We agree with him that the different people of Asia would not of their own accord pull together. Indeed, one of the chief weaknesses of China and India lies in the fact that the people within these countries will seldom pull together even amongst themselves and for their own benefit, much less will they do team work with another nation.
But we feel that Mr. Rice has failed to give due weight to the influence of the Soviet upon the people of Asia. Cunning, scrupulous and more than semi Asiatic themselves, the agents of Soviet Russia are working unre-fittingly and with a keen understanding of their subjects upon Chinese, Hindus, and even Japanese, and there can be no doubt that the present inflammable state of India, the dangerous condition of Japan, and the openly hostile attitude of China are mainly the. result of Bolshevik propaganda and subterranean influence. The Chinese have tried to deny it, and even certain foreigners of standing have publicly stated that. they can discern no trace of Soviet influence in the recent outbreaks against foreigners. But those who know, who have access to certain records and documents that have been seized by the police, are fully aware of the activities of the Soviet in China. Tt is within the range of possibility that Soviet Russia may succeed in getting the whole of Asia, for a time at least, unite against "Europe and America, and if Yellow Peril there be, it fs Russia that is responsible.
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