The insistence of Japan that Peking shall yield to her demands regarding the protection of the Manchurian and Mongolian frontiers has caused Tokio to maintain in power the existing Peking Government. Japan hopes to dictate terms to this Government, knowing that a government in any way representative of the will of the people of China would not be used as a tool for Japanese territorial aggression. The Anfu administra-ion of Peking entered into the secret military pact with Japan, and Japan has fully determined to keep the Anfu government la power, and a@ the same time force this government to do her bidding. The secret military pact, and the fulfilment of the conditions contained therein, are of great moment to the Japanese militarists.
To-day the Russian revolutionaries have learned to hate the Japanese as much, if not more, than the Chinese hate them. A bond of sympathy and mutual help between the Russians and the Chinese would mean an immediate attack upon Japanese militarism. The same reason for the hatred Japan by China can be applied to the present attitude of the Russian revolutionary towards the Japanese. The sudden rise of Korea, China and Russia against the militarists of Japan would mean an immediate social revolution in the land of the Mikado. There is nothing that is causing more alarm to
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