The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-15
That has Been Long Delayed BE.
tween England and Russia?
THE VAR CLOUD INgTHE EAST
No .he Edltor q the lnteNAEencer.

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10 tho Editor OF tho 1ntelIiEencer.
SlR:-The stations most Interested In
the puzziing, perpiexins, political conat-
lions that obtain Oh the Orient. to-day,
are China, Russia, England, France.
Germany and Japan. The whole trou-
bio Is founded on the commercial RI
valrv," political schemlng, ace hatred.
and fand.grabblnE instincts OF these
various nations, at the expense 0: AZ
rlca, Asia and adjacent Islands.
1t is a baltic between the giants in
the foreign Offices OF these various coun.
tries, each try!ns to get the bestor Of
her neighbors; avoiding war IL possible,
but willing even for that IL the gain is
proportionate; because, war mean. i'd
sditional millions OF money, additional
taxes, great h%nrdships and suffering,
q great disturbance OF commerce and
loss OF precious lives.
For US, outsiders, 10 obtain a proper
understanding OF the conditions pre-
scented. It Is necessary to examine, even
IL briefly. the physical conditions, the
aspirations, the SCREENINGS OF the above
named six nations in this se1 .engular
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
..Slck-man-Turkcy." who, last year.
showed. to their surprise, that he had
RECLAIMED his youth. and wasa wonder
fully tough and lively Turkey" that,
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. 1t upset all
plans. Rad caused q new and dainty
q dish, THE Sick-man-Chia to be plac-
ed before the diplomats, Of Europe, Tor
digestion. The newspapers said, that
Germany intended to make Kiao Chou
Bay an exclusive German province. with
sole control OF the Shan-Tung Peninsu-
Ia and It's valuable coal and other min
erals, its 1000, 900 people and their en-
tire trade, with concessions to build
railroads to Pekin or to the moon. it she
SO desired; that Russia was cognizant
OF Gernany's move. and intended 10
take unde- her wing, Mongolia and
Menchuria, down ( 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;
that Japan was to be left cut In the
cold; that England had been outwitted
by these powers. that her newspapers
and music hal! habitues claimed that
England would fight them oil 10 MAIN
tain her exclusive right to trade with
China. ETC.. etc"
THE REAL PROMOTER.
Japan was the rea, promoter OF all
this storm, for she, only out OF her swad-
ding clothes. :udcIy astonished all
Europe by declaring war against Chi
na, with her 3o0.o 200, 900 people, and in a
few months time. completely demolish-
ed her title to even respect as I ma
ton; taking possession of Corea, Wei
hei-wei, Port Arthur and the whole of
the Lao Tung Peninsula. all OF which
she claimed the ccssion of, with q great
indemnity; oil this was conceded to he.
by the treaty of Shimenoseki. It was
hardly more than confirmed, when Rus
sia, Germang and France demanded OF
Japan that She evacuate all OF those
conquered provinces. except Wei-hei-
vel and receive In its stead an inden-
nifty. This was England'S great 'oppor-
tunity, bu she wasted time and lost Il;
she failed to keep Japan in possession
OF the Lilac Tung peninsula, as q buffer
state between Russia on 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 var and commercial nav
les; because aer 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 natlons. SHE ia
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 ny speck
on the great continent OF Africa. To-
day she claims on immense strip OF
underlined width, Of land, straight away
from Cape Colony, through the heart
of Africa, to the mouths OF the River
Nile. on the Mediterranean: thus sep
aratlng. Ike q huge wedge, the east and
west colonies OF France and Germany,
in Africa. Her eyes are to-day water
ing for other possessions Ia Africa. as
Delngoa Bay, with oil that belongs to
Portugal; on tho River Niger: the Red
Sea. In the Soudan, and on the land
owned by the brave Beers, the Trans
raal.
During the Sapoleonic wars, she be-
came possessed OF India and n majority
OF the Islands OF Occanica, from the
Dutch. Portuguese and French; on
January !, 1877, by annexing India to
England, the Queen OF England gained
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