The Glenwood post., 1908-07-18
Vaccinations. Persia and Afshanistan

Vaccinations. Persia and Afghanistan
and the adjoining territory have been
threatened with similar fate. But
for many reasons the oriental coun
tries have been saved from the doom
of the red Indian. Their present-day
awakening to a realization of their
situation and possibilities promises
that they will not only avert an igno.
minious fate, but that in the near fu-
ture a better and more equitable ad-
justment of the relations between the
orient and the occident will take
place.
So far there have been two stand
ards Of equity. With the one the
westerner has measured himself
with the other, he has adjudged the
easterner. The occidental has gone
to Asian countries, through intrigue
and base devices obtained possession
of the land, fettered the people and ex
plotted the resources for his selfish
interests. But he has invariably re-
sented 1t when the Asiatic turned
around and showed a disposition to
pay him the same sort of compliment.
The fiasco which has resulted from
Asiatic immigration in Australia Can
ada, the United States. South Africa.
ETC., is mainly to be attributed to
this unreasonable and inequitable
dealing Of the occidental in regard to
the Asiatic; but there is hope of
satisfactory solution, as the spirit of
the times has sounded the death knell
for the maintaining of this dual stand
ard of ethics. Gradually the emanci-
| pated woman is obliging man to
Judge her-by. the same standards with
which he judges himself With the
march of civilization and with the
gradual evolution of the orient, the
| occident will find that, like the new"
| woman, the new" oriental will not
submit to humiliating treatment. This
| new rapprochement appears even
at this moment just about to mount
| the horizon. In size it is no bigger
than mans hand; but from all
| indications it is certain to increase
in dimensions. The resistance that
the East-Indian immigrants are Of
| fering in the Transvaal, refusing to
submit to degrading immigration laws
and preferring to lose all their vested
property and rights and even to rot
in jails; the recent memorial of the
native East st-Indian soldiers to the COM
mander-in-chief of the British en-
pire that they be taken out and shot
dead rather than be allowed to be hu
inflated by unjust and tyrannical Brit
ish colonists; the preparations that
India is making to boycott the incom-
ing of British colonials and their goods;
the stout resistance that the Japanese
immigrants have offered on this conti-
nent; all portend the aggressive atti-
tude that the orient is displaying
that the day is near dawning when
the occidental shall have to do by
the oriental as he wishes to be
done by.
| In considering the matters per
tanning to oriental immigration. it
must be remembered that the orient
Is not planning fell swoop on the
occident. The aggressiveness of the
oriental is not flowing into the chan
mel of an attempt to despoil the
North American continent as did the
Huns the Roman empire. The pres
ent-day oriental finds too much con-
structive work to do at home, to think
of such an invasion; and deems the
very mention of yellow and brown
peril a ludicrous monstrosity. His
aggressiveness is finding an outlet
merely In the attitude which he is as.
suming toward the occident-which, 1t
must be distinctly understood, is not
of hostility but rather of reci-
procity.
The Asian is not scheming to thrust
himself by sheer force upon the
occident. He only pleads for equit-
able treatment.
Asia is the Oldest continent Of the
world. Many of its countries are thick
ly populated. However. the re.
sources of the orient are practically
inexhaustible and have scarcely been
touched The occidental exploiters
have but secured the crude surface
wealth. and beneath this somewhat
exhausted crust lie treasures untold.
The new orient, unless 1t is usurped
as breeding place for the European
exploiter, will provide an ample living
to the oriental himself. With q sys.
TEN of intensive and scientific agri.
culture, with the Harvesting Of rivers,
creeks and waterfalls. with the en-
ployment of steam and electricity In
manufactures, with the extension Of
the transportation facilities and with
the development of educational policy
and administration, the orient thick
ly populated and old as 1t is, will
supply better opportunity for com