The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-16


The confession Of China that she cannot
resist the Japanese and her pleading for
the Intervention OF Earopean posers ex-
cites the same kind Of contsnps that we
al feel when ws read that stalwart msn
has sned for divorce. charging his wife
With '1ntoiersbls severity" with hacking
his syes and pulling ont bis hair By the
roots.
Tom Hood. in enc Of his humorous
poems. makes the little husband complain
that
Aod makes sne fsss tie thonr oIis
Fer 1 azn small ant Sc ls tail
AID that's TIE shors and loeg Of f."
Bat in the case Of China however, 1t
cannot Be pleaded that she Is "small;" On
the contrary, .. 10 Japan that il small"
and China that 10 ''talI," but nevertheless
is IL small Japan that has made "tail"
China danes q rigadoon under the thong
Of her military whip
China nominally rules over 3oo, 0o0 900 Of
people: shs has spent vast sums for the best
ssr material; she had . navy greatly sups-
rior 70 that Of Japan In number OF iron
eiads and weight Of armament, and,
relying on her enormous resources, China
a. the outset OF the war Published . mani
fssio speaking OF the japanese in terms Of
bitter contempt.
In few months the hardy little Japan
sss have brought China down 70 the depth
Of humiliation With the exception Of
England. which possesses the largest share
OF the foreign trade OF China, we believe
Japan has the sympathy and admiration
Of the civilized world as Q gallant litiie
nation. which, eontsnding successfully
against great odds, deserved to be let alone
By outsiders and suffered to gather in the
fruits Of victory.
China 10 q craven; II she wants peace let
her treat with Japan; not seek 70 ex.ort .
peace By placing Japan under the duress
Of the selfish powers OF Europe.
CANA ou,nunbers Japan nearly eight to
one. and 10 10 reported that Enxlsnd Is
wiling 10 intsrfere on behalf Of China
England did not manifest this kind Of
readiness when in is5l-64 Lord Palmerston
sbandonsd his purpose to combine with
Napoleon the Third for the support of the
Southern Confederscy because be Was
warned by Alexander the Second that
Russia had determined to uphold the
Union cause.
In is70-7l England allowed Germany TO
dismsmbsr and plumber France. because
the ezAr said. Hands Of" Today Eng
land will give China nothing but her
''morsl sympathy" the moment she fnds
out that neither Russia or France will see
Japan's grip on tbs throat of China
broken In order to give Geat Britain a
monopoly OF commerce with China.
Japan does not contemplate the conquest
OF China. but she doubtless expects to re-
place iis present alien barbarian Msnchu
dynasty by native Chinese dynasty. As
q matter Of international equity, IL Is for
China and Japan 70 settle their own quar-
rel without any interference on the part
of foreign nations.
liz 300.0l0.oo of Chinese cannot fight
10000. coo Of Japanese the Chinese deserve
to 20 to the wall. What would have been
thought of the United States during the
war Of the rebellion If she had whiningly
complained TO the powers of Europe that
the North could not subdue the Southern
rebellion and desired the good Offices of
the powers of Europe to secure favorable
terms of peace7