Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-25

and German guidance, SIS an indication,
says the London Standard Of the JIM
calculablc strength Of China when 'sho
once thoroughly adopts Western science
and Western military training "Un-
deferred. says that paper "by the
Immense deserts Of See and SNOW that
had to be traverscd and boy the sllsh-
ing attacks Of nomad tribes. the little
army pushed steadily on from the
frontier of Szcchuan Co the capital ol
Tibet. deposing On its way with true
Western foresight the feudal lords and
replacing them with Chimes officials.
To effect this passage the army had
provided itself with hundreds of noun
tain guns of the very latest pattern,
the rank and ole had been trained Tor
their 1rduous task by cadets who had
themselves sat at the feet of japanese
instructors. and at Chmstu. the oan,-
tsl OF szoehuan. which was the base
az tfe expedition. 1000 men worked
throughout with German machinery.
Furthermore. as they knew that the
telegraph wires would certainly Doe cut
by the nomlds. this most up-to-d'tc
expedition provided itself with wireless
Geography"
Such facts may wen arouse the APP
prohousiou or Western nations but
There s another fact. equally true and
applicable. that tends To- ueutuhze tho
frar of The ultimate supremacy of the
yellow races BOO the worlds politics.
rhIs f- the fact that war is the slightest
game. the most cyactiue. that nations
can play at. and hence that the nJcIu-
ccncc yalor. and training of the in-
divdu1I citizen must. u the final ISSUE,
Doe the deciding factor ass to the control
cot tho policies and trend of civilizations
and governments Numerical supcriori-
ty is not of itself decisive. The yellow
races will win only by oqudlug the
white races n education. patriotism.
and devotion TO the highest ideals of
life Lacking thc.e qualifications. their
superior numbers could NOT give thcm
lasting control. although they might
thereby achieve impressive temporary
victories.
Napoleon is said Co have remarked
that fortune shows "a strong tendency
to favor the strongest battalion and
that the art of war consists in placing
at any given point two men where the
enemy has but ona. Superiority IN
numbers may. If s.lasr conditions are
anything like equal b. counted ON for
immediate victory. but permanent sue
cess IN overcoming nations and In shap-
ing world-destin,es cannot be accom-
pIshcd by mere physical force.
IT, therefore. the Caucasian nations |
shall prove true 10 their own ide'hs
and shall not fail 20 advance their own !
standards and 20 develop their own
institutions. il they shall maintain their !
lead In education and shall continue TO
honor and exit the individual and the
family. above AN. IL they become con-
verted more fully 20 the ideals Of the
Gospel and shall regard the human |
s,pi in its true worth-then. we feel |
certain no mere superiority Of numbers
ON the side of the so-called heather ma
lions need be al an dreaded.
The real dangers 90 the civilizations |
of Europe and America, he within not
without. their own borders. If they |
solve their own Industrial educational
social. and religious problems, then
they need have no apprehension as TO
what other nations may undertake. The |
Monaghan races will not engage In |
foreign wars any more than other peo-
niles Will except Tor good and sufficient
reasons They can have little motive
FOR warfare upon Europe and America
~ the white races do not provoke them |
to such a course. Let the present mas
ters Of civilization mind their own BUSH
ness more and pay less attention TO |
tba business Of China, and there viii bee |
no trouble. But as long as the oriental |
nations are looked upon as a good field |
FOR exploitation by European and |
American capitalists, just that long |
win there be- some substantial ground |
,.pon which the Chinese menace can |
De- based.