Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-09

cember %. 1903: after the intervention of
Russia Germany and France In 1895. the
order of the day no change IN the
north. go SOUTH. Japan abandoning The
idea of installing herself on the mainland
was already prepared to go south. In the
south were the Philippines, Hawaii, further
south were Oceania and Australia. The
neighboring countries began to fdget.
do not know If my recollection is exact. In
August or September, 1895, treaty was
passed between Japan and Spain by which
the two countries pledged themselves to re-
spect their possessions. >"
In return. it Is natural that Russia should
desire access to the sea. But her original
program. as conceived by NJ. White. was
one of commercial expansion, not of war
and conquest
Curb Her Covetousness.
That these principles may prevail. and
that the legitimate aims of the states may
be reconciied. 1t is essential that Europe
should close her ranks and curb her covet
BUSINESS. To have China respected by Japan.
Europe must first show respect herself and
not begin over again the aggressive tactics
of 1857 and 1898 She must guarantee the
economic advance of the country-public
works. railways, ports, schools, businesses;
II she does not renounce the spirit of con-
quest, If she does not moderate her appetite.
If she does not put down with a firm hand
the of spoliation her overbearing VIII
infauibly return upon herself. That will
be not only the awakening of Asia, but
the revolt of Asia beside which the Boxer
insurrection will have been but child's play.
China, insuted. dismembered, betrayed
China, enlightened by her misfortunes. has
begun to organize and to arm. She Is re-
forming her system of civil and military
education; she has $500 students studying
abroad and 5000 officers instructed on the
European model. We have SO far over
reached ourselves that today she sees In
Japan the conqueror and the only possible
q bamDiOn of her independence.
What we must do, then. is to safeguard
the essential rights and interests of the
Asiatics, while securing a guarantee
against all aggression on their part, to
establish among the Europeo- American
powers a certain equilibrium along with
the indispensable solidarity, to aid them
by treaties and guarantees conceived on
such lines that no single state may be able
to infringe them without raising at once
the opposition Of the others. May tho gov
ernments adopt at length this as their fu-
ture policy. policy superior to individual
ambition and selfish rivalry. II Europe
does not recognize this she lays up long
and terrible trials for herself. To be
good Frenchman good Englishman.
good German, or a good Russian, you have
to be first of all good European.
Whole Policy Of Europe.
The whole policy OF Europe has been mis-
directed by this undue pre-occupation of
Russia France found herself between the
Germany suppose that our entente with
England could have been directed against
her was to expose US at once to the risk OF
seeming to set up against England every
understanding with Germany. We must
not lose touch with any of the powers: we
must continue to work with all as we have
done for the past thirty years. We can ex-
plain ourselves frankly to everybody be-
cause we harbor no Interior motive against
any.
Whatever comes. 1t is time that Russia.
having made the necessary sacrifices In the
Tar east and received guarantees for her
future commercial development. should pick
up the threads of her traditional policy. 1t
is time that France should play in the
Franco Russian alliance the role that she
ought 20 have played sooner for the bene
fit Of both peoples. It is time. in short.
that our colonial policy should be subor-
diaatedr To our general policy. We ought
to bring ourselves to maintain I'm Europe.
as in Asia. that balance of power which
is the best guarantee of the Independence
OF nations and OF the peace OF the world,
PAUL DESCHANEL.