Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-31
LOOKING TOWARDS ASIA.

The present disturbances h China,
ana the concentration Their. Of the
European forces have the efftt o. a.
recur- The attention OF the world. to
some extent from South Afrl 10 the
storm center OF eastern Asia 10 aIl
probability Russia win lmproy. ih, OPP
portunity and tighten her hold on some
portions Of that part Of the World In-
t,rnai rows On weak states always give
Hr1r- nelchbors an excuse a. inter-
ferug Go their own well understood IN
tcres.s
The Chinese embrogio Is. or nay be-
come, Of interest to this countrs loo. on
account Of the stand our government
has taken In the matter. II ia reported
that the Washington authorlts have
sent a ?cremDtory note 10 chm. de-
clariug that the governmen. % the
Un.tcl states expects the Chnas gov
emment promptly and thoroughly to
stamp out this rebellion. and 70 provide
proper guarantees for the malnunance
OF peace and order and the protection
OF life and property Of Americans IN
China It IS not probable that such a
demand has been made withou, the In
teu,lon Of following It up with some ar
gumcnt OF more persuasive fofs than
diplomatic notes. The Chlnest puzzle
Is becoming decidedly interestiig
The opening up Of China TO ihe In
fluences OF western civilization presents
a vast field FOR speculation as 30 what
effect that would have upon the rest Of
the world. From Asia, IN pas. CEN
turlos. the vast hordes have conc forth
that. like locusts. have inundatl Eu-
rope and overthrow It's empires Is
there any probability that history IN
this respect can be repeated Prophet
ic writings Of the ancient world F-sm to
point that way, II conclusions nay be
drawn from expressions Of more or less
mystic character.
But be that as Il may. Il is certain
that those who have studied n. Chi
nese character at home, have come to
the conclusion that the "celr.ials'
have the qualities that go TO make up
good soldiers, though at present they
are without military training h the
modern sense OF that word. Latoy the
British have been raising a regiment
at Wel-Hai- Wei and this has been
called out for service against reb'.S In
the newly acquired province. On ibis
occasion Il was observed that tfs sol-
diers though called upon to confn1t a
mob OF their countrymen that largely
outnumbered them, acted with great
coolness and determination, Their
commanding officer, an Engllshnan,
was wounded in the ARRAY, but tn men
obeyed the orders that were givn to
them and dispersed the mob with great
loss OF life
The reflection Is made that II ], can
be- shown that the Chinese are capable
of military training. comparative Id.
DE money would IN that country suffice
for am immense army and thai the
countries which gain control Of he
poyulous districts Of China, are % a
position to add millions 10 their tsli-
ing forces A well equipped and Trained
army Of from eight TO ten million lhl'
nese itould be tremendous fore In
th. world IN whatever direction il
would be led TO operate.
$50 wonder that the great poweH OF
Europe are anxious 20 secure conl'oL
but can the world with equanimity cn'
template a union Of Russia's forces with
o. LARGE part Of those Of china The
possibilities Of such a combination are
appalling TO contemplate. cog and
Masoa cannot put up a more des'Fac'
tive war; than could these two powers
wen. they united for one punre
mn ar. many reasons why tht 40.
tguu.n at the world should BE- dire.'si
toward eastern Asia.