Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-20

drilling a regiment Of Chinese enlisted
In that territory.
Italy demanded a great concession,
but was put of with the right to work
some mines.
NATIONS on THE GRAB.
There seems to prevail among the
powerful nations something like our
senatorial courtesy at Washington. IL
Is understood that no greater nation
shall interfere with another great ma
ton while It is preying UPON a weak
and defenseless nation. Each nation
therefore takes its turn In despoiling It's
weak neighbors. II H. scarcely TO be
doubted that II Russia were 20 take
Manchuria, England would take the
Yangtse valley, Germany Central China
and France the two provinces OF which
Canton Is the chief city What Japan
would do Is problematical-possIbly she
might claim the provinces which are
nearest 90 Formosa, including the
thriving towns OF Annoy and Flu Chow
and possibly she might fight The atti-
tude of the various powers In such an
emergency can only be- judged of from
the past. 30 nation. not even our own,
territory by the European powers. just
as no nation raised its voice when Eng
land commenced its war on the South
African republics. Diplomats an over
the world shook their heads and there
were many words Of muttered discon-
tent. but international courtesy smoth-
cred all criticism.
CHINA OPPRESSED BY FOREIGN
ERS.
After this Is really all said there Is
really somewhere In our nature SYM
patty with the oppressed and against
the wrongdoer Is it improper to say
that this feeling viii go out to the em-
press2 The foreigner claims that she Is
favoring the Boxers. As nobody doubts
her intelligence. 10 Is hard To believe
that she is fostering an organization
whose depredatiOns may cost her her
empire Prudence, common sense. hon
esty. an demand that she shall protect
the foreigner against the attacks OF the
Boxers
II the empress is antagonlzing prog
ress. II she Is failing to protect foreign
ers. she Is pursuing a mistaken policy.
An and every possible method should be
adopted 10 secure TO foreigners who are
lawfully in China under the treaties alb
s0lute protection. The writer went as
far as anybody ever went in that direc-
ton when he asked on several occasions
authority from his government TO pro-
cure ships TO lombard any town In
which a riot against foreigners oc-
Cured Amid all the smoke and riots
and sensational reports. one thing is
certain the empress has ceized into her
shnvelled but strong hand the reins
Of government In order to prevent the
partition among the European powers
Of the empire Of China. IL she accom-
plishes this supreme end all America
viii applaud her, because the people OF
this country are unanimously opposed
to the dismemberment OF China.
RUSSIANS AT TAKU FIGHT
st. Petersburg. June 20.-Yice Ad-
miral AleXejeff from Port Arthur, re-
porting the capture Of the Taku forts,
says the bombarding fleet was COM
manded by the Russian captain Du-
browolski, as senior officer present The
Russian losses We're two lieuteuants
killed, one severely and one slightly
wounded and sixteen men Killed and
siXty-seyep wounded. The gunboat
Giljak was seriously damaged by a
shell below the water line. and must
be locked for repairs. The gunboat
Koreiez was leaking In six places. and
had her cabin destroyed. The gunboat
Bobr was damaged. Besides The above
Admiral Alexejeff says the French
warshlp Lion, the British AlgerInc and
the German gunboat ltris participated
In the engagement.