Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-16

in Tie, Tain are IN a critical II not
despera,s might. Their defeat az the
hands ~ tte large Chinese army Is
oaiclalk announced and there is a
prosper Of great difficulty IN relieving
them non their present perilous posi-
ton. while the Chinese losses have
been h,ayv thslr successes, even with
having such great odds in their favor
have made thsm oxultant, with the re-
suit thai the anu.foreIgn movement has
recelved su added impetus among the
Chimes misses. The best that can be
said "a that further heavy disasters
must b. borne by the allies before this
trouble Is settled, and so far as our
own country is concerned many a gal
liant nov ln blue must yield his life
FOR the flag ia me far-of eastern Asia
tic empire
Whai 10 be done. Is the question now
uppernost lu .he minds Of every nation
that has direct interest. In one sense
the retIy already has been formulated
though in much more modified shape
than II would have been but for the
conser, alive influence Of the United
States There IS no doubt that If the
decision had been left to Europe, the
demand Tor swift and speedy retribu-
ton would have received ready re-
spouse the powers would have decreed
the destruction OF the Chinese nation,
and would have set TO work to bring
about chat end. But the United States
preyen,el the carrying out Of that poll
Icy. at least so iar as present efforts are
concernsi. By @ statement which Is
equivalent TO saying that the war now
begun shall not be- chiefly for revenge.
Yet war it ls. No governmental ef-
fort will be made 10 change that No
sympathy with China because Of incur
sions on her territory by some Of the
European powers VIII be permitted to
stand az en- endorsement Of the Chi
nese outrage On Pekin A re-establish-
ment Of order So the Mongollan empire
Is not sufficient for the emergency. A
necessity Of International relations Is
that the Chinese people must be taught
10 respect or even fear the power OF
the western nations 10 the extent that
they viii not assail the representatives.
OF the latter with lmpunity The Chi
nese must be brought 10 realize that the
slaughter Of foreigners who are legiti.
mately InChlna is TOO Improbable bust
ness 10 be INDUCED In, even by Mongol-
ian infuuectIonists.
II will be no easy task 10 admins
ter this lesson. Yet there IS now no
safety for foreign representatives in
China until # Is done. The Chinese are
not easily impressionable IN the man
ner necessary, because OF their dense
ignorance Of real conditions IN other
lands Besides. China Is vast country
20 deal with In the way Of population
and resources, and the tact and ability
Of her military division are shown by
recent events 20 have been improved
greatly since the war with Japan. II
viii not do for the nations to beguile
thems,yss with the idea that small
armies can administer the castlgatlon
now deemed necessary 10 teach the
Mongoasns a proper respect for the
person and property OF foreigners who
may b. lawfully In China under recog-
nlzed rules Of international relation
ship,
There Is one thing. however that peo-
pie IN this country should not forget
That q that the lndlscrlminate wreak-
ing Of vengeance on the Chinese is not
justified in a civilized nation by any
thing that has occurred The govern
ment has set the example Of wise mod
Grafton yet firm insIstence on lis rights
The people should follow that example
and on no account should the Chinese
be made the subjects Of violence, which
could not be other than cowardly, Let
the MongoIans here be treated proper
ly, and De protected In their rights, and
let ne national policy proceed 20 the
end that that which now makes the
situation so gloomy win not be likely
TO Occur again. through Chinese failure
10 realize that an attack on Americans
IN Pekn s a serious and even danger
Gus business 90 engage I'm.