The Washington times., 1906-10-13

OA4eAla! the BEST S0idieT.
Turning then to Asia. as it is today.
Captain Hobson finds. FIRST OF an. that
the Oriental is the best soldier The
indicated army Of CelestIaIs that
Chinese Gordon organized in the Tai
Ping war; the diCtum OF General Grart
after no had visited the East. that the
yehoW man would be the best soldier
the world had produced. the demon
stration OF this superiority in the late
fCSso-Japancse war these ara the
proofs, 70 Hobson, that the yellow man
mas a destiny as conqueror.
HFed ia China for sixteen months
while experimenting some naval work
ne said. "and ] will testify from
my own experience that this esti-
mate is correct, The Chinaman does not
rear death; he is a fatalist. lie is amen
able 10 discipline is no other.
~, ana there are 450,0J0,O00 Of them.
chinese and Japanese.
Russia is driven out Of ManChurla.
Japan. by the control Of the railroads.
mas annexed that great province, in a
ConmeFclat way. The Japanese infiu-
eHce IS now paramount at Pekin. AL
lhough there is no sdcn thing as ma
uonal sentiment in Japan, the boycott
or American products was found IN all
parts or the empire, The explanation is
that Il was of governmental Origin-in-
spired by the government under Japa-
uese influence. japanese education is
invading China: Japanese instructors are
organizing a modern army for China,
Japanese Influence IS telling China OF
her destiny and possibility.
Japan's Ambition.
The japanese are doing no more than
We would do. or any other nation in
like circumstances. They want the COM
merce OF the East and they are pur-
suing the course they believe will get Il.
have no unlIind word to say Of them:
but / am telling the facts"
Between the japanese and the United
states lies the broad Pacific That is
to be the historic water Of the future.
once civilization marched in the little
circle around the Mediterranean; then
the Atlantic became the historic sea:
next 10 will be the Pacific, says H0bsOu.
Japan Is on one side: America on the
other. The hundreds Of millions of
China. and OF Japan, augmented bv the
teeming populations of India and the
rest Of EurOpe-these will make short
snrift. II ever their time comes. of the
states Of Europe With railroads and
tclegrlphs and modern weapons, they
viii ind their way TO the West by land,
II once they set out Already they have
expelled Russia.
But America, they cannot reach. save
by water. That is why America IS des-
tined. IN Captain Hobson's forecast of
history. 10 be the last citadel OF the
white race.
Chance for Naval Base.
1T seems provideutial TO me" he said.
that Hawaii has fallen into our hands
the stepping-stone To the East; that we
mold Guam. another: that the Philip
pines are ours. The Philippines: why.
1 have heard the most devout anti-ex-
pansiOnist question that we ought 10
maintain a great naval base there. Yet
what have We done toward it? Eight
years passed. and not "a shovel turned
toward 81,
1T Is no suggestion OF fear Of the
Jap2nese to say that under present
conditions they could take the Philip
pines and hold them We could never
recover them. think nobody will
doubt that today We ought 20 main
tain In the Pacific a navy equal To that
Of Japan. with powerful base in the
philippines that would assure our safety
there. When the Panama canal is
built our whole American continent viii
be within range Of water trans portation
To the Far East: the interior, by way of
the Calf and rivers. the East Oy way OF
the Atlantic and Caribbean. We Will
seek as never before FOR the trade CT
the East. of China. Japan will want to
control that trade. as We would want If
we were ia her position. The Philip
pines, Hawaii, Guam are our Outposts
on the way 10 the East They viii be
secure only when our naval strength in
the Pacific is equal 10 Japan z. We
need. then, for present conditions,
naval force approximately three times
that OF Japan. ia order that we may
maintain enough in the Pacific to match
her there She does not require 10 di-
vide her force; we do With Il, 90 miles
Of seacOast, with the canal with the
Monroe doctrine ana its responsible
tiles. with more people and more wealth
within gunshOt OF our coasts than all
Europe has. there is every argument TO
prove that, in all reason. the United
States needs and IS entitled 10 the
greatest navy In the world. II all
Europe should stop navy building to-
day. we would BE- entitled 20 proceed
for twenty-five years with our building
program. merely 10 place US on parity
with the other powers.
For the Parliament of Man.
a great American navy viii not be
a threat Of war, but rather a guarantee
OF peace. It IS peace. not war, that I
seek. Given such navy as viii com
mand Japans respect. We will have
pleasant relations with her The de-
veIopment OF trade and CONNIE. ce and
worId-poliiics viii be adjusted to the
idea of peaceful development rather
than Of conquest. War, in time, will be
outgrOwn by a real civilization OF