Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-30
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m.nt Must b. Guaranteed.

,,,hcrst. Mass. June 20. John W.
.,.r delivered an addrcsu on the
\ r.. Empire at the 51th commence
"a rxercises OF Amherst college
fiSf,rrinE to the fact that ne ma
= rg1uested by President Gates 20
,asa the topic ~ the Chinese enpirr
1 its possible future. cN-he,i c'llg
lff cited the statement OF hil,lHa
lrst minister that history tulhlHh'u
stAmplc OF the present sltuallvn u'
aa-af a great empire without ma!
l. r.sslved "A vital blow, unable 20
a ~. feeblest form OF attack, Ito
.,s1rl 10 review the country ana
na,plg In order TO explain TINS
maiy ~ hlatory. The great need ui
rl today, he said, was AN inlolli.
M ana CONTAGIOUS leader who couid
Ii loose from the dead past ana BRING
Iis people the improvement OF mou'
L. social. commercial ana govern
ut1i methods. japan, which was
II natural ally OF China, h. SAID had
4 Nominated the present crisis by W
lndltlDur designs, which Afforded a
tf,sxt VI European Intervention
|T,s dIsmemberment ~ China seems
y mlnant. Sir. Foster thinks. Tho ma
4 % which can and u most likely 10
. vent ID IL Great britain. In con
4 lsIOn Mr. Foster said:
I"Adltd 10 these large and growing
hlers,s there has come concur.
1ucg " political events OF tho highest
fluCncs and magnitude, The ia
illan Islands, the strategic outpost on
" military defense Of our Phcllo
4 lsl territory and the half way sta
o. % our commerce with Asia, arr
ogkng for admission 10 the Ameri-
n Union. suddenly, at the call OF
@man.ty. we are at war with spain 60
rs freedom 60 near by people, The
ihlnA. Hut. strangely enough, thg
v blow IN the conflict " struck In
flr on pacinc and the victory "a
arms gives US control, temporarily
least. Of q country constituting an
|npire In extent and population.
\ Joined 90 these la the friendly sym
iihy manifested by the English pco-
4 In this conflict, While most OF the
lions OF Europe critlcise our attl-
Fde and would rejoice IN spanish
efrsa. tn british people and govern
Heni have shown umniafRkablc apprc-
tluon VI our cause. Those " us who
N hgNr lu au overriding power WHOA
EnlrpN lu tho analrs lf nations aH in
1Niaulln W'y see, Ia these events, lhn
'| lNhNlNNNlN iAlllNh Wv
n,ii'an o Ole o. q stlll greater pnl r
n pluon aHi Interest Ia thu anairs OF
" far ElEJ
Id ltlrr ihfso circumstances u II I'M
IA i''lIr for uH 10 look upon the sltul-
|aoh ln China with Indifference. az our
IA .Ini in preserving frso commercial
IA tl'llisr with that country colin
WIN that Of Great Britain. II o.
llula hat the present war has
r.lthi us more closely together ana
lI forgot the causes which have
4 iulIl ,siringed us In the past. a
a alliance IL not necessary to
a VIZ 1N1ut the cooperation Of the
ia u.A aud American governments ln
|suhys' affairs. But It X a happy
49, iur the future Of that ancient
ln ne crisis of distress that
IN De- concurrence Of interests and
H., l.'p citing u In two branches 900
IL ANF.u-snxnn race. n England and
4 H.tlc1 can by common policy give
a gN tn the government. brInr
"A tier and purer System ~ adj
A Dslralinn ana hronk down tho spirit
Il .eNa.rFliiEm, there may come to
"A St aa an era of power and prosperity
II '4u'll'd In the past"