AUSTRALIA AND JAPAN.
London, July 15
Dr Arthur, of Sydney, in a letter to the press, pleads that a quarter of a million British emigrants annually is the best solution of the defence problem, especially against Japan. He complained of the withdrawal of British warships from the Pacific when a Japanese invasion seemed imminent. No wonder Australians bailed America as a possible supporter in her hour of tiial. The Bishop of South Tokio, in a letter to the Times, says the Japanese do not entertain the slightest idea of invading Australia, nor coveting the Philippines. The rumour of Japanese designs on Australia rested on absolutely nothing but the uneasy consciences of those who were keeping lands they could not use themselves. It was certain China and Japan would ultimately complain of the palpable immorality of the idea that while white men may penetrate to the Far East, Far Eastern nations must not penetrate Australia.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 412, 18 July 1908, Page 3
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154AUSTRALIA AND JAPAN. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 412, 18 July 1908, Page 3
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