The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-04-14
REASONS FOR AMERICAN SYM
PATTY WITH JAPAN.

PATTY WITH JAPAN.
The Worlds Work Magazine eives
the following excellent reasons Thy
American sympathy should be with
japan In the struggle with Russia:
."Our interests In the Japanese Rus
sian struggle are more than the inter-
ests'ofa mere spectator. We have an
important trade at stake and a chance
for trade much more important than
We have yet developed. We say AT
stake because II the obvious Russian
policy be carried out, Manchuria and
all the sphere-of Russian influence in
Asia are not likely to be as open to lis
as If the same region were left under
Chinese and japanese influence.
SHUT trade is not all, nor the most.
We have had long diplomatic cob.
teption In 'sAsia, aud we have played an
honOrable'Aud important part in all
stages or this struggle that preceded
war;. when tie Boxer insurrection
took place, and all the principal pow
ers sent troops to Pekin, and the fu-
turs .of China tecame the foremost po-
li.ical topic in every capital in Europe.
it. was tosr Department OF State that
resolutely eontended for the integrity
of the empire and for the open door for
trade-for the right OF every nation to
trade on an equal basis. From that
initial contention to this day the diplo-
matte power of the United States has
been exerted with the utmost strength
to accomplish these ends. and it has
had an importaut influence on the dip.
lomacy OF other nations.
1--WE forced from Russia herrenewed
promises 10 Avacuate Manchuria hich
she has not kept); We negoii,ted d
sreaty with China whereof, 's1por-
tant ports Of Mukden ant \ in
Manchuria shall be open To American
trade (for automatically Manchuria is
yet Chinese province. and Russia is
in honor bound to regard such a treaty
with 'China), and the President has Sc
lected consuls for these posts. Russia.
therefore, could not close them with
out giving serious offense to the Uniteo
States.
THUS We stand energeticaliy cou.
mitted to the preserya tion of the CHI
csc empire and to the widening of cou.
mere, with it. At some stage of thu
struggle that has begun it is likely
that the interests and the contention
to which we are thus committed will
bring us-let US hope, not into eontro-
versy, but surely they may bring Us
into closer range with the chief parties
to the struggle.
Besides these specific aims and treat
ies. we have the larger and ever widen
ing interestin the Far East that our
responsibilities In the Philippines i'm
ply; and this interest will become Still
greater as sbonias the Panama Canal is
open I'd traffic. For then the Mississip-
pi valleyAthe grain States and he
cotton States-will be much nearer The
farther Pacific; that is to say, our pao-
ducts can be sent there much mose
cheapiy than they can now be sen',
And under this stimulus markets viii
develop.
Since The Japanese trade policy is
much more libefafsssa the Russiao, it
il natural that the commercial rr.y'..-
ests Of the United States should give
their sympathies to Japan. Our nat
ural national feeling, too, which Rus
sian journals have almost angrily OBJ
served, is with the liberal Japanese
rather than with the less liberal Rus
sian character and government. In
spite Of the necessarily repeated tradi-
ton OF friendship between our govern
ment and the government of Russia,
We haye nothing in common with that
almost absolute despotism; and we nat
urally have strong sympathy for the
Japanese. As their statesmen have
pointed out. the position of their coun-
try il very similar to the position OF
England In tho time Of Napoleon. Eng
land then fought to prevent the estab-
lishmspt OF q military despotism in Eu
rope. Jspan now fights 10 check mil
itary despotism in Asia.