The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-21

tration of those nameless outrages or which the Russians in particular rem dered themselves guilty, and which, be- ing unprintable, have only been hinted at in the press Indeed, the behavior of the fearless little Japs was the theme of universal admiration on the part Of all the foreign commanders, notably of the United States Gen. Chaffee and the English General Sir Alfred Gaselee' as well as of Field Marshal Count von Waldersee. If, then, the Japanese SOL diers Asiatics to the core, remaln so mindful Of the laws of humanity ana civilization, even when excited with the lust of battle, what reason is there any longer for adhering to the old-time op- lection to the employment of orlentals in wars among civilized powers?
 The behavior of the British Indian troops in China. likewise won the warm commendation of Gen. Chaffee ana or the other American officers. The Amer leans were unanimous in declaring that the Indians never got out of hand or took part in the scenes of rapine and deviltrv which left so indelible stain ,Ipon the fair name of western civlllza- tit II in China. Indeed, they were nnoo- els of discipline and good conduct, ana possessed sufficient strength or charac- ter to r ,frdin from following the exam ple set by muny of their white com rades.
 Inasinuch as the Japanese and the Indian troops of Great Britain were the only Asiatics taking part Tn the military operations in China, 1t is evi- dent that there are grounds TOT raoi- cal modification of the rule against the employment of non Christian soldiers in warfare among Christian nations, and that the English government ls to a great extent, justified in the decision which It has adopted, to utilize hence- forth ,ts African and Asiatic forces without restriction in any war in Whlca it may become engaged with Chrls- tian power Judging from the remarks of MT Chamberlain in parliament the other day. it is quite likely that in the autumn Indian and West African regi- ments will be dispatched to take the places of the English troops which 1t IS proposed to withdraw from the Irans- vaal and Cape Colony, while 1t is prop- able that the administration may even 90 so far as to accept the services or the Basutos. the most enlightened of all African tribes, and who, as stated above. have for the last twelve months been entreating the British to allow them to join in the operations against the Boers.
 England's example unless checked by an international conference, will un- doubtedly be followed by other great powers possessed of Asiatic and Afri- can dependencies. Thus an altogether new element, of which no account has been taken until now, will be introduc- ed into modern warfare among civilized nations. In fact, it is possible that in course of time the white races may eventually come to use none but their dark -hued non- Christian lieges for fighting purposes; that Asiatic and Africans will alone constitute the rank and file of our enemies, officered and commanded by white .men. In this way the continental great powers of Europe, such as France, Germany, Russia, etc., may be relieved of that compulsory military service which is such draw back to trade and industry, while the English would be rid thereby of the haunting dread of conscription.