CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-09-06
EFFECTIVE DIPLOMACY
WISE AND REASONABLE COURSE
The United States Have Led the Way
In the Chinese Trouble.

Once more the United States has
taken decisive action In China. In
note which It has just sent TO the rest
OF the powers represented In the con-
cert IL has urged the opening of nego-
tiations between those couInries and
the Chinese government. and as n ne
cessary preliminary IL asks TINT some
authority be agreed upon which can be
held to stand for the Chinese nation in
Its corporate capacity. This counsel
In so reasonable and so necessary at
the present moment that there Is the
strongest probability II will be acceded
to by all the countries. as IL has al
ready been by some OF them. The first
object of the Chinese campaign having
been accomplished, II is necessary TO
map out n plan OF operations In accord
ance with the new conditions. and the
United States move opens the way for
kntelligent work In that direction. The
diplomatic representatives Of the vari-
GUS governments have been rescued
except Germanys. who was murdered
early In the SIEGE, Pekln has been cap
tured, and the primary work OF the al
lies has been done. Obviously new
stage in the operations in China has
been reached. The American govern
ment asks for the adoption OF a pro-
gram which will meet the changed sit
untion. and points out what that pro
gram ought 10 be.
When the Chinese cntaclysm first
presented itself. and while Europe mp.
peared to be dnzed by the unexpected
peril. the United States uttered the In
telligent and decisive word Secretary
Hay declared that the purpose OF his
government. which represented coun-
try vitality Interested In Chinese Affairs,
was to restore order In China. TO res
cue the diplomats and the rest OF the
foreigners whose lives were endanger-
cd. TO protect the legitimate Chinese
authorities In che suppression OF the
turbulent elements In their country, TO
preserve the open door to NIL nations.
and TO prevent the ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF
the empire. This position appealed 20
strongly to the worlds sense OF fair
dealing and progrcssiveness that II
was accepted by ali.thc other countries
nj least for the time, and the campaign
against Pekin proceeded ON the lines
thus laid down. Many Efforts were
made by IA Hung Chang. with or with.
out the suggestion or consent OF the
Chinese authorities. to whcedie the
United States Into postponIng the
march on Pekin. but this country was
not moved from itr purpose. and thus
success came earlier. and more COM
lttttst tauh unN VI tut E<uEofSI4n XIV
ernments expected.
Americas triumph In the purely mil.
itary part OF the Chinese demonstra-
ton VIII lead the way to the acceptance
OF It's counsel IN the strictly political
pnrt OF the problem which now pre-
sents itself. From the American point
OF view the war is ended unless the
Chinese government should attempt 10
regain military Possession OF Its capt
tnl. Russia and one or two OF the 9th.
er countries. however. are disposed to
act as IL the war was still under way.
and to strike the Chinese authority
wherever they can ind Il. The Rus
sian commander says his sovereign has
declared war on China. and that Il IL
his duty TO follow up the capture OF
Pekin by march into the interior ~.
ter the Empress and Emperor. with the
object OF capturing or dcposiBg those
pcrsonages As the United Stntes
wishes to ind these magnates In order
to treat with them for the pcaceablc
settlement OF the trouble, there Is a
wide divergence between the two con
ceptions OF the proprieties In the case
The United Stntes' position In SO rca-
sonnble and no humnne that It viii be
agreed upon unless there is determin-
ntion to lind n pretext for subverting
nll nntIve government In China and d..
viding up the empire between the grent
nntions. The course of President Nc
Kinley and Secretary Hay has been
indorsed by the American people with
out distinction to party, and It is ex-
tremely likely TO meet the approval OF
Europe ultimately. II is evident that
the United States In about TO score
diplomatic victory which will hold
high place In the long list OF the moral
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tury.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.