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this very moment. It never has. II
never will be altered And there are no
less than 1000 OF them in California
TINS day. not to mention the japanese
cofonizers, workmen. farmers, and pro-
Iessionals In other Pacific States. and
especially In Lower California and other
Mexican districts. Christianity has been
assimilated, but imperfectIy. Feudalism
may have abated, and even Socialism
sprung up as a result OF modernism. but
one thing has not faded. but has rather
increased and become more sensitive by
reason of Japan's success in war AND
access to the rank OF a first-rate world
power. and that is the national racial
pride and susceptibility to afrront. Is II
wise for the Californians to keep on
Irritating that pride?
While no insult NAV have been dam
erately meant. the grievance itself 1,
sunciently manifest. The white race n
In the minority by comparison with the
Eastern races, and yet they claim 10
dominate as regards settlement, develop
ment, or political control three of the
otner continents in addition TO Europe
mat Is to say, in North and South
Africa. At the same time they Claim
every form Of equality in Asia which
they think worth demanding This Is a
state OF things which obviously canno,
last. II will one day or other be found
impossible to pen up within the limits
OF Asia something like half the whole
number Of mankind, and that the most
prolific half. Asia, the mother OF CONT.
nents, Is supposed TO contain something
like sooOoo,oOo OF people. who breed faster
than any European race. Europe usu-
ally tustifies her achievements in colon
ization, not on the theory OF instinct or
VIII asserted by force. but upon the
plea that the white races produce a sur
Plus of men and women
BUT Asia produces a far larger sur
plus. and the question is but logical
whether Asia. driven by natural forces
toward colonization, is to be absolutely
debarred from expansion. There is jus-
tice in the contention that we refuse to
admit and countenance the colonizing in
stinct OF the Asiatic surplus, which is
bound TO become still stronger with the
advancing peaceful years. then we must
De fuliy prepared TO recognize that Asia
VIII be melted to the development of a
counter force
Is this not a dilemma which every
statesman, II he Is a clear thinker. must
regard with CONSERVATION, for upon its
avoidance decidedly depends the peaceful
development OF the entire human race
The adoption of an Asiatic policy that.
on the other hand, would tend to bring
about the above described dilemma, can
lead only to a return Of primitive condi-
tons Of the right and rule Of the strong
est, under which the world was divided
among rival races by the might of the
sword alone
The primrose. OF which so much has been
made in England politically. suffered in
justice from the poets, who seem to re-
gard II as a floral weakling. Shakespeare
wrote OF Pale primroses that die, ere
they can behold bold Phoebus in his
strength" Spenser regrets so fair a
flower should perish through untimeIy
tempest" Milton laments the primrose
that forsaken dies" and later poets have
written of IL in a similar strain. Why
The primrose is a hardy plant, and will
be found, where few other flowers ex-
ist. on the mountain heights Of Europe
and Asia. and even on the highest
ranges OF the Himalayas DisraeIi rec
ognized its color in the fried eggs upon
his breakfast table.
There are superstitions connected with
the primrose. In East Norfolk some old
women are still found VINO believe that
II a less number of primroses than thir-
teen be brought into the house on the
first occasion of bringing any in. so
many eggs only will each hen or goose
hatch that season. Recently quarrel
arose between two women there, because
one OF them had given one primrose to
her neighbours child. for the purpose Of
making her hens hatch but one chicken
out of each set Of eggs. And It was
seriously maintained that the charm had
heen successful ELANElk.