The Daily News FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1901. RUSSIAN "SIMPLICITY" AND JAPANESE "PERFIDY"

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 80, 8 April 1904, Page 2

The Daily News FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1901. RUSSIAN "SIMPLICITY" AND JAPANESE "PERFIDY"

The idea sedulously fostered by a section of-the Continental press that Hussiu is tilling the role of Europe's emancipator from the Yellow I'eril is hardly likely to be regarded otherwise than with derision by AngloSaxon communities, although there can be no doubt nothing would please the Government of the Czar's wide dominions bettea than la be able to pose in this light before the civilised world, liut any suggestion that the influence of Uussia in tlw East, whether it be exerted through tiic medium 01 -tile arts of war or of peace, is likely to react for the general welfare of Christ, ndom, must be received with tile greatest (lis!rust and scepticism. Those memories so back to the Jlusso-Turkisli war will rcinumber that the Colossus ol the Xorlh chose to be regarded as the emancipator of Christians undei tile Ottumuu sway, and that il succeeded in convincing a large portion of tluj ISriiish public of the bona lilies* of its intensions. Le Figaro, which, us a pro-ltussian organ, excels all other Parisian journals, sounds a warning lo Europe not to treat the Japanese as a civilised nation, saying thill this is a "vital error which some day may threaten Europe herseli, if she does not finally see through tile perfidious and violent soul of this rising little people." Apprenhension is expressed by another French journal that if Japan emciges victorious from the present conflict 1' ranee will soon have to ■deal With her in connection with her possessions in Indo-China. It is alleged that those acquainted with the inner workings of Eastern all'airs are a»aie that Japan has long \icwed these territories with envious eyes.