Arizona republican., 1904-01-18

over this dispute between Japan and Russia. Persia, India, Siam, French indo-China are all stirred to the depths by the spectacle of an Asia tic power standing up tc a great European power, and other European powers acting a more or less friendly or un- friendly part to both, repea ting in a way on the far eastern stage those div isions that have prevented for so long the settlement of the new eastern question. The present question, howev- CT, is more urgent, and needs action not notes, ultimatumS and irreducible minimums. On the other hand JaUan has to be prevented from setting two continents in flames by being allowed tC carry off all that her necessities and ambitions command; and the des- cent of the Russian glacier has in some way to be arrested in order to give the other powers interested in China breathing time to discover just where they are.
 France, for instance, has an unset tied dispute with Siam at the same time that an agitation necessitating a considerable reinforcement both Of her military and naval forces in IndC- China is becoming visible among her subject populations. They are attracted to Japan as the leader in Asian politics, and so are the Siamese. The crown prince of Siam paid a state risIt to Japan last winter, and a recent Jap- anese paper contains 9 list Of high Ta- parese officials who have received decorations from the king of Siam in of tpg 1esI his son during that visit. Recent Siam csc papers contain long and interesting reports of a combined religious and military ceremony at Bangkck exteuJ- ing over two days, one of the prinCi- pal features of which was the prescn- tation to the king of a field m9rshnl's baton by the officers of the army. which he carried at the subsequent religious ceremony.
 The visit of the Persian ex grand vizier to Tokio also had a political significance, and was the more remark able because Of the difference in the religion of the two countries. His sub sequent journey to St. Petersburg in no way diminished the importance of his trip to Japan.
 As to India, the tran e-nrmation that
 
 ing the past year is so extraordinary as to have caused the Anglo-Jndian press on several occasions to warn both the British and Brltish-Indisn n to take note of it. In the { Indian press there has been particu- larly bold expression nf discontent ] with existing conditions. and assaults ] on natives by British military and civ ! cr,, resistingly. but the natives are begin l ming to hit back; the worm is turn mig. and this is sign of the times ] In the discussion regarding the Russo 1 Japanese dispute in the native papers ! the sympathy with Japan as an Asia tic power is intense, and the prayer. May God kaip Japan" is often the -onClusiCn of all article on the subject. The impression made on the Indian troops who were with the Hritiah c.r~ ,ingent during the troubles in China. 1t seeing a large body CT Asiatic troops without a aingl" European oA1- .er controlling or Isading. was pro- found, and likely to be productive of results,
 These details. taken collectively. are indicative of the awakening of Asia. he rousinG from a dormant state of nore than half the human race. IL perhaps found it's most concentrated 'Xpression in the exclamation of the ,ld Sikh warrior who had servr4 the pest part Of his life under the British lag, at a meeting held in London ro th- r more than a year ago to consider questions relative to India. Why" lLs aid. If We can fight in hold IHdia or E7gland. cannot We fight t hold t for ourselves?" Wken called On to withdraw what some in the meeting considered a seditious utteran"e, toe ;urdy old soldier refused, and the in- ident was allowed to drop.
 A war between Russia and JtI@n