New Britain herald., 1914-08-18
jAPAN'S ULT|MATUM
 IS EAST'S AWAKENING
Yale Professor Secs Worldwide Im-
 DNtanee in nikado'S Demand.

significance of Japan's action in issuing her u1timatum to Germany, as seen by Alfred M Wheeler, professor emeritus of history at Yale university. lies in the fact that it is the first of fensive movement on the part of an Oriental nation against an Occidental one, and not in it's possible effect upon the European conflict. This move ment foreshadows something greater; it probably points to the beginning of a union between the three great peo- pies of the east, Japan, China and In- dia. And such a union, with the tre- mendous population and the great Resources of the east will shake the world.
 Professor Wheeler thinks that Germany will accede to the demands made by Japan in her ultimatum and Withdraw from the province of Kiao- Chau. It would be extremely hazard ous for Germany to meet the demand by force, surrounded as she is by enemies in Europe, and to risk struggle in the east. To swallow the ultimatum of Japan will be great blow to the pride of the German gov- ernment,. but more will be lost by fighting than by surrendering, and under such conditions pride must go to the wall.
 Due to Blundcrs.
 The present tangle in which Ger many finds herself is due to the blunders which would never have been made with Bismarck at the helm. In the war with China, Japan captured Port Arthur and intended to hold 1t. But Russia demanded it's Surrender and for some reason Ger many stepped in and backed up Rus, sia, forcing Japan to surrender the bort This action has always ranked in the Japanese mind. and has made Germany an enemy of Japan.
 If Germany refuses to surrender Kiao-Chau, Japan will take it by force of arms. And she will sgive it back to China as she has promised. She lis bound by honor to do so, and the Japanese are an honorable people. Having made this gift to China, the result will probably be union be- tween the two nations. This union will be joined by India, which will escape from British dominion and become an autonomous nation. Such q separation of India and England would be of immense advantage to both nations. And it is extremely probable that England would offer no great resistance to the separation; she is not So anxious to hold India as she appears to be. Its principal value is as a market; it is useless as a colony, being already over-popu- lated sfs4 ~'
 Signifies United East.
 And what will be the significance of this union between the peoples of the East? Napoleon once said: FiChina is a sleeping giant; let her sleep. If she wakes she will shake the world The union will mean that China will awaken. and with her will awaken India, while to these two will be added the strength of Japan 6t will mean a united East against a united West. And the East can put Tremendous armies in the field, arm les such as the West never dreamed of, armies of hundreds of millions of men. The entire relations between the East and the West will be changed. The powers that at present have footholds in China will be driven out, and all hope of partition of Chinese territory will vanish. The union will probably be a peaceful one; it will commit no encroachments on western territory, but will put an end to the
 
 to the continuance of British rule n India. With the political awaken ing of the East will come also an Industrial awakening. The nations of the West will be hard put to main ain their industrial supremacy in the face of the great resources of the East
 Should Japan join in the present war in Europe, a contingency which seems extremely improbable, the sit nation will be little changed. Ger many will have a harder struggle with another enemy to fight against, and that is all, But all indications point to the fact that Japan will not l nave to go to war because Germany will be forced to give in to her de- hands. and the casus belli will then 1 be removed. In taking the action which she has taken Japan is ob- serving the terms of the Anglo | Tapanese alliance. But if she later hnds it to her interest to break this l Alliance she will probably not hesi- ata to doo so Alliances are easily broken; nothing points more clearly 1 o that fact than the action of Italy n the present conflict. ..-.-
 No Trouble for United States.
 When asked If he thought that there would be any trouble between Japan and this country because of our island Possessions in the Pacific, Professor. Mheeler replied that he did not think so And if there were, he added, and EJapan took the Philippines no great oss would result to the United States This country will not in all probaoility, he drawn into the conflict now raging En Europe. It is. however, imp oss1ole
 sav defnite1y who will be drawn at1 l. and when it will end. Every hing depends. upon the. first two or