The evening times., 1900-07-10

East: but there is a black szeep in every
fock you know
SO II a disturbance should ocCur 20
them. If a riot should happen. what is the
consequence Their Government would
demand Justice. and not only that. but. in
addition 10 that. they obtain some thing
else. That being the case, gentlemen, can
you wonder that the Chinese and the other
Asiatic people are al 3 loss to understand
your policy and the policy Of the nations
in Europe2 Nations who profess Chris
tianity nations who send missionaries 10
China and to other countries in the Far
East. teaching loWliDess of heart one o.
whose doctrines is that il a man smite
you on your right check yOu should turn
70 him the left. and who. instead OF doing
that demand more than the rignt cht ek
they want double cheek.
Therefore If those raJions want TO solve
this Asiatic question one OF the solutions
is 10 make an open declaration OF their
policy. They should declare 10 China ard
the other Asiatic countries what their pO.:-
cy is. what they mean they should tell
them that il anything should b=faH any o,
the missionaries or merchants theJ Vlll
dema~d this or that Then II this IS al
explained 20 them openly. Why. We can IN
derStEnd better what y0u mean. But H.
instead Of doing that. under the CLOAK Oi
and II any thing should happen TO the mi
sionaries (which in any nation you canrot
help. sometimes my cOUntTymen her" have
been murdered or assaulted b. a sow class
OF people,. what can We tO2 What can you
do2 Il is often done. So II anything should
happen in China or Japan Of that sort Is II
very strange for the - bb,e 10 DO some
thing without the knowledge CT the au-
thorities2 And why should yOU not treat
H. WAY 1E
All We want is an open declaration ot your
policy. fairness. and justice
Monroe Doctrine for Asia
In an address at the dedication OF the
new law school Of the University Of Penn
sylvania Mr.. WI said:
The United States has now become an
important factor in the Far East not only
on account of her newly acquired posses
sions there. but also en- account Of her
steadily increasing commerce with the na-
tions in Asia. II behooyes her to adopt a
line of policy commensurate with the i'm
portance Of the situation. Last December
| attended one Of the numerous exercises
in commemcratiOn Of the death Of Wash
ington. The orator strongly advised the
audience to read Washington's Farewell
Address. remarking that he thought that
not 10 per cent of that audience had ever
seen tnat document loon me nluAs anu
on my return from that meeting availed
myself OF the first opportunity to peruse
the address. What struck me most WAS
the foresight and transeendent wisdom ex-
hibited in every line Of that address. For
a foreign policy what can be grander than
these words: Observe good faith and JUS
tice toward all nations. Cultivate peace
and harmony with all
These should be written in gold and
serve as a guide 10 very nation in the
world 1t correspOF S in effect to what
Confucius inculcate when he said: Let
your words be sir cere and truthful and
your policy honorable and just This
good counsel OF Washington has been pO-
tent factor in shaping the policy Of this
country and warding of foreign encroach-
ments. When il became universally known
that the policy Of this young Republic. as
foreshadowed by its founder, was that of
keeping good faith and cultiyating peace
and harmony with all nations. favorable
impression was naturally created far and
wide.
''All nations perceived that this country
was pursuing a JUS policy. and di6 not
dare to give the American people any cause
of offence And twenty-seven years after
ward when President Monroe issued his
caveat against foreign aggressions on the
American continents. it was taeitly aequi-
esced in by all foreign powers. Why? Be
cause it was founded on principles OF JUS
tice and self protection. Ii was not en-
tirely a new doctrine, but q liberal inter
probation Of the sound principles laid
down by Washington. So. to secure the
recognition Of the open door in China by
the great powers, which has recently been
brought about by your Government
through the able Secretary of State. is not
a departure from. but continuation of,
your traditional history.
The question now arises whether il is
not time for this country &c extend the
Monroe Doctrine to Asia. The Philippine
Islands are situated on the outskirts OF
Asia, and may be said to be at the very