New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-27

quest it would be our duty to set up gov
eminent of our own. Since are not, II Is
equally incumbent upon us to stand for ORDER
until the best elements of the Chinese can lc
establish order for themselves.
There are, moreover, the questions of repara-
ton for the wrongs done TO this country anu
of guarantee against their repetition LII Is
simply inconceivable that we should let Amer
lean citizens be murdered and their property De
destroyed and our Minister be besieged ana
threatened with DEATH and yet make no de-
mand for indemnity and for guarantees that
such outrages will not again be committed
But that is to be attended to by diplomatic
processes? Pray, with whom? Where is the
Chinese Government with which we are 10
treat? Who is its responsible head? 1t will be
well for these questions to be answered before
there is talk of depending upon diplomacy.
Moreover let it not be forgotten that the Chi
nese themselves rejected diplomatic proposals
and thus forced this country to continue its mill
tary campaign Had the Presidents proposal
of July % been accepted and acted upon. mill
tary operations would have been resolved into
a mere dress parade. and diplomacy would have
completed the real work. But the Chinese
would not have that. They compelled us to
proceed with force and arms instead of with
diplomatic phrases. They must accept the re
suit of their own choice.
The United States has no thought Of a per-
.manent conquest of China. of entangling
itself in the rivalries and intrigues which other
Powers may have on hand. 1t will leave China
with far greater joy than it entered it with, and
IL will do so at the earliest possible moment
consistent with honor and justice But it did
not propose to have it's Minister bundled out
like bale of contraband goods, and it does
not nropose 70 have it's soldiers Scuttle out
though they were gang of raiding marauders.
1t will withdraw from China when its work
there is done and what its work there is has
been officially declared to the world in terms
which even the wayfaring man. though a fool.
can understand. This clamor for Scuttling with
the work undope comes chiefly, we observe.
from those who opposed cur going in at all,
favoring the abandonment of American men
and women TO Boxer deviltries. Their maladroit
advice was not followed in that former case,
and in not following it, but in going exactly
contrarr to it. the Government has
of the noblest victories on record and has gained
the approval of the whole civilized world; and
all now see that the other course, of non-inter
veution. would have been infamous. We are
inclined IN think that the same Government can
be trusted to finish it's work. even if in doing
il acts contrary m this later advice TO scuttle.
The predictions of unutterable mischief which
were made before have not been realized In
tervention has caused no complications with
Other Powers It is to be believed that the pre-
dictions of evil made will similarly he dis
credited. and that in remaining in China long
enough to complete the work in hand the United
States will get into no entanglements but will
only add TO and perfect the credit it has al
ready gained and the good 1t has already
achieved