New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-02

she knows that conflict with power
nearly her equal will mean her un-
doing. hate the Boosting Englishers.
even though the German blood rules
from the throne"
After his visit to Herr Krupp the
Chinese statesman observed, THE
noise of Essen is to-day the song OF
peace; tomorrow it may be the noise
of a monster Germany speaking
through thousand Essen mouths to
an enemy"
Little did the Grand Secretary real
ize that Germany had at that time de-
signs on China's integrity and that
within a short period counterparts OF
the selfsame guns that were presented
TO him would be barking in the East
and dealing death in China. Beware
of the Greeks bearing gifts" was soon
to become a. paraphrase to him.
An understanding of Germany's
ruthless progress in furthering her
selfish interests in China will enable
the American public to see more clearly
the trials and temptations other coun-
tries have been subjected TO in shap-
ing their policy in the Far East.
Especially Japan, confronted by condl-
ton rather than theory, was forced to
counter Germany in every way pos
sible and to do things in China not
only for the protection of her own
sovereignty but for the preservation OF
China's also, or at least the shreds OF
it which remained after foreign ag-
gression.
Germany did not participate in the
opening of Japan nor the bombardment
of her coast in 1868, nor was she the
the first aggressor on China's sover-
eighty, but as late conner at the feast
in 1897, she set forth an example OF
arrogance and imperiousness that made
the natives hair stand on end and
struck terror to their hearts.
Germany Threatened Japan
In 1894 Japan resorted to war with
China to preserve Korea's indepen-
dence. Korea in the hands of for
eign power would be a menace to
Japan's sovereignty. just as the domi-
nance of Germans in France or Bel
GUM would be 10 Great Britain's. AS
result of the treaty with China, japan
came into the possession of Port
Arthur, the Gibraltar of the East.
The Kaiser. with Russia and France
cooperating, resolved to prevent Japan's
possession of the territory, advising
her that her occupation of Port Arthur
would be n constant menace TO China's
capital, and render the independence OF
Korea illusory. The German Minister
at Toxic presented himself at the For
eign Office and handed TO the Mikado's
Minister fer Foreign Affairs a written
advice" part of which read, Germany
is strong. Japan is weak. What may
follow your refusal of this advice is
not difficult to foretell."
A year later Russia took the same
territory from which Japan had been
elected and the Germans, upon flimsy
pretext, as we have seen. seized Kiao
Chow and converted all Shantung into
n German sphere of influence" The
means resorted to, so far as scientlhc
brutality is concerned, approximate
Germany's aggression in Belgium and
France.
The record Of other European ma
tons in China is not creditable one
and no outside nation except the
United States can come into court on
this charge with clean hands. Even
little Portugal in 1870 cut small slice
out of the huge pie.
With Germany's appearance on the
Chinese horizon. actuated by sheer
lust for territory, the real looting
of China began. The plain fact is that
all the powers took advantage of
Chinas weakness at this time for their
own profit. Il was Germany that in.
augurated the doctrine that in her
sphere Of influence German manufact-
urers and German merchants should
have the first opportunity of supplying
all the needs of the province. Rail-
roads built by Germans, about go miles
in all, were used as much for political
purposes as for commercial. From this
fortress she dreamed TO become domi-
nant in China.
Dewey Frustrated Germans
The next move of Germany in the
Orient was the appearance in the
Philippines of German cruisers, which
contemplated blocking Admiral Dewey
at Manila Bay, to be frustrated by
Dewey's frmness and an English naval
captains pluck. But her real charac-
Ter and policy toward China were not
fully disclosed until the Boxer up
rising in 1900.
When the Boxers, filed with hatred
for all foreigners, besieged the lega-
tion quarters in Peking, Japan at once
proposed sending troops 20 the rescue,
believing they could do it more
quickly than any other nation. Again
the Kaiser ntervened and insisted
upon a guarantee that Japan's action
would not interfere with the interests
of other powers.
In the Russo-Japanese war a German
steamship company sold ships TO the
Russians and aided them in securing
coal on their long voyages. Kawakami
is the authority for the statement that
the japanese army extended to Ger
man Prince the courtesy of accompany
ing the Japanese army. This Prince
was afterwards found to be secretly
sending reports TO his government.
The Kaiser, holding up before Eu-