The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-06-22
CENTRE OF THE WORLD
THE POSSIBILITIES

The whole civilized world is awaiting
with intense anxiety news from Pekin.
OF the present situation the New York
'Tribuuc' says: The storming the Taku
forts emphasizes the fact that China has
become the war center of the world. The
conflict in South Africa if near its end
and its possibilities of disturbance are, as
indeed they have been from the beginning,
circumscribed. The instruction in the
Philippines is practically a thing of the
past The outbreak in Ashanti involves
only q few savage tribes. In all other
quarters there is peace. But in China the
the world faces unutterabic posi-
bilities, which day by day more and more
assume the aspect of probabilities. The
most popuious empire in the world is on
the verge of commin gled revolution and
collapse, while half dozen of the fore
most powers crowd about it to cocrce it,
to partition it or to fight with each other
about the dispos ton of it. Not for many
a wear has there been an outlook more
ominous'
The New York "Herald' says: There
have been many blazes in China, but none
so serious as this. Did the Dowager En-
press deliberately encourage the incendi-
aries, or was the house set on fire by ser
wants over whom she had lost control?
The question cannot now be answered,
but in either case it is evident that new
administration is necessary, and it must
either be chosen by or be satisfactory to
the powers who are about to eXtingush
the ire They must have indemnity for
people who were 81 jnurning in the doom
ed structure, and an ASSURANCE of ample
protection for the Survivors and for al
future visitors, whether missionaries or
traders"
The New York World says: The fate
of China, which has been trembling in the
balance for years, appears to have been
decided by this revelation of helpessncsS
to accept modern civilized conditions. If
there is any truth in these rumors from
Pckin which the civilized world receives
instead of the news which is denied it,
the Empire of China has oUtiawcd itself
among nations and must expect the penal
ties of outlawry.'
The Providence journal says: st will
be far better if the United States JOINS
with Great Britain and japan in helping
to restore peace and quiet. But our du-
ty to protect our citizens is clear enough,
hn
'traditionary policy is sought it can be
found in the way we dealt with the Bar
barry pirates"
The Boston Globe says: IF, however,
methods of peace seem impossible, and it
becomes evident that a concerted warlike
movement is absolutely necessary to as
sert the rights of humanity and Justice in
China. the United States ought unques
tionably to bear her part in the essential
work
The Boston journal says: There is
cause for the gravest apprehension as to
tue safety of the foreign representatives
| and the handful of guards in the seething
Chinese capital The rumor that all the
legations have been burned and the Ger
man Ambassador murdered has not been
verified at this writing. but the Christian
world have received the story with
shock of realization that this is by no
| means beyond the bounds of possibility.
| If the terrible report is confirmed, it will
| be the death sigma! OF the tottering impc-
| rial dynasty and of China as a nominally
| independent nation. 1t will make for
| ton not only justitiablc but imperativc.'