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…ists. Does any person who knows the Far East believe even in an opium dream that Japan had any quarrel with Germany, or any care for her alliance with England? Kaio-Chau was an easy enough prey; well, then, snatch it, and chance the wrath of schoolmarmed America and the egregious Wilson. But for God's sake, and by the navel of Daibutsu, and the twelve banners of the twelve sects of Buddha, let us spew out the twaddle about honor, and justice, and oppressed China, and the sanc- tity of alliance! The English are ever on the look-out for atrocitie…
1915 · PDF PAGE 2
…ations of European and American ma- chinery, forges the names of famous firms, sticks at no meanness to steal trade? Who, under cover of alliance with England, fostered in China a boycott of all English goods? Only yesterday Japan was at the throat of Russia or at least trod heavily on one big toe. Today in Tokio they sing the Russian national anthem, and cheer the ambassador whenever he appears. Why not? of course. It is natural, it is human; it is all in order. But it is fickleness and treachery; it is hy-
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… it. But who financed Italy in her Tripolitan adventure, and why? Austria still blocked in the Adriatic, Italy alienated from the Triple Alliance, the Slav expanding everywhere, Constantinople itself threatened, Roumania (even) turn- ing toward Russia, he must have felt like a victim of that maiden of armor and spears that once executed justice on the weak. And all this had been accomplished without sword drawn or cannon fired. Here then stood Wilhelm, dauntless but defeated. His diplomacy had failed; his one ally was handicapped by domestic un…
1915 · PDF PAGE 5
…y spies if she knows of the operation in time to guard against it. Is it then so treacherous and aggressive if Germany, threatened by an alliance (hypocritically described as an entente) of