The Washington times., 1907-07-21
Australia Realizes the Need
of a NdVu of HeI
Own,
Formosa and CoIed Being
Closed to Commerce
Of World,
By F. A. MCKENZIE.

by 4. n. MChENL1Es
Is. there a Yellow Peril? Are the yell
low man and the brown man. the
Monsol and the MonEol-Malay. on the
eve of a time when they will seriously
compete with the West for the suprem-
acy OF the world2
Three years ago the publicist who
limited at such a fear was regarded as a
Tnonomanlac. This is no longer so. To-
day a wave of apprehension is passing
ever the world.
Australia is planning a navy OF her
own. because her people realize that
they are at the mercy Of japan; Cali
fornia Is standing stubbornly out against
the coercion OF the American Federal
Government, and Is resolved TO drive
the japanese out from her midst; the
Chinese merchants. incensed by what
they consider the unjust treatment Of
the Americans, have used the weapon
of commercial boycott with terrific eff
cacy against them; America Is augment
ing her Pacific fleet; Formosa has been
largely closed 10 white traders; Corea is
steadily closing, and japanese goods
enter Manchuria under favorable cir
cumstances that the white merchant
cannot secure.
The command Of the Pacific Is passing
10 japan, and Japan's commercial navies
are waging open war with our own on
various routes. China has raised the
cry Of China for the Chinese" and in
terpret it as meaning no more conces-
sions for the Europeans or American.
Birth Rates Increa'ing.
While the birth rate In almost every
white nation is rapidly declining. the
birth and age rates are rising TO an
amazing degree among the japanese and
Chinese.
In twenty-five years the population of
Japan has risensfr 81, OOO.OOO to q, 900.
Geo. a growth of % per cent. In addition
TO this, large numbers of japanese have
spread all over the Pacific. In Honolulu
they cutnumber any other nation; there
are 10000 of them in Corea; they are
scattering over China, and they are to
be found in ever-rising numbers in
Manchuria.
Outlet for Population.
This extra population must obtain an
outlet. Japan is already overcrowded,
and il was largely the pressure OF pep
Ulation there that compelled It to violate
its solemn treaty promises and absorb
Corea. BuS when COrea is overrun with
Japanese and Manchuria is absorbed,
what them
The people Of Japan naturally look
with eager eyes to Australia. They sec
there an immense continent which is
still only partly settled by white men.
There are still less than 100000 whites
aon an area Of just 100000 square miles
In the northern territories there are
o 400 ,,oo-,Io Ep9 COO o1yoro pr
only one person to every $50 square
miles Today the Australian is driving
the Kanaka out Of Queensland, fearful
lest the race should deteriorate by a
mixing of blood. He is trying by many
laws to shut out yellow and brown and
black men. But he is not breeding sons
TO people to waste millions Of acres,
and he is not sufficiently encouraging
other white men to come in from the
,outside.
President Roosevelt, for one. recog-
nlzes this; and when. not long since, a
friend OF my own from Australia was at
the White House. the President urged
on him with all his force that the great
problem before Australia is the peopllng
with white men of its northern terri
tories.
Growth of Arms.
Next TO the expansion of race comes
the growth OF arms. Japan Is straining
her resources to increase ner navy and
army. Last autumn the DreadnoUght
was launched. the finest battleship in
the worlc, and the wonder of all lands.
A few weeks afterward Japan launched
the Satsuma, greater than the Dread
nought comparison Of the two yes
sells IL of interest:
Dreadnought Satsuma
Displacement. Is, 900 tons 10 200 tons