Arizona republican., 1905-05-14
William Threatens the Peace of the
 World.


 reviewing his troops at Strasburg on Thursday, made a statement which has startled all Europe.
 ''The Russian army has been defeat ed in Manchuria partly because demor- alized by vice and drunkenness" he said: Russia has proved incapable of averting the yellow peril and Ger many may find it necessary to oppose the aggression of the yellow race fore ibly. German soldiers must avoid the vices which have undermined Russian military power"
 While any other nation in Russia's position would consider these words a deadly insult, the Russian govern ment will not take offense, and the kaiser knew it. Russia is not in po- sition to find fault with a contemptu- Ous rebuke accompanied by the friendly assistance of a strong arm. The real importance of the utterance lies .n the formal announcement that Germany is deliberately threatening the peace of the world. The kaiser's statement to his troops that he con templates throwing the German army and navy into the scale against Japan constitutes the most menacing utter ance ever made in modern times by neutral power in time of war. The world will construe it as an official mo- tice that at the very least Germany does not propose that Japan shall en- joy any substantial fruits of victory in the event of her triumph over Rus sia, and the most reasonable construc- tion is that the emperor of the Ger man empire proposes to go to Russia's rescue in case the fortunes of war turn decidedly against her.
 What this means is better under stood when 1t is remembered that the treaty of alliance between Great Brit ain and Japan provides that Great Britain must take up arms in defense Of Japan if the mikado is compelled to fight two powers at the same time. In turn, the treaty of alliance between Russia and France has the same basic provision Either power must have the assistance of the other. if that oth- CT is compelled to fight two nations at once. So it is seen that the interven- tion of Germany on the side of Rus sia would compel Great Britain to take up arms for Japan. And Russia, con- fronted by Japan and Great Britain, would call upon France to perform her part under the Russo French treaty.
 The existence of the yellow" peril is a reality, in the opinion of the Ger man emperor. He coined the phrase, nearly ten years ago. After Japan's victory over China in 1894. it was upon his initiation that the powers of Flu rope joined hands to rob Japan of the results of the victory. William made the announcement that Europe was facing a yellow peril;" that if Japan were permitted to carry out her poli- cies unchecked, she would enter into a military and commercial partnership with China. would raise millions of Chinese soldiers to the efficiency of the JaDanese standard, and a yellow horde would finally Overrun and de- stroy western civilization, thus repeat ing on a vastly greater scale the ex- ploits of Jenghiz Khan, who conquer ed the Chinese empire, and then the civilization of Central Asia in 1221. At Williams call the European concert" intervened and forced Japan to give up the Liao TunS peninsula, including Port Arthur. Thereuoon, with the excuse that the European powers must hac in ha far aSt for protection against the growing power of Japan, Russia took Port Ar thur and the Liao Tung peninsula from China: Germany took a portion of the province of Shan Tung, with the seaport of Kiao Chau, Frances "sphere of influence" in Tonquin was enlarged. and Great Britain shamefacedly took the seaport of Wei-hai-wei, on the Shan Tung peninsula across the straits from Port Arthur. All this was done in the cause of peace, Christianity and civilization"
 The hypocrisy of the other powers was obvious, but there was no hypoc- jam. There is no hypocrisy in his nature. He is a religious zealot. He has no doubt that he is divinely com missioned to rule over the German people, and he Is just as firmly con vinced that it is his duty to uphold the Christian religion. To him the ag- nostic Japanese is a heather abomin- ation. It is scarcely open to doubt that he would Dlung his empire-and the world. in fact-into all the horrors of the greatest war humanity has known. should ho become convinced that such were the only recourse against Japanese aggression"
 The attitude of the kaiser Is ridic- ulous, of course, in the eyes of all