The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
ENGLISH BOOK ON
 WAR IF FUTURE Conflict Involves Four Great
 Nations JAPAN AS AN AGGRESS0R Opening Fight Described as Being in Australia and Possibilities Spread to Philippines-United States
 to Be Involved.
JAPAN AS AN AGGRESS0F

Tondon March 14-The author of the famous War of the Future the late Jean de Bloch, insisted that an upris- ing of the socialistic proletariat would bring the next great worldwar to an in- conclusive close. A book is published here which adopts that opinion, and is interesting in yet another sense because it illustrates the growing disillusionment of England with the too obtrusive sue cess of her ally, Japan.
 ''The Worlds Awakening purports to be a scientific military novel. It de- scribes a war which breaks out in ls2o between England and Japan, and soon involves France. Germany and the United States The anonymous author explains that the Anglo-Japanese alliance was not renewed in 1915 mainly owing to the op- position of Australia. which hates anu dreads Japan. and threatens to aeut the painterp unless the alliance is at once dissolved.
 It is Australia that brings on the Arma- eeddon. During a courtesy visit of Ja- pans fleet to Sydney, the Australian noo shows it's feeling toward the Nlsitors py attacking their sailors and mooolng the local Japanese residents. The Japanese admiral opens fire on the town ana oe- cupies it. Negotiations ensue with Eng land. Japan demands reparation, and makes the impossible demand that hef immigrants shall be allowed free access. given the franchise, and placed on com plete equality with the white man.
 While negotiations are supposed to De proceeding. the Japanese admiral on the China station informs the British com mander that war was declared, ana attacks and destroys the British neet' Port Arthur fashion.
 Japan scores everywhere. She lncltes Hindus to revolt and intrigues an insur- rection in Cairo A rebellion against American rule breaks out in the Philip pines. which proves to be the result or a Japanese plot. Japan soon shows her hand, lands troops. defeats an American force, and makes no concealment or her determination to seize the islands and keep them.
 Germany and France meantime come to blows. and Germany is discomfited
 America declares that she will prose- cute hostilities with Japan at all costs and will under no circumstances sur render the Philippines. The war con- tinues indecsively.
 Rut the proletariat of the world knows no indecision. The proletariat has de- cided that the war shall not continue. Anti-war strikes and riots begin in Eng land and make it impossible to con tinue the fight. Russia and Italy ofter 10 intervene. and the war comes to sud- cen end with an appeal to The Hague tribunal
 '.The Worlds Awakening is only one of many books on future wars which have appeared in England during the past few s wears But 1t is very significant that it's author selects Japan the great enemy of the worlds peace. No Englishman who wanted a sale for his book would have made such a choice even year ago. It is still more significant that the Armageddon should be ended by peace loving proletariat on the lines laid down by De Bloch.