The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-17
SEAvrLE. TUESDAY. JULY ~.
The World Must Act.

The confirmation Of the worst fears
that have been entertained OF tragedy
In Picking makes Its stern demand upon
civilization. The world IL shocked by
. crime unique in its annals. The Yei-
low Peril has become a deadly reality.
A race including one-fourth of the
worlds population has raised the black
standard OF death and challenged
civilization 10 mortal combat Some
seven hundred foreigners In its capital
city. including the diplomatic represen-
tatipes o. all the nations, their attaches
and families, the legation guards and
> crowd of refugees OF both sexes have
been put to death after heroic re-
sistsnee. with such tortures, mutllations
and indignities as cannot even be men
toned. II Is like the breathing of
deadly miasm from the bottomless pit
upon the fair face of our world 1t Is
rs II legions Of chained devils had
broken their bonds and reconquered
bis empire for their satanic chief 1t is
en- Incredible horror that smites to
deafness the unbelIevlng brain, but
makes strange STRINGS OF primal emo
tons. anguish. anger and the hot re-
solve to take an unparalleled vengeance
for an unheard-of crime The world OF
civilization. not the whole earth as we
havs boastfully assumed II to be. but a
llttm world amidst the tides OF chaos,
must speak. MIST act, must strike
The nrs' movement. 1t seems TO US,
must be an effective consolidation
for offensive operations of the pow
ers OF Christendom, The first step
should he the creation OF coun-
ell of the nations 90 set In mo-
ton their forces against the fero-
cious dragon OF the East, Precious
time has been wsstSd already. time that
might hay. saved uves near and dear
TO us, time fuh Of Wild wsillngs and
unthinkable deeds aud a solemn silence
which we have learned 90 welcome as
a sign that these devils in human shape
can torment their victims no more.
Time SIN Is passing and there is no
conference in the councils of the Cauea-
sian. no harmony ot action, no unity OF
plan There can Do none until the ma.
tioas have constituted a council 90 state.
military cabinet. war board TO gov
ern their procedure. No oae 81 them
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psisn Vita aao,hsT untu Il had perfect.
ed SIS military organization under an
sathafiAed head. How shall al of them
he mere than helpless against this fae
uath they are compaetsd. for this single
purpose, IHin one huge machine t5r the
psclicsitoa and punishment ~ ChluaY
let us look this crisis talrD DO he
fsss We have 80 deal with a beast
stronger than any az h,s asSallarts
slRsls C6lnA is vast territory. three
thousand miles lu length. WITH pop
uistion mountus toward 80 aoo eoa l.so-
pie. n Is not the instSnlHcant antagonist
whom lit,,c Japan aVertArep. These
are the meet Initiative aud adaptable
psogls IN tae sQftt They aFe as much
superior te Us h tAoss lines 40 Ne ore
20 them m nVsntivt and creative
geaius The wears s.uer the Iaga reese
war have probably reNuuteut4ed china.
Her troops have been irUr4 D., ni7o.
reaa mastrrs. She has been suvllsI
with ~ 0ne snous Mat quantities et
nl0aern Suus Aad ammunition What
~ DO KNOW Is that fhc best tr-, lea
tire world wsrc Wors,ed Ia their aAtanre
ia Fvktns taat rae nshuug around
TieptSla has beyn desperate tAt the
Chinese ARTILLERY VAS ample ana arA
served and that tars, yellow usu and
antagonist are NOT 80 o., despise,l The
have no fear Of dsa,A they arr animal.
ed now by a trenry - sup~rstItinus be-
lief. they arc encouraged Ny yhc appar-
eHt weakness u those Whon they have
hitherto feared almost as much As
hated. they have burned theig ships ana
know that there lies between then. and