The Washington times., 1920-05-30
CHAPTER v.
RED MANS LAND.
~ ED MANS LAND is the Anne

X icas between the Rio Grandc
and the tropic of Capricorn.
Here dwells the "Amerindian" race.
Taken as a whole Latin America
Is racially not Latin but Amerin-
dian. Or negroid, with a thin Span
ish or Portuguese veneer. Though
commonly considered part of the
white world, most ofI.atin Amer
lea Is ethnically the colored mans
land, which has been growing more
colored for the past hundred years.
The whites have lost their grip
and are rapidly disappearing. The
mixed breeds have had their chance
and have grotesquely failed. In
fact, new conflicts loom on the hor-
izon. The Indian masses, so docile
to the genuine white man, begin to
stir.
"INDIANIsTA" MOVEMENT ON.
An "Indianista" movement is to-
day on foot throughout mongrel-
ruled America. 1t is most pro-
nounced in Mexico, whose intermi-
nable agony becomes more and more
a war Of Indian resurgence, but 1t
is also starting along the west
coast OF South America.
Guesses as to the final outcome of
demic speculation. because mongrel
America will presently pass under
foreign tutelage.
There In, however. . dynamic
which might fransforA mongreI
America. This dynanie is yellow
Asia.
The Far East teens with virile
and laborious life. What other field
offers such tempting possibilities
for Mongolian race-expansion? Vast
regions OF incalculable unexploited
wealth, sparsely Inhabited by stag
nant populations-how could such
lands resist the onslaught Of in
domitable millions?
japan, in particular. has glimpsed
in Latin America precious avenues to
that racial expansion which is the
keynote Of Japanese foreign policy
Count Okuma is a good exemplar OF
these Japanese aspirations. Some
years ago he told the American soci.
ologist, Professor Ross:
South America, especially the
part, will furnish ample
room for our surplus"
To his fellow-countrymen Count
Okuma was still more specific In
1907 he stated in the Tokyo Econo-
mist that the Japanese We're to over
spread the earth like a cloud Of To-
Gusts. alighting on the North Ameri-
can coasts and swarming into Central
and South America
. And the Japanese have supplement-
ed words with deeds. Especially since
1914 Japanese activity in Latin Amer.
lea has been ubiquitous and striking
The west coast Of South America, in
particular, is today flooded with Japa.
nese goods, merchants, commercial
missions and financial agents seeking
Of every kind.
So far as official evidence goes, the
Japanese government has never en-
tered into any understandings with
the Mexican government, though some
Mexicans have hinted at q secret
agreement. r-t .
But, after all. an official Japanese
Mexican understanding is not the
fundamental issue. The really sig.
nifcant thing is Mexican popular. an
tagonism to the United states which
Is so widespread that Japan could In
crisis probaly count on Mexican
benevolent neutrality. IL not on Meki-
can support,
The fact is that Latin Americas at
titude toward the yellow world tend.
everywhere to crystalline along race
lines. The half-castes, naturally hos
tile to the United States, see in Japan
q welcome offset to the Colossus OF
the North"
Latin America will neither be red
nor black. It will ultimately be either
white or yellow.
The Latin American situation is. in
deed. akin to that of Africa. Latin
America, like Africa, cannot stand
alone. An inexorable dilemma i'm.
pends-white or yellow.
In Latin America, as in Africa.
therefore. the whites must stand IA n
and stand together.
This L. enc Of three articles take n
from MIR. steddard's vemsrkable new
book. 'sThe Rising Tiae ~ CeIor. y
(CepyviGht. 1870, by Charles sertb-
n~r's SonsD by perwissior OF the pub-
fishers for presentstiow In these
columns. The second article will sp-
pear In nm early number Of The sun
day Tiwes.
HUNT MAN, 103, SHY RENT.
CHICAGO, Nav 30.-Dr Harmon