The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-10

approaching diseppearsncs of Ameri- cas- u1srchank 1ssr<ne in that ocean
 Of all the forms of war preparattons by Japan, tho most Formidable and Tar reaching is her systematic preparaucn of China with view to drawing upon nese for years have 1oneeA- fer-s tse chance to swarm over America. There can be no question that the people Of China would gladly join Japan in the conquest of the Pacific Slope.
 Realizing the nature and position of the Chinese Government, 1t Is clear that Japan, all powerful close at hand, can dicfate the policies of this Gov ernmant. And that in the control of the sea she would experience no difnculty in securing the co-operation of this Government.
 There are now over i5,eOo Chinese students in Japan, and it is safe to es- timate that over 75.000 young Chinese
 have already been prepared there. It has for some time been known to res ldents in the foreign settlements in China that the students returning from Japan are all sources of anti-foretgn influence, and that they are organizing a Chinese press movement Of great proportions to mould the opinion of the empire This was the agency employ ed by Japan to bring about the recent DOyEQt OI AIDcItCdH BOOuS DJ thO A1A- uese.
 The agitation of this Japanese con trolled press became intense, and the feeling began to extend to foreigners of other nation4lities before the Japa-
 nese government called the movement off The ending of the boycot, howev- CT, has not prevented Japan from pro- ceeding to secure the destruction of the American cotton market in China. this 000 n00 s5,000,o00 last year. The power that
 Japan is thus building up throughout China by sending back ten or fifteen | thousand Chinese students every year | cannot be calculated power that can l be used not only for commercial but for military control of the Chinese Elm I pire. That Japan aims at military as well | as commercial control is evident from l the large number of Japanese officers l detailed in China, where they are | teaching military science in the im- I portant schools, where they are direct l ing in the establishment of arsenals l and the organization of modern armies. It is estimated that in China nearly 100000 students are receiving yapanese 1 instruction.
 A we'll disciplined and equipped army 1 of seven divisions has been organized l in the Pchili province. with Tientsin as headquarters. Another of two divis- i ions has Hankow for headquarters; an- l other of one division has Nanking. while a battalion has been organised in seventeen other points The plan is I to organize an efficient standing army in each province of China. In 1908 this force viii ke ZOO 1000, 900 men; and in l six years this strength will be doubled. 1 4 military arsenaI has been establish-
 cd at Wu-Cbang and another at Han- l gong which has q capacity of 100 rides l per day.
 At this last point great iron and i steel works are being erected and "a | great military establishmept is to be
 developed like that of Grypp's. | Naval stations are likewise being I founded at various Chinese ports. In preparation for cooperation l among the various armies being organ l ized in China, the Japanese have di- I rected in the inauguration of annual
 manoeuvres on an ever enlargtng l scale.
 l With the Chinese forces organized l and moulded on the Japanese plans, the most perfect cooperation could be ef- l fected. without delay, with both na- l lions joined in fcstered hatred of sthe foreign devil" and raising the cry l of Asia for the Asiatics, Japan win i soon be able to command the resources l of the whole yellow race. The mill l tary possibilities of this combination
 cannot be measured.
 l About 300 Chinese worked for six
 teen months upon the reconstruction l of gunboats in Hong Kong under my 1 inspection. From my observation at | close range came to the firm conclu-
 sion that the Chinese are the most l wonderful people in the world, sur | passing all othe~peoples in those qual-
 
 | to death, infinite endurance, absolute l reliability, perfect loyalty to trust. 1 Japan is steadily paving the way to