AWAKENING OF THE EAST.

Colonist, Volume LV, Issue 13646, 11 February 1913, Page 5

AWAKENING OF THE EAST.

DEMOCRACY IN CHINA AND

JAPAN

MR. WADE'S.IMPRESSIONS

TRADE COMPETITION

Sydney, Feb. 10,

■ Mr.1 C. G. Wade, Leader of-the New Souths Wales Opposition,, was impressed twith:the,strong?evidence that,the' pediple of Japan and Cliiiia are beginning; to feel \their p^wer to demand a share of the of those countries. It is remarkable; hcS says; how Japan is ? gradually forcing her way into a possible monopoly of trade in tiiat part of the Pacific. .'■.-. > The mercantile:fleet has.been jmcieased enormously inflate years, and Japan;ies<» r-mfluenefe? has^^seyerf ly ; i; under^niiied of and is i^ricmsl^conip^ngtewMvE^ .pnl^\\Kyip^y^^n^>;;/uP"*^^'; nl6^ s^ lean Australia hope to increase or toain--

.taiii'trade;withrtheEast!. ■■■••'.',•:..- "^J ,■ '*'.■■'*: On©'; thing-ftlii^t• forcibly•" strikes' -fche ganger'is t&<y unanimous conviction>of ; the' Japanese . wuntry ;is destined to occupy a still more important 'position among "thoV: nations of th^ world. ,-