The Irish standard., 1900-06-30
TEMPEST IN A CHINESE TEAPOT.

notwithstanding the sensational
news from China via London during the
week just closing, it is apparent that
all the foreign ministers in Picking are
safe, and that none of them have been
mastered by the bloodthirsty Boxers.
The London papers have been calling
on Uncle Sam to stand by John Bull,
and telling the world that an Anglo
American alliance practically exists in
China. One OF them, the Standard,
congratulated the British people on the
fact that the United States has 10000
soldiers close by in the Philippines, and
] that they could be depended on to help
England out of her difficulty in China.
But no matter how willing the Nc
Kinley administration may be to pull
the chestnuts out of the fire for Sails
bury, Chamberlain & Co., this is not
the time for International complica-
tons. This country is on the eve OF
the greatest campaign in its history,
and it will not do for John Hay to show
his hand openly. At the beginning OF
the Ohio campaign last fall he found
it necessary to deny in the most en-
phatic manner that any alliance or.se-
cret understanding existed between the
two Anglo-Saxon countries, and just
now he is very cautious about rushing to
England's aid against Russia, for the
latter is the bette noir of Great Britain
in old Cathay. All that John Hay, the
appointee of Mckinley, dares to do is
to look after the interests of American
citizens in China. He cannot spare
many troops from the Philippines, and
Mckinley cannot declare war unless
Mark Hanna calls an extra session of
Congress, which he will not do during
the presidential campaign. The admin
istration is already belittling the Chinese
imbroglio and saying it does not amount
to much. Under the circumstances
John Bull must fight his own battles
against the Russian bear.
The car has $1,000 men almost i'm
mediately available to pour into China
and Salisbury cannot stop them from
landing. The British navy has no more
terrors for the Russians in the East
than it has for the Beers in South AT
RIGA, and England's soldiers are kept
busy where they are. Besides, Amer
ica's friendship with Russia is of long
standing and has never been interrupted.
During the Civil War it kept England
from destroying the Union, fact which
Americans have never forgotten.
The officials in Washington are be-
ginning to understand the Chinese ques-
ton and see that Russia is at the bot
tom of the trouble, as shown in the
Irish Standard OF last week. An Of
fetal Of the navy department. is quoted
by the Washington correspondent OF
the Minneapolis Times as saying:
"The worst OF the Chinese matter is
over This isnot the beginning OF the
great partitioning process. 1t is only
incidental to that great division. Rus
STA is master of the situation, and when
that nation says the words, the disturb
ances will stop. She probably started
the row because England was busy in
South Africa. Russia is able to put
100000 men there and England very few.
She takes advantage of the boxers up
rising to place these soldiers where she
wants them.
"Russia also took advantage of the fact
that America has an approaching cleo
ton The American government
breads to be active in Chinese affairs
with her soldiers when an election is
approaching and when the dominant
administration will be charged with
imperialistic tendencies. America could
be more aggressive in Chinese affairs
after November; but by that time Rus
sian soldiers will apparently be main
tanning order
"The understanding is that Russia has
gained all the advantage she can hope
to gain, and that she will find means of
quoting the boxers. If the resistance
should keep up on the part of the for
eign faters, the other nations would
have chance to get into the game of
taking spheres OF influences, but the
best information is that Russia can stop
the increased activities of other foreign
powers by causing subsistence of the
present rioting. In short, Russia COM
mands the situation, and as it is to her
interests for the row to stop, she will
stop it."
Decrepit John Bull, whose prestige
has been destroyed by the Beers, cannot
get any aid from Uncle Sam against
Russia or any other European power
1t is Sink Or swim, survive or perish"
with the brigand of the nations. No use
in crying out, "Help me, Sam, or
perish" He must go on his own hook
like Paddy Wards goat, The British
element in this republic would be glad
to help "the mother country" but this
is bad year to get entangled in Euro
pean complications. The so-called
foreign" element preponderates, and
citizens OF German, Irish and other ma
tionalities will see to it that the republic
of Washington will not be dragged into
the quarrels of European powers for
the dismemberment of the Chinese en-