Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-16
Asia for the Asiatics

reports an interview with distinguished
diplomat on the subject of the Japanese
victories, in which the diplomat said:
Should the Japanese continue their sue
cess in the north, enabling them to dictate
terms of peace. permanently blocking nus
STA from the Pacific. complications would De
inevitable. Europe would not be able to
countenance the unbalancing of the accept
ed principles of the equilibrium OF the
powers
The power manifested by Japan 10 dictate
terms of peace to Russia inspires the
thought that Japan is no longer in situa-
ton TO heed the protest of Europe over the
unbalarcing of the European equilibrium
Besides, so long there is european
question in Europe and such a question
exists in Alsace. in Trieste and in Buoa-
Pesth. Europe will countenance even tl'
sacrifice of her commercial interests In the
far east rather than send soldier or
sailor in the ung~a teful task of restoring an
equilibrium which has been hopelessly lost
by the extraordinary success and achleVe-
nents of japanese AIMS. Japan, lhoeeo:
may now defy the protest not only OF
Europe. but of America.
When Germany. France aud Russia pro-
tested in 1895 against the occupation by
Japan of the peninsula of LlGo-Tung be
cause of the pre-eminence of japanese IN
fuence in the orient. Japan acqulesced'-
Folded her tent like the Arabs
And silently stole away
accepting an arrangement by the coalition
of a indemnity from China, her van
quished rival, and the permanent possession
of Formosa In view of Japans achieve
ment in int1icting defeat upon a great Mill
tary power like Russia which is the ma
ton or what the combination of nations TO
impose it upon Japan?
Japanese success in Man
Japan churia means Japanese con-
and Korea troll of Korea and China
Korea for a fact passed into
Japanese possession from the date of her
military occupation of that country. A
popular rhyme indeed has already por-
trayed that manifest situation:
Said Majesty, Ii as he slipped his Bohea,
I'm oppressed with painful idea
When the Russian and jap
Are through with the map
Twill be hard to discover Korea.
The chairman of the House committee on
military affairs has declared in inter-
view, which has been given much publicity,
that:
The Japanese are even now planning to
insist on possessing the Philippines soon
as convenient after the conclusion of their
war with Russia. They getting
ready to enforce policy of Asia for
Asiatics and that means expulsion of the
United States from the Philippines just as
soon as they 0he Japanese) are free in
Manchuria
Now. Minister Takahira. a diplomat OF
merit and great prescience in many trying
difficulties, has been very much discon-
certed by the chairmanS prOnunciamento.
Mr.. Takahira endeavors to refute the in
situation to Japan'S intentions.
We trying says the minister, Ito
do our best to teach the Koreans as well
as the Chinese, and we are aided by what
has been done By the United States in prov
ing the benefits of the principles of prog
ress. 1 am surprised to see such state
ment given out by an enlightened repre-
sentative in Congress. 1t is true that the
advent of the United States as the con-
trolling power in the rich possessions of
the Philippines is matter of close in
terest to Japan"
The Japanese minister. usually very clear.
is not so in his remarks, which seem TO
Indicate that the chairman of the military
committee has hit the mark.
4 letter from Picking. published in the
National Zeitung of Berlin under date of
March %, has created CONSERVATION in the
political and commercial circles of that city.
The writer declares at length that the prov
inches of China are being overrun by Jap
anese who are settling in every locality as
editors of journals published in Chinese, as
traders and teachers, and that in short it is
a Japanese invasion of China.
Capt Mahan of the United States navy.
it should be recalled, declared shortly after
the inception of the Russo-Japanese con-
hict that: IF the United States govern
ment proposed to protect the territorial in
/
ploy it's navy to effect that object"
Capt Mahan made that
ihe New declaration when il was an
Axis. "S'ep'eu i", ''l't
China. Since then the political axis-the
equilibrium of the powers in Europe which
once affected to control the orient-has
been transferred to Tokyo.
Japan has thrown down the gauntlet, not
only to Russia. but to all Europe and
America-all Europe save Great Britain,
with whom Japan made a treaty in 1902
Great Britain, it should be remarked, Is
not manifesting much enthusiasm over the
treaty. from which doubtless she expected
greater benefits as the more favored
ton Indeed there is an impression even
in England that Japan is fighting for her
own interests to the exclusion of all others
In the meanwhile Japan will have CONSOLE
dated her power, will have built a wall
about the far east against which Europe,
including Great Britain, will dash itself in
vain
Assuming that Japan has arranged with
Gen. Yuan Sic Kwai for coalition with
China, Yuan Sic Kwai. who is the success
sor of the late Ii Hung Chang, the combi-
nation represents the following formidable
numbers: Japan, 45.O00000; Korea 12.0OO,-
900: China 42S,000,000; total, 4S5,0o0,000
Mr. Takahira who has not been cited in
extenso does not like the expression ''yel-
low peril" He is quite right in the sense of
the yellow invasions of ancient days. Under
Japanese control it would not be a peril
either yellow or red of advancing hordeS,
but a peril of invading brains, invading
industry. invading competition. All of
which based upon japanese and Chinese
cheap labor-labor at one dime or ten sen
per diem--it may be asked how may the