Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-29


these. as to Russia. China-Japan will
| offer full oney-indemnities-b
cause China-Japan will be fabulously
rich al that time-and mere money
will not have the same value it has
today"
And how will the emperor of Chi
na-Japan enforce such demands9
some one asked.
He will give three days for the am
bassadors and other European officials
to quit his dominions, by routes indi-
Gated to them. In three months he
will expel every European from China
Japan, and he will declare China-Jap-
IN closed TO Europe until Europe con
cents formally to the evacuation OF
re territories"
Then what will happen"
There will be emotion in Europe
said the high-thlnking philosopher
The open door demanded by China.
Japan. will mean ruin to Europe; II
must be refused And how can the
governments consent to the humilia.
tion of eyacuating eastern spheres OF
activity? On the other hand. how
can they continue to occupy them
against an empire represented by 40
0O0,VO0 modern-armed men. 700 cruis-
ers and 800 men OF war? Russia will
doubtless demand a concerted Euro
pean descent on Peking by way of
Manchuria. But England will not be
able to admit plan so favorable to
Russian interests, England will,
therefore. demand a naval coalition
against the islands Of Japan. because
in an attack by land on such an i'm
mense empire the troops OF Europe
would melt like snow.
The emperor of Germany at that
time will say something like this:
When, a hundred years ago. my IL
lustrious great-grandfather. William
II, saluted the departure of German
troops to revenge the assassination of
Il German minister 10 China. it was
shown to the world that German pow
er knows how to sustain German
honor The god Of war was favorable
to us Today we Ought to give all
our German energy 10 our German
colonies in Africa. Ought we to spill
German blood in the peninsula of
Kioa-Chou? think not No moral
ofiense has been made air 'ly to our
honor"
And the United States
During part of the nineteenth
century the United States has had to
give thought to the yellow peril. Cool.
e immigration has been vigorously
prohibited in country that has al
ways held out its arms to the new
comers of all other colors. 1t is very
likely. however, that the United
States will have kept in high favor
with Cbina-Japan by favoring Chinese
immigration to the Philippines. Treat.
les OF friendship and commerce will
have passed between Pcking and
Washington, and doubtless in Eur
ope's hour of danger the United
States will have for half century
been in the enjoyment of special priv
ileges in the yellow empire"
Like the Germans. they will re
fuse TO take part in the mixup?"
Yes. but with what different re-
sults!" exclaimed the high thinker
The United States will remain neu.
tral."
Europe will hardly think so, be-
cause the United States will. by long
before made treaty with China-Japan.
close the Panama canal to belliger-
ents OF both sides. The French, Rus
sian and other European squadrons, II
hey agree with England, will have to
attack the yellow empire by way OF
the Malacca Straits and the port of
Singapore"
And the result of the great naval
duel will be?"
"lt will matter little which way. be.
cause should the yenow empire get
the worst of 1t her Moses will lead
the great yellow invasion Of Europe
by land that much sooner. that is all,
Then the world viii see such a
mobilization as It never saw before
when Semiramls started to overwhelm
India, when the barbarians of the
East and North overwhelmed Rome
and all Europe to the Atlantic coast
of France and the bottom of the Span
ish peninsula. or when the Tartar gen
eral, Gengis Kahn. led mis- hordes on
the peaceful China OF his day
Think of 1t, a general mobilization! {!
Four hundred army corps. active, and
as many reserve. all called out to
march West, Commissioned and non
commissioned officers and common
soldiers, all authorized to have their
wives and children follow them. to
jccnpy conquered Europe,
DO yon not see Moscow in flames
again? 10 you not see the triumphal
entry Of the emperor OF China-Japan
into the Kremin?"
As the great French philosopher
spoke We really thought we saw it
STERLING HEILIG
From Thursdays Daily.