New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-01

Atlantic ard Pacific oceans The United states re,
can defend herself against ne T2Td d, tn nina n
i 1lI1s svaTs o her danger Of discmhership
can she not ny the sheer number Of her soldiers
repel this invasion?
THE FIRST SEIZURE.
That exploitation OF China was begun in l5'l by
Portugal. which seized the island Of Macao near
Canton Then in 1872 England extended her ciVlliz-
ing method by compelling China to open her ports
y, tho introduction OF opium and incidentally other
articles Of commerce. For this eEcroachment Eng
land compelled China cede to her the island OF
HcugkonE and pay a large cash indemnity ABOUT
this time The 7so-caLed evargeIiZatlon OF OHlIIa
h.c9r. the missionary entered the empire with an
omen Bible and the merchant With cargo OF
idols warranted not TO warp or taTnlsh IN any
climate and the war between the missionary ana
the seller Of idols has been waged ever since win
United States show 5000 I,rotestant ..ld I,;i
roman catholic converts. But as 10 the nHilner
The r5YTerfs are from the lowest caste. As Cen
e~al ChafTec has said. the educated h' 81
take any Interest in this religion Their reIlglonss
are sufficient and adapted to their civihzauoh anu
But it is not the object this article TO discuss
the religious phase OF the ShlneSe pd turn the
investigation TO the physical inyasom. I Atter me
t5Ied he island OF Formosa lying ninety miles off
the coast Of Central China The acqufsluo;n Oh Ie
therefore wholly legitimate under the rules OF IN,
te-na tional Law. But other modern natlons set%tu
eoritv So on November 4. 1897. Germany seized
The mort Of Kiao-Chou the northeastern coast 81
China asserting the cause OF this action was me
desire TO obtain satisfaction for the murder OF TWO
German missionaries on November or that year.
LONG LEASE SECURED.
This mort was held by German warships until
treaty was forced from China by which the port
and adjacent territory were leased to Germany for
"a term Of ninety-nine years. Germany being given
the right to land troops fOrticatons and
establish coaling and naval station. and German
subjects having the right to construct railways3
omen mines and transact business in the rich min
eral and agricultural Province Of Shan-Tung, in
which the port OF Kiao-Chou Is located, the Chi
nese vessels having the privileges in this port
that the German Government might decide to give
to other nations. In the annals of history it will
be hard find unjust aggression and inva-
sion than this act of acquisition OF territory by
Germany.
The European and Asiatic nations could not be
deprived Of this opportunity Of selfa
by invasion So December %. 1887. Russia OBJ
tanned permission. by the force of diploma tic
duress. for its naval SquadiCr to winter 1t Fort
Arthur. on the l>lao-I ung peninsula MhlCh u NAG
in concerted action with Germany and France in 1888
required Japan to abandon. This was not enough
70 satisfy Russia Therefore. by the diplomacy
which is known modern nations. agreement
was entered into between China and Russia on
March y. 1888. hy which Port Arthur and the ad
jacent port OF Taen-NVaa were leased for term Of
tive mtg five TO the Russian Government. the
tleatv to be subsequently, extended by mutual
This lease includes eight hundred square miles OF
territory and all harbors between Port Arthur and
Of Talien-Wan to be for the sole of Russia ana
chinese men-of-war. Russia TO have the privilege
through Manchuria Port Arthur and ralien-Wan
ard 70 protect the same during AMI after Its con
the entrance 70 The tinIf Of Pe-Ch-Ti leadirg to
the capital OF China.-CChicago Record Herald.