The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-05
JAPAN GIVEN BLAME
FOR CHINESE REVOLT
Germans Think Asiatic Mon
roe Doctrine Is Planned
by the Mikado.
BY MALCOLM CLARKE.

Special Gable 10 The TTiDune-
BERLIN. Nov i.-If Japan's hard Is
not behind the present uprising IN China
the best German opinion is much al
fault.
The kaiser some years ago warned
Europe and America OF the yellow peril.
He spoke from intimate knowledge then
and subsequent developments have
sire ngthened his belief that Japan Is re-
lentlessly peTfecting an Asiatic Monroe
doctrine which will plague tSe world as
IL has not been plagued since the days
when the Turk threatened 10 overrun
the world
II is believed here that Japanese money
rs financing the present revolutionary
movement In China, that Japanese off,
GERS are drilling and directing the rcbe'
troops and that az the proper time IN
her own way Japan Will intervene In
China, nominally 10 put an end TO state
OF anarchy but as matter of fact 10
establish protectorate over her big
neighbor and place herself az the head
OF a force which, when nodded into
shape, will make her mistress Of the
pose her.
Japan has realized fully the absolute
necessity of an Irresistible navy and con
troll OF the sea 10 the maintenance ol
world power With the enormous poten
tlal resources in men and wealth ol
China at her command she would soon oe
able 10 absolutely dominate Asia con
troll the Pacific and threaten all Europe
Il is fully believed here that yapar
Will make no aggressive move until she
has taken and digcstcd China. The only
danger OF a clash viii be In the event
that the western powers should attempt
to Interfere with her plans
The kaiser and the German govern
ment. u may be said ore watching witt
a much kccncr lnteres. the Development
In China than those IN the miNup be-
tween Turkey and Italy. for they are
fraught with more far-reachins possibili-
ties TO Europe.
Frenhwoman Given Sentence.
Sentence of six months Imprisonment
was passed at Leipzig on the French.
woman, Madame Thirion. who wa:
charged with attempting TO obtain pos.
session OF mobilization plans OF one OF
the German army corps. From the tern
of punishment will be subtracted tht
four months she has spent IN gaol await
Ing her trial.
AS the evidence was taken in camera
II Is impossible 10 form clear idea o
the degree of the accuscd's guilt, but re
ports on the Judgment published In tbs
| evenings papers contain Implications q
SO remarkable q character that they haC
better be left 10 speak for themselves
The Leipzig correspondent Of the Ber
liner Tageblatt says
I'm the grounds for the judgment
stress is laid ON the fact that the ac'
cUsed was not French spy. but re-
spectacle teacher OF languages. who hae
been regularly employed In families sine,
laO5 and who had received the best tes
tinonlas from all sides. She was be-
trothed 10 q German captain. Cnfortu-
nate Misunderstanding led 10 the suspi-
cion that she was spy. penalty
must. however. be imposed. because the
accused. in reply 10 letter winch
reached her from Paris. declared herself
ready 10 participate I'm crime OF es-
pionaRe, which. however, in reality. was
not intended
Some Queer Logic.
little more light is let In upon the
case by a telegram In the Lokalanzelscr.
which. summarizing the judgment, SAYS;
There Is no proof whatever that she
showed an interest in military aNalis,
though her pupils included lieutenant
from whom she could have got any IN.
formation about such things II she had
wished IL is TO bo aScribcd 10 the un-
fortunate misunderstanding that her
fiance an officer, assumed that snc WAS
person in the service OF the French
government who resided in Germany Tor
the purpose OF espionage, and IN order
10 unmask her got into touch with her.
According 10 another account the Judp
mcnt says that the accused made nei
attempt solely under the influence OF her
iiance. Finally. fourth message
states that the Judgment expressly en-
phasIzes that a principal in the ohense
did not exist
The reader can be left to judge Tor
himself as TO how the respectable
teacher OF languages' came TO attempt
10 assist The principal who did not eN-
Is,'' i'm the Espionage which was not In
tended" and Is thus compelled TO spend
six months OF her life in gaol.