The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-22

and II IS due to this sudden elevation
of the former that the latter is so
sharply sitting up and looking around.
Che United States can no longer noti-
fy Japan what would be acceptable
in the way of immigration, but must
negotiate a treaty and give valid rea-
sons why such and such is demanded
Owing TO this powerful new eastern
neighbor. President Roosevelt was
prompt to declare that the Pacific is
just as much our coast line as the
Atlantic and must be guarded as
much or more so than the latter.
Balance of Power.
One cause OF Nightmares to Euro
pean diplomats is passing away under
the new adjustment They have
worked for centuries trying to main
tain "the balance of power" in Eu-
rope, which then also meant the bal
ance of power in Asia, but with the
prospect of ACKNOWLEDGMENT of China
eliminated, the balance of power will
consist not in keeping any one Euro
pean nation from getting top-heavy
in European politics, but in keeping
Monaghan races from becoming the
dominating factor in world politics.
Europe and America now lose sight of
their smaller quarrels in the face of
larger world questions. BY our geo.
graphical position we are destined to
play q leading part in world politics
and the people are beginning to real
lie il. America acts as break water
for eastern questions and dangers for
Europe and certain European powers
show a disposition to let us take a
leading part in solving the situation
Fortunately for the Americas. Eng
land is facing the same questions in
Canada that we face and must be
therefore our natural ally. though
that Englanu-should ever join the east
against the west, where the suprem-
acy of Caucasians is really at stake,
is not possible.
Jingoism is increasing both in the
east and in America and Europe as
these facts are being fully appreciated
Europe and America are talking war
and Japan through its jingoists show
irritation at these manifestations OF
suspicion. A cruise of our fleet to
the Pacific consequently is seized by
the excitable elements of the popu-
lation as an evidence that the govern
ment is more concerned than 1t al
lows. Still the government in Japan
I has the situation in hand and the
same is true in the. United States, SO
that jingoism is considerably more
bark than bite. President Roosevelt
will allow the jingoists to run unre-
buked until the nation sees the ne
cessity of his naval program and
makes adequate preparation for the
possibilities in the situation. If there
7 was any real danger from mounting
causing unnecessary trouble, the com
mon sense of the people would stol
lit. With almost complete unanimit!
the nation is lining up with the ad
ministration on its foreign policy
which is another evidence that tn
party will be overwhelmingly success
full next November.
The analogy between the rise o
Greece and western peoples, and tn
Frise of Japan and eastern peoples /
the most striking proof that histor.
repeats itself. Greece was a new, un
tried nation in the face of Persial
world-supremacy but the battle o
Marathon marked the entrance of
new life intd the world and a life tina
had more virility than the old. Por
Arthur did the same for Japan an'
the east against the Caucasian su
Ipermacy, that Marathon did TO
Greece against Asiatlc su
premacy. 1t is more than inevitable
that Just as Persia essayed again II
the battle OF Salamis to regain he
prestige, that Europe through Russi
will not look upon Mukden as hnaI
but will meet Asia again in deadl
struggle. II such will be the cours
of history. the struggle will be a
much more frightful than its proto
type 2 300 years ago as the advance
in Intelligence since then can make II
There will be this difference, how
ever, If the east does maintain 1t
sovereignty the west will not siSk in