Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-02
us. MARINES IN CHINA

Special caslegram to The star.

Special Cablegram to The Star
TOXIC. July 2.-Reports that the one
Hundred marines who are now guarding
the American legation In Picking having
nearly finished their term OF enlistment,
having served about two years IN China
and one year In the Philippines will be re-
placed by two hundred fresh marines il
the Chinese government can be induced to
permit, are not meeting with favor here.
The excuse that IT was originally meant
to station two hundred American marines
In Picking, but that the United States has
heretofore not been In a position to spare
50 large force from other duty, does not
deceive the Japanese and probably does
not deceive the Chinese, since the orientaIs
in fact. all nations accustomed to dealing
with the Russian government are accus-
TONED to the hidden meanings In connec-
ton with this kind of diplomacy.
former United States army officer who
mas been spending a great deal OF time in
China and Japan In the interest OF a Euro
pean nrm supplying arms and ammunition
10 the japanese and the Chinese Is author
lily Tor the statement that the worlds next
great war will take place In the orient He
bases his estimate on the immense number
OF guns being ordered for this part of tho
world.
Danger From yellow Peril.
There is no use Of Disgusting the fact
that there Is grave danger from the yellow
PERIL he said. The Japanese. who possess
minds more subtle than any other nation
In the world. will not allow the outbreak TO
come until China and Japan are thoroughly
armed and equipped. The Japanese expect
10 furnish the brains for the next fight but
tney expect to make the Chinese do most
OF the drudgery
The orientals do not understand the or
cidentals and the people of the far cast do
not understand the people of tho western
world. That Is all there Is to It, And soon
or OF later these NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. must
blossom out into actual warfare No diplo-
macy can avert IT. for the popular pres
sure on the oriental governments will be so
great that no occidental government can
Withstand It. The government of Japan it.
war with Russia. The people were bound
TO nave the war and although they wors hip
the emperor. still he could NOT stop the
war.
Complete Misunderstanding.
On the part of the Americans there IS a.
complete misunderstanding as to the abtI-
ity OF the Japs. L have seen them fight in
emma and In Russia, and tell you frankly
That while would not be afraid to pit an
American regiment against the kings own
ON neutral ground or against the crack reg
iments or france and Germany | should be
AFRAID or the japanese l believe they are
as good. II not better, soldiers than the
american. man to man. though l suppose
rev Americans-few white men--can be
found willing to believe it. But if there are
better soldiers than the Americans the JAMS
are those soldiers
On the Japanese side the peopIe do not
understand what the white races can really
DO when 1t comes to massing armies and
naVfes. For instance they figure 1t out this
way: China has 400.O0O.O0O Of people Japan
has 40.O00O00 people. The United States
has SOOOOOo0. Japan can whip the United
states f1ve times easy as she whipped
China. Japan whipped the 100 oOoOO0 peo-
pie of Russia. and Russia was the big no.
l1ceman of Asia.
Question Of Population.
The United States has only two-thirds of
the population Of Russia, therefore Japan
could whip the United States far easter than
II whipped Russia. The educated people
Know something Of the skyscrapers-the big
misunderstanding and otherwise in Amer
ica-but the rank and file do not understand
twill not try to understand 1t War Is
coming and 1t Is coming more quickly than
most people imagine"
The Jill Shimpo in a Picking telegram,
states that the British and American mer-
chants at Shanghai and Tientsin conten-
plate taking united action against the jap
anese military administration in Manchu-
ria While Japan ostentatfouSly publishes
the statement that Dalny is free port. it
Is not yet open, and when it Is opened it
will only be free as far goods consigned
to the Liaotung peninsula concerned.