The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-08-03
ANNOUNCEMENT.
For Mayor---WaIton Shields.
The wORLD---PowER.


black cloud filed with the Iightnings and thunder
Of war; is always hanging menacingy over some quartz
OF the earth j is only recently that burst over Sout
Africa, overwhelming the Dutch republics For lon
time 1t overshadowed China and the East shifting occa
sionaly to lts old familiar positions the English Cbanne
and the Bosporus But for the winning policy of non
resistance pursued by the Chinese the land of that orea
empire would have run with human slaughter 1t takes
two to make quarrel, however, the WHY bat unfor
tunate Chinese chose the part Of discretion submitting
shameless course of theft murder and outrage that Il
one OF the blacklist bos boosted civilization and
buying their continued national existence at price which
will oyerwhelm their country with an undeserved debt for
years to Mf
The mind of mankind delights In battle and the sky
eagerly scanned for the next appearance of the
cloud 1t fancied to be lowering over France and
England darkening the shores of Japan and eloomino
over South America where Germanvuwas traino with
the Monroe Doctrine, that chip which Uncle Sam contin
uaIy upon his shoulder One by one these threat
ened storms have Disappeared but backer b,ooer
portentous than all is rising It's cause "a the
worldwide ambition OF russia There seem to he M |
bounds o the greed Of this giant among nations has
found the recent troubous times the proptious
the pushing of its plans and its long standing threats
against the gates OF India about put into
ton Silently, remorseessIy, nexoraby like the creen
ing OF mighty tide, Russia has flowed Asia to the
very border OF the Sea of Japan and the Persian Gulf
Does its intention include the absorption of the whole
eastern word And that is the meaning of its stealtb
steadfast advance who will or say nay? One alone
among all the nations disposed to dispute its SIN
pendous aggressons JAPAN the smallest and in modern
accomplishments the newest of the powers alone has the
hardihoodto say thus far Russia In many WAYS anan
has the respect and admiration of the civilized world
but her effort to stay the onward march of Russia looks
as futile as Canue command to the tide It probable
almost certain in fact that the brave little orit n.a en-
avvill .loofh vi
but It will be struggle for her own existence; and # FL
pnaded would result in her destruction England il the
country to which the world has looked for protection co
agansthe great general enemy whether they acknow
edge it not but England is weared and G
by Der African wara war which, in life and treasure KIN
has of the cosiest in her history II has laid
to the public eyes many unsupported weaknesses in
Engands and the iea correct or not Is that &C
while she be all that she claims upon the ocean she
would be no match in land warfare for the nexbaust an
of Russia Prophets evil have been fond If full
imagining universal western alliance against oriental chi
combination of Christianity against pagan hat
sm; of the white against the yellow Peril the
heir occupation gone vie of the unwarike charac
of the Chinese and the everncreaslng
ussa What appears to be probable the OF
y for coalition against Worddomnaon by the half por
vized aad conscencees empire of the North There
onld appear to be little to choose between the und
the of mankind Of the rule of Russia and that The
the oriental nations and the need strenuous ress
nee against either would be equal 1t was from the to
oarbarous North that the tide overwhelmed the civil
ton Of the Roman epoch and the effect of similar here
inquest the civilization Of today would not be less to
sasrous But it is not to be believed that SO dark
sion world conquest by RUSSIA will ever be consumma
Her limit has been reached step further either TT
OF eastward must bring England or Japan son
upon her Once begun the conflict will be for life r,
death 1t is impossible to believe that the powerful In
ions Of the AngloSaxon blood over the earth will Ba
nd idle when the civilization which they are chiefly in
nmenta in npholdng is in peril; that general
ltion of nations against the tyrant will not lie
8 place The freadom Of the human race ona ~
st Of civilization if not the existence Of ono ~ rig
IONS demands that the ambition of Russia shall be u see
'nded. Sooner later it must be done, though the
may well embroiI the world in war; Kir
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