The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-03-11
JAPAN AND CHINA.
What a Japanese Mercha tsaysAbout
Their Uniting Forces.
ONLY QUESTION OF FEW YEARS
Before the English-speaking People
Will Find themselves "A Arrayed
Against the Doctrine Of
"Asio for Asiatics."
"Asia for Asiatics.'


Against the Doctrine of
'tAsia for Asiatics."
~ The Chronicle says Russia and Ja-
pan are still distressed, sometimes We
hemently in Augusta The Japanese
sympathizers are in an overwhelming
majority, but the Russian sympa-
: thlzers, though in the minority, stick
10 their guns and are daily growing
more numerous. Mr. James II. Ran
oail, who, early in the day, gave his
reasons for favoring the Muscovites,
was asked If he had anything more to
say on the subject and replied:
think it is quite useless, at this
time, to discuss the matter 1t is
difficult to change peoples minds, es.
pecially when, as Mr.. Stephens put it,
they are ''sot" in their opinions. l
have carefully read all that could
get hold Of Vii both sides OF this affair
and endeavored, like Mr.. Weigle, to
form convictions. Perhaps, however,
it may interest your readers to have
some peculiar evidence from other
sources than my own
The most striking and important
testimony comes from aJaplncse mer-
chant Of high order, Yamocino, who
is on visit to New Orleans Inter
viewed by Picayune reporter, he
said that while his countrymcn, like
himself. were gratiiied at the Sympa-
thy displayed in the United States for
Japan, he significantly added:
But believe this will change.
The English speaking nations Sympa-
thize with us today, but it will he diff
ferent In few years. If Japan wins
this war-and l do not doubt that
our country will DC victorious -Iapan
: will be one Of the first world powers.
The yellow peril, as some English
writer's refer to it, is not remote.
4 The Chinese and Japanese are very
closely allied by racial similarity. and
there is naturally a strong bond Of
sympathy between the two nations,
just as there isa strong sympathy be-
the TWO great English-spcakin
]. nations. II China is ever brought up
s to the high plane Of enlightenment
S that Japan has reached, it will natu-
rally, with its immense population, it's
vast territory, and its untold and un-
uAdB iiuplC iSSOulCcS, DC UllC II1OSU
powerful country in the world. The
Japanese have already assisted China
mot little. There are many Japanese
orr cdcherS IN Chimes. institutions, and
~ apanese officials in the Chinese gov
Gernment service, both civil and mill.
ftary. These are Slowly bringing about
reformation. If this reformation is
& ever brought about completely and
emma brought out Of darkness it will
fpe within the power of the yellow
. races to overrun the world. The
doors OF nations thai are closed today
can be opened. Even IL, European
powers are now closing their doors
against Chinese, but forcing the oocn-
ing or Chinese doors to foreigners, so
Will 1T be in the power o. China to
close and keep CLOSED its doors against
outsiders and to force opcr tie doors
OF The western nations. That is why
believe this sympa ayi4y for the Japan
ese will change"
Mr.. Yamochimo expresses the
opinion that the japanese Russia war
VIII develop into an international con-
hlcG. lie thinks that either Germany
VI france VIII be forced in first because
OF tff< interest in the Far East and
because o. tfl"ir strong sympathy for
Russia lle ! HIil'. Empire will
come iii laterA bus 1t will get a full
share OF everything Just as it has
always done. Then the United States
will be forced into the conflict. 1t
may be slower tllan the others, even
more so than England, but this govern
ment has assumed il position i'm the
Orient from Which it cannot recedc.
What will be the result Of the war no
one can foresee, DuD that the conflict
now going Oh is the beginning of one
OF the great periods in tile worlds his
tory must be conceded
l regarded this testimony of the
intelligent and very frank Japanese
merchant as very important because
1T reveals the true Oricltal ambition.
a great many people make ight Of the
Yellow Peril, although Napoleon
did not and Earl Wuaelc, does not.
1t may be that these gentlmen lave
minds superior to these remarkable
= persons, but on thai point there NAV
be difference Of judgment. vt aly rate,
II we are to accept Japanese testi-
mony, expressed by NH Namocimo
the triumph of Japan anc ne corse
quentia! reawakeuing or lima. as an
industrial and martial nation, bodies
III for Europe eventually and com
merclaliy threatens tie United States.
Some people say that it will take
many years to accomplish the reform
OF China, as Indicated, but they for
get that Japan las risen gigantically.
III their own day, and in case of
japanese domination, China will be no
'eggard
''Howe7Fr, do not expect to con
vince anybous, Apst his will, but
simply suggest that MI. Yamocimos S
revelation be taken into account.
Personally, | am quite content to
await events, for, as Friedrich the
Great said: Battles are fought be-
yond the stars, that is the destinies
of the world are shaped by the Ruler
OF Nations, and not by the opinions of
of mankind" T"
Killed Herself.
Mrs. Horace G.. Allis, formerly a
prominent society leader in Little
Rock, Ark, committed suicide at the