Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-29
NO HOPE FOR CHINA.

The United states having notified the
powers that this country Will not in
terfere with the plans Of the powers, ex-
cept as may be done by diplomatic
means, there appears to be no further
obstacle in the way of the partition Of
the Monaghan empire. China may for the
time being refuse TO ratify the treaty
by which Manchurla Is transferred to
Russia, but that does not change the
fact that Russia is already In virtual
possession OF that province. and when
ever II becomes clear to the powers that
no withdrawal is contemplated, Japan
VIII. in all probability occupy the ter
ritory opposite the island Of Formosa'
Then Germany and Great Britain viii
show their hands.
II seems 10 us that the so-called
Christian powers are doing everything
TO verify the predictions Of the Chinese
sages. and to justify the sentiment In
China that has found an expression In
term foreign DEVILS applied 70 for
eigners. Monaghan statesmen have
from the beginning taken the view that
the opening of the doors of the country
10 the outside world would mean, In the
end the overthrow Of the government
and the destruction Of a civilization
that has lasted for thousands Of years,
on that account they have opposed the
foreign INVASION and given concessions
only as they were compelled to do So
They have fostered among the people
a hostile sentiment toward the foreign
ers. Time and again they have endeav-
ored toshake off the foreign lncubus,but
always to find 1t more firmly saddled
upon their necks Western peoples
have denounced their narrowness OF
mind and their hostility to 'clvillza-
ton" but now It turns out that all
their fears were we'll founded. Their
predictions Of national disaster as re-
suit Of contact with the foreigners are
about to come true Their most Stub
born resistance to western civilization
is about to be justified
But the entire story Of christian"
plumber and slaughter in China Is one
Of the most humliatng In the annals
OF the world Europe has received the
light Of Asia, and in its rays 1t has en-
joyed peace, happiness and power. In
return 1t goesto Asia to plumber the
temples and shrines, desecrate the
ton1bs. destroy the libraries and OBJ
seryatories. and loot the palaces. Re-
Gently the Christian powers have de-
clared Tor peace, or humane warfare, IL
peace is to be broken. But Chinese
cities and villages have been plundered
without declaration Of war, and their
inhabitants have been slain by huns
dreds and thousands. There can be no
christian" missionary efforts after
that. The pagans must not be blamed,
n they adhere to their own dogmas and
ideas, in preference TO religion which
to them must appear TO be hypocrisy
But the final chapter Of the story may
not yet be written. China may be brok-
en- up and divided. But its millions OF
human beings may, thereby, be awak-
enea to new life. new activity. What
win happen then is for future historians
to record. Asia armed with modern
rifles and taught the use Of the cavalry
horse, and lnnamed with thirst for ven
geance, would yet be capable Of sweep
ing the world with the bosom Of de-
struction. as In former ages.