The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-05
CLIPPED CHINA.

In the Chinese movement of today we
have the final effort of Asiaticism, at
least one hopes it is the final effort,
against the western modes, the western
civilization, the western morality. Care
full thinkers saw the wave of Asiaticism
topping over the happy Isles many
years ago. Circumstances and some
work saved Hawaii from the yellow
food.
But the Hawaiian Islands are only an
outside fort saved to the main army.
There are far greater things to think
about than our little paniculum. 1t has
been a paniculum, an outpost in the
enemy's country, and as many an out
post, it was left to take care of itself a
good deal.
Looking after that it has allied itself
with what could protect it from ami
hilation. AS a fact, humiliation from
Asiatic hordes was on the cards. To
realize this requires intimate knowledge
of government affairs. But it may be
taken as a true conclusion that there
was that danger. When a danger has
gone by, people are very apt to think
there was no danger. None the less
there was a danger, and that danger
has been saved by work of men who
tOresaw it, and finally made others
see it.
What was purely theory some short
time ago, is now an acknowledged fact.
China has ranged herself against the
world. The east and the west have
clashed. The west thinks that with it's
weapons and discipline it may defy
anything the Chinese can do, but the
west has, before now, had superiority
of weapons superiority of tactical skill,
superiority of what are known as the
arts of war, and it has gone down, over
whelmed by the rush of the eastern
horde. Genhis Khan, Tamerlane and
Attila we're all instances of the success
of the eastern movement, They can
occur again, if only some one with
heaven born genius for conquest has
arisen to put the forces of the east
against the efforts of the west
1t seemed a very easy thing, the other
day, when Admiral Seymour set forth
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command should reach the city and pro-
tect the ambassadors. No doubt most
of the expedition set forth very much
as if the whole affair were a picnic.
1t has proved, however, anything but a
picnic. The distance between Tien-tsin,
the starting point, and Picking is very
little more than thirty miles. Yet Ad-
nd n &c
men never got further than less than
One-third Of the distance.
What the conditions were under which
he has been lighting, no one knows.
But this is evident. The Chinese al
lowed the force to go so far, then they
destroyed the railway behind it, and
barred it's progress in front. There
have been quite a number killed and
wounded, and there are also many sick.
The latest account said that unless help
came, the force could not hold out long
er than three days. This statement is
extraordinary. With the prospect of the
tender treatment likely to be melted out
to them by the Chinese foe, one would
think the idea of surrender could never
have entered the European mind. AS
well yield to an Apache as to the class
of Asiatics the allied forces are fight
ing.
AS for the ambassadors they have
been smuggled out of Picking under
Chinese guard and We're at last ac-
counts either with the relieving force,
which itself needs relief or else were