Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
RUSSIA AND JAPAN
Rumors Of Friendly Understand
ing Between Them.
Mr.. HAYAkAWA's OPINION
Both Working to Develop and Hasten
Pan-Mongolianism.
ROUSING CHINA'S ENERGIES
A Powerful Organization With
Great Central Organism Work
ing to That End.

| 4AS W l. at 41AAos
There has been much discussion of late
| in administration circles relative to sus-
gestion which was at first credited to the
| emperor of Germany. but which in reality
| was informally voiced by President Roose-
| welt. of friendly understanding, If not an
| alliance, between Russia and Japan. Th.s
alliance has been mentioned as possibility
| because many Japanese statesmen believed
| that the Anglo-Japanese alliance did not
come TO expectations, and that in case of
| trouble on Japans part Great Britain would
have her hands full at home and he unable
to offer hec ally any dependable support
Yes confided a diplomat today, in dis
cussing the situation, Japan has shown be-
meath a veil of politeness great dissatis-
faction with the alliance with England
until the last alliance was brought about.
What before the conclusion of the late wax
was an enisnat:cai amity has now become
strong and reliable union. The situation
was thoroughly hashed out when l was IN
Toxic en- route from China not long ago,
but / always noted that the speakers be
longed to the ultrd-couservative class, that
is to saw, to the class which foresaw great
many benefits following the happy conciu-
sion OF disastrous conflict They believed
not in a perpetual enmitv with Russia, but
in a future policy of friendiness which
should withstand all attacks.
All This Was a Dream.
But all this was q dream; such a friend
ship, according to the greatest authorities
on international politics, could never be. IL
you turn over the pages of Russian eXpan-
sion, you will at once notice that the Rus
sian has never played a game easily under
stood. All his policies are merely guess
work. For Instance, Russian aggression. II
you will study the history of the great Eu-
ropean empire. is revealed to have been d.
rected against backward races, such mlSer-
ably supplied nations as Turkey or othef
Balkan states, and not against civilized ma
lions, with goodly modern naval and mill
tary equipment.
THE autocratic government was too easily
led to believe that Japan was understood,
and therefore her prowess was underesti-
mated, and for that reason robbed the is
land empire of Saghalien. and in conjunc-
ton with France and Germany took from
her the Liao-Tung peninsula at the close of
the Chino-Japanese war. Even today, in
spite of all the proof that Japan has given
of her strength. Russia underestimates her
and has but little regard for her rights"
Mr.. Hayakawa, a Japanese statesman of
note, when asked some time ago to COM
ment upon the possibilities of an alliance,
said:
1T is neither possible nor wise to drive
cause In such case 1t would mean the tre
mendously greater task of wlping them out
from Siberia task which no sane govern
ment would ever dream of accomplishing.
So long as Russia holds Siberia ii IS but
natural that she will attempt to force her
way to the eastern seas. The danger of
Russia's presence in the far east lies not in
the fact of the actual presence, but in Its
military nature If her presence were only
of a peaceful nature. aimed at the promo
ton of her commercial interests without
jeopardiZing the sovereignty of China. there
is no reason why Japan should not respect
Russian rights in Manchura The war was
waged because Japan was forced to deliver
Manchuria from the oppression of Russia
But II Japan insists on curbing Russian in
ftuence entirely in the ASiatic continent then
she will commit a blunder that may prove
disastrous. But after generously casting
asde-as 1t has done-hostile feelings the
two nations can enter into an alliance and
together they might prove the strongest
force In preserving the peace In that part
of the world. Russia has learned that as
an opponent Japan is very formidable and
in course of time can become even more so
but as an ally she could be made a strong
and reliable friend. If Russia will renounce
her ambition for military ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
and VIII extend her hand in friendly rela-
tionship to Japan. with the view of promot-
Ing her own commercial interests in eastern
Asia. we Japanese will gladly welcome her
as our friend and ally"
Japanese Diplomats Views
When the foregoing statement was brought
to his attention the diplomat said: IAN that
Is very nice. 1t would be Just grand. to Use
an American expression. If II could be done
today or tomorrow. but as the people have
become antagonized to each other nv tradi
uon; SO they will have to reach the entente
eoi uiaie ny the same route; that is after
years, II hot decades, have passed And
then? BY that time. possibly. the face of
the world Will be politically unrecopnizabIe
and the entente useless
Japan on one side and Russia on the
49, are WORKING with all their might to
aeVelop anG 10 hasten Pan Mongolia nism
Inc SraVltation of the Russian emnira to-
"ara me ocean the gravitatiou of Japan
toWaTd me eontinent-two Inevitable ma
tioHal destlnies-are meeting I'm this vast
enterprise of racial organization The p,,s-
san party Is under the able direction OF
frhce oukhtomsky; that of the Iananese
wa, Was organized under the administration OF
s ,H iate frlnce Konoye and they have been
disputing right along the privilege of ar.
sahizing In the interest Of their own future
the inert and almost petrified energies OF
the Chinese
ne great difference between the impeu-
ing motives of the Japanese and those of
the europeans In China Is that Iapan is
not only seeking for Industrial amrkefs as
are the others. She gravitates toward the
continent under the stress of the necessity
Tor national expansion compelled nv over
population She is not compelled to impose
herseif upon China, but to Introduce her
seii; not to snatch from her a part of her
flches but to share In them After the
war or 1894 Japan began to cease pressing
me european veneer upon the Chinese ana
began to hold up to them the vision of the
ola Mongol spirit which still survives
after the coup d'etat Of 1903. in China,
the chiefs of the Chinese reform party"
continued the diplomat, "and the leaders OF
Lhe Japanese Pan-Mongolian idea met at
TOXIC. and the result OF their deliberations
was the creation of great central organ
ISM sort of underground government,
working for n-Mongolian1sm with DOW
ers almost unlimited. This inspiration In
Japan was the To-adoboun-kai, or in Chi
nese. Tung-ya-t 'ung-wen-houi which means
the congregation of civilization In the east
Ihis powerful organization was presided
over by the late Prince Konoye whom you
well know was the brother of the mikado
II was subdivided, jointed and provided
with tools. as IT were. with a scientific pre-
cision such as had or has no parallel In the
der.
japanese More SkillfuI.
In the campaign carried on by that or
ganization. part commercial and part polit-
fcal. the .JAnAneSa Ok fplf