The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-08-17


WANT NONE allied powers at the gates
OF CHINA. of Pekin, the world is
exceedingly anxious as to the fate of the
foreign legations before they can be re-
lieved, and wondering what course the
Chinese will pursue when once the allied
armies have occupied their ancient CAPT
tai. 1t is plain that the appointment OF
Ii Hung Chang as viceroy with full
power to negotiate for peace was but an
other move on the part of China for
more time to get her armies in shape to
resist the foreign advance. With Pekin
occupied by foreign army and the mas
sacre of foreign and native Christians at
that point stopped, the government of
China will be brought to a realization of
what it means to defy the world, and
while it is possible and highly probable
that the whole Chinese nation may unite
| in support of the governments mad
course, yet it is more than likely that the
liberal ideas of the young emperor and
his party may be considered and may be
very important factor in determining
the course to be pursued by China.
China must suppress the Boxers and
give absolute assurances and safeguards
that hereafter foreign life and property
in China will be protected, and she must
likewise pay indemnities to the powers
and accept in good faith the conditions
of peace that will be imposed, or, other
wise, the ancient empire will become a
matter of history and the powers of Eu-
rope will begin to scramble for slices of
her territory.
The course of the United States is
plain. Our legationers must be relieved
and American life and property pro-
tected, but beyond that we have no fight
with China. Of course the expansionists
and imperialists will cry out that where
the flag has been raised it cannot be
pulled down and certain character of
Christians will proclaim that destiny has
given us China to Christianize with the
sword and cannon, but such patriots and
such Christians are but the froth of our
society and no thinking person will take
them seriously. The flag will float over
Pekin for brief time, but it must not
remain there nor must we in the final
outcome accept, under any circumstances
or by any arrangement with the powers,
any Chinese territory, nor must we in
any manner interfere with the govern
ment of China beyond receiving absolute
guarantees of protection to the lives and
property of our citizens in the future.
Most of the European nations, while
protesting otherwise, will make this
war of conquest, but the United States
cannot entertain such course for an
instant nor will it, if the sentiments of
the American people prevail. Of course
we are carrying on war of conquest in
the Philippines and so close to China
that people cannot be blamed for sus-
pecting the administration liable weak
ness in that respect, for while everyone
believes in rushing our army to Pekin to
save precious lives and establish order
and compel suitable guarantees against
a recurrence of like events, yet most
people are aware that it Mark Hanna
tells Mckinley, on behalf of the trusts,
that American trade will be increased by
Our securing an equitable share of China
along with the other powers, our inverte-
brate president will use our patriotic
action to carry out the purposes of those
who put the dollar above the man, and
who care no more for Americas real in
terests than they do for the interests of
China.
American manhood will stand against
entangling alliances, against conquest,
and will stand for American prestige as
| a nation not bent on conquest,