The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-16
HOPE FOR CHINA'S
FUTURE IN JAPAN
Mikado's Government Proposes
to Prevent Partition OF
the Empire.
"YELlOW PERIL" SECUTED
Baron komura Insists That the Nation
Is in Full Accord With tn. Policy
of the United States in the
Far East

I''iIi, which HAS eISiStp ~ 1i'"Ni'
newspaper attention recently. is a new
and cunning phrase designed to deceive.
II is intended to excite apprehension
in Europe and America lest the tri-
umph OF Japan in the present war
should give that precocious nation a
predominating influence III the east.
and so stimulate the industry and ambi-
ton OF ASiatcs generally as to place
them beyond the control of the Euro
pean powers. The phrase suggests
wide field for speculation and many
possibilities.
In several respects Japan is the most
remarkable Of nations. Her develop
ment, has been phenomenal. much more
rapid that that of any other nation IN
either ancient or modern times With
in thirty years she has emerged from
semi -barbarOuS SeclusiOn and taken
front rank among the great powers OF
the world. II the European nations
have any just complaint against Japan
1t is not due to any lack OF intelligence,
industry, enterprise OF national honor
If the people of China should leave
their crowded communities and over
run the earth. they might, by their
prive white people OF employment. but
that is scarcely within the limits of
the possible. Those Who are familiar
with the pecularities OF the Chinese
character are convinced that such q
thing could not occur. We can also
imagine the enterprlsins japanese in
vading China ana utilizing the num-
bers. the ingenuity and the industry
Of its low-paid population 10 produce
enough manufactured goods TO supply
the world, but as long as parliaments
have the power OF legislation such q
calamity can be- prevented, and the rest
of US may continue to furnish food and
raw material which cannot be produced
in China.
But such specuations are absurd. The
Europeans are SO firmly iut-.nched in
the financial, commercial and industrial
systems of China that they cannot be
diSlOdged, and their influence. particu-
larly 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 commerce as We'll as in ma
ture and they always must prevail.
Before the yellow race suppiants the
white race in the markets of the world.
or in international politics. each must
change its nature.
Many honest ard sagacious man be-
lieve that it would be for the advantages
OF all concerned if the Chinese empire
should be dissolved and distributed
among the European powers in order
that its enormous population might be
more protitably employed under for
eign direction and its vast resources
more rapidly developed by modern
methods. Many believe. too, that UNI
der the higher law of civilization. Rus
STA was justified in attempting to Sc
cure control of Manchuria and that
Germany, France and other territorial
kleptomanacs> should be sustained and
encouraged ii their aggressive policies
toward China. The government of tho
! United States, however, does not agree
AN
| Japan we stand pledged to preserve the
territorial integrity and independence
! of China and Korea and to prevent any
| further alteration i'll the map of the
Pacific coast of Asia.
Our weapon is moral Suasion. 1t has
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 di.
| plomacy, and Great Britain formal!
assumed the responsibility of keeping
/ Germany. France and other European
nations out of the fight. Hence, as ;
| nation, our sympathies and our inter
ests are with Japan. just as the sym
/ pathies of Germany and France arr
| with Russia. They are anxious to SCI
| Russia succeed. 1t is important t
their plans that Russia's claims upol
! Manchuria should be confirmed by wal
and the result of the present conflic
4 "
Germany in Shantung and of Franc
in the south of the empire. Ii japan
succeeds in eXpelling the Russians iron
/ Manchuria, the dissolution of China i
| prevented or at least indefinitely post
poned
The conduct of Japan in Formosa-
which she acquired by conquest from
China in 1S94-as well as the admin
strative genius shown by her peopl
at home, justities the world in trustin
her in Manchuria, Korea and elsewhere
and there is nothing more in the 'yel
low peril" than in the apprehension
Of the foreign colonies at the time tn
treaties were revised six years ago, an
the Japanese courts We're given juris
diction over the lives and property {
the foreign population. There was al
4 most n panic among those whose mon
ey was invested and whose business II
tereSts We're located in Japan. a gen
eral exodus of foreigners was threat
ened, but the new order of things he
been in experiment for six years and
can hear of no complaints of the exc
cution of the laws or the administra
ton of justice. On the contrary. fol
eigners generally agree that there hG
been a decided improvement upon tt
loose and informal methods of the cor
sular court. The missionaries, VIII
feared interference in their labors frol
pagan influences, are not only unan
nous but enthusiastic in their approx;
Of the policy and the administration
the Japanese government. The ne
treaties work we'll. There is no dis
satisfaction whatever, among hone:
and fair-minded men, and the intes
rity and impartiality of the Japanes
courts have been sufficiently demon
strated.
1t is curious coincidence that II
!. first important criminal to be brougl
:, UP for trial under the new treatie
. was an American citizen. He was al
,, cused of killing two Japanese and OF
American women. He was convicte
Of killing the American and punshe
but was never tried for the murder
! the Japanese.
Il Baron Komura, minister of fOreiE
: relations. is well known in the Unite
r States and has many friends there. I
was educated at an American colles
. He lived at Washington for sever
years as the minister of Japan. He
: imbued with American ideas. train,
q to American methods and recogniz
: the value of a frank and friendly VI
i derstanding between the United Stat
and his government. With other of
p Gals at Toxic he has been concern
J, lest the yellow peril" agitation m;
t affect public sentiment in the Unit
e States. and in Toxic the other day
: asked me to assure our people that t
motives and purposes of the two go
ernments in their policy toward Chi
have been Identical from the start.
.grhe yellow peril" Baron Komu
Y said, lis d myth invented by Russi
syinpathizers to deceive and delu
!. other nations regarding the intentio
e and the policies of Japan. Like t
United States and Great Britain. Jap
e stands pledged to preserve the integri
" of China and Korea, and to keep t
], doors of commerce open in Manchur
II That pledge will be strictly observe
Z We have been In constant commune