The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-06
PARTITION OF CHINA.
No Prospect of Injury to American
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The United States has not been an
Indifferent spectator of the extra
ordinary events transporting in the chi
nese empire, whereby portions OF us
maritime provinces are passing under
the control of various European pow
ers; but the prospect that the vast COM
merce which the energy of our citizens
and the necessity of our staple produc-
| tions for Chinese uses has built up IN
those regions may not be DreJudlced
through any exclusive treatment by The
new occupants has obviated the need
| of our country becoming an actor IN the
scene. Our position among nations,
having a large Pacific coast and con-
stantly expanding trade with the farth-
er orient, gives US the equitable claim
to consideration and friendly treatment
in this regard, and it will be my aim
to subserve our large interests in that
quarter by all means appropriate to The
constant policy of our government. Inc
territories of Kaio-Chou, of Wei-Aal-
Wei and of Port Arthur and Ia Lien
Wan, leased to Germany, Great Britain
and Russia, respectively, for term of
years. will, it is announced, add to IN
| ternational commerce during such oc-
| cupation, and if no discriminating
treatment of American citizens and
their trade be found to exist or be here
after developed, the desire of this gov
! eminent would appear to be realized.
In this relation, as showing the vol
ume and value Of our exchanges with
! China and the peculiarly favorable con-
ditions which exist for the expansion in
the normal course of trade, 1 refer to
! the communication addressed to It's
I speaker of the house of representatives
by the secretary of the treasury on the
18th of last June, with it's accompany
| ing letter of the secretary of state,
! recommending an appropriation for a
/ commission to study the commercial
and industrial conditions in the Chinese
empire and report as to the opportuni-
/ ties for and obstacles to the enlarge
ment of markets in China for the raw
products and manufactures of the
! United States Action was not taken
thereon during the late session. l cor
! daily urge that the recommendation
receive at your hands the consideration
which its Importance and timelinesS
merit.
Meanwhile. there may be just ground
for disquietude, in view of the unrest
and revival of the old sentiment of OPP
! position and prejudice to alien people
! which perVadeS certain of the Chinese
4 provinces. AS in the case of the at
lacks upon our citizens in Scechuar
and at Kutien in 1885, the United States
minister has been instructed to secure
the fullest measure of protection, botf
local and imperial, for any menacec
American interests, and to demand il
case Of lawless injury to persons OF
property, instant reparation aDpropri-
ate to the case WarshiDs have beer
stationed at Tien Tsin for more ready
observation of the disorders which have
invaded even the Chinese capital, so as
to be in q position to act, should neet
arise, while a guard of marines ha:
been sent to Pekin to afford the minis
ter the same measure of authoritative
protection as the representatives o.
other nations have been constrained tt
employ.