The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-21
TAYCO.SAN.4'S DREAM.
World Politics From the Viewpoints or
Four Hundred Years Ago and Now.


To TIE EDITOR OF TunSrN Sir; To Japan
the possession Of cOrea suHerainty over China,
a free hand in the Malay Archipelago and
beyond. unrestrained intercourse with the
Philippines aud America and Western
ships. guns and artisans with which to de-
velop her resources.
To America. retention OF the Philippines.
the open door" in Japan join, control with
the latter OF the Pacific the subordination or
other European interests in the Orient to the
nation then dominating America, and the
official recognition Of Christianity In the
island empire.
These were the proposals made in 1893 by
rayco-Sama the iiideyoshi of Japanese
legend TO the Franciscan triar who tepre-
scented Philip II, Even in the changeless East
1913 years j. long time 10 wat Tor the fruit
ton OF u national policy, and yet. allowance
made for variations in the names Of men and
things. il not the dream Of Japan's first tn-
peror virtually III process OF realization
to-day?
Those ancestral spirits 10 whose potent AID
Admiral Togo modcstly attributes 80 large
a share in the destruction Of the Russian
feet were Tayco- Sama's warrant for his six
teenth century ambition. as they are OF SO
much Of .apan's twentieth century belief in
her manifest destiny.
When l was born" the Enper or gravely
announced to the frlar. the sun shone full
on my breast. and when the OWNERS were
consulted ~ to the meaning OF this omen
East to the West. One hundred and fourteen
ages have passed and in that tine there has
| duced it all to my domn ion"
When the centuries have brought TO pa
tient Nippon so much tina, was, worth waiting
| for. is it likely that her people will distrust
! the futlment of the rest
| In those forgotten days .Iapan's big stick. !"
.pl,A ii n h.p In
ambitions. was a dcscrn, on Manila. Her
soldiers were the best in the world" (Which
was true then. as it is now, she could land
| 100. 900 on IAiHon In Il few weeks, although
| 10000 would he enough" (which was, at least
| then true) she had conquered torea and was
prepared to CONQUER lhina (Which was , also
as now. to the last man what the resources Of
the white" colony IN III" Philippines were,
| what were the difficulties in reinforcing he
CARR from America, and even the DIS
cordant views OF the local parties in Manila
own demands Also, a. time passed, she
shrewdlv PLAYED the Powers Of the day
spain. England ror,nsal HOLLAND n,t nb.o "ns
| Of alt r,ism which secured her $50 years Of
freedom from foreign interference.
pletelv master Of all Japan as he undoubl"dy
belle we'd. or had Davfu.Sama followed his
great predecessors plans as closely as \" N
no battle OF Manila Bay and our interest ia
Eastern matters would be to-day much less
| intimate. As II was, diplomacy hN"tt'u Y
| descent on Manila the Spaniards succeeded
| in blocking Japan from ACQUIRING a navy
| which could navigate across the PHciNc IN
either direction. and at III" end Of twenty
| wears Of alternate excitement and quiet. ms
| original Japanese American Irritation col
| lapspd with the visit Of the first Japanese
mission to America in 1911 and Nizcainos
| resultant fIaSco
| Within a generation. however, Japan has
! now secured nearly. If not quite. all hat her
| ancient hero dreamed Of So long ago. Is there
| ANYTHING in the wAr Of utility that she has
F., forgotten to aSSmiate from Asia. Europe
or America? Can the Intelligence bureaus
| Of thrist.ndom collect ivrlv produce knowl-
rdv. OF Japan and the Japanese colnparahle.
with their Infinitely n!inui" knowledx" ot
everything white? j. there any check.
| progresslv. supremacy in the Orlcnt'
| the Philippines depend for the present on n
| continuance of TINT wise moderation and for
| the future upon the absence of any JAPANESE
| coalition which could cause us nneasin"ss On
| our Atlantic seaboard, In short. are not our
| Far Eastern possessions Hawaii include,
| dependen now upon an alliance. tsci' or al
| mttrd. either with Japan herself or with
| some other nation which with us shall be
| surely able to cope with what has become the
| greatest naval power OF the Pacific?
| And these ar" the little brown men. IN"
| Yankees OF the East" We have been pettirg
| and patronizing for one.third OF our national
| existence and one-thirtPih of theirs DO va
| need them or they need Us the NOR" to-day
| {. L. MACRiE.
| EyG1rwoon Y y June 10