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

apply Japan ability to the direction Z,
the vast human masses OF China, Che n,
suit would be world power OF stupanasg
proporti ms. China, led BY the Jspanss
we'll armed, we'll drilled and animated /,
japanese intelligence, would be tie al
Yellow Peril of which the Western Wora
has had visions. China, prepared to fgt
with the japanese agains. the whi,es d
furiously, scientifically AMI effectively Is
the japanese fought against China, via
the possibllity OF a large navy, would M.
sent vast problem. Japan, with iis nav.
horn ambitions, must see the oppJrtuny
for self-aggrandizement in China It mt
also see grave danger to those amblall
in the mastering Of European powers q
China and In the fact that those pos.,
VIII, in time. put veto upon japanese
expansion, For these reasons 1t w3uli v
odd, to say the least, 10 sac the tJtA
States leagued with the two yellow pSE.
ers against she white race. Ans ilAl
would be the meaning OF any stand b. iah
country against partition.
The United States may demand The cp'a
door to trade, but the open door M
prove "a fiction. The conflict in China 4
a conflict due to desire for trade Rus
STA and Germany are locking for mr.
kets. Great Britain is doing The ssra
Why should those powers share trade VII
this country. after they have fousai ~
the right to trade, while this eoantg
looked on and partly sympathired w
CHINA in trying to keep out the icfes''
er? If this country will not sontFlSsa
force to open the door, why sacnn :
profit by the expenditure of enefsy
others in opening the doorf .
The European powers must essn'..
go to war over China, partition OF " =
tition. They cannot stay harmonlLsa *,
concert. They must conflict wnsa ~. ~
have divided up China. The unitea s.s'J
has some interests that must Dc in,Vu x, \
in either event. II we take pars u :.
concert, we shall have to take pls
the clash that will destroy the csl
If We resent partition we may nsn
hght, and, having fought, we WI Pr
bly, demand something in the e''-'
victory. .,.,,,,
In view OF all these consideratoDa 4.
seems that the United States ~
Chinese muddle now beyond al ~ ss, !,
extrication and will be tor the ns, ~, n ii
dred years, unless we Withdraw ~. 4,
affair altogether and leave cplDa IN.
hate. | believe that this is nTisl ~
mary of the situation in emma e ss,,
this country today. IT all comes ss,
from the fact that this cognus ,,.l,,
splneless nan ir the execullfs u .l
in it's capital. II he bad only pslis
backbone to have sent from .no ~
mines a sufficient number o. s-s
march on Pekin when this trou'S III
started. and announced TO ing IN
that he was going to the reSss XIX VI
Americans penned up there ana s, w. q /,
going to get out and have nv'n y ssra,l
with China after that. except ~ ...rnss
the proper indemnity from the so ~ VIII
when Il was again established, y s,l,y
have come out OF this thins Wa
colors. -. nave W
This country would not then ,its.u Z
expected to have helped IN tns . y, ia y
the empire, and we woula na, sy,gspsIs
trouble in making trade si,. s-ssrs 4
With the movers that obtained sp Ssr,is
,,,Snsnceb IN the dismemoerea M al
Tho whole mess is directly p5sA
the unwritten alliance wnh u ..iion Eil
inaugurated by this admin's
long will we stand IL