A Menace to Peace

Horowhenua Chronicle, 14 June 1910, Page 4

A Menace to Peace

JAPAN AND CHINA

Major Milne, a British officer, wlio has served 'for ma.ny years in Itho Far East, says lie is convinced tlia>b .Japan and China are standing menaces to fhe peace of the world. He foresees all sorts of direful happenings as a result of the movements of the yellow amides in tilio lint cliflhnivt fn'tiiro. ".I rewi see. well," ho stated last month, "thait Japan is 'preparing with all speed !to attack the United .States. War between the two countries is incvit;Vl)le. The Japs declare openly that the Philippines, Hawiii and all the Pacific belong rightly to the-ni. They will not declare war boforo ithey are fully ready, but they are making their preparations so complete that they will run their fleets to 'the California coast with every expwtaition of landing an anny. Witih all ifcheir aouteness, daring and 1 enterprise, however, they are peculiar reasonors. Taking a map, they will point 'to Russia, and to England and say: "Look nit that hig country wo conquered. Hmv easy 'i>t would he for us 'to bctait that other lit/tie speck.' " Tfio suggeistipn that itho Japanese nro comtemnlnlting the destruction of Groat Britain as weTl as of the United. Wnito.s is a new one, bint Major T\Tilnt> is not content with that t> rnphocy. He remarks thait China's millions have been trained iimicl dirilied .by British, American, German and Austrian officers, nnd .are now "a terrible Menace to the white, people of the earth." They may decide to attack simultaneously the Hritisili, French and Russian territories on their borders, and in that case, no opposition thait could- be nffeirod would be of the Jeaslfc avail. The , Chinese and Japanese armies might sweep right through Europe. The dav is still far distant when the yelt'ny races will ibe able to fight the. white peoples of Europe, and America in ithe wholesale fashion suggested by Major Milne, but thore is at present same reason for beliwing that the Japanese are taking a very keen interest in tho Philippines. A few weeks ago two American officials were arrested for having attempted to .'•fouri'. rdiotogrnphs of the new 1 " fortifications constructed by the United States Govern meiilb at Cori'ogidor. and there are persistant rumours thnt Japanese pmi.ssai'ief; °ve .'itirring up dissension amongst tho tribes.