The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-29
SOME NEW hooks.
M nelausns between Asia and Euro

Ine ueiattoua Asia and Europe.
Under the title Of Assa and Europe. put
nams), are reprinted some thirty paper.
by MkRHDITH TOWNSEND, originally pub
lished In the Contemporary Rertsv. the old
National Rsrer and the Spectator. They
are not, however. as might he Inferred.
q collection Of -disconnected thoughts.
on tho contrary. almost all the essays are
directed TO a single end. to wit a descrip-
ton OF the inherent direr encrs between
Europe and Asia which forbid one CONT
nent permanently to conquer the other
Tbs author has added two papers on the
negro. for whom. II not crossed with other
races there seems To BE- as immutable a
dsstinv as awaits the typical Asiatic. The
possible influences Of the United States upon
Asia u not discussed Ia the book before Us,
because only the future can Indicate the
scope and quality Of that influence. Mr..
Townsend deems n already safe TO prophecy.
however. that the American will not rule
tbs Asiatic OF the mainland. partly becau.e
he will not wish To rule him But the Ameri-
can will make II harder for Europeans IN
conquer Asia. and his ultimate attitude
toward all the Eastern rac's. like hs present
attitude toward China. will probably be
enc Of rather c~ontefnptuous guardianship
MIR. Townsend tells us Ia an Introduction
thai he has been i~np.lled to rcpubli-h these
eesays at the present time. because We are
now witnessing a renewal of n periodic
o6tempt by the white races tn dominate the
vast Asiatic Continent The first systena-
&c effort la that direction was made by
Alexander Of Maoedon. and the realization
Of his dream was long the stsadfast aim
Of the Roman Republic. n Crusaders.
n their turn. essayed the task. and nearly
ewo centuries elapsed before the hope 81
oonquerins the nearer East Wa renowned.
Then, for almost five hundrcd years. the
IDEA slept, for what tho Portuguese. the
Dutch. and, at first. the English, sought
On the coast OF the Indian Ocean was trade.
not territorial acquisitions. Eventually.
however. Russia and England resumed the
designs OF Alexander. the former scizing
On the Immense and secluded region which
stretches through Northern Asia from the
Cul Mountains 10 the North Pacific. while
the latter seiIed the almost equally spacious
and secluded peninsula which extends
southwark from the western Himalaya
IT, the second half Of the nineteenth century
the example of Russia and England wa
followed by France. which has gradually
won for herself al empire In Farther India
Finally. during the last ten years, the move
ment. at first confined 10 the three peoples
mentioned. has infected other nations. Ger
many has asserted herself In Shantuug. and
n trying To assert herself IN Auatolia Italy
and Belgium expect each a snare 81 tho
Chinese -eacoast. should this he subjected
TO further ACKNOWLEDGMENT Russia has
recently laid hands q Msnchuria, "A pro.
vines OF great actual and prospective value
both a strategic and an industrial point
Of view. and she IL notoriou~ly planning
the conquest n Persia and Turkey Great
on her part, claims p~reponderau'e
In the colossal valley Of the lanyt,e. and
wishe~ to add Siam. Yunnan. SEE
ohuen ami lama TO lnio-tnIni Mr.
Townsend i convinced that II these move
m,nts follow historic lines. they will rerur
upon a constantly ascending scale, until.
nj last. tho whole Of Asia. like Africa. u
-partitionei, that Is 20 say. until each
section is left a, the disposal Of some White
people.