Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-09-01
.R|DDER THINKS
JAPAN IS MENACE
J TO THIS COUNTRY
German Editor and War OBJ
server Declares Mikado's
Activities Are Dangerous to
Peace of America.
(By Herman Ridder, Editor OF New
York Stats Zeitung.)

(By Herman Ridder, Editor OF New
York Stats Zeitung.)
New York, Aug. 31.-The expected
and the inevitable has happened. The
great guns of Japan are laundering
at Using Tau. am Informed from a
reliable source that Germany suggest
ed TO Japan the naturalization OF the
far east. The advisers of the mikado
referred the matter to Britdin. and a
Japanese ultimatum was the result.
The two answers to this ultimatum
reveal the fearless determination of
the German people to defend them
selves with Spartan courage. I'VE
cannot be frightened by another war.
comes from Berlin. If you wish
Kiao-Chow you must take IT," Is re-
ported to have been the challenge of
It's German governor to the Japanese.
Such words lose none Of their heroic
strength from having first been ut
tered by the Lion of Thermopylae TO
the Asia of his day. The odds were
not greater then; the cause no more
Just.
Japanese Moves Mysterious.
The developments of the week have
been conducive Of the clarifying OF
the situation. AS matter of fact ia
pans motive is more mysterious than
ever. We were told, in the beginning,
that Il sought only to preserve the ter
ritorial integrity of China and secure
10 the far east the blessings of peace
When the Japanese come bearing
gifts it Is we'll to be on ones guard,
Who has. ever read japanese diplo-
macy in its entirety Not |. and
venture to question If there lives the
occidental who has read 1t, or can
But enough of Japanese methods and
aspirations have been discovered BY
a half century of contact with the civ
ilized world to show the trend of q
national policy which bodies no good
TO the American nation.
Britons as Disturbers.
IL appeared later thar. Japan had
been moved by sense Of loyalty 70
its ally to protect the latter's interest
on the China main. In just what way
the protection of British interests in
Chinese waters may be expected TO
work for lasting peace may be judged
from the fact that for two centuries
such interests" have been the dis
tnrbing factors In the intercourse be-
tween China and the west The adp-
nj lie. ri ri I'M
retention Of the German leased terri
tory as n prize of war. What a
change in a week, what pity that the
World might not have perish seven
days ago, that we might have left this
war-Wrecked sphere in the vain but
happy delusion that the Samura'
sword was about to be plunged into
the back of Germany that peace
might come to a hemisphere. Alas
that one short week should alter
peace to ''plunder.
Territorial Grab Predicted.
Neither Kiao-Chow nor the coal
mines and wheat fields Of all shan
tuns will pay the price to be sSa<ted
later by Japan of Great Britain for
this local and temporary blow to Ger
man prestige. If Japan succeeds In
taking and hold Kiao-Chow, Nippon
VIII be able to resume its former pol
ICY of expansion, the annexation Of all
northern China. If any one believes
Tor a moment that Japan will stop at
Islng-Tau, let him read the story Of
Manchuria.
Aside from the question of Great
hritain's desire to limit the activities
OF It's yellow ally, the sincerity Of
which doubt. there arises the fur
Tier question Of its ability to do SO,
or even courage to attempt it. Will
areat Britain dare, when Japan says
10 1t, hands off, to imperil all that
Its ally means to it by opposing Jap
ans activities in any sphere in which.
outside OF strictly British interests,
Japan may cease TO pursue them in
this connection?
Quotes British. General.
cannot do better than quote from
articles in the Penang Gazette and
Straits Chronicle Of May 80, 1914. for
2 copy Of which I am indebted to
Mr. 7. r. Helms of Chiswold, DEL
"ne speech Of Gen. Sir Ian Hamil-
Ton. in which he warned the people o.
australia that they lived under the