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

archipelago commanding Australia? Ger
TAIN consequences may arise which have
not been anticipated by the authors of the
treaty" The English in India, who at
first had seen in Japan nothing but a valu-
able ally engaged in holding Russas at
tention while they did their business in
Ihlbet, Afghanistan and Persia, are be-
ginning to reflect and Lord Curzon is
driven to take severe measures against the
influence exercised by the Japanese upon
the Hindus. It Is realized even in India
that there is room in Asia for Russia and
for England-a view that Lord Salisbury
held. and that Mr.. Balfour and NJ White
hold Finally, the most important English
newspapers of Japan. the Kobe Chronicle"
and the Daily Mall" have put the Jap
anese on their guard against the tempta-
ton they incur of failing to keep their
pledges. even in what concerns the indie
pendence of Korea.
Aspires to Be Mistress Of the Sea.
On the other hand, Germany aspires to
be mistress Of the sea. and England can
not suffer that loss without herself being
lost. The naval program of Germany, as
has been repeatedly stated officially in the
re.chstag. Is openly directed against Eng
land. The European foe that England has
to fear Is not at st. Petersburg
me EngIshmen who direct their energy
at one and the same time against Russia
and against Germany resemble the French
faces of Germany and England The En-
glishmen who only the other day were
urging US to droop Russia In order to have
single base OF support in London, ought
BILE alliance, would be a bad service to Brit
fsh diplomacy. England has no interest
either in weakening Russia excessively or
In cutting US adrfft from her.
1t Is Britain'S interest not to drive Rus
STA to join hands with Germany An en-
tente between these two powers would be
fatal to her. In emphasizing her Japanese
policy she would risk. on the one hand, as
surfing Japan OF the predominating influence
at Picking. and on the other. of causing the
resuscitation Of the continental triple en-
tente of 1885, Her alliance with Japan,
which she proposes to renew, and 1t Is
said. to extend. ought. In her oWn interest,
to remain restraining factor. I
The United States.
AS for the United States, which showed
themselves at the beginning of the war
ardently pro-Japanese, because they feared
the effect of Russian development upon
their economic expansion In China, they be-
gin to change their point oof view. The
conqueror of the Philippines. the aspirant
to the position Of mistress of the Pacific
the future mistress, indeed. thanks to the
Panama canal-America sees clearly now
that her real rival win not be the land
power which can employ in the far east
only feeble portion of its energies and
which will be Inevitably recalled some day
to Europe and the near east, but the trf-
umphant sea power working and fighting
on the spot with all its energies. The
motto of American policy in that region is
the open door. The Japanese who posed as
the champions of that principle in China
have made preferential market of their
conquest of Formosa. They have establish
ed a 10 per cent ad valorem duty upon all
imports. made a monopoly of the camphor
harvest and prohibited the sale Of opium
so that several English houses have al
ready had to quit the field. There Is soms-
thing to reflect upon for the Americans and
the English who will not divorce their
cause from that of their cousins of the neA
world.
The exposition of some of the terms OF
the problem Ut will be understood that we
cannot epumerate them alp will suffice to
show the important role that European
diplomacy, and in particular French G;plo-
macy. will be called Upo1 to play in the
Immediate future. It is right that. Japan
should have free scope to develop econ
omicaliy; 1t Is good TIA she should find a.
her door TIE ccioniss size requires; 1t would
be dangerous IL she had to go els ewhere IN
search of them. Count Ckuma said. on De-