The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-02-03
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THE EMINENT BRITON DISCUSSES
THE ORIENT.
Points Out the Immense Advantages
of His Proposal to America-It Will
Preserve Peace.

Lord Charles Beresford, whose pro-
posal of the open door" policy in the
Orient has been received with atten-
tion throughout the world, and is very
likely to play a most important part
in the settlement of the far east ques-
ton, arrived this morning by the
America Maru.
Speaking of the open door" policy,
he said: ut means simply that in
stead of spheres of influence which
means the breaking up of the Chinese
empire, that England, America, Ger
many and Japan shall by agreement
maintain free and equal commercial
relations for all in the Orient. 1t in
cludes the reorganization of the Chi
nese armies into one imperial army in
stead of numerous provincial armies,
otiicered both as to commissioned and
n-cOmmissioned officers by Europe
ans, so that the Chinese empire may be
properly policed and life and proper
ty made safe. AS it is now mobs and
rebellions are liable at any time to de-
stroy both lives and property, as actu-
ally happened not long ago when about
100000 taels worth of property belong
ing to the French mission in western
China was destroyed.
"China must have a revenue and the
open oOor policy by guaranteeing order
and uniformity in customs regulations
and tariffs will provide it in greater
abundance than it has ever been pro-
vided before, besides insuring that it
shall not be wasted as it is now. 1t
will mean the opening up of the en-
pire in all it's provinces, and the de-
VelOpment of it's wonderful resources
of mining and commerce. The returns
from concessions of these natural re-
sources now lying idle will be a source
of great revenue to the empire.
SnhnTaS infl1Ianrn iG
allowed to be adopted, Russia will OF
course become all powerful in the
north, France in the south. England OF
course can't get everything. Germany
will get what she can. While America
will probably get nothing, for though
| think she is destined to be a great
trading nation in the Orient, greater
than Britain or any other country, her
interests there now are comparatively
Slight and in the scramble for spheres
of influence it is not likely that the
American people would feel their inter
ests demanded a struggle for portion
of it at this time. But with the open
door, equal opportunity for all ma
tions, her commerce is bound to grow.
With the spheres of influence of course
Russa would put on preferential tar
ifs in the regions she dominated, and
France would do the same in her terri
tory. | don't know whether Germany
rica would be cut out altogether, or
practically so, from the China trade
and England from all but that she
dominated. So that America really has
more interest in the open door than
England has.
Wherever 1 have been l have found
approval of this plan. The Chinese
themselves favor it, and 1 have seen
the important men of China from the
highest to the lowest In Japan l met
with cordial approval of it. The Mi
kado sent for me, and discussed it with
me. Among Germans, Americans and
Britons, there is cordial and hearty
support of it, And why should there
not be? Aside from it's commercial as
pect it means peace in the Orient and
progress and development. The drei-
bund in Europe, Germany, Italy and
Russia, preserved the peace of Europe
| for thirty years. But how much more
powerful this alliance would be, Eng
| land, America, Germany and Japan.
The Empress Dowager of China is
! all powerful in that realm. She is q
wonderful woman. Whether she favors
| progress and reform on not, She sees
| the drift of affairs, and that with the
! spheres of influence the Manchu dynas-
| ty is gone. Ii Hung Chang l did not
| see. He counts for little now He is
| an old man, he is not a patriot, and
| anyway, he is done for.
II go from here to San Francisco,
| Chicago and New York and Washing
| ton, to get the sentiment of the boards
| of trade and chambers of commerce
| there on the proposal"
Reference was made to the incident
which remains in the memory of
many of the older citizens of Honolulu,
occurring when Lord Charles Beresford
was here for the first time. He smil-
ed as he thought of it. 1T was only a
! lark" he said, but it occurred Just at
| the time of the fall of Richmond and
| the Americans thought it had some
political significance. But have new
! er met any Americans since who did
| not laugh with me over it. The fact is
some ladies We're chatting me, and
said, yes, I'll tear down the coat of
| and we did 1t. The rest of the story