The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-15
That Inns Been Long Delayed Be-.
tween England and Russia?
Till WAR CLOUD IN THE EAST
THE FuTuREg

THEiFuTuRE7
10 The Editor OF the Intelligencer.
sIR:gThe stations most Interested in
the JpuzzlIng, perplexins. political oondi-
lions that obtain III the Orient. to-day,
nre China, Russia, England. France,
Germany and Japan. The whole trou-
bio is founded on the Commercial RI
Yalry." political schemlng, race hatred,
and undertaking instincts OF these
various: ratlons, Al the expense OF AZ
rlca, Asia and adjacent Islands.
1t is a battle between the giants In
the foreign otices OF these various coun-
tries, each try!ns to get the better OF
her neighbors: avoiding war IL possible.
but willing even for that II the gain Is
proportionate: because. war mean- nd
yditlonal millions of money. additional
taxes. great hnrdshlps and suffering,
" great disturbance of commerce and
loss Of precious lives.
For us. outsiders, to obtain a proper
understanding OF the conditions pre-
scented, It Is necessary to examine, even
X briefly. the physical conditions, the
aspirations. the schemings OF the above
named six nations In this ~seS-GnSnlar
struggle.
During the past century, the principal
dishes before the hungry eyes OF Euro
pean nations, was the slicing up OF
Africa, and the proper carving. OF. the
"Sick-man-Turkey." who, last year,
showed, to their surprise, that he had
regained his youth, and wan a wonder
FULL: tough and lively Turkey" thar,
in fact, ne was the shrewdest diplomat
OF the day.
Suddenly the whole scene was shifted
to China, by the sudden and unlocked
for descent. by the Emperor Of Ger
many. on Kiao Chou Bay. It upset all
plans, and caused q new and dainty
dish, 1.-THE S!ck-man-Ch China" to be plac-
ed before the diplomats OF Europe. sor
digestion. The newspapers said. that
Germany intended to make Kiao Chou
Bay an exclusive German province, with
sole control of the S~hun-Tung Peninsu-
Ia and It's valuable coal and other min
erals, its 100000 people and their en-
tire trade, with concessions to build
railroads to Pekin or to the moon, &c she
SO desired; that Russia was cognizani
OF Germany's move. and intended 10
take under her wing, Mongolia and
Menchuria, down to the Great Wall,
with Port Arthur and Talien-wan as
winter harbors for her war navy. with
concessions for railroads to anywhere
and everywhere: that France was to
have great concessions in southwestern
China. and the great Island OF Hainap;
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cold: that England had been outvitted
by these powers. that her newspapers
and music hal, habltues claimed that
England would fight them all 10 main
tain her exclusive right to trade with
China. ETC.. etc"
THE REAL PROMOTER.
japan was the real promoter o. all
this storm, for she, only out OF her swad-
ding clothes. rudcly aston.shed all
Europe by declaring war against Chi
ma, with her 100000, 600 people, and in a
few months time, completely demolIsh-
ed her title to eve respect as j ma
ton; taking possession of Corea, Wei
hei-wei. Port Arthur and the whole'o
the Lao Tung Peninsula. all of which
she claimed the cession OF, with q great
indemnity; oil this was conceded to hc-
by the treaty Of S~himenoseki. It was
hardly more than confirmed. when Rus
sia, Germany and France demanded of
Japan that she eyacuate all of those
conquered provinces, except Wei-hei-
wei and receive in its stead, an indern-
nifty. This was England's great oppor-
tun!ty, but she wasted time and lost It;
she failed to keep Japan in possession
u r a y too r, -, - -. -as
state between Russia or the Amcor riv-
er and China proper. Was 1t envy and
Jealousy OF Japan's growing power in
the Orient. or fear OF the combination
of Russia, France and Germany?
England Is the most powerful country
on the face of the globe to-day, because
Of her immense possessions on which
the sun never sets. her immense wealth,
her powerful war and commercial nav
les; because her upper classes ore
among the most Intelligent and best ed
ucated people, with the highest stand
ard OF social life, among the nations OF
Europe; therefore. the model, In most
everything, to other nations. She IL
the greatest land-grabber, but the
greatest and best colonizer except Rus
STA. in the world.
When she took Cape Colony. in 1906.
from the Dutch, 1t was only a az specE
on the great continent OF Africa. To-
day she claims in immense strip OF
underlined width, OF land, straight away
from Cape Colony, through the hear,
OF Africa, to the mouths Of the River
Nile. on the Mediterranean: thus sep
aratlng. like q huge wedge, the east and
west colonies of France and Germany,
in&Africa. Her eyes are to-day water
ing for other possessions In Africa. as
Delagoa Bay, with oil that belongs to
Portugal; on the River Niger; the Red
Sea. In the Soudan. and on the land
owned by the brave Beers, the Trans
vaal.
During the Napoleonlc wars, she be-
came possessed of India and a majority
OF the Islands Of Occanica, from the
Dutch. Portuguese and French; on
January j, 1877. Dy annexlng india to
England, the Queen Of England gained
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