The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-05
mY CnAnLEs A. EpwARpsO


Washington, August S1--(staff Specially
The Chinese situation is rapidly becoming
veritable Chinese puzzle to the admin
istration. 1t is getting into very deep
water and do not believe it can swim.
We have seen the beginning Of the end.
That means nothing else but tie par
tition OF the Chinese empire. and this
country will stay there and take slice
or else all signs are failures. 1t cant
very well help itself, in the face OF all
the surrounding circumstances, no matter
what protestations this administration may
have made or may make agIllst spy such
proceeding. The present SITUATION is very
grave and very complicated. The lact
that we have declared in favor of the
maintenance of the integrity of the Chi
nese empire, and tho open door," makes
1t more complicated for this nation than
1t would otherwise be.
Having so declared, we ought in ali
honor, TO stand by our declaration. But
will we do It? If We don't then the ad-
ministration will be accused OF rank cow
ardlce and IN league with Great Bri n
and the other land grabbers and imperial
lists. and the issue of imperialism will
we do stand b. tho declaration I. may
involve some terrible consequences, which
many people have perhaps never seriously
considered. Thus, the administration Is
again between the old devil and the dee p
blue sea.
To any one who has studied The history
of nations 1t is plain that Russia, once
embarked In war with China, viii never
rellnquish whatever she may gain Rus
sian armies will remain in China even
after reparatlop and Indemnity have been
eXacted. The same is true of Germany.
The Germans VIII not abandon any ad-
vantages they may gain. They have been
too aggressive before the present trouble
to diminish their aggressiveness now that
the blood OF Won Ketteler calls for VEN
geance. Great Britain can not back down
in China In the presence OF such rivals.
She has already, In the opinion of many
OF her own people, backed down too often,
France would support anything done by
Russia, and Italy is pro- English. The
European powers are, by all the condl-
tons forced into such position that they
can not avoid the partltioning OF China,
or the retention OF spheres Of influence"
the influence being that Of arms
China has, therefore, acted in accord
ance with an acutely correct perception
OF the situation in calling on the United
States for protection against invasion.
49,
According to the promises already made
to China by this administration. in carry
ing out the shlrt-sleeye diplomacy Of enc
Hay, it would seem to any man with the
faintest adumbration of intellect, that we
are pledged to withdraw our troops from
China, now that Conger is safe, and as
soon as arrangements are made with a
stable government to etoue for the act
OF war IN Smelling our legation We must
either do that or 20 back on all our prom
ises to China and remain there and grab
OIL slice of the country. or else proclaim
/ WIN force to back up the proclamation,
the world.
We must get out of China altogether.
become imperAlists aud land thieves, or
remain there guarding Chinas interest .
against all Europe. 1t would be rather
ssseeseses,
vicious but the application made In this
State has not really Investigated ma
Phase Il declares trusts and men who
org nize them as against the interest q,
society, As to whether such combination,
are really against the interest of society
many people differ and the matter has
! never been tried from the actual stand
] point OF whether nOOd or evil "a affacrod