The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-29
FORECAST VERIFIED.

Picking is taken and? 1t certainly is a
serious query. What the future may
bring is still doubtful The allies have
occupied the capital city, but the mass
of the foreign hating Chinese have fled
together with the Emperor and Dow
ager Empress, Where they have gone
no one can tell, but until they are To-
Gated it will be impossible to conduct
negotiations. The chances are that the
diplomatic side may prove to be harder
than the military one.
The defense of the embassies in Peking
will go down into history alongside the
defense of Lucknow, with the probabi-
lily, when all comes to be told that the
Picking episode may prove to be the
more wonderful. it is more wonderful
in that the material which so CALAMITY
held its own against the Chinese hordes,
was composed, not of one nationality,
but of many nationalities, and proved
once and for all that blood was thicker
than water, and that in times of calam-
ity the western nations are one.
The result of the campaign is some
what of a surprise. After Admiral Sey-
mours check it was thought that the
Chinese had such a force that the west
ern nations, unless they sent an over
whelming force. could not reach the
capital. They have reached the capital
after two fair fights, but the Chinese
were not able to make even a decent
stand when the gates of Picking were
reached. The great Chinese giant sim
ply crumbled away.
An interview, published in The Star
on August 49, may be regarded as al
most prophetic. The gentleman was a
military officer of one of the allied pow
ers, and passed through here on the
Hong Kong Maru. The view. taken by
this officer has been so thoroughly justi-
fled by the event, that his words are
worth reproducing as of one who under
stood the situation when the mass of
the world did not. He said:
"All this talk about China doing this
and that is bosh of the fiimest kind.
Japan is losing no sleep over the stu
alton and has offered to deal with
China alone if the powers would con-
sent. Russia, though knowing less of
the situation, has not had the night
mares of the United States, Great
Britain, France or Germany over it.
The fact is, both Japan and Russia
realize that there is no serious difficult
~ ahead.
The newspapers told us that there
were 100000 Boxers, fully organized
and armed. They also told us that
Admiral Seymour killed his wounded
and that the Ministers were murdered
on July Z. l say that there are not
100000 rebels under arms in all China,
and that these are poorly organized.
This may seem queer proposition, but
my words will be remembered in few
weeks from now when the so-called up
rising is a thing of the past. The Box
erS under arms and somewhat danger
Gus are Immediately in front of the
allied forces, opposing their advance,
and at Picking. Other Boxers in the
country are bands of outlaws operat-
ing against Christians in the provinces.
Few are armed and none are soldiers.
"The move Of the allies should be to
strike boldly at the force directly In
front and to press right on to Peking.
You will find that Japan has already
or will very soon lead off that way.
One decisive victory in front would
crush the rebellion. Resistance at Pc
king would be feeble. unless, of course,
the Chinese army in the meanwhile
allied itself with the Boxers and even
then the struggle would be short and
decisive.
when one good battle has been
fought it will surprise the world to see
how quickly the rebellion or uprising
collapses. Then the commanding Off
GERS of the allies will feel exceedingly
cheap. 1t will dawn upon them sud
denly that they were never opposed by
anything more than big mob and that
there is no glory in this war;