The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-12-11
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The upnod states faces grave
~aaponsiSilig upon the Paeiflc-7a sit
ibiiDn requiring an Intelligent doci'
saiop by The American people. II Is
@itsl that clear appreciation OF tho
zacts become the backbone Of sound
Rnbllc opiulon. iii ofderthat our gov
trnment may Formulate and boldly
ana f,fmly follow q Wise internution-
~ pnaioy in the far cast. The need
81 prompt, decisive and persistent
pc,iop IS even more imperative hero
ahm in European affairs. We are
confronted BY the necessity OF action;
siipiomatic and military In Siberia,
gorraa by the rapid march Of events
arrcipitated through Japan's bid for
empire; action economic and politi-
cal in China, through decisions that
I'VE have attempted TO ignore or eyade
and The direct result of our part in
ihe peace conference where we yield
"a 10 Japan's long standing forward
policy aiming at tho practical domin
alton Of East Asia from Siberia 20 the
trppics. But 4 ia'a bewlldering com
piexity Of acts and motives which
ceafon.s anyone attempting to grasp
inc play 81 FORCES going on n The
Pacific The Ear Eastern Bureau re-
cards the Truth, About China, the
matured Views Of .. L. Putnam
1vhale and his great intimacy with
events Tor The past quarter Of a cen
fury In the Orient, as an authorizp-
ave dclineation .of the background
mIiodays aims and ntonts manifest
Cd Ia tho Far East Through the
cooperation OF Dodd, Mead and Co..
the publishers Of this work, we are
enabled to summarize this signifi-
,cmt interpretation for our readers:
THE APPROACH no
THE PROBLEM
The best authorities are asreod
zlsat the ancient Chinese originally
nirratcd from a point near The Cas-
p.an sea across what Is now arid des-
F 70 the upper reaches o. the yell
iow river
( ghe ancient petDie Of the pro-
cails5sa era was small, warning
community Of not more than a few
n,iIion aonia, Distributed dong the
loen aDil Or the fsoad, central val
ieys. their expansion during a very
iolg period was hardly ncticeable,
wa2 and expeditions taking their at
tenucn and breaking up the country
Into petty states in spite Of The I'M
perial r. le.
x CAina nearest ucighbor In these
eafly timex was Koren; and vast
amount Of "a Eastern history piyots
,oa his rao, Whilst Il IS true that
chihse aaYeasa rers' sailing down
from the Yanst.e estuary began 70
get lato touch via the Annamess
md aborieinal Nh 'gaoms aFosnd
Canton soon after no Christian era
che land routes south wa'as Nste
atiil barred by mounfaiat us' 'oun'iy'
i.lled with fierce people. iho No'
cans we're more dociic, d, oEen W
into small communities ain ~ =
caves, culture was brought 10 DV'
BY chlnsso scholars two thsuA Aa'
years aga
We gre faced BY the amazing faa
That from The beginning Of the Chris
tan ora. ihe ton Of life iaisen BY In "a
LeFAsslpe and frontier wars in china q,
1as 50 great that in spite 81 all ter r
a'aF'al expansion the population for T
'2F3ras of siyteon centuries remain- n
= aere q iens stationery. There
3 ~ 'lstofy no similar record. Now. n
'pNgSf genre vast ehange. Thus Al
'oea AassrnmaPt between tho years al
9sl apa 1854 palloa Of i91 Ii,
eara Aeseaaed chlna'a population q
fom q millions to lla millions en- cd
ightfold Growth. al
e 'eafnins, that forms the ,frst Tic
ridge between China and Japan. ana AZ