The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-09

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POWERS TO come
(Contlnucd From First Pagc)
Mt one and the sumo time against Russia
.ltnnd against ~ Germany resemble the
| Frcnchmcli who shake their fist mt once
III the faces OF Germany and England.
1 Tho Englisllisci who only tile otsicr day
| were urging us to- drop Russil IN order
to have Il single bnse of support In Lon
] don, ought now to see that any loosenng
of tho double alliance would he h bud SER
i vice to British diplomacy. England has
\ no interest either In weakening Russia
excessively or. IN cutting us ndrlft from
j her.
/ 1T is Briton's interest not to drive Rus
i sin to, join hands with Germany. An en-
tcnlc between these two Powers would
be fatal TO her III emphasizing her Jap.
nncse policy she would risk, on the other
hand. assuring japan of the predomlnnA-
lug influence at Pekin. and. on the other,
of causing the rcsuscitation Of the Con
| tlncntal triple entente Of 1926 Her ALL
nncc with Japan, which she proposes to
rcnew and 1t is said, to extend, ought.
/ in her own interest to remain restrain
i Ing factor.
/. America Also Changing.
AS for the United States. which showed
| themselves Mt tho beginning Of the war
| nrtlently pro-Jnpanese, because thcy
feared tho effect Of Russian development
upon their economic expansion IN Chlha'
they begin to change their point Of view.
| The conQucror of tho Philippines, the as
pirnnt TO the position Of mistress Of the
Phcific-thc future mistress, indeed,
| thanks to the Panama Canal-Anlerica
sees clearly now that her real rival VIII
1 not be the land power which cnn 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 triumphant 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 prin-
| ciple in China have made a preferential
market OF their conquest OF Formosa
| The yhave established n ten per cent. ad
vnlorem duty upon oil imports. made a
| monopoly OF the cnmphor harvest and
| prohibited. the sale Of opium SO that
several English houses have already had
TO quit the field There /. something TO
| reflect upon for the Americans and the
English who will not divorce their cause
! from that OF their cousins OF the New
| World.
The exposition Of some OF the terms Of
| the problem, ut will be understood that
we cannot cnumcratc them alb will suf-
| flee TO show that the important role that
European diplomacy, and In particular
| French diplomacy. will be called upon TO
| play in tho Immediate future. 1t Is right
| that japan should have free scope TO
| develop economically; 1t is good that she
! should find a her door the colonies she
requires; 1t would be dangerous II she
| had to go elsewhere in search OF them.
Count Okuma said on December %,
! 1903: tsyfter the Intervention of Russia,
| Germany and France IN 1885 the order OF
| The day was mo change IN the North 90
| South Japan abandoning the idea Of in
stnll:ng herself on the mainland, was al
,eady prepared to so South. In the South
| were the Philippines, Hawaii: further
| South were Oceanic and Australia. rhc
| neighboring countries began to fidgct.
! do not know II my recollection Is exact,
| In August or September. 1895. treaty was
| passed between Japan and Spain by which
| the two countries pledged themselves TO
| respect their possessions. -. :"
A Policy Of Peace.
In return 1t is natural that & Russia
| SiiVuAu NcbhtNdcCCSS, 10 INC sea. but ncT
| original programme, as conceived By ~.
Witte, was one OF commercial expansion.
not of war and conquest.
That these principles may prevail, and
that the legitimate aims of the States
may be reconciled, 1t is essential that
Europe should close her ranks, and curb
her covetousness. TO. have China re-
spcctcd by Japan, Europe must first
| show respect herself. and not begin over
| again the aggressive tactics of 1897 and
1903. She must guarantee the economic
advance Of the country--public works.
railways ports, schools, businesses: II she
does not renounce the spirit of conquest;
II she does not moderate her appetite,
| II she does not put down with n firm
hand the era Of spoliation. her ovcrbcar-s
Ing will nfalibly return upon herself.
| That will he not only the awakening
J of Asia but the revolt OF Asia, beside
which the Boxer insurrection will have
been but childs play.
| China insulted dismembered betrayed
Chin, enlightened by her mlsfortunss.
has begun to organize and to arm. She
| IS reforming her system OF civil and milf
tnry education; she has $500 students
studying abroad, and 5000 officers in
structcd on tho European model. We
| have so far overreached ourselves that
| to-day she sees in japan the con1ueror.
and the only possible champion of her
Independence.
To Guard Asia's Rights.
What we must do. then, Is to safe
guard the essential rights and interests
| Of the Asiatics, while securing guar
| antee against all aggression on their;
| part to establish among the. Europeo-
| American Powers n certain equilibrium
along with the Indispensable solidarity.
to aid them by treaties and guarantees
conceived on such lines that no single
State may be able 10 infringe them with
out raising at once the opposition of the
others. May the governments adopt at
4 length this as their future policy n pol
| icy superior TO Individual ambition and
selfish rivalry II Europe does not rccog-
nize this she lays UP long and terrible
trials for herself, To be a good French
man, a good Englishman. sod German,
or a good Russian, you have to be first
| OF all good European.
The whole policy OF Europe has been
| lie 1,,1