The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-01
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APPREHEKDS UNIVERSAL WAR
President Mckinley is Watching
the Moves on China.

Washington, Dec. 3l.-President Nc
Kinlev is carefully considering the situa.
ton in the Orient, aud views with regret
the proposed disme.n berment of The Chi
nesc Empire. He has asked ana received
the OPP mons OF leading minds of this
country concerning the interests and
treaty rights of our republic, and has re-
Quested suggestions for mis- guidance. 1t
NAV he stated with absolute assurance
that the President Will he heard from in
due time on that question and in no un-
certain manner.
- la common with tie plan of this coun-
try President Mckinley eniertains sill
ce:e feelings OF friendship aud regard for
Russia. because that vast empire auto
cratic and imperial though it lie, has
been a siucere and practical friend of this
republic at critical times, when the
friendship of such Il power has heen of
inestimaDle value to our interests.
Primarily for this reason the President
las been hesitating to interfere, because
ali negotiations pending look to the bet.
terment of Russi,'s development an I'd
growth as "A maritime power. TO one of
his personal and pilitical friends, whose
advice has been sought and received. the
President has said: ~ believe that Rus
sia should have port on the Pacific
have connection with the Mediterranean
Sea. This believe, would be for the
welfare of the commercial interests of the
world. as well as for Russia. But the
Car has how large portion Of the sur
face of the earth; almost enough for the
pun poses Of any nation"
1T is known in the inner circles of dip
lomacy that the President apprehends an
almost universal war, although the civil
lied millions are now in n state of pro
fonnd rraoc. Nevertheless Germany,
France, Russia and Great Britain now
maintain standing armies with more
troops than were marshaled during the
Napoleon campaigns and all are prepared
for war.
Senators and Rep, esentatives Sho care :
fully study foreign affairs and who APP
preciate existing conditions, are almost
unanimously OF the opinion that warfare
in the grca; Orient can only he averted
by iirmncss on the part OF Great Britain.
Superficial observers seem to think that
G eat Britain is not now II formidable
power, hut men of learning and c!nsp cal.
culation in current affairs believe that
Great Britain can marshal quarter of Il
million men on the Chinese coastlands
within two weeks. The maritime power
of the queen is never undere stimated.
iueiciOIe, IL IL UDe OuiUiuu vi IUc DeSl
minds At this capital that Great Britain
alone can avert a universal war which
will'occupy n promonIory in history. ss.The
question is whether or not British diplo-
mats have the saeacity and the courage
TO grasp the situation at this critical
time.
President Mckinley. i'll his conversa.
tions with those whose advice he has
sought, has irdicated Il disposition to
send word TO the European powers that
the rights of this country. mot only for
the present, but our rights prospective,
must he considered before the proposed
partition of China shall be completed or
before the plans shall have further pro
cee,led.
1t will be gratifying to all of our PEG
pie to know that the President Inns been
assured of the cordial support of not only
the Republicans and Democrats with
whom be has CONVEX sed, but also vy the
Populists and Silver Republicans. This
fact indicates that there is a chord OF pa
triotism running through our ~~body poll
tic which obl'terates all partisan lines
when theezwe'fare and interests of our
common country are involved.
Before the partition ofsChina shall he
further devised according to European
schemes, the commerce. interests OF this
RepuDlic WILL be announced, ana when
announced they will be respected.
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