The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-04

I RIGA voted to continue as one of the
states of the British Empire two
years ago, and then he was enabled
to preserve the status only after 4
heroic campaign that called forth
every resource Of his influence among
people of his blood and language. But
he will have to fight again; the issue
is recurent, like that in Ireland
England does not believe that Can,
ada and Australia could be induced to
take up arms against America in all
1of japan But England's diplomacy
h rot changed since the days of the
Crimcan War, when she first began
20 use the Turk as a pawn in tie aalne
Of international politics. 1t did no.
matter if Gladstone, the Christian,
did look with an undisguised horror
upon the 'unspeakable Turk" he was
good for something and tina. some
thing was the checkmating Of, first
the plans of Russia and again those Of
France and Germany. If it had not
been for the unnatural, and probably
assumed friendship of England the
Turk would have been driven from
Europe many generations ago. No
Christian believed that England had
any special love for the Mohammed-
ans or desired for them a permanent
place in the councils of the world;
and it is doubtful now that these
same Englishmen contemplate the es-
tablishment of Japan as one of the
ruling forces in the affairs of the ma
tions. 1t would be more in accord
with the historical policy of England
to say she is using Japan merely as
pawn, this time, however, not as
one against Russia, Germany or
France, for they are no longer a men.
ace to her primaey in the politics and
commerce of the world, but against
only one other nation, one whose as
cendancy is overwhelming and over
shadowing, and that nation is, of
course, America.
English craftsmanship of today is
the same as il was in the time of
Napoleon; il is "A matter Of tradition
and, like the laws of the PersianS and
Modes, is not subject to the ever
changing plans and purposes Of men.
Balfour and Lloyd George are follow
ing, in retrograde, the footsteps Of
Roseberry, Gladstone. Disraeli. Pal
merstone, Canning and the Pitts, and
the very simplicity Of their method
let other antagonists cut each
Others threats and. if they will not,
then intrigue, aid and abet until they
do fght-made it always easy Of
adoption, as in the recent example Of
Protestant and Catholic Ireland
There is no ethnic sympathy be-
tween England and Japan and there
can never be; but America is getting
too preponderant and something must
be done to hinder her stride. There
fore the game cock Of the East is
pctted and groomed TO strut and crow
mcnacingly al the eagle, whose out
stretched wings throw an eyer-in-
creasing shadow over the world.
But the American commissioners at
the present conference know all the
facts, the impossibilitics and the in
congruities Of the situation, and when
the world is told in plain language
that America has no ends 60 gain
other than those for which mankind
Is praying there is likely 20 be a re-
action and the establishment Of . new
diplomacy. in which the lives and for
tunes Of nations viii not be stakes in
the game Of selfshness or eowardiee.
Japan even may be made 90 see that
England is making her the Turk Of
Asia, another pawn in the hands q
an alien race.