New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-11
CHM.
Dec. 81, le6S

THE DIFFICULTY BETWEEN ENGLAND AND
CHINA-ENGLIsH AND AMERICAN INTERESTS.
The London Times of Dec. 26 publishes a very
able letter from Mr. Dixie OF the eminent journalist
dcnouncing the act OF violence recently committed by the
British authorities at Yangchow Mr. Dixie, after prov
ing the conduct Of the British ofcinlswbo, instead OF
presenting their complaints in Pekin, undertook TO
demand sasaon-to he contrary TO the treaties and to
international law. concludes his article as follows:
It wonld be difficult to cXaegerate the Importance 81
the news which IS reaching us from emma. We gre re-
turning TO the old system OF sending gunboas TO discuss
diplomatic questions with subordinate officials IN d',
the Great Powers ut Peldn; are ignoring nc wise
rule of The cooperative policy that when deIsnGts
shall be referred To Pekn and then to the ConsursGovc
mcnt before war shall be permitted 10 arise. larles
The mast autagouistic and peoples the most distant
are consplilng 10 force us mo war WIN Onina
traders OF the treaty parts making much money pt
ruler and people have everything to gain by ehaos;
tie war parry IL Amerca; and, above al Russia are ~
b. Tie cxavchOdcrs In America. has also us hepcIs
among ihe iudgolauters of llla alu thc OPIUM 90,
weak races have rights u.s. against th9 Strong
has for object 70 lhdnnize emma an" tne'o NV"
foo are dri-ing ms into -
We're we but able 10 the danger and NOT 10 meet H.
there little IN being warned ourselves nhI ~
warning others bat not only may the people OF England
bs reached 10y the evident justice 81 ne Chcfe 'sc w
onIy may tho Liberal parties nj the helm of STATE ~
America a. I'm Great Britain stretch out con'noh hahd
of aid To her sorrows, rot only may u DC SHOWN
merchants that rapidly Increasing trade MrSauy
amounting s7500oO 00 year placed In serious Jcop
ardy the bad party Of oppression strong N
neal may be made founded their fears AGGRESSION
iy Erltan IN China however ready France might be 10
co0pcgaie with IN our acts Womb hoi now ~ NN,u
hy America merely With mat horror winch Wa ~
there i'm 1859 and 1900 such aggression, Wi'Ic. ~!
England or England aud France combined, Nuuu pr lht
,ns ~ war for winch strong party IN America II SEE
Iug We're provoked upon tic Alahama p"'s,pn w
mass of the Liberal party IN America WouG siiu aou
from ii and although sentiment OF hallona I'. ',
finally lead them to support Their Government ,n9 wd
would Doe bui alfhearted tlcir side. On Tho 0thI manu.
orcc lot the cry be raised throuEhout Acr.ca l1 nc
British arc Irdaulzins China. am, ScS Ist' ,i LII I,
Inc lead W NcW-lork and California, would hc tic nlst
10 demand war 10 the death with Britain Ku-s', lon,
would not stand idy ny NhclnCr WIZ ~" t MI, a
with bad a1'0wcr which already enflchcs emma WIN
string of ports, ana when ~ H"u'tin ia' ' i
ing close uron the Moneollah's heels as he lolt'.i
toward the Past would rot be WILING 70 SEQ hlL,n
and France reap The harvest for which she Is susleeea
/ and prudence combined to make care neceS-
| snry there should be fear that Ministry winch
includes Mr.. Bright would err upon Tue sue 3I u,nl
But c may hr taken tic Rodney hnd hinauO
may lombard Nau.in; indeed thcy should ioi ..Nv
been ordered there unless tEey be- ready 10 bomh1 u u
rr e,,ods however cyrayngaut. Should be rciuscd,
and once shot fired our war party Wil prick W lh,r
ears AID il may DE too late to counsel caution aud To-
dence aud rusfupess OF China. lot NJ no longer nave
one diplomacy !or Europe and another lor A'' o' ~
remember thar We are nos no" aiouo Ia 'Ao Last o"'
/ that America j. thcro 90 wntch as. 49, -.
II VIII bc wcl n Tic English public should NOT stop nero
Should not DC content demand ofisGorcrnmcni ilat
war should not arise with ChGa ~ TIE acs Oh oh con
Gals. guuhJsi capiau- or our merchants; bt that Tue
10 provide thai the revision oi tue treaty o ls-Nhci
| might have been made Last year, bHt wen
win certainly occur tnis year ot mGH. S1' T
already been sitting for many months 10 ickin To con
merchants az the ports "il without HulN"iH Ioh
home; ana tic heads of the 'n!nc.c Foreign pHcf-n
ncatei mou-havo already be- Heard 10 say that We
rsst In such demands ~ That q TIE abolition at local
Sire bullet through The head Is preferable to hhser
| IHS DEATH