£8 AUSTRALIA 
the Austraban view that the Japanese is an undesirable 
citizen, whereas the Russian is a desirable one. During 
the progress of the war a motion was tabled in the Austral- 
ian Parliament for the free admission of Japanese into the 
commonwealth. It was not granted even serious consider- 
ation.”’? The fear of Japanese aggression will have a 
wholesome effect, if it causes the leaders of the Popular 
Party to take immediate steps for populating the vast ter- 
ritories of this continent. Such a step will prevent the 
coloured man from gaining any firm foothold in Australia 
should it be found necessary in the interests of Imperial 
unity to throw the commonwealth open to the Eastern 
races. On the other hand if Australia should see fit here- 
after to insist on the maintenance of a white Australia, the 
advantage of an immediate and large influx of white popu- 
lation cannot be overestimated. 
Australians are not blind to the future as they con- 
ceive it. The day may be far distant when they will be 
called upon to choose between Imperial unity and indepen- 
dence. May we hope that such will never be the case. 
But the Australian anticipates that in the near future Japan 
will press for recognition of her people to share equal 
rights in his country with any white man. What may 
happen then it is difficult to say. In view of the yellow 
peril we can understand why it is that when Australians 
living in London and other parts of Great Britain are asked 
the question, ‘‘ Do you ever intend to go back ?’’ in many 
cases answer, ‘‘ Well, I may have to go back some day to 
fight.”’ 
