to
take measures of self
this they readily agreed
protection
To
551
to
I gathered that his
general
Japan coincided with regarding
ventured
views
what I
surmise. Japan
is
;
financial
with Korea Formosa2
is
and
engrossed
in Manchuria -
her
position
very difficult
for her
2
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system of Monopolies
she possessed
was bad
and she is
obsessed with the idea of preparing
for
the next war with
Russia
Colonising projects
and friction
with America or
•
elsewhere. I gathered
with no trouble
that
he surmised
that
Japan regarded
it
as essential
that she should practically
dominate
China
if she
was
to remain
the great power
in the Philippines
and
of
the Far
East.
General Edwards had
told
me
of the
Taft
Policy
for the good
of the
natives
an altruistic policy
to
lead
them
to
Self Govern-
ment. I said
that
I concurred.
The good
of the native population
was
the paramount aim
and the best achieved depended
on
the population.
It might
be possible
certainly
in Africa, he
said that
Self Government
was
not for
a century
1
in India though
the population
was intelligent
it was split
into so
many
rival races
and
race
was
a factor
to
deal with
In the Philippines but
it was
more
homologous
I had
seen
a
coloured
race capable