The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-10
JAPAN ACTED UPON CHRISTIAN
IDEALS.

To the Editor: | want to COngratu-
late you on your able editorial or the
goth of August on the human ana
Christian view of Japans position in
the final agreement she has come to
to stop the bloody war. Behind this
move on her part~is the great bulwark
strength of civilization and Christiani-
ty Japan has of late years reasoned
not from the heather or british stand
point. but from the teachings of the
Christian element of the Anglo-SaXon
race; she has rapidly adopted Chris
tian views and humanity in her pro-
gress, and is pressing forward to a
higher Christianity and civilization.
These principles and views found their
birth in the teachings of the Anglo
Saxon race, hence no sane person VIII
doubt that Japans Interpretation OF
the future is that ultimately the Anglo
Saxon will be the leaders and pre-
dominating power of the future.
Hence what is termed a heather ma
ton yet living under the highest char
acter Of human art, is teaching the
barbarious Russion lessons of kind
ness and the route to elevate her own
subjects And while the conclusion OF
the treaty from the dollar standpoint
and the. present power standpoint is
more or less humiIiating to the ia
paneSe it is the most powerful stroke
she has yet given for the subJugatlon
of the character of monarchy that
prevails in Russia 1t shows what ia
pan processes to believe in now, and
| by her great sacrifice she naturally eX-
poets the cooperative and protective
| friendship from all the powers who
possess the higher ideal of civilization
and Christianity; she has drawn
around her if there is any sincerity
| in Christianity, all true Christian ma
Ii eI1o c,f nlc, of a
conception.
Mr.. Roosevelt has manifested a line
| of diplomacy that should commend his
action and effort for emulation to the
| civilized world, while | have no SYM
pathy with the principles of the party
of which is at present leader, L believe
with every American is in accord ana
| perfect sympathy with every move
| that he has made and is making for
the tightening of the burden of the
weak in the nations battles. No
doubt he has satisfied the japanese
| delegates that all the powers on earth
outside of true Christian civilization
would not be allowed to subjugate ia
pan as long as she pursues the policy
| and the better course that she has in
| this trying time. The United States
! has brought these people here in the
midst of the highest civilization and
| Characterization the human race has
| yet witnessed, and Japan has taken
the wiser bearing and profitted by her
surroundings, submitting rather to the
! temporary humiliation of the loss of
what she was entitled to by the for
| tunes of war from a monetary stand
! point, and trusted it to a higher claim
| of the adjusting of her position in
| the future among the nations of the
earth, an l think you have well pre-
scented the issue. and that history will
find you on the right side as it has
ever found you in your efforts in the
| behalf of Christianity, humanity and
| the higher ideals of society and purity
! in local and national life.
S. a. JONES.
Waynesville. n. c.. Sept S.