The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-10
AMERICAN ALLIANCE.

While writers and cartoonists draw
pictures and tell stories about the va
rlous international agreements and
specuiate about what may come later
II the United States II drawn into the
Eastern question with such force as to
make IL necessary TO carry arms al
ways ready for action. Sydney Brooks.
Who spent some time In this country
studying American sentiments as re-
CARDS alliances. says In the Fortnight
~ Review:
There IN no possible development In
the Far East that would tempt the
United States 20 draw the sword, IN
less IL were TO rescue the lives OF amer
lean citizens. This h conclusion
10 not advance nor ask 10 De accepted
on the mere ipse dixit OF foreigner:
n can be buttressed by the best OF all
evidence. the evidence OF Americans
thsrnseives. Fortunately for the uni
ted States wrote Mr. Josiah quincy IN
August. 1900 I'm spite OF our large army
in the Philippines and our troops no.
In China no sane American thinks tnat
vF@ will light with any other MEMBER
Of the concert. whatever may De our
noiicv or our interests. either 10 pre-
vent the Acknowledgement OF CHINA or
TO secure any share In the paruuoh
for ourselves. or To reform the Cninsse
government. or even 10 maintain the
open door for our trade Mr.. Quincy
speaks for New England and New En-
Gland for once IL in line with the rest
OF America What he says might De
emphasized by quotations from papers
OF every shade and every twist OF
thought. and when. on any open point
81 American attitude or policy. Boston
and yellow Journalism think alike. the
nolnt may be taken a. settled In this
as. Boston and yellow Journalism have
behind them all the conservatism. All
the parochialism. and those hrst IN
stfncts which are also the second
thoughts of the country. Americas
policy In China In one OF despatch
writing simply. She favors the open
door and will keep IL open so Tar az
scrfbbllng can She would prefer a
strong. independent and responsible
Chinese government. which can and
viii b.. held accountable for the main
tenance OF order and the protection OF
our citizens and their rights under the
treaties and to this end no pen VIII
How faster than hers she values
possibly. like most OF US. she overval-
ues-her stake IN the future Of China.
and she will not spare the ink in It's
defense. But Niagara itself would not
be more deafening than the roar OF IN
dfgnant protest over the slightest mint
Of a war In the protection OF these IN
terests or the development OF this
stake. II every power that today
claims a sphere OF influence in China
were to- announce that IL intended
henceforward TO preserve that sphere
To It's own use. America would lodge
any number of diplomatic complaints.
but she would go no farther.
America welcomes the Angio-Japa-
nese alliance as an effective instrument
for protecting her interests at other
peoples expense. She gives IL all the
approval and moral support that any
document can hope for. IL works auto
on her behalf. and II relieves
her OF all responsibility. Therefore she
blesses IL. But I have tried TO show
that the practical value OF her support. |
moral or diplomatic. Will endure only |
SO long as she Is not found out. and |
hat directly IL encounters resolute
handling II will collapse like a pricked |
bubble Is IL necessary to add that III. |
n any crisis. assistance OF more ma
erial kind were needed. America, with
|, considerable show OF virtue. would
point out that her policy OF avoiding
alliances would keep her
rom Offering it,"