The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-26
THURSDAY, July &c. 1900.
ENGLAND. RUSSIA AND JAPAN IN
CHINA

When man states what he sees and his
he IS called a cynic and a ressi,nist And
Yet Il. as often happens. it turns out that
his version was only too correct. with one
accord the people rise up and call him a
prophet Now. Charles II. Pearson wrote a
book only a few years ago in which he
pointed out The Yellow Peril and the
wise men of Europe laughed him TO scorn:
and yet to-day Charles II. Pearson's book
is the text book Cor all those who, with
opened eyes, are looking at the great yell
low mass of China being galvanized by fear
of conquest and hatred of foreigners into a
terrible reality.
1t is incredible that people with the in
telligence and wisdom of the average
American should not comprehend what lies
before US in the Chinese question. 1t is
far more than a mere fight Tor a place in
which we may compete with Germany or
England in the sale of print cotton cloths;
It is traught with far deeper significance
than the opening up of a market FOL our
minnesota flour as n substitute fer Chinese
rice. The situation is large with fearful
possibilities, and it may be that all OF Che
wisdom of the Christian races combined,
with their improved methods of warfare,
VIII have TO be combined into gigantic
crusade if we are TO be saved from an
overwhelming inundation.
These are large ideas, and not 10 be i'll
hdvisedly given forth, but the facts upon
which they are based are certain and
definite. Suppose that the powers now at
Tten Tsin had urged on the japanese
plan. which was TO land complete army
corps and advance direct upon Pelsin; and
suppose Russia had not for the second time
thwarted japanese aims, where would
Europe be to-day?
OF course. our knowledge Of Japan makes
II certain that rs a. prerequisite to any
such course Of action this. there would
have been a demand in back and white
for statement Of the amount they were
TO be allowed to collect for themselves for
their share in Guenchin; N Chinese b.cnd
the instruction in the province OF Ce Chi
Lii Now in Russia there are three fixed
things-death. taxes and the certainty Of
changed by a hairs breadth from It's
strong determination not TO allow the
7apanese to own Corea ana Manchuria-
1t signifies nothing to the Russians that
The japanese are crowded together almost
beyund the limits of the land TO support
them. and that the sheer necessities of
natural increase impel them to seek some
outlet for Russia herself desires an outlet
on the Pacific and her railroad terminals
lie so that il would be inimical TO her ends
for Japan TO have Cores. This IS why. as
everyone knows, Japan was robbed of her
rights under the treaty of Shiminoscki
after the Cftna-Japanese war Now 1t is
a fayorite game for English kossophobes
10 say that had the Russian general al
lowed it. the japanese would have ad-
ranced on Pellln and freed the amhassa-
do.s before they were slain. If slain they
are But the fact is that The Japanese de-
clined TO advance until they were given an
absolute assurance for territorial conces-
stems, 10 which Russia refused TO consent
Should England have Joined with japan
and have gone forward without waiting for
the acquiescence or countenance OF the
other foreign powers? We think not, and
for these reasons: First. This would have
meant an offensive and defensive alliance
between Great Britain and Japan. and
would have exposed Great Britain 10 an
almost certain chance of having to go to
wa- with Christian nations for heather
territory. aided by heather allies France
is the assured ally of Russia: Germany
does not dare interfere; America is, We
hope. forever to be freed from the cares
and dangers of land-grabhing. and England
would have found herself alone with Japan
against the world.
Now. what can England hope to gain
from japanese supremacy? Can any
humiliation to Russia and France COM
eansats her Tor 1nalinx JaDan the strong