Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-10
Made Public in 1880. it Applies
Now to China.
rhe Dream Occurred in 1879 and Secretary
Ramsey in 1880. Published 1t Pictured
Ho" China Could nefcat an Enemy.
(New York SUM

1Aiieaiy science, as long ago as 1892,
Aoretold the wars that are marking the
close of the century. His Biblical re-
searches along the lines of chronology
have led him to study the political flu
ture of the nations. He views the
troubles in China with intense ankle
~. Mr. Trotten believes that all
Things tend toward the Carrying out of
the prophecies of the Bibe Regarding
the Boxer uprising he said to The Sun
reporter:
"Of course II is impossible to fore
cast the outcome of this uprising. The
present crisis is one of the most re-
markablc. the world has ever been
called upon to face. We have steadily
encroached upon the Celestial Empire,
demanding concessions to our COM
merce, and quite as steadily have we
closed our ports to reciprocation.
We have never followed the Golden
Rule i'll our intercourse, for there has
been nothing mutual in this commun-
ion.
Now, 1t stands to reason that I'm n
nation OF 400.000,000 people, oTBned up
against their will and traditions by the
encrochment of miscellaneous body
OF uninvitcd and dssectarian mission
aries and competing merchants, while
our home governments have discrimi-
mated against Chinese immigrants. q
strong party should arise whose nat
ural determination is to drive back the
wedge that threatens the integrity of
the empire. II would be a surprising
thing. indeed. IL no patriotic home
party stood forth to defend those an
Gent institutions which must be quite
as dear TO that vast people as our own
are to ourselves. Consequently this
uprising is indeed serious one in its
OVID possibilities.
China was centuries old before her
walls were ever seen by Occidentals.
Had we Western people never en-
mi, III ,,H
have arisen any reason for the disn-
tcgration OF that empire. and it could
have gone on in it's own way as long
again.
THE DIFFERENCE.
But now all that is different. We
have entered the Celestial precincts
and of course a strong reactionary
home party has stood up to resist fur
Their invasons. Hence, the whole
world Is in strange predicament-the
entire West against the East. All the
eagles are already gathering about the
most ancient carcass of empire that
TIE world contains. The military as
rcct is suggestive OF an ArmaEeddon
upon sc;,ie quite gigantic enough to
promise Us at least tremendous type
OF the final conflict itself-promised to
dll nations.
In ,pe little relief column launched
ct Pckin seven great powers are repre-
sentcd,but they are advancing with but
with but Il forlorn hope of assured sue
ces. Should China rise in might she
could absorb the army CT invasion in
j.ny. Upon the other hand. the very
bcidness of the effort reminds one OF
the ancient Spanish invasion OF MeXi-
co and Peru, only China is far more
than an Aztec remnant.
Should even limited success attend
our now fully undertaken armed inva-
sion, l do not see how, upon mere HUI
West can expect to effect more than a
Judgment along the shore. We may Sc
cure the fringe of coast and obtain
basis of operation for the coming CEN
turtles to work from. / Know of no
better fulnlment of the Saviours pre-
diction than this war in China; L
come not TO send peace on earth. but
sword And that is exactly what
this matter means. The mission of
peace has unsheathed the inevitable
sword"
What Mr.. Trotten fears, Mt least
remote possibility. is the question OF
Target against Ammunition" as he
puts 1t. He means that If. China
should arise in patriotic devotion" to
herself, as against all Corners. then
there are not enough bullets in
the horizon of all creation to overcome
her! Suppose for instance she fought
"a l'outrance," as the Beers have done,
who could penetrate hef-eeaessttee :; -,
ITO illustrate all this he cited Il
strange dream that he crystaliZed in
'strategos." the American war game
reverse application fills the present sit
uation. for why should Mr.. Cinnamon
reverse the tactics in defence?
AS far back as 1872, Mr.. Trotten
dream, and SECRETARY OF War Ramsey
published in 1880. This dream Mr.
Trotten used in a story "Strategos."
It was as follows:
1T seemed that terrible struggle of
races was in progress; il was a
war a routrance. Myriads of Magno-
lians had landed upon our coast and an
endless fleet of junks and rude bar
barian crafts of every description
continually re-enforced the vast army
of invaders America, fully awaken
ed to the magnitude of the invasion
and to the desperate chances involved,
had risen as one man to meet the is
sues. The struggle was to be one of
existence. for the Mongolians had
profited by their. intercourse with their
civilized neighbors and 1t was under
stood had. with true Celestial aptitude
copied all our arts in the interior OF
their closely guarded empire and were
now sailying forth from the lands
that had at last become to strait for
them, armed and equipped like Euro
peans and in hordes as countless as the
sands of the seas.
"a vast American army was collect
ed together and in the best array and
commanded by the first military talent
of the country Had taken up it's posi-
ton in the interior. When the army of
Mongolans at last came into view it
was noticed that they had arranged
themselves in quincux order, extend
ing far to their rear and beyoInd the
limits of sight. The mind instructive
ly carried this awful array back to the
very shores of the Pacific. upon which
their endless hordes We're ever disem-
BARKING Their onward movement wa