The Washington herald., 1907-04-28

She has also lost the possibility Of be-
ing able 10 directly menace Korea from
across the Yalu.
She ssh possesses LIB Versts Of the
1Ianchurian railways against Japau's GOD
versts. She is sun the controlling power
in the two northern provinces of Aau-
churla, gross total Of go Gut square miles
against which Japan has Questionable
controlling interest IN $1,000 square miles.
Mr.. Weale thinks that by her enforced
evacuation % the Liaolung Peniusuia,
Russia has been euorm auslv strengthened
She is now practically impresna5le IA
Central Manchuria. Says Mr Weale.
Tie position Is. then. ezceedmgy curious and
should De fully realized For the time being Rms
STA las accaIrci certain uudeuiab.e facts but that
tie general situation can continue indefinitely as t
stands az present. she does not for d moment tl-
Iete- She has ai-tod naue of her anbl-i1us-uo
one need doubt tLis-fcr G5lt empire must either
advance p5Gisll Size is of opinion that Jau8n
has gene far b>ycnd the stpul4tlols II tie Ports
mouth treaty in attempting % make Korea virtually
{ a japanese province She sees that Japan. hy -s-
telarizns Der railway pECgTaums both az home
and tile edge q the Asiat!c continent Is taking
a Leaf oIt CT her Cau book, and Is looking far
ahead Russia admits thar the diHl-matie conquest
Of PCbn VIII have TO be b-gm all over again, ard
that this has become more difficult than ID Eas
before But She does Tot despair Tie Russian
A1llalataatr
Chimes EHlpiTe che Russians ALLOW taa Chinese
10 profit in @ Hecuniary way where the JzTaness
have 10 use fer auy but their own people. great
silent srIussle, thegsielts must and viii commence
T I1und This He8 China, WLiea is Tie one factor
I which may tasty become tae uud1iHg " either
enc the ether Of the great Manti-urisn rivals.
I Once more, then, It Is Chiua, il has always
been China, which Is the vital question and
thanks this factor, the Kussiau retreat mag u.-I
mately become q russian advance For Russia has
/ always looked upon China as q natural fTlaad and
events may prove sooner th4u Is expected that the
TCci1oCalion Of this sentiment is considered pc
hticll necessity Ia Pehn. and that the diplomacy
q the Iassna days was ahortlTe simply because 10
/ came too soon.
/ IT is then on China and her develop
ment that the author OF this interesting
volume advises us to Tx our eyes. Tle
/ problem lies there. If China can in the
next few years evolve a sound national
! currency, make her government stable,
I train her army and build up q navy and
give impetus 20 railroad building within
lher vast empire. these things VIII Go
more TO guarantee peace-peTmaneut
! peace-in the far East than anthing
else. And along with the growth of China
/ along these lines viii come the result
/ according 10 Mr. Weale. that Japan viii
become an independent nation in the true
sense OF the word, that China has risen
us "a aiFlEiA ttHNAt N4tt-N tlt7f@AA4 - iEta
"A military nonentiJy. and that Russia has
inaugurated new policy This result Will
be the termination forever Of TIE Anglo
III japanese alliance
Fully one-third Of this interesting and
massive volume is made up of appendices
valuable copies of the important treaties
that have a bearing on the ease tables
showing the cost Of the war % Japan
tables showing the foreign trade of China
and so on. The volume also contains q
modern map OF the territories which arc
/ likely. within the next ten years, TO b
much in the worlds eye.
This is a work most thorough IA It's
working out II is written thoughtfuls
and carefully by a man who knows. am
it should be Of the very greatest value
10 students OF world-poiities, and. withal
! it Is mighty interesting. (New York: Ths
Macmillan Coz