The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-29
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views q Q new ySsiser - ~ Pressae
ff1'@ esti.Sk Z a evssst. :, a'f.l'
To rHs EDsros o. Tns SuN-6sr: The
attitude Of Mr.. Hay. REPRESENTED TO BE- one
Of mild protest asAinbt kussAa's acquisitioo
OF Msnchuris. rs6ects fairly. 10 doubt, the
condition Of American sentiment ansnt nsw
developments In the Far East. Indifferent
to some extent to-day to what 10 done OF
n not done In such distant quarter. our
way with an idea that Russia n going rather
too far; they wish she wouldn't disturb the
serenity OF nations. Further than that our
body polite Is not greatly wrought up over
the news at hand. = -
Yet II Russia shall succeed In the face OF
Japan's fierce protest. indignation In Eng
land and mild reprobat'on In the United
States, and actually Russianlse Manchuris.
through the entering wedge inserted at
Pekin. be II far-sighted indeed who can
predict the ultimate effects upon China. upon
japan and upon Anglo-Saxon innuence In
the entire Orient. II Russia would only
occupy Manchuria. extend thus her borders
TO the Yellow Sea. and bs satisfied: II she
wou' on 'let Il 60 at that Q rest OF the
world might shrug its shoulders, rail .
while at broken promises. relinquish com
mercisi rights and vested interests In an
imperial province. and. after lot OF dia-
tribe, the incident would pass But such
will not be the outcome OF this crisis In
Cathay. ..,.... E.t
Russia needs the sea-, One docs not have
TO visit that country, study her s6orts for
breathing place. remember how che has
| fought for the DandAnelles, nor be very
familiar with her stesdfast policy. to realize
that her pushing toward deep water Ia COM
parable to the movement Of glacier down
upon eome fertile vAlley-remorseless COM
prehensive, implaoable. The weight Of
an enormous empire. solid. inhexible.
ferocious, alert. Is behind the present pres
sure. China feels 1t most. japan realizes
exactly It's significance. England, whose
diplomacy Is world wide. sees well enough
what IL at stake. America remembers tra-
ditional friendship. We keep In mind the
| Russia feet that anchored Ia the harbor Of
New York in 81. with Instructions to report
to President Lincoln should France or
| England take an overt stand In favor Of the
South. We do not like To quarrel with .
nation that was our friend when We needed
friends. And still, since the Boxer busi-
ness, we have fathered the prinoiple known
under the title Of The Open Door Rus
STA has acceded to II, but now she seens TO
say: We have concluded 70 shut you all
out a, 49,. -
After Manchuria-what? That 10 the real
| question Of the present week. No one who
knows Russia and who knows China sup
poses that the issue presented right now
relates TO one province only. Pekh and
Pechili adjoin Manchuria. Let Cossacks
once unopposcd possess this province.
how long will Il be before they possess Pekin7
| Give them Pelin, and where will Russia
stop? Will she want Corea? Why notl
And why not. when she has more firmly
| entrenched herself. take Chengtu. along
with various 'hintefiands- and hundred
or more millions Of meek-eyed Mongolians
appertaining there TO? What becomes Of
the valley Of the Yangtse; Of Hankow and
Of Foochowf Shantung, presumably. she
would leave alone-Shantung. stamping
ground Of william. silent partner Of the
| Gar. '.
Civilization, when II shall moro fully
awaken to possibilities 90 colossal. will recall
the words of w. H. Seward: The Pacific
Ocean. its shores and its islands. Win Be the
theatre Of the great events in the worlds
hereafter. Plainly, the game has opened
~ 10 c9ess. the hrst feE moyes made may
oetermme tne eptire cWcome: farEt-
penSs OF vi. o, Ies1ihS nss'ons o. tne
vi. hs.sSr - ,,,,sx,"te,S - SnS.
iii ana :" : ''A4', - N o -"
! n h fortunate for M ana for thu Ch,n...
that two men tIfon whom much 'resnonsis
| bility rests are abb. clear.hesrled and
PATRIOTIC. Mr.. Hav's ref,insI 10 crer3it ths
| ssoty % sSututos - enA, Puonsneu On
the 10Th OF July, 100, shows nov absolutely
his judgment may DO deponoed upon He
made an enviable reputation al through the
lowed. To-day China has not rot to bar The
Trrr U,sarinu.iw u ~ :. ~ DIV. ~
pnans sOSor'o ',,s,, ,nh RI o. nussia
| fallen. 10 an enlightened statesman. devoted
| to his country. -., ~" -.
| In Mr.. Hays irreproachsl,le nnotives.
dpor Prince CHM 90 hsve oonAdSS6oe
and With resson. 1hs Unltod otat11 dow
esnmeut has proved China'b b6et adviser
and stanchsst ally Against the akersseiohs