The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-02-15

Japan Is only the new country winch
is going to be recognized. The strong
Powers of the world are the countries
which have the speaking right on the
great questions of the world. They are
England, America and Germany,
France, Russia, Austria and Italy in
Europe. They look like seven heroes
in the Chinese history. They discuss
and settle the questions Of the world.
Japan won the war with China and is
winning to-day from Russia. But
Japan is not yet called strong power
Of the world.
But there is the law of nature. Any
country will die out if she blindly at
tempts to oppose it. You cannot swim
against the current of the age. You
cannot disobey the rules of progress.
Russa-great Russia-one of the seven
great Powers, stands outside of the
modern civilization. She tramples on
mans right and confuses the law of
nature. She represents despotism. No
other such phenomenon has appeared
on the face of the earth, among the
great nations. since the revolution OF
lS49. Our Japan, on the contrary, has
breathed in the latest civilization and
has endeavored to govern herself un-
der the best law.
japan stands for constitutionality.
Yet Russia, though in Europe, is still
the Asiatic nation. Japan, being in
Asia, is almost as a European empire.
Suppose Russia is defeated in the pres
ent Manchurian war? 1t is only the
great law of nature; you will exist 9nd
prosper il you be right and proper.
But Japan is only coming nation-not
yet one of the great Powers of the
world. If Japan desires to be reeog-
nized MS such she must first make of
herself the strongest nation in Asia
nay, Eastern Asia, and becomes herself
the influence that will solve the East
ern question.
Look at America-great America!
She had hardly any power among the
nations at the beginning, but gradually
and speedily she became the great, per-
haps the greatest nation of the world.
Amesica must be governed by America.
The Monroe Doctrine is universally
recognized. Nobody attempts to de-
;troy it. America has spread her wings
fully. So Japan must become. There
is hope and light in our expectation.
We must grow to be the greatest Power
in Asia, or Eastern Asia so that the
other Powers cannot do anything in
Asia without Japans consent. And
that is not from our wish to realize
our own wild ambition; it is from our
desire to protect Eastern Asia. We
must be the guardian angel. Our mis-
sion is to properly open the Chinese
land to the other countries of the
world, and assist Korea and make her
better kingdom. | am sorry that
there are those who suspect a Chinese
and Korean invasion on our part. |
never heard Of any opinion so bold and
wrong-so utterly false.
"In 1900 President Mckinley sent the
notice of the open door among the
Powers at the very time when Russia
was scheming her Chinese invasion.
"Nevertheless Russia and the Car
accepted the American notice and even
promised assistance. Yes, she wore
the mask of honesty. And for Japan
she must be true and fair to the world
with her soul and heart. Did we not
open the war for that? The Chinese
and Korean invasion! The Korean oc-
cupation! Oh, no! Never!
There is no greater fear than do
nestle trouble for naticn; decay at
the heart. Nothing will cure it. That
is what ails China, or at least she is
coming to that We must attempt TO
give her some medicine, and If that be
no use we must use a surgical knife.
And we cannot say that there will be
no hope. Some 200 years ago Peter the
Great invaded China, and he was
driven back. The Neltinsku treaty
which he signed is the history of shame
for Russia. And to-day China, once so
strong, is greatly losing her domain,
not so much from war as from failure
in diplomacy. Three million square
miles she has lost in the last twenty
years. That is twenty times wider
than Japan!
AT the Berlin Congress the anbassa-
dors of the Powers planned the break
up of Africa, and Bismarck opened the
map upon his table and settled the lines
of influence for the Powers. When the
Powers felt that their countries were
growing too small for their increasing
population, that was the time when
England-the great, wise, England
escaped from the confusion OF the Eu-
ropean nations, put out her own infiu-
ence in the other countries and occu-
pied all the importanC parts so the rest
fonnd nothing left except in Africa.
Africa was the world Of darkness.
The Africans have no government and
no history. So the land was divided
among the Powers on the table. But
China is not Africa. China has her
own civilization She has the history
of 1000 years. She is an independent
nation. If there is any one who in
sists upon the dismemberment or
breakup of China it would be an un-
paralleled, an inexcusable crime. But