. Review of reviews and world's work. government officials. The social question, the question of family andpersonal welfare, has always been dominant inChina to such a degree that the formation of a com-plete state has luver been possible. As for theorganization of China by Japan for military pur-poses, those who base such a C(jnclusion on thefact that both are yellow races usually forgetthat the racial difference between a Chinamanand a Japanese is greater than that between aFrenchman and a Hindu. M. Ular declares,further, that, so far as language is concerned, theJapanese tongue rese
. Review of reviews and world's work. government officials. The social question, the question of family andpersonal welfare, has always been dominant inChina to such a degree that the formation of a com-plete state has luver been possible. As for theorganization of China by Japan for military pur-poses, those who base such a C(jnclusion on thefact that both are yellow races usually forgetthat the racial difference between a Chinamanand a Japanese is greater than that between aFrenchman and a Hindu. M. Ular declares,further, that, so far as language is concerned, theJapanese tongue resembles the English as nearlyas it does the Chinese. He also points out thefact that Koreans fear Japanese supremacy asmuch as they fear Occidental domination, andthat many times the Chinese have asked forEuropean aid against the invasion of Japaneseintellectual methods. The union of yellow races,says M. Ular, is a dream, not one bit more pos-sible of realization than the unity of white races. 98 THE AMERICAN MONTHLY REVIEW OF S. S. TONQ, NEWLY APPOINTED TAOTAI OF TIEN-TSIN. (One of Chinas richest merchants, who advocates progressand a standing army worthy of the name.) The masses of the Chinese people understandonly vaguely what is going on within their ownborders. In 1901, this writer talked with a greatnumber of Chinese people about the occupationof Manchuria by the Russians. Every opinionwas invariably the same. This is a matter of complete indifference to we are governed by a yellow emperor or by awhite emperor, that is a matter which concerns theofficials. We have no interest in these matters. Allwe ask is that they let us attend to our own affairs inpeace, and that they do not rob us. Then we will becontent and prosper,—thats all we ask. HOW SOLDIERS ARE REGARDED IN CHINA. It is well known that most of the Chinesehave always resented the presence of look upon them as a peculiarly undesirablekind of police. With regard to the militarypro
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