New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-24
THE WHITE MANS BURDEN.

COMMON SENSE IN FOREIGN POL
Icy. Ry Sir harry Johnston. Illus
trated with eight maps svo, PIP. 49,
l.. p. Dutton 4 Co.
A quarter Of a century has elapsed
since the late Sir Charles Dixie pub
lished his mastery survey of Ihe
Present Position of European Politics
In the volume before us Sir Harry
Johnston undertakes to furnish sim
liar survey of the far more complex
world politics" that has since grown
into being. He ventures to do even
more. for he would reach an agree
ment among the white nations for the
control of the earth in order to secure
the greatest happiness of the greatest
numbers. Thus would wars between
them. and the causes of war be reduced
10 a minimum. and their strength re-
served for the governance Of our
"colored brethren
The new colonization of the earth
which he proposes will be one of de-
velopment for the natives own inter-
est. rule of justice. pity, reasonable
unselfshness and wde sympathies.
Neither ultimate extinction nor per-
petual tutelage must be its aim. The
mon Caucasian peoples will gradually
be brought to a condition OF equality
with the white nations, like that which
japan has already attained. There
NAV be tomorrow a self-governinG
India. Egypt, Arabia, Nigeria and
Madagascar, and for this purpose the
Caucasian talent (Sir Harry APP
plies throughout the Anticipated des-
ignation Caucasian" to the white
race)-the Caucasian talent, hid
den in a napkin, must be found by the
white man and made to yield hum
dredfold. to their mutual advantage.
In the performance of this service.
however
The white man may meet with serious
or partial check. There are still about
900 100000 of on-Caucasian. non-Dhrls-
tian, mainly recalctrant peoples, the ma
iority OF whom hate OF distrust the WIN WIN,
man with or without good reason. con-
siderable proportion of these may unite
10 oppose the purpose and destiny OF the
Cauca sian They Will have as their ally
the bad side of Nature. the real EVIL
Principle the Devil. who Is ever trylHs
TO prevent Mans conquest Of the Earth,
and who works through germ disease.
fungoid and bacillus: mosquito, ny uck.
bug and flea: through hurricane, tddl
wave. earthquake. flood and drought:
through the animal instincts and lusts:
through false religions and false views
of religion But what we white peoples
ought to strive for is unity OF purpose
an alliance throughout all the world IN
this final struggle for mastery over
Nature
All this. barring the Devil. hurricane,
tidal wave earthquake and other hos
stile forces OF nature. sounds very much
like the warning uttered by the German
Emperor at the time OF the Boxer Re
bellion. Our author plainly sees that
such an alliance cannot be brought
about by the Hext round table con
ference at The Hague" therefore 1t be-
hooves Great Britain TO maintain her
proper place as naval power and to
train her manhood for war. When
wars between the white nations shall
have become impossible these arma-
ments will serve 10 constrain recalci-
trant non Caucasian peoples to keep
the peace.
As a survey of the present state OF
world politics. as a statement Of inter
national relations and ambitions at
the present moment. the book is most
Informing. Sir Harry Johnston knows
whereof he writes. But when he UNI
dertakes 10 readjust these clashing in
terests and aims. one is assailed by
serious doubts. the point Of view is SO
essentially British. British interests
are so persistently kept in view. The
authors readjustment Of the map of
;. the world is rather radical. and has
for its main purpose the drawing away
of Germany from the North Sea, and of
Russia from India. To be sure. hy
would cede Walfsch Bay 10 the En-
peror and advocates concessions Of
spheres Of influence here and there
but he would give the pan-GermanistiC
aspiration a free hand in the Balkans
recompensing Hungary on the Black
Sea. He advocates the elevation ol
northern and western Finland into ar
independent kingdom allied with the
Scandinavian countries, rather favor'
the re-esta blishment of the kingdom o.
Poland as member of the German
Empire, and would return Metz and a
mart of Lorraine TO France. To Rus
STA he alots Mongolia and a part OF
Manchuria: Japan is TO have the Phil