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it is possible to assume any high-handel labus's tha: could be eliminated from attitude with regard either to China or America by the imp sition of the British Japai., and that these countries have adopted ! constitution and methods of administration, so much of our civilization already that in; but the opening sentence will, we trust, suffice. An article of some significance, as in- future we shall be compelled much more The London papers are bul enough some. dicating the drift of public opinion at than formerly to consider their point of view ¦ times; the German papers have recently home, appeared a short time back in the in questions that may arise. This will gone to sorry lengths; but the American London Times with reference to the position hardly he denied by any who have had ; papers have been going hipont all bounis of European natious, vis-a-ria what the occasion to watch critically the changes of reason; and the publie, instend of being writer designates the non-white races," that have gradually taken place during horrified, is getting so used to it ng to It is evident that this subject is beginning the past fifty years. There has been not i become callous and unr sentful. Sections to exercise the attention of the authorities only commercially but also politically an¦ of it, indeed, appear to be impressed, and at home add is becoming recognised as of amount of substantial progress in the there is no telling the extent of the mischief much more than merely academic interest; relations of East and West; and it is not such malevolent penny-a-'inert in w
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waging, that American press CON read between the lines that the intention of unsuited to the present day without notice section of the
a the article is partly as a “ ferler,” and partly, ing the causes which made it apparently neuror to prepare public opinion for changes of a high-handed in the past, and the molifi a- 1 radical nature in our dealings with Asiatiction of those causes, which may make a ¦ German pap r« ia res sect of their referencas nations, and more particularly with China different attitude reasonable and desiralde i to Japan do not all fir short. The French and Japan. The immediate occasion of the 'in the present. In our early intercourse not
: papers, we regret fy note, have lately been article was the trouble which arose in the only with Ching but also with the nos making will acerations against Germany of all these United States with reference to the exclusion, libéral Japan, we had to assert the principle in Morse. The authors
not unfair to assume, of Japanese school children from the schools that no nation, whatever its particular views, philippies, it we ne in San Francisco; but this is only made a
may he as to its own civilization, had tie !
are not particular who fights so long as It im text for a general disquisition upon the right to refus all intercourse.
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they can promote a war som-where. whole subject in which views are put for mercial and diplomatic, with other nations, diah dical, and before many years have ward which go counter to many time- We did
8.17, as the Times writer pissed, we expect the Governments of the honoured and generally-accepted theories put it, that the “earth really helings to the world will have begun to consider the upon our relations with "non-white" peoples. whit man to be appropriated by him as peshboy of muzzling such · mbarrassing The writer holds that the time has come for and when and how it
moddlers. We have no faith in universal the white races "to take a fresh survey of venience "; but, that no nation had a right disarinamient similar Hague ideals, the whole situation and to recognise that į to exclude him from legitimate intercourse;
but we do think the Hague canferences in the changed conditious, their old or indeed from intercourse of any kind, might be worse emploved than in devoting which was what both China and Japan, soonte attention to this aspect of affairs. haughty and dictatorial attitude stands in need of modification." The claim to spread | claimed to do. The latter principle has | War is not a thing to be abolished, being been now fully concede1; and 111 canse- the blessings of civilization among non.
ļ woven into the warp and woof of human white people which has hitherto been made quence certain problems both economied; nature, but each wanton provocations there. the justification of much that has been done and diplomatic have arisen which no doubt. to ought to be dicouraged with all the in the Far East is declared to be only an with require careful consideration and firmu othat Governments esa «hgw, and excuse on the part of Western nations for judicious bandling. That such questions - with all twed-cappoivil which the g noral furthering their own interests; and to be have sprung up is however surely no reason
Patric 27 no longer tenable in face of the fact that in for deprecating the attitule which we were; have many directious, and of course notably in forced to assume in earlier times' or for ; American Japan, Eastern nations have only too well | waxing wondrous virtuons and d- previting adopted European civilizations, and have in the haugliness of our dealings with a nation as examples of the general Type fact in certain instances bettered
foreign devils ** and "outer barbarians” and was quite willing instruction.
