Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-20

The first act Of drama unprecedent-
ed in history closes amid world wide ap-
plause for the tirmness, candor, unsel-
f1shr1sss and statesmanship of President
Mckinley and his advisers.
Not only has American policy in the
relief of the legationers not met with
disaster, but it leaves the way open for
a free hand in the future settlement.
President Mckinley defined the Amer
lean terms definitely at a time when
European governments We're silent from
inability or International jealousy. His
announcement thru Secretary Hay that
the United States was opposed to the
partition of China and in faNor3of es-.
tabllshing the status3quo did more than
anything else to unity the European
powers as to military procedure.
When. later, President Mckinley re-
piled to Lii Hung Chang that the United
States would enter into no negotiations
50 long as free communicate ton With Mr.
Conger Was denied he did precisely what
VAS necessary To show the Chinese gov
eminent what must be done.
II WAS Il bold step-one of the bodest
lin the history of diplomacy. China
might have regarded it as an ultimatum
and murdered the legations. The pow
ers might have separated themselves
from the United States because of ii.
Neither OF these things happened.
China gave way. The powers co-op-
Grated With America
No doubt the difficulties yet to be
oveNcolne by CIVILIZATION are greater
than those that are behind. Itis impos.
sible 10 foretell What Will follow the soc-
eupation of Pekin. II is Impossible TO
say What Germany will ultimately do.
Between Russia and Japan lie issues of
Vast Importance. Undoubtedly the par
Etttlan of China viii be seriously consid-
erred.
/ Tbs first part of the program, tho, has
abssil executed With dispatch and signal
sllccess, and the most prominent part
has been t;1ksn by the United States
This Is "a View of the se Which Brit
ol1s official and unofficial the man at
1.-The foreign office and the man in the
street. accept without reserve The NOR
| II results of the war With Spain are in
l5sigf!ticant as compared With those of
liaucesssfui American leadership in the
| Chinese upheavil.
Nlsanwllile '.yacillation.' and Cow
l.ardtce ars terms freely used With ref
ssretee to Britan's policy at Shanghai
| With the responsible members OF the
government away from London Great
Bfitairss foreign policy has had no
l5spokssfnan bu, Mr.. Brodrick. under ssc-
rettary3of state for the foreign Office He
| IS q clever man ard knows his business,
| re.1 Is he lacking in energy; but he has
1 not been ]ong enough in the public eye
| to inspire confidence.
4 His declaration that Great Britain
4 VIII use her last resource TO defend her
interests a anywhere ard everywhere has
/ not convinced the public that she has
adequately protected; them at Shang-
RAJ. Even the Times angrily denounces
tbs failure of the government TO take a
/ hrm line there. and Lord Salishliuy's
/ parliamentary followers are asking if
1 mis- ts another case vi Port Arthur
Whatever ia thought of this aspect of
the case in London, the8eentinent takes
quite different view. The Vienna pa
l9ers al,s severely attacking Britain. ac-
/ cuslng he, of having come to secre.
agreement with the Chinese in order to
lSebtair speeial advantages! They point
ITO Admiral Seynlollr,s tiations With
the Nankin Niceray and try TO explain
everything that has since happened ali
II Shanghai in the lightsof that fact.