The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1907-01-02
OUR JAPANESE QUESTION
EUROPE'S VIEW OF OUR SPAT
WITH LITTLE BROWN MEN.
United States Should Put Philippines
on Bargain Counter, and Adver-
tise a Clearance Sale.
The presidents war with the Bel

The presidents war with the Bel
lamy Storers has caused our pros
pective war with Japan, which was
previously so much on his mind, to
drop completely out of sight. But
Europeans are still discussing the
latter, and it is still a matter of some
interest.
According to a Paris cable dis
patch there is evident in European
comment "a faint surprise that ia
pan does not strike now when the
chances are all in her favor" 1t
is generally believed in Europe, we
are told, that Japan can Guido the
United States whenever SO minded
The reasons given are that Japan
is prepared for war, is patriotic to
a man, and has no colonies to de-
fend The United States not only is
embarrassed by the Philippines, but
its militia system can not be de-
pended on for modern warfare, and
it's navy is made up of foreigners
without sustaining patriotism.
Our inexperienced militia and I'M
trained volunteers would fight we'll
on land when the crisis came, and
we think there need be no serious
apprehension on that score. But I'M
deniably the embarrassment of the
Philippines and the unreliable for
eign crews in the navy are very
serious matters. The armies of the
union in 1865 suffered greatly be-
cause of the 100000 Europeans in
the ranks, from first to last They
could not be expected to feel and to
fight as the Americans on both sides
felt and fought.
1t appears from tbs cable dis
patch, however, that European crit
les are not unfriendly to the United
States in this matter, but that they
look upon Japan as a common enc
my. Japan is not as popular win
Europeans as she is With President
Roosevelt Of" one of the critics
is quoted, 1.-The United States of
America or European nations are
foolish enough to let Japan grow
they will have only what they de-
serve when Japan rules the world,
because they will have sufficiently
proved their lack of intelligence and
cohesion as one race against anOth
err" Comte Puymaivue de Hiram
try, of the Fifth regiment of French
Cuirassiers, is thus quoted
| have read the extraordinary
comments of President Roose-
welt on the subject of the Amer
ican-Japanese dispute. | have
especially appreciated the opin-
ion he advances as to the Japan
csc, who, from every point of
view, he declares, are almost
our SuperiorS.
Personally, | am of President
Roosevelt's opinion, but let it
be understood in a different
sense, for there does not exist,
as far as | am aware, any nation
of the white race, in no matter
what age, which in war would
have pushed treachery to the
point of beginning it before any
declaration.
This evil action, committed by
Japan, has put this race be-
yond the pale of nations. I
therefore applaud with all my
heart the action of the Califor
uIduSy WIZ uO lOI WANT Oily
close contact with people of that
race, and | send them all my
congratulatiOn at not accepting
as the words OF the gospel the
soft phrases of this dear presi
| dent.
The conviction is widespread in
Europe that every effort of Japan
csc diplomacy is and will be directed
toward the establishment of a Jap
anese hegemOny in Asia and over the
Pacific, and that all this will in
evitably bring Japan into conflict
with the united States. EurOpe's
advice to us, therefore, is to lose no
| time in getting ready.
A reasonable amount of ordinary
preparation for possible war is desir-
able under any conditions, but the
very best preparation for this par
ticular war that can be made, in our
opinion, is to put the Philippines on
| the bargain counter and advertise
clearance sale.
Gard