Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-18
THE CHINESE OUTCOME

After Pekin, what9 A halt in ag-
gressive movements. probably, and a
suspension of hostilities to consider.
terms of agreement between China anl,
the powers. While in an apparerfl.
hostile attitude the Chinese have per-
mitted a small army of less than 10000.
II reports are trustworthy, 10 penetrate
to their capital and compel compliance
with their demands. This5one act res
veals the help!essnesss and weakness of
the great nation as, a unit. 1t has shown
that it has neither ability to respect
foreign interests Within its borders nor
to repel foreign invasion. In the Eight
of the outcome OF events, in view OF the
demands made upon the nation, her ac-
ton has been inexplicable upon any
other hypothesis than that of national
ghelplessness, possibly growing cut Of
conflict of views, policy and action
among her rulers.
1t is presumed that our own nation
Will take large part IN terms OF settle
ment. As far as announced. her policy
Will be to preserve the Integrity of the
empire, while demanding full repara zion
for injuries and damages incurred. She
will join in no scheme for land grab
blng. In fact her attitude will be That
OF independence 80 far as diplomacy is5
involved. Generally the other powers,
have agreed with the policy outlined BY
the United States for action thus An
and It is not improbable that sae viii
be able to set the pace for a sett ie,aeDt
OF the difficulty in terms that Will be
agreeable to the Interested European
nations
1t IS fortunate that our nation is in a
position to8use its influence against the.
partition of China By the powers. for
such an outcome is believed to he IN
=ey1table in time. Even intelligent Chi
nese themselves admit this possibility.
as indicated by the following from a
paper published at Shanghai, which.
says:
"A far-seeing Cinnamon of high rank
I've will not give his name here) said 4
few years ago: China is beyond re
form, hence she will be broken up..s5
Some English publicists have de-
scribed now happy China could be if
she would accept only Englishmen as
( her guides, Introduce party government
ofstic Anglo-Saxon pattern etc: but8
the thing can not be done. All ATTEMPTS
to graft western civilization upon the
Chinese stalk have failed. . VIZ
do not mean to say that Asiatic states
lose their Independence because they
are physically, intellectually or morally
degenerate; but simply because their
ctviliza ton is different and---wea ker.
midas civilization is as great and as
i old 40 that Of China, yet India lost her
i national independence at the first on
slaught Of Mohanfme danism Despite
she physical and intellectual strength
j Of the people Of India, they will never
again be independent China will share
the same fate. China has lost her IN
4 dependence to Monaghan and Tartaric.
tribes. She absorbed them, because
! they had nothing but their physical.
5sstrength, no civilization Of their own.
s With the whites the case is different.
h The Chinese viii neither assimilate the.
4 Europeans nor be assimilated by them.
4 The missionaries, who are in tonch.
Il With the lowest classes only, may think
sdi6erenAy. but the facts. are against
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