Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-29
PERIL FROM FAR EAST.
French Philosopher Declares Yellow
Races viii Sweep Over Europe.

Special Correspondence of The Chica-
go RecordHerald.
PARIS. Feb. 6.-"The English and
Germanic peoples will be ousted from
their lands and pushed into the Amer
icas, North and South. The French.
Italians and Spaniards will be driven
| into Africa. there to establish once
again the granary OF Europe
Who will do all that pushing and
driving, and when?" the speaker was
asked.
THE Russians. possibly" he an
swered very seriously, but more
probably the Chinese, led by Japan"
"0h. the yellow peril?'" we laugh
ed When is it due?"
1T viii be no affair for laughter ten
years from now, and within twenty
Ave years all Europe will be troubled
by the dawning Thought. Is the new
Gengis-Khan already born? Or the
new Russian Alexander? Probably
not, but the thing is sure Europe is
20 be the prey; history must repeat
itself. and the hordes of the East
must break loose again. At the pres
ent hour Russia and Japan are fight
ing the first round of the preliminary
| struggle"
With which side ought European
ivmpathies to be-" asked solemn
German university man on his trav-
| als. He paid reverence to the speak.
ar as a great philosopher and high
| priest of thought. He knew that ten
| years ago the Japanese government
| had permitted Herbert Spencer to line
out for them his advice as to Euro
| Dean policy in such detail that the
| still secret document with annota-
lions, makes book; he was struck
| by the unusual wisdom of the pushing
| Orientals in consulting, not poll
| tician. but a sage. or pundit; and here
! prophecying strange things was an
other such. French Herbert Spencer
Ought we to sympatbize with Russia
)r Japan"
When the White Bear and the Vel.
low Tiger are disputing which shall
kill and eat the heifer. with which
should the heiier sympathize?' an
swered the high thinker
Napoleon said that Europe must
become either Cossack or republic"
suggested.
I'VE are teaching and arming the
fabulous hordes of the East said the
| philosopher. Imagine Japan victor.
ions in the present conflict you can
realize the encouragement it would
| give TO China. But imagine Japan de
feated, China Will be opened more
| and more to European influence. ia
pan will tend her wounds. and little
by little. in ten years. in twenty-five
| years, Europe, under menace of in
dustrial ruin. will have to shut her
| markets to the products of western
| Industry established in China and ia.
pan Then the time of the revenge
| Of the East will be near.
When
ITO put 1t far off, say the year 1875
)r 1000 said the philosopher 'Pek-
| ing. with a population of 1000, 900.
will be the most colossal city of the
world. Why? Because of It's popula-
| ton and cheap labor. ready to profit
| by all the improvements of the East
the moment it allows itself to be di-
rected Japan will be the director.
| The common interest of the yellow
race will bring 1t about"
"Peking will have electric street
cars, underground railways. dirigible
balloons, automobiles. university
| sports and matinee girls?"
1T will also be the capital of an
imalgamated China-Japan, with a
| population of S00,000,000. ! do not
say that Japan will conquer China
| Civilization will conquer both, because
Japan already represents western civ
| llization extended East When China
Japan. with its railways, telegraphs.
telephones, daily press its fabulous
industrial capacity well organized
and its trained army of 10000. 900 men
shall begin to turn on the West and
demand the open door for its limit
less cheap manufactures, our grand.
children will not thank us for having
Invented the phrase"
IAN army of 4000O,00
Surely. the most that Europe can
ever do win be to put one-tenth of her
population on war footing. China
Japan will need to give military in
itruction to only one-twentleth of Its
S00.U00.0O0 souls. The rest may con
Jinue working. And they must con
tinue eating. Lifted to civilized
standards. they will not be content tt
i've miserably. Then China-Japar
will be ready for the new Gengis
Khan, to lead the hordes west this
time. not east.
"China-Japan, with llmitless cheaI
manufacturers able to crush Europe
will begin by demanding the opel
door. In the name of progress an,
the good Of man, China-Japan will de
mand liberty for men to spread cheaI
products freely over the world. Sh'
will quote the very words our states
, men have addressed to her in th'
past
Europe will resist such insolence,
! Then ChinaJapan will make wha
} 1t will call another reasonable re
quest. II will say that IL lacks terri
tory for It's population. Pointing Il