The writer produces statistics to show that the peaceful penetration lof Germany into Russia is proceeding apace, while he also says that, tunless the anti-German policy of the Western European camp is relinquished, the rivalry between Eastern and Western Europe must; uta collision sooner oF
Japan then what idle will she lave The writer insists that, iso long as the matter is purely a European confit, Japan should avoid getting involved. make the mistake we made in the'
Inst war," he writes, "one result of which was that we were dragged into the League of Nations. Let Europe govern Europe and only in far as these quarrels affect the Far East should we be concerned."
This publicist is of the opinion that there is a probability, in the event of a collision between the two Jeamps into which he says Europe is to-day split, that Japan will become Involved, not so much because of ker new relations with Germany, but because of the relations of Germany to Russia and of Jupan to Germany through Russia. So long as Geriany moves by herself, he thinks the trouble will be a purely Eurcrean affair, but if Germany moves in lconjunetion with Russia, then the matter will cease (6 be a purely Furopean quarrel.
"If Germany intends to face Western Europe at \the head of li." he writes, "then Germany wil seek to attach to her mew commer Jcfal treaty with Japan a si that is more than purely. economic} and, when she acts with Russia, she; will be reinforcing hor position with Japan. She will then find convenient that a political and, economic agreement already: exists between Japan and Russia, and in this way, u triangular combination' Jof Japan, Russia and Germany may be pushed to a stage of consumption Jeven before Japan is aware of it, bat all the more quickly if Japan
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