Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-30

tons have any just complaint against
Japan, 1t is not due to any lack of intelli-
gence, industry, enterprise or national
honor. If the population of China should
leave their crowded communities and over
run the earth they might. by their frugality,
industry and ingenuity deprive white peo-
pie of employment, but that is scarcely
within the limits of the possible. Those
who familiar with the pecuiiarities of
the Chinese character are convinced that
such thing could not occur. We can also
ina CINE the enterprising japanese invading
China and utilizing the numbers, the inge-
nuity and the industry of its low-pald popu-
lation to produce enough manufactured
goods to supply the world, but as long as
parliaments have the power of legislation
such calamity can be prevented, and the
rest of us may continue to furnish food and
raw material which cannot be produced IN
China.
Absurd Speculations.
Rut such speculations are absurd. The
Europeans are so firmly intrenched in the
financial, commercial and industrial sys-
tens of China that they cannot be dis
lodged, and their influence particularly
that of the Germans, is increasing very
rapidly Trade always has taken care of
itself and always will do so. There are
laws of equilibrium and gravity In com
merce as well in nature, and they al
WAYS must prevail. Before the yellow race
supplants the white race in the markets of
th. world. or in international politics, each
must change its nature.
MANY honest and sagacious men believe
that if would be for the advantage of all
concerned if the Chinese empire should be
dissolved and distributed in sections among
the European powers IN order that its eHot-
nous population might be more profltabiy
EMPLOYED under foreign direction and Its
vast resources more rapidly developed by
modern methods. Many believe, too, that
under the higher law of civilization Russia
was justified in attempting to secure con-
mr.
France and other territorial kleptomaniacs
should be sustained and encouraged in
their aggressive policies toward China. the
government of the United States, however,
does not agree with them. With Great
Britain and Japan we stand pledged to
preserve the territorial integrity and IL
dependence of China and Korea and to
prevent any further alteration In the map
of the Pacific coast of Asia.
Our weapon is moral suasion. 1t mas
often been effective, but not always, and
this time with Russia it failed. Japan then
attempted to do by force what we failed to
accomplish by diplomacy, and Great Britain
formally assumed the responsibility or
keeping Germany, France and other Euro
pean nations out of the fight. Hence as 4
nation our sympathes and our interests
are with Japan, just as the sympathleS and
interests of Germany and France are with
Russia They are anxious to see Russia
succeed 1t is important to their plans
that Russja's claims upon Manchurla should
be confirmed by war, and the result OF the
present conflict will determine the future
conduct of Germany in Shantung and
France in the south of the empire III
japan succeeds in eXpelling the Russians
from Manchuria the dissolution Of China
is prevented or at least indefinitely post
poned
The Japanese Tested.
The conduct of Japan in Formosa-whlch
she acquired by conquest from China in
1s94-as well as the administrative genius
shown by her people at home, justifles the
world In trusting her in Manchuria, Korea
and elsewhere, and there is nothing more
in the yellow peril than in the appre-
tensions of the foreign colonies at the time
the treaties were revised six years ago, and
| the Japanese courts were given jurisdiction
| over the lives and property of the foreign
| population. There was almost panic
among those whose money is invested and
! whose business interests are located in
| Japan. A general exodus of foreigners was
threatened, but the new order of things has
| been in experiment for six years, and can
| hear of no complaints of the execution Of
| the laws the administration of justice.
| On the contrary. foreigners generally agree
| that there has been a decided Improvement
| upon the loose and informal methods of
| the consular court. The mission ares, who
| feared interference in their labors from
| pagan influences, are not only unanimous
| but enthusiastic in their approval of the
| policy and the administration of the Japa-
| nese government. The new treaties work
| well. There is no dissatisfaction whatever.
| among honest and fair-minded men, and
| the integrity and impartiality of the Japa-
| nese courts have been sufficiently demon
| Strated.
| 1t is a curious coincidence that the first
| important criminal to be brought up for
| trial under the new treaties was an Amer
| lean citizen. He was accused of killing two
| japanese and one American woman. He
| was convicted of killing the American and
punished but was never tried for the MUIR
| der of the Japanese.
Baron Komura on the Yellow Peril.
Baron Komura, minister of foreign rela.
lions, is well known in the United States
| and has many friends there. He was edu
Gated at an American college. He lived al