The Globe-republican., 1900-09-06
THE PROBLEM SOLVED.
Dismemberment of China Would Bring
Trouble to All the Rest of
the World.

Chicago. He has been at work for some
time trying to interest the American
farmers in protective alliance with the
Russian government for maintaining an
arbitrary price on wheat He has dis
cussed the Chinese question with Count
Cassini, Ambassador at Washington.
than whom, he says, there is ADLER
authority the Eastern situation
Count Cas- sini, for years Minister at Pc
kin, MIR. Flynn says, knows the Chinese
character thoroughly and his views are
based on the information impaired to him
by the diplomat.
Referring TO the initiatory step taken
by Russia and the United States, in the
settlement of the Chinese trouble. Mr.
Flynn said:
81 do not know who is responsible for
the acceptance of the Russian offer of
retirement from Pekin, whether it was
the work of Secretary Hay, or Secretary
Root, but L do belieye that it the
best piece of diplomacy display ed by this
government in many years Its author.
Whoever he may be, rose to the plane of
Seward Blaine, in dealing with
question which threatened the peace of
the world. And its promised solution is
most happy one.
"A continuation of the Chinese conflict
for sixty days longer meant the war of
the world, and the possible downfall of
civilization.
StFrom out of the wreck of the worlds
oldest empire there would have come
either the futur soldier or future citizen
of the world. The ChinaInan, with all
the mystery that surrounds his origin, is
not possessed cf the magic power of living
without labor of some kind. The down.
fall or the disintegratiOn of his govern
ment meant his immediate utilization,
either workman or soldier If en-
ployed in the first capacity he would
crush the industrial world under the law
of competition; if employed in the capac-
ity of a soldier he might repeat the Tar
tar's experience with the Roman empire,
and then turn upon his Instructor
''All that China asks is to be let alone,
and in granting that request the United
States and Russia have conferred dis
guised blessing upon the civilized world.
mo who has not given serious
thought to the Chinese problem, ap
piled to the social, industrial, and militia
Ty conditions Of the world, can fully COM
prehend the importance of the present
Russo American alliance. It means that
the millions of factory operators IN
Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy,
Holland, Belgium, Hungary, Austria aud
the United States are not to be crushed
by the cheap labor of Asiatic provinces,
a thing that was certain under the threat
ened dismemberment of China.
stAnd it is fitting thing that the two
nations which could alone escape the ter
rible consequences of that industrial in
vasion should Join hands defeat it.
Out of all the civilized nations of the
world there are but two able to find
shelter within themselves from such fate.
j These are the United States and Rus
sia. They could turn their displaced
factory operatives back upon the farm,
there to feed those who displaced them
at the forge the loom, but other
country could, and to this extent their
joint work is an international blessing,
and the world will soon view it in a short
time.
In touching upon the attitude of the
English press concerning the good faith
of Russia, the speaker said: Russia
has not now and never has had any de-
eigns upon the Chinese empire. AL
though its present occupation of rIitory
is peaceful, it would not be there even
under these conditions if Turkey at the
instance of England had not denied it an
outlet in the Mediterranean. AS the re-
suit of this compact Russia was forced
to build railroad nearly 1000 miles in
length in order to reach the ocean, and
now that it has secured one at Port Ar
thur, England would defeat lis peaceful
occupation
,sOur chief commercial competitor sees
in the early completion of the Trans-Si-
berion railroad a new inlet to the markets
of Europe for American goods-one
which threatens the prestige of the Liver
pool gateway, where American products
have been manipulated, and it would de-
feat its consumation at any cost And
hence the talk about sopen DOORS RUS
sian treachery,, and the common inter-
ests of a common tongue and such rot
that.
I'm proof of the insincerity and the in
consistency of Englandss course in China.
1t IS only necessary to say that it holds
Hong-Kong. taken by seizure because
China objected to the Introduction and
sale of opium in the empire, while Rus
sia occupies Port Arthur by the consent