The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-23
Interest of United States.

United states the Philippine islands
with excellent narbOrs. most valuable
| both for srrategicsI and commercial
purposes. The already great value Of
these islands in China's eastern flank
viii be enormously enhanced after the
opening Of the Panama canal. They
will be the great eastern trade empOri-
ums OF the United Stats from where
viii rsdiate her trade, feeding a Chinese
coast line of 1000 miles. stu lded with
rich harbOrS, most of them I'm the IL
fancy Of their development. The STRAIT
cgical position of Subig bay and other
harbors is apparent even 10 the lay
man. France, as we Know. controls p
/ large portion of the southern frontier
of China bordering on her vast IEdo-
| China possessions. JaDau'S strategfcal
and commercial position is known .
yJu ali. When Germany procured The
la~bor of Kiao Chou from. the Chinese
! government in 1899, her first step w2s
TO open il to the trade of the world
! The laws and regulations governing
trade anC settlements there are cOnsid-
I cred the most liberal ever framed for
6 colony the only close restrictions be
/ ing those relating TO public health.
! Regular steamship lines were soon eS-
tdblish-d ana The building of railroads
taken in hand 50 a. t. tap the various
Z
coal deposits. The German government
has strictly adhered TO the principle
of placing the construction Of railroads
in private hands, bids being open to aH
rations.
Policy of Germany.
THE establishment of law courts. the
/ personnel Of which is chosen partly
from resident merchants. is another
marked advance IN the development Of
| the colony The Chinese ENJOY their
I own code Of Law. only cases Of crime
come partly under the German law
owing to the severity Of the Chinese
penal code. The harboT and the hinter-
/ land have been thoroughly surveyed.
/ The fundamental policy Of Germany IN
/ the administration Of her Chinese col
oay has given the greatest liberty 70
! subjects Of al nations and the ma.n-
/ 4 nance OF the best public order. Spe-
/ cial provisions have been made pre-
venting any nioiestaton 0f abe Chinese
population. whose rights 3n1 property
! have been strictly respected and pre-
| served.
China Saved From Chaos.
Under tins sound ana liberal govern
/ ment Kiao chou is now beginning 10
| bear good fruit and the imports OF the
! nations passing through her widely
/ open door are showing a steady in
! crease. Grave fear and alarm was Cx-
| pressed by all concerned in the steadily
/ growing trade of the far east when tn
I War clouds out there were threatening
! to burst. il was the far-seetDg eve Of
| The Washington government which
| saved China from chaos and dismem-
| DeTmert during the Boxer trouble iu
1900. New flames again threatened
arise from the still smouldering ashes
But IN the right moment We again SCI
the same ever Watchful government.
arise and invite the powers Of tho
| world To act ~ concer- so a. t. preaerv.
the integrity Of China and trcvcnt 4
| confiagra li0n the limit OF which no I'm
| mar mind would be able 10 foretell
| Through this stroHg and abe stroke
| not only the powers at oeace buf ais
| those engaged ia war VIII reap thf
great benefits. and Il is to be hoped hal
the vast and Increasing Chinese tradS
VIII develop undisturbed.
After the ambassador had concluded
| his address. he WAS rendered q FeeeH
ton by the members OF the academy.