The semi-weekly messenger., 1905-08-15
Wlesse1l9er.
TIE YELLOW PERIL.

voIlovu Deril TO the commerce OF Amer
lea. According to its reasoning the
nresent war in the east will do much |
to counteract all the efforts our country
has been making for the last fifty years
to secure the China trade. IL seenhS
to think that the results Of this war TO
date have brought the AsiatIcs TO tne
conclusion that they should hoid ASIA
for themselves and that they are IKE
lv to do so and that the hrst step III
that direction is the boycott OF Amerl-
can made goods by the Chinese. mat
action. it saws, is not because OF our
exclusion laws against Chinese. Inc
Post would have us believe it is the
first step toward establishing Mon
roe doctrine for the Pacific by the CHI
nese and japanese. 1t is true The POST
makes no positive statements to this
effect. but it's hints and surmises tend
strongly in that direction.
We do not believe there is any pres
cnt understanding on the part OF these
two nations that they will unite in en-
forcing the principle of Asia Tor Aslat-
les. No doubt it would be pleaslr "
both if they could enforce sucp"
ciple. but they will never ~ so my
will never have the str'A7.n
China might be r'iiiis ~ n"'o
fo,. fav centrles more and attempt
- ,ofrce f.rther intercourse with the
-.-a world, but the latter would
,ot let her do so. Her markets are
too valuable to Us. to permit such con-
ditions.
japan has come out into the world
las become modernized and has learn
ed the value of international relations.
She knows she cannot make the same
progress isolated from the balance of
the world that she might expect
through political and commercial inter-
course with the nations of the west.
No matter how much she might desire,
through race prejudice, to do SO her
influence will prevent her attempting
to isolate herself and China.
Were these two nations to attempt
this they would have all of Europe
and the United States combined
against them. The pressure would be
too great to withstand. Their purpose
would be defeated and they would find
themselves in worse condition than if
they had never made such attempt.
The relations between the west and the
east will remain substantially as now.
Japan recognizes the fact that under
present conditions she has two power
full allies in the west who will see that
no combination Of other western pow
ers is formed to Oppress her, and she
knows that were she to attempt what
The Post suggests as her probable
course these two would become her
enemies in close alliance with the 9TH
ers.
The Posts editorial on this subject
follows:
the Chinese boycott against Ameri-
cerious thing and a subject for con-
grCssionaI dclibera ton. We have been
Gong a great many important things
in the name of Chinese trade. 1t was
for that we constructed the first Of our
trans continental railroads though
happily. those roads can get along
reasonably well Without it. for advcn-
furious America has builded all empire
on our Pacific slope. Benton had the
Chinese tire de in mind when pointing
to the west he exclaimed There lie
the Indies"
We have beer contemplating the
building of an intcr-oceanic canal for
fiftv-odd years. and all because Of this
Chinese trade. 1t was for that we
negotiated the CLAYTON BnlWer treaty
for that after fifty wears we 'lenCunc-
ed that treaty. for that we got ready
to make the canal down Nicaragua
war. for that we bought out the
French coInpanv. for that We made 4
rev natiCD there. known as the Re-
Dupiic of Panama.
1t was fer the Chinese trade that we
annexed Hawaii. and for it We bought
the PhilipL ines. At great expense we
made q government for our subject
rccple. and sent crr armies and Eavies
ever there TO shoot loyalty into them
There are many millions i'll China
and if all of them do not require eve
I6ore comfortable for our Hour and
or cotton goods. There's millions II
it--more millions than Colonel Sellers
even dreamed of
The excuse for the boycott is oul
exclusion of Chinese labor. but it i.
a fact more or less curious that it wa:
not attempted until Japan showed tt
the world the metal of her army emo
navy. Perhaps it is the frsi notice
that Asia is for -hsiatics. That oul
people will repeal the restriction law
ncrody thinks Of. If it Were '1csira bl,
from an industrial standpoint. it woul,
be fatal from a political standpoint
No rolitical party is going to SO out
rage union labor.
From every point of view the mat
ter is serious. Here is 4 Job for Amer
lean diplomacY-unless We adopt tn
British plan and force our goods o.
China at tho cannon's mouth: and j
may come to that