The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-11-16
cHINA's DILEm MA


 English at Shanghai discussed recently in a lengthy editorial "'rhr Independence of China" starting out with the state ment that at uo time since he Japanese war has China been a rvally independent nation. She has had Co suffer iuterfcr- ence in her national affairs which no tru- ly independent power would put up with for a moment. It is admitted. however that for this China is herself Co blame Had she been less conceitcd and morc capable of broad views had she possessed men with the knowledge of the day rath- CT than with the pendantry of the past. men who could have forscen the impos- sibility of withstanding the expansion of the west. she might have cast her lot boldly with progress and been today in- stead of the carcass around which the eagles have been lowering for years. a great power among great powers. Had her rulers been blessed with the integrity of her merchants. even this might have suffccd Co keep China % sovereign Inter national state. An this has been gall and wormwood Co the patriotic native. and though the foreigner can watch the pro- gross of disintcgration philosophicdliy utI Is easy Co bear others woesl therc ar" many. especially among the English speaking people who would fin see it otherwise. Just now one more opp"rtu- nity ls offered Co China's rulers Co show the world whether they are ut for their position. The Chinese Empire may not he on its last legs. but as an Empire t Is certainly undergoing its last trial lf this be a failure nothing can save its indepeu- dence. 10 win be absorbed pirccmcad as Africa has been. and neither her size nor numbers will prevent e." Ridiculing tho comparison of Chiucscs with Buers, the News aptly says. "lt womb he ridicu- lous Co say that because % certain mum Der of bulldogs are a match for Hon. therefore ten or 70 hundred times os many sheep would bc equally successful China could be made a nation of soldiers l'ut to do this her system must be thoroughly recast. and that cannot hc done until her officials from top to bottom know how (" spell honesty.
 The article goes on Go explain that th' coolles must bc giycu a morc exalted Idea of patriotism than they have and that th' whole iudicial system must bc rcc'st' s' that foreigners win b' safe and rcceN" Justice. Referring Go che Boxer uprising the News says that one of the und"ubted causes was the interference or missions with th. laws of Che land 10 admits that the native authorities arc not hamelcsS. that they have sometimes done sc1nt Jus lie, Co Christians because they w"r"
 ..H H.HHa In # terf.rence "has been carried Co such 'N treems as Go become danger Go the St't' and "A disgrace Co the nam'of Jesus. Now is the time for matters of this sort ." o' settled oncs for al." ln brief the de mand is for missionaries and their r'A' or prctended converts Co attend stric'N to their own business Iu the Telegram opipion a stiu better way would he '" drop that business or at least not press t f,rwari for generation or two. raus.s constant friction and mischiet.
 Most immediately pressing. n lh' shanghai papers opinion. is th" 0u"S'i'" of guards for railways c"nstructrd."r or u"' der process Of construction. 'lt 'hih" wishes for real independence she must insist on the withdrawal of au torrisn troops from her territory. except s"'h 'S arc already allowed by treaty 10 is out of th. question Co suppose that she can remain independent while her r'll"SH lines are in the hands of foreign troops But herc also she has a duty lh' "u'' of keeping order and of safeguarding For eign workm,u. foreign investments an" foreign property She cannot shirk 'h's duty. and she must not let it remain m doubt Categor.cally these questions "ul he nut Co her. Can you protect our people and our propertyc Gf you can. will yout 1T she can and will well and good not. then she may write over the tamen of every yomen in the land' l'ha'o"' thy glory has departed
 An this Is reasonable and interesting. hut tho reform of China within herself seems hopeless. and the envious and eva riclous powers are not likely to permit reform even if it were possible