The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-22
PERIL FROM THE EAST
By the Alliance of the Japan
ese and Chinese.
SEVEN HUNDRED MILLIONS
of MOngolians and Hindoos
Might Sweep Europe.

Some seven or eight years ago whel
Emperor William, apparently moved Ly {
prophetic instinct rare In these Il odern
matter of fact times. presented to MS Eel
low rulers an alleEorical picture. OF hi
own designing, representing western CIV
| ilization, personified by Europe and tn
/ United States, as menaced by drsa'ifu
eastern specter formed by a fusion o.
| China, Japan, and the other yellow race
/ Of Asia, there was disposition 10 scor
| at his expense and to ascribe the rear.
| expressed In his drawalng to disordereC
mind. Yet during the last few days the
yellow PERIL predicted by the Kaisel
has become an accomplished fact and 6
grim reality.
The alliance between China and Jnpnr
has been definitely concluded. In spite Of
the most strenuous opposition on the par
of all the western powers represented
at Peaking, who, realizing the danger oy
which they were confronted, banded
themselves together to Illustrate theh pro-
jected union, sinking for the nonce ala
their differences.
Japanese diplomacy and Chinese state
craft have for once In way, however,
got the best of the white mans clever
ness. An agreement between the two
principle nations OF the Orient has been
effected and henceforth Europe and the
United States are confronted by COM
bination consisting Of the most popuious,
industrious and prosperous empire In the
world, possessed Of undeveloped wealth to
an incalcuable extent banded together
with another Asiatic power Asiatic power
which, while retaining its Oriental char
acteristics, prejudices, and code OF NOR
atty, has adopted the cream OF everyth-
ing that western science and invention
could afford, and which has developed
such a spirit of restless enterprise of pro-
gressiveness and of military aggression
to have raised her during the short space
of a generation from petty oriental
state that could be bullied by imDunity
even by Portugal. to the rank of great
power which Russia Great Britain and
Germany are forced to treat with consid-
Grafton and respect.
Thus the Gear who has more to appre-
bend from the Chino-Jananese combina-
ton than any one else. since 1t Is primar-
lily directed against himself. has not ven
tured to present his objections to the ALI
ance of the court Of Toxic. but has ad-
dressed them to hiatt Of -Peking, where he
has given 1t to be understood through his
minister plenfpotentiary, a SON OF the well
known Russian statesman, De Giers. that
he Is opposed to China's forming any al
lance with Japan, and that IL she per-
sisted in going contrary to bis wishes In
the matter the consequences would be
most serious.
To the Marquis Ito. often styled 1.-THE
Bismarck of Japan" belongs this alliance.
the Importance OF which Is so vast that
It may be well described as one OF the
most weighty. events In the nineteenth
century, and 1t cannot be denied that the
Mikado's powerful statesman has In his
dealings with China taken, so to speak.
leaf out Of the book Of his German proto-
type. For In the same manner that. af-
ter the close Of the war Of 1856, Prince
Bismarck insisted on moderation toward
the defeated enemies-namely: Austria.
Bavaria, Hesse, etc.-with the object OF
bringing them into an alliance, or fedora
ton, of which Prussia would be the pre-
dominating partner and hold the reins, so
did the Marquis Ito prefer. after the close
of Japan's war with China, TO forego
nearly all the fruits Of his country's mag
nificent victories in the hope Of eventu-
ally inducing China to become an ally OF
Japan and an instrument OF overwhelm-
ing and irresistible power in the hands OF
the Mikado.
There have been many tim essince the
close OF the war with China and the peace
of Simonoseki when Japan might have
established herself on the mainland of
China and have acquired territory there
on the pretext OF lease. in the same way
as Germany, Russia. Great Britain and
France, fer she had far stronger means
OF pressure upon China than any Of the
four powers IN question. Her naval
forces on the Pacific coast OF Asia were
superior even to those of England while
she has under arms a force of 10000 men.
fully equipped. ready TO disembark on the
coast OF China within the space Of less
than q week.
Nor would any western power or COM
Dination OF the western powers have VEN
tured to intervene in order to prevent her
from securing q foothold on the main
land. Yet in spite OF this japan carefully
avoided availing herself OF the opportu-
mites thus offered to her. She even went
so far as to evacuate Wei-Hai-Wei which
she held for a time under treaty OF
peace. having forced the Peaking govern
ment to give her the lease thereof
-. cf
and above all that Chinese love OF the
soil which causes the people OF the celes-
tial empire to look upon the alienation OF
any territory on the mainland as soneth-
ing akin to sacrilege. she was shrewd
enough to abstain from exciting any sus-
capabilities OF resentment which might
have subsequently, in;erfered with her
project Of becoming the senior a1d pre-
dominant partner in a firm formed Of the
alliance Of the two nations. In short. she
did not care to sacrifice for the sake OF
mere strip OF territory her prospects Of
becoming the dudful obeyed master OF
the vast Chinese empire with its popula-
ton OF 4Ooooo.0oo people. all as busy AMI
as industrious as bees That has been
the cause Of Japan's extraordinary for
bearance toward China. a forbearnace the
drift OF which was not recognized until
too late by the western powers. but
which. judging from his alIegoricai do
sign quoted was foreseen some eight o.
pine years ago By the wtde-awake Ger
man Kaiser
One would almost be tempted to believe
that it Is on the advice Of Japan tha,
China has Welded on nominal leases ;he
territories demanded By the Egropsaa
Po~ers- Neither Japan nor China was