The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-03-11
JAPAN AND CHINA.
Whata Japanese Mercha tsays About
Their Uniting Forces.
ONLY QUESTION OF FEW YEARS
Before the English-Spenking People
VIII Find Themselves Arrayed
@ Against the Doctrine of
"Asia for Asiatics."

"Asia for Asiatics."
The Chronicle says Russia and Ja-
pan are still discussed, sometimes We
hemently in Augusta. The Japanese
sympathizers are in an overwhelming
majority, but the Russian sympa-
s thizers, though in the minority, stick
TO their guns and are daily growing
more numerous. Mr. James II. Ran
dali, 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:
1 think it is quite useless, at this
time, to discuss the matter. 1t is
difficult to change peoples minds, es.
pecially when, as MIR. Stephens put it,
they are ''sot" in their opinions. 1
have carefully read all that | could
get hold Of on both sides OF this affair
and endeavored. like Mr. Wcigle, 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 aJaplnesc mer-
chant of high order, Yanlocino, who
is on visit to New Orleans. Inter
viewed by Picayunc reporter, he
said that while his countrymen, like
: himself. were gratiiied 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 be diff
ferent in few years. If Japan wins
this war-and l do not doubt that
our country viii ne ,ictuIiuus- apat,
will be one of the first world powers.
The yellow peril, as some English
writers refer to it,, is not remote.
The Chinese and Japanese are very
c,2sely allied by racial similarity, and
there is naturally a strong bond Of
sympathy between the two nations,
just as there iS'a strong sympathy be-
tween the TWO great EngliSh-S speaking
4 nations. Ii China is ever brought up
4 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-
Z Imaginable resources, he the most
powerful country in the world. The
S Japanese have already assisted China
mot little. There are many Japanese
cacheIs IN Chinese institutions, and
Japanese officials in the Chinese gov
asernment service, both civil and mill
a&tary. These are slowly bringing bout
reformation. If this reformation is
ever brought about completely and
n Chlna brought out OF darkness it will
Of
! races to overrun the world. The
doors OF nations thai are closed today
can be opened. Even a., Eur0pean n
powers are now Closing their doors
against Chinese, but forcing the oocn-
Ing OF Chinese doors TO foreigners, so
VIII 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. L lat is why
beiieve this sympathy for the Japan
ese will change"
Mr.. 1amochimo expresses the
opinion that the japanese Russia war
VIII develop into an international con
h1ct. He thinks that either Germany
or France will be forced in first because
OF tfrAlr interest in the Far East and
because o' tfr"!r strong sympathy for
Russia. lhe ! BRIT. Empire will
come III ia'erh pu' u VIII get full
snare OF eVerEWiihe, lust as it has
aim'ys ANN Us o3lc. one men tie Chiled states
WIN pe lorceu NO ne conflict, 1t
niay W Sio"GI 'iN'ii uile otnefs, even
inoie 50 oiidli rlis'',ld p"t ms govern
lneiiU isas ''Ssu''''u a position IN the
0IIeiio t iioi,i mii'cli II caniiot recede.
what VIII be the result OF the war no
oile Can ioresee' pu' INA the conflict
iiVw soiiis oii - 'ilc 'eEinIlihg OF one
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,nto,iiaant ios",ueu I't!s D.. ,eH,lh'3hy ol the
a1to ,norarent CIV, w 'id'lN Japanese
3, rn,,nais 80 as u,l ,liiolt'I'O because
rroot 80 49, ~. .lua y, .e''''' ",iipi.ioh'
t,TaIIa',, ID I,n.,;I p.oiI. .''NV 'HI!' ol 'ile
ala not ,n6 =, -, :, ",''''gi W. Napoleon
~ "''u i.'' "'svitl uoeA not.
MINDS superior to these remarkable
T persons but on thai point. there may