Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-12
BINDING THE ASIATICS TO.
GETHER.

That Japan is seeking to amalga-
mate the Asiaties, to diffuse among
them a racial spirit that will tend to
draw them into closer bonds of trade
and sentiment and eventually unite
them in a solid mass in opposition to
further encroachments of the white
race upon their continent, seems to
be accepted as one of the main purpos-
es for which the government of the
Island Kingdom" is working. Such a
purpose, no matter how much the rest
of the world may oppose it, is patrio-
tism, after all, and nothing more than
would be expected of European or
American nations, if their territorial
integrity was threatened or there was
prospect of their being reduced to a
state of vassalage generally. But, I'M
fortunately, what is patriotism in the
average mans sight when applied to
his own acts is something entirely diff
ferent when invoked by the race
against which he may have designs of
subjugation. The Japs are accordingly
very apt to find themselves increas-
ingly unpopular if such efforts are
perseyered in.
The latest step in this direction has
been the launching of a Japanese
Hindu Association, with ramifcations
throughout Japan, China and India
The Literary Digest, in a translation
from French paper, gives the follow
ing explanation of it's workings and
missions:
The society which is to be a nucleus
of coalition and united action between
Japan and India has it's home at To-
kyo. High officials at the court Of the
Mikado and chiefs of the japanese
aristOcracy are at the head of it and
the constitution is from the pen of
Count Okuma. On the other side there
are very many of the most influential
people of India enrolled among it's
members. OF this constitution the
French ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs
tells US:
THE most important characteristic
of Count Okumas document is it's in
cOntestably political intention. Even
its omissions are significant. There is
no mention made of England. English
domination in Asia is treated as nom
existent. The English are implied 10
be mere intruders who are not worthy
of consideration when the question
comes up of the Indian relations with
other nations or the relations of other
nations with the Hindus.'
The English in India are, in fact, ig-
nored altho there is no overt action
projected against them To quote from
the article in question:
"The Indo-Japanese Society without
contemplating any recourse to insur-
recti0n or revolution, practically puts
into quarantine the few thousand Eng
lish people who are living in the midst
of hundreds of thousands of natives.
These natives have forgotten their
quarrels of the past, their religious
differences and dissensions, their jar
ring natiOnalities. The Asiatics have
leagued themselves together and
agreed not to purchase or consume
Industries.
not to lend their help and cooperation
to any but Asiatic enterprises, and
to bend all their efforts toward hasten
ing on, as rapidly as possible, that
equalization of races which is the end
they have in view"
The first step toward the attainment
of this Pan-Asiatic amalgamation will
be the education of the young in jap
anese instead of European institutions,
and we read:
The elite of the Hindu rising gem
Grafton are more and more inclined
each year to desert the schools and
college courses of Europe and to take
their degrees in the universities of
Japan. During their residence
IN theEmpire of the Rising Sun their
Asiatic sentiments are naturally deep
ened, and on returning to resume the
yoke of British domination these grad
yates of Japanese universities become
apostles of campaign against the
views OF Englishmen among the intel
lectual classes of Hindustan whose
leaders they have become. Thus a
moral boycott, a social, industrial. and
commercial boycott is the thing which
confronts the European conquerors of
India. This was danger easy to fore
see. 1t was evident that the collision
with Europe would wake up these old
civilizations of the Far East from their
long apathy. The triumph of
Japan over Russia has been a flash of
light which has made plain to Asiatics
thelr native strength, and at the same
time demonstrated the weak side of
their adversaries.