Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-20
NewT IT Empire Question Wisdom Of
<S% -nglo-JapaDese Treaty.
\ ; AND YELLOW RACES INCOMPATIBLE
War Between United States and Japan
Might Involve Great Britain.
EMPIRE MUST STAND BY occlDENTALs
Indian Natives Might Then Rise and
Gauss Great Trouble.
ORIENTAL WAYS PAST UNDERSTANDING
After the work of japan China stiII
Holds AIoof and VIII Not
Recognise Superiority
of Island.
War Between United States and Japan
Might Involve Great Britain.
APlRE MUST STAND BY occIDENTALs
ORIENTAL WAYS PAST UNDERSTANDING

CALCUTTA, Jan. 1s.-(special.) )-Indian
newspapers are expressing grave doubts
as TO whether after all the far-famed
Anglo-Japanese alliance is likely to prove
permanent be the best thing for the
British empire. The specific proposition
which has called forth this discussion is
the trouble which the United States has
had over the question of the admission Of
the Japanese into the public schools and
the possibilities Of friction between the
United States and japan The point OF
view of the East Indian experts upon mill
tary subjects and upon diplomacy is that
under no circumstances could Great Brit
ain be expected to stand with Japan in
such a crisis and against the United States.
II Is acknowledged that the best that
could happen from the japanese stand
point would be for England to remain
neutral, and in case Japan should happen
to raise the flag of the yellow race against
CHE white and drag into the controversy
China and other Asiatlc sections. It is ar
gued that the Home once could do moth
ing except to take sides with America.
No treaty, 10 is argued could withstand
the racial pressure which might be put
upon 1t under some circumstances, the
only argument which could be used by
military men and diplomats being that
blood Is thicker than water" 1t is un-
derstood that In case Japan should pro-
claim a sort of holy war in the orient
Great Britain might suffer terribly in In
dia- the Straits Settlements and its other
oriental possessions, since under Japanese
tutelage there might be fostered an Indian
uprising which might make the Sepoy re-
bellion appear relatively a small AFFAIR.
he Ia toL
preservation would force the whites Of
Europe and America to make common
cause against the Asiatic race. Some of
the discussions appear to be merely re-
vival Of the old problems connected with
the yellow peril in a new form, with
japan in the light Of the head DEVIL"
or the schoolmaster Of the yellow races.
Racial Differences Permanent.
. Old East Indian warriors and men who
have grown gray in the civil service say
that KipIing has II. rtyhtAthst there IL
no way for the peoples OF the occident TO
fathom the working of the oriental mind.
In many ways even the most expert stu
dents Of orinental customs seem to be no
more able to .fathom the Asiatic races
than though they had been born and bred
in the planet MarS,
Many and curious are the things which
go to show that the ways OF the oriental
are past understanding. To those who
predicted not only that China would be
bound TO Japan's chariot wheels in the
sequel of the Russo-Japanese war, but
also that the Chinese would willingly ac-
cept the bondage, and to those who-espe-
cially in the United States-have sought
to create belief that Chinas rights
recovery mood" and it's retaliatory boy
colt Of American goods are inspired from
Japan, H. Is interesting to note the atti-
tud6 that PekinR has assumed toward
Toxic since the conclusion of the Ports
mouth treaty. One would naturally have
expected some evidence of a disposition
TO practically recognize Japan as a bene-
factor, and TO remember that without its
armed interference Manchuria must inev-
itably have been added to the Russian en-
pire. And yet those who study world
politics-and some OF the cleverest stu
dents of this sort of a thing are the ed
itors here in India--are of the opinion that
China classes Japan with the general crowd
OF outside powers, and while recognizing
that the island nation may have acted
convenient part in preparing the products
of western civilization for Chinese diges-
ton. the Picking statesmen would appear
to be anxious to keep the Japanese at
arms length. Among western nations this
sort of a thing would mean something
but in the diplomacy which exists in the
orient the only thing would appear TO be
to adopt the rule-guess at half. then mIl-
tiplY BY two
"suttee" Continues.
While "suttee" is forbidden in British
India and can only be carried out In de-
nance OF the law, 1t appears that In Nepal
the check upon self-immolation by widows
Is less rigorous, for one victim actually
asked permission OF the government. ap-
parently expecting that II would be granted.
Near the vicinity of the Himalayas, the
story runs, an old Brahmin was leading a
pious life. His property was worth about
FIVE lakhs OF rupees CS165,00o). He was 80
years of age. Some little time ago he
died. His wife. aged IS. resolved to burn
herself with him She collected all the ma
terials that were required. She purchased
camphor to the value OF 5000 rupees. san
dAlwood to the value OF 1.23O rupees. and
cloth TO the value of iOO rupees. and dis
tributed the remainder OF the money in
charity. She gave much 10 the poor and
needy and 10 the Bairagts. Then. wearing
only one cloth on her body she was ready
to go on the funeral pyre when she was
worshipped by all the people OF that place.
In fact, over 1900 had assembled to witness
the ceremony. Her husband died early in
the morning. but. as she could not burn
herself without obtaining leave OF the gov
srnment, she had TO wait until O'Clock in
the afternoon. At ? o'clock the sepoys
came and asked her II she had any DIM
Guilty as TO lodging. boarding or clothing
IF there be any case OF yours in any of
the courts please inform US and we win
do everything 10 your entire satisfaction"
Upon this the widow said that she had
distributed her property, amounting TO
some i've lakhs OF rupees. and that shs
had no desire Of any kind except that of
going with her husband as a "suttee" She
explained that she wanted nothing EXCEPT
permission to die as 'suttee." For some
reason or another, she explained she could
not get the permission. and at last the
corpse Of her husband was burned without
her. She felt this deeply and refused 70
eat food and TO drink water She passed
nine days In this way and on the tenth day
CcOntnusd On Third Pass.)