to try issues with us, whether they could force us once and for all from their shor». The oflect of such argument will warsly be d locate to facilitate the solution of the “ questions which the writer obxercis are arising in the British Empire. Such ques- tions will have to be settled upon ground-
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"We have," the writer urges to deal with the entry of a new industrial force into what have been the practical This is the preserves of the white races." case not only in Japan but also in India, where the non-white populations are seeking outlets for goods, the manufacture of and commerce in which have hitherto been exclusively in the hands of Europeans. This, it is justly pointed out, is becomin serious matter, as white industry has tuus to face a new competitor possessing the enormous economic advantage of producing at a very low cost and capable of enormous expansion before any great rise in the price, of abundant labour can be anticipated."
The facts set forth are beyond dispute, but the general deduction from them certainly be qu'stioned. There has of course been a certain amonat of cant in the phrases which have been used as to spread of civilization aud religion among Eastern! nations. This has, as everyone knows, not i been the prituary object in establishing relations with them. That object was simply and plainly to advance trade and not specially to civilize the nations whom we
It is how wished to make our customers.
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ever going too far to ignore that the latter effect has been largely produced; and we
may take the credit that while trade has arowed object, been our primary and there have been many who have earnestly and sincerely worked towards raising the "non-white races with whom we came into contact in the scale of civilisation. The object of the article under notice is, jo course, to reconcile people at home to the that the day has passed when
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The Voccche Zeitung of February 2int disentul the p«ibilite of the outbenak of a
· between Japan and the United States. This it convidem inevitably, th• maly question ! WAP
hing the time which th• Jap name will regarl It at mat apportage for ite cumm-no-meat. would he America's intered to portpaɑs the conflict where the songer it is begun the more l'he undoubted favourable arə Japan'xebane a.
war at the premot moment the plain facts actually exxting, and would, eige the Finniche, be the certain loss for can only be further complicated by raising, Ameries of her Piciße Squadron and of her East Asiatic Culonim, as well as theala the ghosts of all controversex which had !
¡ af I up Had Asistic trade; and probably. their raison d'être in their day, but are by the deration of lor Pacife com Qa the no means applicable to the problems which other hand, Japan cannot undertake a war with. hardly have to be dect with under the improved out money and the Literal organ can relations, social, comme revil and diplomatie ¦ e ince ve if England t-king steps to support a o afli-t in itself deplorable enough which which exist at the present time.
Јарма might insulem bar in a world-war.“ might, how wear, by induced to undertake a war with Amarion, even at the risk of totally demomlising her finn e, while Ramia in unable to take a prominent part in the « latina of the Pacific qasion The Liberal orgsa
Which ovisi l-estina will hir more infi regen na dipinses decisions wa mill matter of time, and it is i seri able that the United Stat »s will recert
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10 Incen Whatever the decision way be, crown and flag they properly belong to. it come to as slast iseritsble that Japsa These foolish words, though written on the will commegen war before the Panama Canal first day of April, are not intended as an : is ready
April Fool" performance
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WAR MAKERS.
(Daily Press, April 2a4.)
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In a leading ar1iels on the same subject, tha Ciomervativ · Re ch bale says that the United States bad alternative but to give way shocking people into a clearer recognition momentarily on the Californian qation, bat although this issue was anticipated, the spec. things lately being said in the Press of tale of millions trackling to the yellow serious attention." It is so easy to write that ¦ islandere merits the meat other lands. sort of thing, and so easy to pro her, be The Re chabot · consider- that the situation will au ineritable war ill remains, boum · still mora a›mplicated when Australin cause inevitable though indefinitely postponed. ic plasi in the same position as the United Staten towards the Japanese questino. It also We might have carried the shocking pro- fears that German interests in the Pacific may cess to a greater lengt, and dilated on the
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