The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-31
Future OF CHINA.
...,s or THE UNITED STATES
@rlN''',N IT'S PARTITION.

Esep" cowmerce-Our Total irsoe
tense o. W AMOUNT. TO About $4,000
r y" Year-oOr Protective
.,oo in the orient Is carefully
The =. sin IN washington. Although inc
s'leasu has decided after eonsu.'a. .'o,
,esideu nmb D Of his cabinet that our pol
dth mei" ~ strictly one OF noninterVen'
g ny ~ except to guard American r' 90 o'' mar,
ton' ,nercan interests, taking no paa'
and An n the struggle for territorial 40
sha is'"n now apparently at hand the .urn
cushion - serye TO change or at least
d events may ool,oy.
moail, INC ns that the whole effort OF tine
ConSuee for commercial advantage
ywers - .Sa commercial prestige OF tne
and ina. c.a,es is likely TO be adversely
ynl l,sa some complications may a,as' 80
ip u'os his nation viii De coinpe'''" "
ukepart ~ American citizens are
II INC ,nct the query naturally arises.
pbe nose lnterestsf They are COM
WA! az Therefore, " the commerciai
ne lV'a,, china are all TO be turned over 10
pcr's " :, control II Europeans are 10 get
buropv ,",obcs upon all the trade OF those
bel o,,i1ens of the United States are
Ors lien ont of those markets, then
70 % u has vital interest In the par
ation Of China ,,ooa TIM, the geo.
t ms situation Of China is such thas
slPn,,ad States must have peculiar IN
. -. IN the fate OF that empire nina
''as directly across the sea irom our Own
To,os In the broad sense, she 10 near
ATahhor This fact appears to be eener-
s mI rocoonized in Europe. The CONT
s! ~ nc well as the British press have
seu,a, tbe last two weeks repeatedly
su. una ont the vast stake which the Unit
rS,.,ss has In the future OF China.
mr. nromptness with which President
,,Iv,niov and his cabinet made known
.ss,r attitude of nonintervention, go iar
Wv ,orritorial greed Is concerned. has
..natbened this nation In the eyes OF
.ss world II we find II necessary to move
~, r,otection of our commercial interests.
%sa, we NAV be compelled to take stand
n defense of our trade In Asia lie not az
al improbable. II is the opinion OF care
mi students of the situation that the DUTY
:, this government is to participate to
sbs extent of securing in perpetuity such
commercial rights and privileges In the
o,iont a. will admit of the indefinite de-
solonment of our commerce on the Pacific.
II NAV be matter OF Indifference TO the
rnted States what territorial dominion
Is acouired In China by Germany, Rus
sa England or Japan, provided their ex-
tension of empire does not carry with 1t
the mower TO place upon our trade-or
irrespective trade with the orient such a
restriction as they may see tit.
The European powers may grab terri
tory to their hearts content. inoluding
strategic ports and bays and CULTS With
that part Of the game the United States
has nothing to do But II the American
government steps In and demands that
the commercial interests OF its citizens be
carefully safeguarded 1t will speak with
right and justice on Its side. Moreover,
il will be listened TO and its contentious
will receive attention
In the opinion OF good authorities this
government will be remiss In Its duty TO
the country and the future IL 1t fails to
take such action. The contention Is not
alone as to the present. 1t is for the future
few years count for little In the life of a
nation and the developments OF a great
commerce
Our protective policy, which public
opinion never upheld more firmly. con
SANITY irritates the nations OF Europe.
They seek more and more to close their
markets to US There must therefore, be
swell defined limit to the growth Of our
trade In that direction. But no such re.
strictions appear In the orient. There we
already have a foothold Our total trade
with China amounts to about $40. 900, 600
agar. The United States Is in better
position TO develop its commerce with
China than any Of the nations of Europe
We are nearer the ports Of China than
England or Russia or Germany or France.
Our stake In the future OF China Is really
greater than that OF any one Of these ma
lions, unless II be Russia, whose territorial
end commercial developments 10 by land
rather than BY water aud already In close
proximity to China.
u Is believed by administration officials
mat President Mckinley will at she proper
uhie endeavor 10 protect our rights In
China de may insist that II the powers
are 10 take the ports they are not to do
@te the tariff laws, sign commercial trea
Ties or Interfere with the freedom OF com
merclai intercourse which American citi
sens now enjoy
IL the commercial relationship OF ChinI
the outer world Is to be dictated by th,
powers OF Europe, then the United States
must surely suf1er We shall be crowded
out
fortunately our status az an interested
pOwer is not denied in any quarter, anG
PRESIDENT Mckinley goes at the task o
projecting our rights 1t IL believed he will
succeed without any danger OF friction
MIN any OF the European powers Waite
"eiman In Chicago Times. Herald.
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