Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-07

| ITO MY observation the game between Pekin
L and Toxic is quite obvious. Whether Yuan
! Shih-Kai has invited the esteemed Count
Okuma to play it or vice versa is a question
! at present not vital Who is to win in the
| end Is perhaps what deserves an intense at
| tention AT any rate, my contention on the
| proposition Is that both parties are going to
| lose. On one party 1t needs no word, but on
the other a word is interesting and neces-
sary' In the long run, in my judgment, loss
OF national interest to China as an independ-
ent State means disaster to Japan
TO begin with, let us not be too optimistic
II we have studied the situation and analysed
II candidly, we can, without difficulty, con-
clude that so long as the Government of the
United States stands aloof Yuan Shih-Kai is
going to yield to the Count. Whether Yuan
chooses to do so through peaceful means
or beneath the smoke of guns and cannon, in
my opinion has little significance to the sit
uation. The immediate outcome is apparent:
That Yuan will yield more or less depends
upon the way in which Count Okuma is play
Ing the game. We cannot, therefore. but
wonder and find ourselves confronted with
several questions. One which seems para
mount of all is: What will happen in China
after Yuan's surrender?
In the second place, let us dispose alto
gether the question whether Japan, as the
Count represents her, has any reason to mako
her demands, and further, another question
to compel the Pekin Government to accede TO
them all. 1t is idle to argue that she has anv
legitimate reason whatsoever. 1t is proper
and will be very essential, however, to ask:
VIII Japan be benefited by her success in this
preposterous deal?
China for the Chinese
so far as experience and reason can be held
In view the answer ought to be negative The
attempt Of Japan on China is just like that or
a wolf on an elephant. It Is inhuman II is
monstrous in the eyes of the world. 1t is in
furious TO herself from far-slghted point n,
view. She has no men who can control the
40OOOO'OOO souls. AS history shows. China
must be for the Chinese, and the Chinese
alone can govern themselves For instance
the Tartars failed; so did the Manchus More.
over she has no capital which will enable her
to compete with other Powers in the market
OF China. She has no such resources as win
support her in the development of tba re-. |
sources OF China, She has no civilization but
that from China which can really constitute
basis along with that Of the Occident FOR
the advancement OF life and the progress ~
mankind She has to rely on others out Of
Nippon and others. therefore, in turn. ex-
plot her
furthermore can Japan convince the Euro
'eah Fowers that she alone should and could
'"h the rlches OF China and deprive the rights
'hu interests OF the Chinese2 Can she be-
ONE SO strong an aggressor and so powerful
usIehuer OF everything under the sun in
-he Far East, single-handed, against otb.ra
alliance VII ne
'elatlonshipf Can she go on to expIoit c,bir,a
md the Chinese without menacing the rr,,,,
eyes OF both the American and the E,ro
oean creditors? No doubt, she, Vyartg ~.
'ansion. So do others in her neIzbborbo,d
'he wants to establish kingdom sopsvybsra
outside OF her own domain. So do other
'ut OF their respective lands She wants 10
'ossess power and wealth at the expenss %
NINA While to America and Eurons sba
ays NO" Meanwhile she Is 10 do 40 Z,
ONE high-handed manner. How long nov,
Ver can she maintain a position Of dlsg,,,s.
nd fool the wise Powers?
Qualities of the Chinese
Ihen' there stilI remains the most impor-
ant iaet which we, men OF vision and pro
lo'eIS Oh IDEALS ought to reckon with. and
nave nlyseI counted to strengthen nv faitb
'ne cause Tor which have been lighting
lnee last 20 years. That, mean. is ~ s,T
sriority or rather goodness in our cbinss.' =.
whole We have many peculiar. stro.a'
ood qualities already wen illustrated ~,
.ofas ana by deeds IN our history Of 4ooo 49,.
ID ana OF wonder no other history can s,,,
ass, 50 long as these qualities are h ne n
iu De impossible for the japanese n s,bt,-
ale OF absorb US. We are not ana 80, /
ever be Ike the Koreans, the IndIsns s.S