Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-05-17

very evident that Japan was getting
ready for something. She had a fine
fleet of warships, to which additions
were constantly being made; her SOL
diers swarmed in all the towns; her
batteries were planted on every head
land; her troops and her navy were
constantly manoeuvering. always prac-
ticing, always getting ready for some
thing-and that something was the
war which broke out 11fteen months
ago."
Another subject on which Judge
Cheadle is eminently qualified to pass
Judgment is the military genius of
the japanese, and his opinion Of the
mikado's men as soldiers is especial
ly interesting. This theme was treat
ed in connection with the yellow
peril" of which it is the real founda-
ton, and of it the Judge said:
The "YelioW PERIL"
1T is true that, SO far rs racial SYM
pathies are concerned, We must feel
some leaning towards the Russians.
There is somewhat of repugnance, l
believe, in every white mans breast
to the yellow races, and this feeling
is not an unreasonable One; it is one,
l think, that is implanted in mankind
by the Creator. The minging Of alien
races is not necessary, 1t is not desir-
able. We have an instructive feeling
that there cannot be that union be-
tween us and yellow nation that
there is in many instances between
us and the other white nations of the
earth. Nevertheless, all the moral
considerations, all the cOns'aerations
of fair play, all the feelings Of equity,
are so aroused in favor of the Japan
ese, that the sentiment OF he United
States has been overwhe mingly IN
favor of Japan and agains. Russia,
although possibly our material inter-
ests lie with Russia rather than with
Japan. Japanese supremacy on the
eastern coast Of the Atlantic CONT
nent does not fOrebode good to Amer
lea. doubt whether the attention
of the American people, or any great
proportion of them, has been called to
that phase of this war; but undoubt-
edly Japanese supremacy on the coast
will mean jeopardy of American in
terests there. There is something in
the cry of the yellow peril I do not
exaggerate it.; I do not feel fearful
about it; but there is, nevertheless,
substantial reason why the rest of
the world should feel some alarm at
too great a progress of the yellow
races. China is adjacent to Japan
with four hundred and twenty million
people, and that means an enormous
military population. japan with hel
forty millions is wide awake, progress
sive, skillful, keen, ambitious. and
could easily lead China in warfare
against the rest of the world, whether
it be military struggle or a struggle
for trade supremacy-and that is wha1
the nations of the earth are chiefly
concerned about just at present. l re
peat that there is substance in thl'
fear of the yellow peg
I'VE are too much accustomed u
despise the yellow races. The whit
man is naturally self-conceited, an,
his self-conceit blinds him to the rea!'
ties of things in great many cases
Take the four hundred millions o
population that China possesses; tn
number of soldiers that could be rails
ed from that population is simply II
exhaustible. All Europe, all tn
United States, all the white nation
of the earth, cannot raise armies nun
erically equal to those which the ye
low race can easily raise. And 1t bt
hooves us not to look with too muc