Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-30
MISREPRESENTATION
AMERICA WILL NOT BE DRAWN INTO IT.
,,xcept in the Case OF the Extinction OF
China, and Then Only to Slight Eh-
tent to Protect American Interests.


~ % ,rbe rnpid
washington, Dec. ze'-ihe iapi.
movement of events In the lar has'
,,,,,,as 10 he an absorbing topic In
w, a., t,.,,,,, ha,.a r,rticularly Mt
diplomatic cl'eles i'e.e' Pa an,
the embassies ana legations VI '"S
,,oyvers which are aligning for an APP
..r,gole for Chinese territory
pare"' ~ 49,, trnitea
There is no iurther 'a4N va
States as a possible FACTOR IN thc Yum
80, ,a the recent understanding at u
te9'' 90 L. o,oantad ma remoy-
cabinet ncet'"s 10 49,, ,
ing this government from inc
controversy.
a. ~, sar,a tir,e an eminent au-
AZ t"e ,.,t.n, orfairs said
thorty on lhterhatioH"'
to-day that situation might ueVe'op
.,ha,, tho limited states would be called
,,rcb further than protect
upon W 81 -. .,,,,.
American interests a. VIC -
in ChIna. This situation would come,
=, .otd ~ the scramble for Chinese
He s"'u' ~, ,,.o,,, a, tho
territory wen. " VI"
extinction OF emma ana 'ne voi"pteae
absorption or the ola empire W lo
cign nations. Such was the app'liril,'
drift of the present movement, ne salu'
and If 1t became reality conultloii
Would arise similar TO the eNtethliiii-
ton of Poland.
Poland had established preceuerl
in International aftalrs, ne sa,u, an o,.
following that precedent, II ohliiu w,
TO be absorbed, then 1t was question
which the United states. IN common
with all the nations OF the world, mus, nus,
take cognizance OF. uhul inns ma,
movement occurred. nuWeVer, vs.
plain that the United states n.lu Nv a.,
terest in the iehcing vi Eua ,tnn,
tons and Japan LOT soaiias s' Il, Tie
ana ports III ~. 10 ,dinlomnts are
meantime, however, the uip,o,,a,S ~ ~
much concerned IN .he ~ ~, ',aod
their respective Cow .i' ,.aiS ,odoy.
ing Japanese ulpioi,e 9,,,',,,io,, &c in
DO nov iooh a.. tStina and no
Volving the phrtlt,oi, VI ~. ,adicato
event mas occuirea t . 10 he divided
that cniha 10 INV ny, Nv tnnsihle
among the poWers. occ,,nied
fact Is that berliaIs TO-, ,,aet
kalo- cnou pay' an '. Sa,.,,,any,a artion
AT Port Ar'hui. -, or indemnitv for
was taken 70 eoits e,,,, on Observation-Disclosures.
an lhuishhy - ,,,da,nnitv from Hal
Just as sho iotSeu T,n,as,n,,t, n,,,y saeI, In
ii. BEYOND TINS; ,n,inn ~ Kate. chou
estaplsn q nh'"' .,a,,ai hose Of onera :
ana tnas ,, I'D pa citn But that does not
tlohs On tne i.Srsr1 az nnv considerable
hlvoNe w rI,tr,nse trrritorv. and 1t is
20. 20. ~, ta ehnvn that Germany will
yct ~ nu thon n coast mort and such
INK lhe nv at,a+a,, adjacent as to give
iuhu ~. ,.rnrsr focIIities
'Ne pVi ro,,as tn takin1 territory, the
II Ch,na must NOT be overlooked.
VIZ yvhii. china is weak from a military
iiie ni'.tonanoint vet she has an
.I,,.,.',,,. ,,rrnher of men ready to
nv ,.a.i,o ala while the entire force OF
Ss.u . al t<nio- Chou cannot exceed
:. fa,, thousand men. Even a weak
~ IL stronp in defending its own
.'.',,,,,m
Shinesa ajnIomnt said: "The al
,ogad na,ciel statements coming from
~ 1,hineae ierations have been UNI
,,.o,ra,,tad MS The legation has not re-
asi,,ad n word from Pekin since the
crst rotion was sent that n German
,orca mad landed Mt Kaio- Chou, with
n,t nravio,,s notice to the Chinese gov
orS n n Is felt however. that many
~ Tho renorts ms to the seriousness OF
mo situotIon particularly those from
s sne nro avnrdrawn Judging
rom tho nress DISPATCHES. there at-
,,aars "a ba iittie dnubt that the origin
81 r,,rnoso Of r,ermnny to enforce an
,ndemnitv has now developed into Sc
cur,ng a naval station nj Kaio- Chou,
and noesibly more territory on the
rround TINT Germany is entitled to a
return for her services during the
china.Uonsp war
put If appears to he overlooked that
cerranv ms received distinct returns
Tor those services. in the granting OF
lorge concessIons which Mt the time of
tbe Grant were considered most yalu-
oble To Germany
"As IN the Rrissinn feet Mt Port Ar
thur. that is not surprise. A Rus
sion Acct wos wintered nj n Chinese