New-York tribune., 1910-12-10


Macmillan Company
Mr.. Weale. who has hitherto made
speciality of the significance of the
awakening of the Far East for the tut
ure Of the white race, undertakes in
this volume to survey the whole ques-
ton Of the continued world supremacy
Of that race in Asia, India, the Near tast
and Africa He treats as one problem,
which il really is the new Japan and the
coming new China-the yellow man; the
unrest in India. the energetic progress
OF New Islam from Persia. through Tur-
key and Egypt. TO the Pillars Of Her
cules-the brown man; and. a more re-
mote complication this, as yet, the un-
certain possibilities of the black man in
tropical Africa The probable influence
upon this latter phase of the problem TO
be exerted by the ten million negroes Of
the United States and their brethren in
Brazil does not, of course, escape his at
tention His thesis is, in general, that
first propounded by the late Charles H.
Pearson in his National Life and Char
acter" more than twenty years ago. but
whereas Pearson prOphesied the inevi-
table dwindIing Of white supremacy in
the face of overwhelming majorities Of
the colored races, risen TO an equality of
material civilization and prowess in war,
Mr. Weale seeks means of averting this
fate. which would mean the twilight Of
our race.
His book is, then. a dissertation on
world politics, in which, according to
him. England, Russia and France are
most vitality interested. Canada and
Australia he places ahead Of the United
States in the measure of their concern.
while Germany, according to him. can
only enter seriously into the affair if she
takes the place Of little Holland in the
East Indian Archipelago. It is a prob
lem Of staggering proportions. and Mr..
Weale deals only with its large outlines.
His wisdom is not always in agreement
with practical politics. He advises a
balance of powers in the Far East by
strengthening China against Japan but
a. the same time insists that England
should cease to concern herself with that
same balance of power in European
other words should change her policy
! toward Germany. The white race. he
holds. must henceforth act as a unit, if
! it can, which. of course. he doubts
! One can only outline the contents of
this suggestive treatise. which reaches
from the Panama Canal TO the progress
OF Islam in Central Africa. with the fate
Of Persia and Afghanistan wedged be-
tween them, and. as a side issue, the re-
puted secret understanding between
Austria and Japan in regard to Russian
warlike movements. Of the future Of the
negro Mr. Weale draws a discoura ging
picture He believes him incapable of
Development except under tutelage. anc.
here. he holds, the issue lies between the
progress in Darkest Africa of Mahou1-
etanism or Christianity. Islam. as is
well known. is leading in this competj-
tiCn- The colored races. he opines in
conclusion, all are inferior in certain
qualities to the white man. but in diff
ferent measure. Climate is the cause OF
this It robs them of the initiative and
energy which have enabled our race 70
| work It's way UP. whereas the others
have thus far only shown capacity for
close imitation That imitation NAV.
. however, Serve its purpose well enough.
Mr. WeaIe does not forget that history
never get has progressed in a straight
line from any set of antecedent condi-
tions.