The Washington herald., 1908-01-19

London Jan K-"The War Of 1908 for
the Supremacy Of the Pacific" is what the
author calls a pamphlet just issued here
describing the naval campaign many Eu-
ropean statesmen think inevitable be-
tween the United States and Japan.
The work is said TO be by a well-knOwn
German of New York The fact that.
though ultimate victory is awarded 10 the
United States, London is receiving the
pamphlet with a good deal Of enthusiasm.
is significant Of the shifting Of popular
favor from ''the little brown men, in the
past few months.
The volume opens with a letter from an
Amsterdam banker 10 a London friend
saying the collapse in American prices
was engineered by New York financiers
to cause gold importation into the United
States as a means of providing specie to
pay for a war against Japan.
About the same time a japanese naval
officer writes to London that Evans feet.
with Manila as a base. would overmatch
the japanese. Therefore, the writer as
serted. the Mikado would try to crush the
squadron on its way around South
America
With this preliminary the story opens
II purports to consist OF dispatches TO the
London Times.
Evans arrives at Valparaiso February
20 and turns his feet toward Honolulu
There it is joined by the Wisconsin and
several cruisers and transports from san
Francisco. The feet sails from Honolulu
March 15.
VIII Sink Our ships.
Five days later a japanese fleet attacks
Manila, desroyers sink an American bat.
tie ship and two cruisers, and a large
japanese force lands al Balayan Bay and
finally captures Manila
Evans Is attacked March 9 about ~
| miles southeast OF Manila by a japanese
flying squadron. The American search
and never aft, enable six torpedo boats 10
/ approach from the rear and plow Up two
battle ships and six transports.
As the torpedo boats retreat two Ameri-
can cruisers pursue. Suddenly they are
engaged by several japanese cruisers.
The main squadron responds TO their
wireless appeals to find the entire Japa-
nese feet under Admiral Togo awaiting
them
/ Two American cruisers and a battle
ship are sunk. and the Georgia. Lou
isiana, and Virginia are captured in the
/ ensuing engagement
/ Evans stands OF Tor the attack all the
/ next day, but retreats al fun speed when
/ the fight is resumed next morning
/ Leaving behind him all the American
/ transports and the damaged battle ships
/ Alabama and Kentucky, all Of which sur
render 70 Togo, Evans reaches Honolulu
with his remaining damaged ships.
! japanese from the United States, flee
1 ing 10 Canada are coldly received. Meet
ings are held all over the Dominion and
! throughout Australia to vote encourage
ment 10 America and demand that the
! Anglo-Japanese treaty be renounced. a
/ step which England, however. does not
/ take
Powers Extend Aid.
Then, during Iull. reports gain cur
rency of the trouble between two South
! American countries. England sells eight.
Germany six. France four. and Italy four
battle ships 10 some South American
power. whose name does not get into the
papers.
July the world is electrified 70 hear
that this newly gathered fleet has arrived
of Panama and that the new republic is
the real purchaser. The next Panaman
Congress votes TO join the United States
as new State
American commissioners at Panama
hoist the Stars and Stripes. and the
| squadron sails for Honolulu. 10 Join the
rest Of the naval power the United States
| has gradually been assembling there.
With a new fleet Of twenty-six Ameri-
| can battle ships preparing 10 leave Homo
/ lulu August ! 10 meet Togo. the Mikado
realizes the hOpelessness of the struggle
and aTTanges a treaty by which the Phil
! ippines are returned. all armored vessels
/ flying the japanese flag are made over to
| the United States, and an agreement is
accepted by Japan to construct no more
/ waTships for ten years.
Then the Kaiser comes forward with
/ this telegram 10 President Roosevelt:
Congratulate you and American cit
izens on behalf of myself and German ma
| ton at the conclusion of peace with
/ Japan, by which the yellow danger over
! shadOwing Europe during the last fifty
/ years has been finally removed Am
! pleased 70 think that German vessels,
| purchased from me. have contributed to-
ward this happy consummati0n.