Show JAPANS EXPANSION biow she feels in to australia the german papers inform enplane that there are other besides english speaking baues imbued with me desire for new territory it wold lc l c interesting to know in ciman ci man contemporaries id tlc alc i t to c rd of r out i of iu cc aj alo ho ii cf i ican l icart ie elt 1 cuni J T cilmo t ve conn ivi ou mr aud ayi li rne whilo in a cir a ST 1 I officers they uc i coi about arct goicz ar lortha tea and other tropical products the whites settled in australia so thought these officers are like the dog in the manger mang er some one will have to take a good part of australia to develop it for is a pity to see so fine a country lying wasta england is a useful enough nation as an ally to japan but if any ill feelings arose between the two countries it would be a wise thing to send some to australia and annex part of it I 1 found that this i the prevalent opinion in japan and it is certainly not surprising cihat th email country teeming with ilg should regard australia with onay with a certain certa in amount of covetousness comm eating upon this the argus says we have not formulated or even discussed any rational policy to guide p our dealings with these neighbors the attitude of australia must be one of simple aloofness mr cootes tiding tidings s are ai eloquent homily to queensland as to the necessity for federation and a re minder to the colonies generally how precarious the position of australia would be were it cwi iwi an integral part of the british empire while that is so menace can only arise to australia in the even of a great war in which the naval s bength of the empire is over taxed jn such n eaic japan enrolled apon the side of glands En enemies would oe an factor in the fatum from theadus adiao point of bew the australians therefore like the rini arns are not inclined to do more than take note of thy fact that danger may threaten them from japan it is different with the dutch they talk of the bull by the horab prof writes in the Dag blad the hague as follows the only way to guard against attacks upon the colonies by the jap anese is to drive them out of formosa holland must take possession of formosa the remembrance of dutch rule has not yet been eradicated in that island arid both chinese and natives would welcome our return as putting an end to the reigning anarchy true japan giuld not voluntarily give up the island but is not necessary perhaps france and even england would join holland in dispossess ing the japanese the seed sown by dutch ministers and teachers two cen tunes ago would then speedily bear fruit literary digest A |