THE YELLOW PERIL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 1760, 27 May 1913, Page 5

THE YELLOW PERIL.

WHERE AUSTRALIA'S DANGER LIES,

AND HER SALVATION.

Bt Telseranh—Pre«i Association—OoDTrteW

(Roc. May 26, 10.30 p.m.)

London, Mny 26. Mr. Lovat Eraser, in a.n article in the "Daily Mail" entitled "Yellow Men's Brains and Whito Mon's Markets," says Japan is not going to fight about California's aati-alien legislation. A temporary success would be useless, and it is certain that Western nations would not supply tho funds for such a war.

Tho issue, says Mr. Eraser, is, however, not a trivial one, as when China regains her stability, she will advance the samo demand for intercourse with, tho whito raoes upon terms of equality. Jtustralia, arid not Western America, would be tho scono of tho next phase of tho interminable oonflict with Asia. The entire population of tho Commonwealth could comfortably and prosperously bo established in tho Northern Rivers District of New South Wales. The rich coastal belt of Northern Australia, which was capable of maintaining thirty millions of people, was at present practically without inhabitants, supporting as it did less than a thousand.

Great Britain, the article continues, had painted Australia red, and left it. At tho present rate of progress, Australia would bo unable to stem tho Yellow invasion in a century, and the only chance of salvation would bo in tho fact if tho mastery of the Pacific passes into tho hands of the United States.