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wall from hers. But that Is a question
which he noltelx. lenvea out OF, the dis.

wall from hers. But that Is a question
which he politely leaves out the dis
cussion,
However, lie takes another shot in pass
Ing at American policies. :" He says
that those who raise the cry OF the yell
low Peril" say that IL Japan wins In this
conflict she Will become supreme in the
East. will unite all tho Oriental peoples
and will proceed to drive out all Euro
peans and Americans from the continent
OF Asia: In other Language, that tho dire
outcome OF japanese ascendency will DO
Baron frankly admits just here that such
a policy would In one respect be not I'm
natural. being based on feelings which
arc instructive in every people, and then
he slyly asks rs not the Monroe Doc
trine itself, which has played so imports
ant role in the development OF the
United States. founded on the principle
Of America for tho Alnericans? Tie
Baron seems TO say, and well lio may
say, that he defies any citizen OF tho
United states or any champion of the
Monroe Doctrine to give him Roland
for that Oliver. 1T is to uso IN ex-
preston Of the street. a center shot
Japan Is rs much entitled to enforce q
Monroe Doctrine on her side OF the world
us we OF The United States are entitled
to enforce it on our side. Japan would
regard any attempt on the part of the
powers to extend their system to any
portion of her hemisphere az dangerous
to her peace aud safety. At any rate. she
has n right TO protest against any en-
croaclment upon her own domain, and
the Baron we'll says that II there Is
peril In tho East, 1t is not the * el-
low PERIL but the white peril: tic for
mer being n mere myth. While tho lat
ter is an actual reality.
In this connection he remarks that one
OF the prccepts OF the Christian faith is
blessed are the meek, for they shall
inherit tho EARTH But he adds that 1t
has never been practiced by the so-cail-
cd Christian powers In their dealings with
tho Oriental nations. Indeed. says he,
as IL with a sly twinkle, "the direct con-
trary has been the fact: for many
time during the past fifty years, 1t has
boon shown that a nations surest step
to its disinheritance Of the earth Is to
be meek and remain meek. :"
There is another center shot. The So
called Christian nations are great land
srabbers, and that sort of greed Is not
confined to the nations of Eurnnc; 1t
has taken hold of the United States gov
eminent. we have been grabbing terri
tory in tho East and the administra ton
is showing no disposition to let 1t SO.
Baron Kaneko asks his readers to con-
slider the encroachment OF the, French in
Tonking. the occupation of Kiao-C hao.
Inent Of Russia in Manchlirla- and. he
might have added. the occupation of the
Philippines BY the United States. The
so-called Christian nations have shown
every disposition to encroach upon Ash
attic territory and Russia's encroachment
was so aggressive and so threatening
that japan was compelled to call a halt.
She cannot be blamed for the course
which she has pursued, and We of the
United States could not open our mouths
In protest lfeshe. should declare fer her
self and the Asiat!cs within the zone of
her influence, doctrine which President
Monroe declared for the United States
and all America and which We maintain
to this day.