The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-03-11
JAPAN AND CHINA.
What a Japanese Mercha tsays About
Their Uniting Forces.
ONLY QUESTION OF FEW YEARS
Before the English-Speaking People
WIFI Find themselves Arrayed
Against the Doctrine Of
"Asin for Asiatics."

Against the Doctrine OF
"Asin for Asiatica."
ThG Chronicle says Russia and ia
pan are still discussed, sometimes We
hemently in Augusta. The Japanese
sympathizerS are in an overwhelming
majority, but the Russian sympa.
! thizers, though in the minority, stick
TO their guns and are daily growing
more numerous. Mr.. James II. Ran
oaii, 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 1T 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 on both sides OF this affair
and endeavorcd, like Mr. Weigle, to
form convictions. Perhaps, however,
it may interest your readers to have
some peculiar evidence from other
sources than my own.
L AhC lllooo oui ihitlS dilu I'LL pot Udllu
testimony comes from a.IaplncSc mer-
chant of a high order, IamUcino, who
is on visit to New Orleans Inter
viewed by Picayune reporter, he
said that while his countrymcn, Ike
himself, were grati!ied at the symra-
thy displayed in the United States for
japan, he significantly added:
But l believe this will change.
The English speaking nations Sympa-
thize with us today, but it will he diff
ferent in few years. If Japan wits
this war-and l do not doubt that
our country will be victorious -Japan
y will be one of the first world powers.
The yellow peril, as some English
! writer's refer to it, is not remote
The Chinese and Japanese are very
closely allied by racial similarity, and
there is naturally strong bond Of
sympathy between the two nations.
Z just as there is strong sympathy be-
tween the lwo great English-speaking
i nations. II China is ever brought up
to the high plane of enlightenment
& that Japan has reached, it will natu-
rally, with its immense population, it's
vast territory, and its untold and un-
simaginable resources, be the most
I powerful country in the world. The
Japanese have already assisted China
mot a little. There are many Japanese
cacheIs III Chimes. institutions, and
Japanese officials in the Chinese gov
sernment service, both civil and mill.
atary. These are slowly bringing bout
ssia reformation. If this reformation is
{ ever brought about completely and
titChlna brought out OF darkness it will
7fpe Within the power of the yellow
races to overrun the world The
doors OF nations THAI are closed today
can be opened. Even a. European
powers are now closing their doors
against Chinese, but forcing the oocn-
ing OF Chinese duurs to foreigners, so
VIII 1t be in the power o, China to
close and keep closco its doors against
outsiders and to force opcr tie doors
OF The western natiOnS. That is why
believe this sympa .ly for the japan
ese will change"
MIR. Yamochimo expresses the
opinion That the Japanese Russia war
VIII develop into an international con-
hlcC. lie thinks that either Germany
or france VIII be forced in first because
,. 80 wy a. i-'oo hiiu
Deca'isi % VIZ ST ro;ig sympathy for
Russia. he bfi'" Empire will
come III iatefl Dui u "ill get a fuii
snare Oh e'eryrNliilE, Just as it has
always done, hei I'ie lhlted states
WIN oe loIce'l .LNo ne coniilct. 1t
inay pe sio"Gi Ni'ali tiie oti!efs, even
more SO Iliail hllsla,ld' but tins govern
ms, iii1nu is"o t '''suH''''' a Pos''loh III The
OrieliI IRON wil'cii II cannot recede.
opn mnat n,M VIII foe. be the result Of the war no
one can loreSee' pu' that The conflict
n4@ ~ sor,,s 81, - ,io 'tE'lilllg OF one
~ u,'" sn."I Pc .o,'a ~ '''e word MS
'o1y niuou po ooi'Ce''c'
,nto,i;dan s',,ueu I',!s "S,lniIhy oi the
sto aosoh6 "',u ,ei 1'hilN Japanese
sao.ial,u - n,, 'a WY ,llioEt"nu because
rraot 80 o',. aH w ~ ''"' ','ipl.ioii'
nYal,ou ''s pns;i p.opi1 ~ ~ nv oi oile
ala not ,,,d -, :, ",v'','5' N"poleoli
r. ~ go, "'ac'cA "ocA llol.
minds superior to these remarkable
7 persons, but ON that pont there may
10 uiilerelice OF judgment Atany rate,