The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-13

. QlsAtlDn OF Color NuTVuAflOht NuN WIT
with psremptory behs-t. the real root
the racial diffic'ilty ~ tn. widssprcn
] racial antipathy founded on color. I'm
aninnal-liks instinct, 1t may bc admi'tsd
but ono bound To- exist
! In spits OF all tho Tremendous growth m
the sense OF equality and IN. striving IN
assert 10. no great breach of the peace
could occur IL an absolute agreement tp
preserve the status quo could really be-
arrived at among the white Powers. BIT
! the one single reason which has destroyed
/ forever all possibility Of that agreement
is the British alliance with japan. Tn.
was n fundamental departure in England
Asiatic policy. that is. in her policy VI
dealing with the colored racee For Tee
/ FIRST time in her history she plkred herself
by formal treaty on an absolute equality
with an Asiatic race. Still, matters would
not have become AZ involved as they are
to-day had not the narrow Indian trad
tions regarding the nature OF the Russian
menace in Asia quickly brought about
the conclusion OF a second alliance. The
very crux OF Mr.. weale's volume IL that
| il is precisely this harmful and III consid-
cred instrument which il largely respon-
sible for the complex nature that the con
fict Of color has now assumed Throughout
the world. England has thereby DELHI
erately sacrificed her liberty Of action
not only in eastern Asia but in every por-
ton Of the world Of color where men ara
able TO think and act. Racially the treaty
, is very bad because il puts England in an
unfavorable light not only In Europe
America and Australia, but in Asia as well
| For she not only indorses tho robbery ~
Corea. but she oonfcsses to 500 .ooo
Asiatic subjects that she cannot protect
Their, from European aggression save with
the help OF an Asiatic ally. Mr.. weals
repeatedly calls his fellow countrymen
stupid in their dealings with political
problems in general. and analyses his
reasons in a spirit OF friendly cruelty.
Unfortunately Mr.. Weale is sure that
England can never become that white
Power which may possibly dispose ~
an irresistible force IN Asia and Africa
through having effected - genuine alliance
with Islam. since Christianity can only
live and thrive in temperate cline.
Asiatic converts to Christianity. Tor
example. are not only partly denational-
lied. hut save in rare cases are not morally
benefited. CTravellers in India have told
iis the same thing abost Christ TANNED
natives. by the way The very effort
Of breaking away from their natural
environment is unnatural and therefore
injurious.
Asia. the centre Of the yellow world
must soon see the making of further his
tory eminently disooncerting to the viii
man. II a policy OF Cancellation and
common sense b adopted by the leading
colonial Power. England. the future may
not be 80 troubled. The races must be-
come at least masters in their own house,
that il indubitable. The policy To Ia
apprehended is the common policy Of all
colored peoples: the policy Of pieccrneal
recovery OF their lost rights. They are
beginning 10 realize that they have al
lowed themselves to be bluffed out of their
prerogatives and that little more show
of strength would have kept the white
foreigners out The yellow races are nv
nature peaceful and not warlike in any
degree. in spite OF what has lately been
said about the Japanese. whose true char
acteristCs are very different from what
they are still commonly supposed to be
says MIR. Weale. In general he regards
the Japanese az much overrated; and IL IS
not Japan's success over Russia. a. -
commonly supposed. which il at the bot
tom Of the great nationalist movement
that has swept over Asia, but the antipathy
of two ,insympa.hetic elements. one OF
which has constantly proved itself supe-
rior 20 the other. The white man is not
hateful because he Is white. but becauss
he is strong. confident and overbearing
and IL is only in part a matter of color.
Japanese efficiency to-day ia high only
when compared with the efficiency Of the
rest OF the East. and not when compared
with the efficiency OF Europe or America
But Japan lie certainly the important factor
| in future Developments in the Orient.
MIR. Weals urges the necessity. when
dealing with Asia and Asiatic problems.
Of penetrating the Asiatic method ~
reasoning. and he instances the question
Of south Manchuria and the Liaotung ter
ritory. China coded the latter TERRITORY
10 Japan in 1895. after disastrous cam
paign. Russia. France and England in
tervened in China's behalf and forced
Japan To sign the retrocession agreement
10y which tie territory was restored -
China on the payment Of an additional
indemnity. Consequently Japan holds that
the territory il hers by right. through
actual treaty rendered temporarily i'm
potent by alien Interference. and that 10
enter INTO her fuil rights all she has 70 do
is to return the Chinese indemnity. Mean
while China's politics is still subject 10
the han. Of purchasing temporary relief
10y far reaching and little understood con
cessions, though she should be acting
forcibly and with forethought. Despite
all denials, Japan really has n great hold
in the schools and in the vernacular news
papers all over eastern Asia. and is preach
ing Asia for the Asiatics.' She 10 de-
terminsd that she will not be relegated 70
the position Of a minor Power. TO the
relative position which she occupied be-
fore the war OF 1894 -o5. As she must be ia
new China really arises. Her problem
now is TO increase her population
Stripped Of all verbiags. IL may be said
declares MIR. wsale. that Japan by i'm
mense efforts and by foreign aid has
placed herself in a wrong class. and there.