Atlanta Georgian., 1914-03-01
JAP RACE TIES
THREATEN j. 8.
SAYSFERRERO
Foresees Alliance With Mexico in
Which MongoIians May Pro-
ect American Invasion
Continued From Page

Before til" TuIoreans discovered
and conquered ir. America nas lnhah-
ited by the same rs res which uoVy ln-
habit Japan. Men Of tai- race sur
vive suu in many parts of America,
where they form a considerable por-
tion Of the people Therefore japan
can claim historic rights in America.
end may consider the new world as
part Of the earth in which she may
legitimately strive to extend her in-
iiuence
Doubtless n this theory IS an-
nouuced in this manner 30 am Amerl-
can Of Buenos Aires, Rio Jauelro, %cw
York or Chicago. it may seem so par
adoxical as 10 be almost good Joke
The most ardent anthropolog
would find it "A hard task to look for
Monaghan blood in most cities Of the
two Americas Blt IT seems less hard
when one leaves The great cities and
allows ones eyes 10 roam over the
whole surface Of those two Americas
Scientists Link Races.
The race which inhabited America
before the European conquest s'ill
forms an important part of the pop
Of Brazil in many Central American
States. and. above all in Mexico Ana
various anthropologlsts have found
analoeies between the physical char
scteristics OF this race ana the Mon
golan race which inhabits Japan and
china
Rightly or wrongly. IN is surely inn
possible not to be struck by a certain
resemblance between tho Japanese
when one sees some specimens of this
ancient Amrican race, which certainly
resembles the japanese much moro
than it does any OF the European
races
In these matters. as In many others
science can only formulate more or
less reasonable hypothesis as to whICh
men may argue forever, for there Is
no decisive way Of proving such thco-
Ties or refuting those opposed 10 them.
But in politics one does not care
FOR subtle ties, when theory seems
convenient. In an age like ours, when
the idea OF nationality has grown so
strong and gained such favor-in 1n
age when all the nations are seeking
brothers. or at least cousins through
out the world to whom they can take
their own language, their own COM
merce. their own government. without
being accused Of arroganCc-this the
ory could hardly fail TO please the
japanese.
"Mexieo Japsn's Brother"
And it Is now coming TO be accepted
by them as an unquestionable scien-
tiic truth. almost as certain as the
laws of Kepler So much so that Il
has even been affirmed in official doc
uments,
Some years ago the late Mikado
sent a telegram to Porfirio Diaz. ~
which the Emperor of Japan greeted
the President OF the Mexican re-
public as the head Of g state which
was Japan's brother. because ii was
peopled by the same race.
II would Of course, be absurd 10
take these japanese Ideas and theo-
ries too .ragicallN Japan Just now
has too many other matters (and she
will have them for some time yeD to
think about, and her vague American
aspirations might create dangers 'ur
some Of the lesser States on the Pa
Cifc Coast.
But while these budding ideas need
not be taken too trdEically * might be
imprudent not to consider them cspe-
ciaIly i'm the United states which Is
now involved in such curious difficult
ties with Mexico.
II should be remembered that
statesman can not always do what h"
believes best and most useful for his
country, and that he is often forced -
do the best he can But If In the
present circumstances It would be i'm
possible TO pas Judgment on the poi
icy Of the United States. It is posi-
ble and even easy that this roliCN
may be the beginning or n period ~
grave difficulties with MeN'cos
when a revolution breaks out In
neighborine country. there are three
policies between which a state can
choose. Either resolute. armed inter-
Nention to re establish order quickly,
or strict neutrality, which leaves the
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