The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-28
COMMENTS OF THE LONDON PRESS.
with American Aid England Can Re-
generate China

LONDON. March 2S-The Daily Mail in
an editorial dealing with the cabled ex-
tracts from the correspondence between
the United States government and Euro
pean powers upon the question of the
"open-door" policy in China says: Amer
lea has forever renowned the policy OF
the hermit She pledges herself TO take a
leading part in the greatest task of the
coming century-the reform of the Chinese
empire. The attitude OF the United States
has cryptic but yet weighty warning for
the merchants of Europe who have hith-
erto thought it desirable to bolster their
trade by all manner of restrictions of COM
petition. America in her foreign trade dis
regards competition, and some day she viii
learn the same lesson for her home trade
1t is triumph for President Mckinley"
The Daily Chronicle says: From Eng
land il was only TO be expected that the
answer would be favorable, but that Rus
STA should have replied that she is happy
TO comply with the wishes OF the United
States bears eloquent testimony to the
position which the latter power assumed in
the councils of the world. With Ameri-
can aid the Chronicle thinks England can
regenerate China The editorial goes on
to compliment Secretary Hay for appre-
ciating tie enormous advantages OF the
trade of the far East. averring that with
the Nicaragua canal Atlantic manufacture
ers in point of distance will have the same
advantage over Liverpool shippers that
the Liverpool shippers now have over them.
The Standard says: THE policy OF the
United States was one of passive watch
fulness while Lord Salisbury was fighting
for the open door in Shan-Tung and Man.
churia. The Americans came upon the
scene only after British diplomacy had won
its victories. The adhesion of France and
Russia is very interesting. The real value
of such assurances, which in no wise alter
existing conditions, will only be- seen when
the disruption of China comes TO pass"
The Daily News, which also claims for
Great Britain the credit of inaugurating
the open-d0or policy nevertheless congrat-
uates Secretary Hay and the United States
on the adhesion OF Russia, remarking, how
ever. that 1T will I'm all cases be well 10
suspend judgment until the full text of all
the assurances is obtainabl
The Times says: THE government and
people of the United States are TO be con-
graduated the successful achievements
of a considerable service TO the world. The
credit of having formulated the open door
policy belongs to England. but the honor
OF winning for IL the formal acceptance of
the powers has fallen TO our American
kinsmen. Nowhere outside the United
States will this signal success of American
diplomacy be welcomed so gladly as IL is
welcomed here Secretary Hay has con-
| tributed in no small degree to weaken the
grounds of serious international complica-
| tions, pregnant with danger to the worlds
peace. II is perhaps doubtful whether the
| united action, which Washington antici-
| pates as a means of procuring reforms in
China, is within the range of practical poll
| tics, but we must hope for the best.