The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-10-06
RUSSIA WILL sow
TROUBLE AGAIN

Ano redce Inat does NOT Satisfy
Is the title of an article in Golfers TO
September % by Professor Paul S
Relnsch, who is recognized as Amer
lea S foremost authority on o lent
politics. In part Professor Reinsc
says:
The peace terms proposed were mod.
crate in the extreme. Russia was
asked to disgorRe what she had &C
CURED against her own solemn prom
Use. was even left the control of tn,
northern Manchuriaa railway, with al
that Implies, and was asked to pay an
indemnity. Defeated at every point.
with a demoTalIzed army, with u
ruined credit, with revolution at home
she would have had no alternative but
to accept, had her hands not beer
strengthened from without. The Ger
man Government Jaw a supreme OPP
portunlty. BY backing Russia at this
1unctuIe, Germany would prevent hel
total discontinue in the Far East, and
hel consequent recoil upon Europe; she
would enable the Gar to stifie the
mas cent revolution which might ulti
+, mately threaten the German throne
itself, out, fist of all, she would be-
come aTbiter OF E1rope and would be
able to receive from Russian conces-
sions of the very greatest value. From
the point Of view of the German Gov
eminent, it would have been the great
est folly to allow such an opportunity
to pass Gy, and we may be sure the
Emperor has ma te the fullest use OF IT
And as France gave in after the Moroc-
can manifestation, SO has Great Britain
been outwitt 9d by the great War Lord
The result caps the climax in decade
OF unprecedented diplomatic incompe
tence on the part of the British Gov
eminent.
Poor Japan has been made to pay
doubly for the ''moIal and financial
support of her friends. 1t is not so
much the loss of the indemnity that
rankles, and that is causing ber brave
soldiers to commit suicide, but the
fact that after all the sacrifices of
blood and treasure, Russia, while for
a time excluded from China, is left
every oppol tJnity to interfere again
and to cOw trouble for Japan.
Never were brilliant victories more
poorly rewarded; for while the jana
NJ sc have gained Port Arthur and thes
protectoTate over Korel, Russia retain
her railway with the accompanying
treaty rights over all but the southern
most part of ManchuIia. When we
consider that her ascendency in
Mongolia has not bccn touched at all
by this treaty. that she will have rail
way control to within two hundred
miles of Port Arthur through Man
churla, and within two bundled miles
of Pekin through Mongolia, we will
understand that she has 5y no means
given up the rivalry for influence
In China. 1t is therefore to be feared
that with all the bravery and success
Of the Japanese in war, and with all
their sacrifices in diplomacy. they
a2ve af.eI all not achieved a lasting
peace. Had they been allowed to COM
olete their Manchnria campaign, and |
o drive the demOraliZe army of Line |
'lch entirely out of Chinese domin-
ons. they might have heen able to
ettle matters on more permanent |
'asis But invited to peace confer
nee by the power whose friendship is
considered essential by Japan, her
tatesmen could not refuse. Then
tussla opportunity had come and
'acked up by the active encourae ement
Il her friends, she won the victory
which re-establishes her prestige in
he Orient, and gives the autCcracy
he power to stItie the liberal move
1ent at home. Mean while, the British
orelSn Office, believing, perhaps, that
othing could go wrong after such
lctor1es, was Inactive; the American /.
government was forced, by the very
!ct OF being resp )nsi ole for the success
the Pe~ce Conference, to urge mol
'at1on upon Japan: and the American
ress, an easy victim to the diplomatic :
noothness Of NJ. de Witte, WIS
pathetic or even Hostile. 1t is not a !.
after of surprise that nndef such I.
rcumstances the Eher Statesmen of !,
Dkio concluded that even il they
uld win still greater victories through +,
g continuance Of the war, diplomacy
ould again turn them into defeAt,
ven the intense suspicion of the Con- y
Mental Powers toward all the motigel =
Japan. With clear perception of :,
rs situation, they magnaninously d
r. 1re 10 haggle about minor advan ;.
SEE, tRt freely gave in, and ac- 10 10
Ife the pe.ee that is breaking the :"
art Of the japanese nation.