations
of the United States? The japanese have
shown that they have the ability of military
organization, and, with the Chinese soldiers
trained according to their methods, they
could control the world?
That is one of the problems of the fu-
ture," replied Mr.. Norman. THE Chinese
and Japanese are, with all their differences,
fellow orientals, and while such combina-
ton does not seem probable it is possible.
This would be the transferring of the Mon
hnr &c
America for Americans. Japan's, as I show
in my Far East has already been Asia for
Asiatics,' and Japan would say that any
accession of territory by European power
in Asia would be an unfriendly act toward
Japan. The japanese have been seriously
considering this question. They are afraid
of Russia They distrust the French They
do not think that Germany has a large
enough navy to be of advantage to them,
and while they are friendly with England,
/ doubt whether combination with us
would be possible. There is one thing GER
tain, and that is that there will be an inn
mense increase of military spirit in Japan
as result of this war. They are very
proud people, and doubt whether they will
rest satisfied with what they have gained.
They were terribly Inundated by the forced
evacuation of Port Arthur, and they will
probably have to have another fight with
somebody before they will be satisfied. They
are building a great navy, and with such
an addition to their military force they can
defy any of the nations of Europe which
attempts to attack them single-handed."
The Japs Versus the Chinese.
(Which do you think is the stronger ma
ton of the two, the Chinese or Japanese?"
1 asked.
THE japanese" was the reply. They
are strong in their high sense of personal
honor, which led them in old Japan to shun
disgrace to an extent greater than any of
the people of Europe. They are patriots and
they willing to give both their blood
and their money to their country. When
this war was declared an enormous sum
was subscribed in few weeks and volun-
tarily given to the government. The mi
kado asked for $J0,0OO,OO0. Seventy-seven
millions were promptly offered The jap
anese are superior to the Chinese in that
they can see into the future. They ap-
preciate their possibilities. They are will
ing to accept anything that is new and
good, whereas the Chinese cling to that
which is old and will have nothing to do
with the new. In a business sense the
Chinese are very strong people, and as
far as muscle and skill are concerned they
are the equals of the Japanese. AS to in
ventiye genius and as to approaching and
Selling a good thing when they see it, the
Japanese are by far the superiors."