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

Japan was accomplished by the manu-
facture of false stories, the circulation
of false rumors regarding the alleged
aggression of Japan upon China's SOW
ereignty, and charging Japan with the
very things Germany was planning
to do.
Every japanese who travelled in
China was represented as spy. Every
Japanese fisherman or workman on the
coast Of China was advertised as
having designs upon China's integrity
or promoting some other nefarious
scheme. Every act of every irrespon-
sible japanese in China-and there
were many adventurers and carpet
baggers" there (termed by the Japan
csc themselves political and financial
ronins) would be attributed directly
to the Japanese government. In fact,
complete counterpart of what Germany
did in China TO ALLEVIATE the Japanese
and Chinese is found in later cam
paign conducted in the United States
for the purpose of arousing enmity be-
tween Japan and the United States.
For the eight years following the
Boxer rising Germany was busily en-
gagged in extending her commerce in
China. From 1907 to 1913 Germany's
exports grew from sl2 100000 to $780,
/ 600 900, while in the same period Great
Britain's and midas grew from $685.
900. 1000 to Sl1S,7O0,O00, while the United
States decreased from 500 100000 TO
S25, 100000. At the beginning of the
war the number of German advisers
and employees connected with the Chi
Eese government amounted TO some
thing like SOB. ..i
German Position Was Strong
Germany's Sphere of influence" is
about 100000 square miles, against l.
O00. 900 Of Great Britain. Who knows
to what extent Germany was Influenced
to begin the present war by jealousy
and lust for Great Britain's spheres of
influence in China?
(. At the outbreak of the war the Ger
mans occupied a relatively strong posi-
tion in the Far East, for the reason
that the Oriental can understand him.
In the Orient precedent is everything;
il is their divinity. As a result of
precedent the social system of the Far
East is standardized To the Oriental
mind Germany and Standardization and
routine methods are almost synony-
Great Britain or the United States he
sees individualism. and so cannot
understand US in a broad, national way.
Germany thoroughly trained her
statesmen for the Chinese market. They
competed with the British by using the
Boxer indemnity fund through German
banks in China to extend long term
credits. and also made special point
of creating a market in Europe for
Chinese products. In other words, by
buying large quantities of goods she
was able 10 sell China far more in re-
turn.
Immediately after the present war
was declared German ships fed to the
Philippines for refuge, and are now
sailing under the American flag. Ger
man trade in China is paralyzed, and
to-day the great German business
houses, banks, clubs and consulates in
Shanghai and Hongkong and in other
Chinese treaty ports are desolate, and,
together with the magnificent German
| Embassy in Picking, they stand as halls
of echo and monuments 10 Germany's
[ folly in entering the war.
The interest of the Boxer indemnity
was also used on a vast scale 20 con-
tlnue herman propaganda IN Chlna.
with the view of preserving German
prestige there after the war, in keep
ing China from entering the war, and
also for the purpose of creating war, il
possible, between the United States and
Japan. How futile 1t all has been!
Those in America who are untainted by
German money, and yet would urge the
United States into hostility with Japan.
should see plainly how they ares play
ing the game ai Germany.