AUSTRALIA'S FUTURE

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 252, 17 July 1908, Page 7

AUSTRALIA'S FUTURE

, ' NAVY AND ARMY PROBES. IMM|CRATION— THg YELLOW PERIL. .• TOsTAIR RACIAL BARRIERS. fBESJ ASSOCIATION—COPIBIOnT,] London, July 15. •Dr. Arthur, of Sydnoy, in a lettor. to the Prespi ■ pioads 1 that a quarter of 1 a million British emigrants annually would bo the f best. solution of tho defence problem, es- . ■ pecially in its bearing on a possible invasion ■ .by Japan. --, Ho oomplain's of tho withdrawal . of . British warships from the Pacific when U' Japancso invasion seemed imminont, and added that "no wonder Australia hailed Amerioa as a possiblo supporter in her. hour of■ trial. LANDS THAT THEY DO NOT USE. ; The Bishop of South Tokio (the Right Rev.'. William -Awdry), in a lottcv to " Tho Times," says that tho Japanese do not entor- ' tain, the slightest idea of invading Australia, ndithor : do thoy covet tho Philippines. .The rumours of Japancso designs on Australia reSt. absolutely on nothing but tho-uneasy ■ consciences of those who aro keeping lands thoy" cannot use themselves. It was, added the Bjshop,: certain that China and Japan would ultimately complain at tho palpable 'mmorality of tho idea that white mon may pdnetrate the Far East/-while Far Eastern i&tions must not penetrate Australia, ' 'IN THE COMMONS. In the House of Commons, Mr. M'Kenna, First.' Lord of 1 the Admiralty, informed Mr. ■ W[ : Redmond (Nationalist) that" tho Secretary for the Colonies (the Earl of Crewe) had givp Mr; Deakin , to, understand' that his Boijeme -of Australian dofenco . presents '.considerable difficulties from the standpoint of naval; administration.i Mr. M'Kenna reiterated tho statement made'by, him on Monday to the effect that thore was nood. for careful deliberation m/e----jgard to the Commonwealth proposal. He promised Mrl - Austen- Chamberlain that if possible he would lay on the table papers re. ferring to the matter. l r THE AUSTRALIAN AGREEMENT. , : •' " ■■■■-:'■ * Melbourne, July 16. , .The Federal Prime Minister, Mr. Deakin, referring-to Mr.'Al'Konna's statement. with reference .to the Australian naval defence scheme, , states that Mr. M'Konna's remark, that the Admiralty is content with the pre* sent. arrangement, 'must refer only •to the currency pf the present agreement, arid not to; any period after its expiry. a proposal were made for renowal of the -naVal agreement as it stands, he was sure j 'the . Admiralty would want to say a good deal. *. .He-knew-that some of the advisors of the Admiralty were.anxious to termin-ite-tho agreement, as it cost more than it was worth, YEILOW AND WHITE; INTER-MARRIAGE, , A-remarkable- letter by. the Right Rev, Dr. ' Awdry was recently published at Home. He pofhts out that the exaggeration of Japanese virtues at the time of the war-now has its : necessary'' reaction;'neither estimate' is true— the truth lies in the middle. Differences between Western civilised people.and the Japan-r eselare the -result ■ not of physiological but of social.' evolution. He sees no reason against jnper-jparriage, ■ but free union will not be wise until social, ideas approximate pretty closely. ~ The -ritali.jmpoffarice,6f ch'arWtpr iij.-'-'coiimor-- ; ciali transactions, is being urgently''pressed up-' on* the students; in the- commercial schools of - Jap4ri; yTHe-'Bishop adds; ■ : -.-.'.•i We jEnglishnetd'-tolearni something., of ; tJiS pefiuliar,'Virtues of Jftpan',- and unless 'we do lo'arn thein the result to the British. llmpire iri'iiy be'i disastrous, and that quickly.' It is true that the patriotism which will .volunteer . fo) - ; service, and personal heroism after volunteering are abundant among ,the subjects of Kjrie Edward; but do we so recognise that no rignt-of individuals should exist which is detrimental; to the -public good? Should we all obey as ijflo man if wo were told by tho public authority that the State'needed our.-services' at a crisi^,. and. therefore wo must allow all . olir;.personal - interests' to" be . overridden or tHrbwii to the winds? It is this spirit which gives to -Japan its' power of throwing., its whole strength into a struggle;;and it is this Spirit ;,'of unity which is arising, in young Chink, at this stage somietimos showing itself ■ in;,ways: which are sufficiently bizarre/: •"I' do.not believe that the, British nation would bo' so mean as to hold back the progress of? mankind in' order to keep itself at tho tdp. .' : The very spirit of fair' sport prevalent amongst us would prevent our intentionally tnppmi up' a rival in order to win the race, or to keep the pace of all slow beoause we > clnriot-run fast ourselves. But if this is so, v^e..shall, have to learn practically from the ' Japanese' that ' the whole is more; important than-.its;parts,- and; the individual must not ■ assert itself against the State. -.We must realise . ini.a'jnore practical way than at present "the Christian ideal of all being, members of one body-in whioh no member Or class of- members , ' caw b6 antagonistic to another .' where the interests-.', of ithe -whole' are involved, and that . eich exists for the sake of the - whole, even ■' mpre. truly than the..vrh'ole exists for'the'sake of ;:eaoh. Unless w.e loarn 1 and practise ■ this form of social virtue we may find ourselves falling--behind'in those :: qualities>whioh make the power and nobility of a nation.".