The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-06

a hand IN the far eastern war, nov
Ithai Port Arthur has fallen. ana IN.
sist that hostiliiies come % AN end,
Just wnat tie Enquirer proposes to
do IS not clear. but il says now IS
our time TO step in" To quote:
@The fail Of Port Arthur says the
Enquirer, "should count for some
lthing Russia and Japan are not the
only parties deeply concerned. TIE
oher powers Of the world, including
\ the United States, Should not hs con
tent. or even passive. with the infor-
nation that he reduction OF this
great foetihcation is mere incident
Of The conflict in the East, and that
the war must go on to the bitter end
Or anil Russia mas accomplished Oh
She has des gned
who are the men who hold up
their hands in depreciation and tell
ne government Of the United States.
aud that OF Great Britain, and those
lof other peacefully disposed countries
which have much at S axe, that Rns-
sia win tolerate no interference til
size has whipped Japan and bottled
up the Orient to suit her own private
ana selfish purposes? Are they the
men who have been marching 10 thesI
death at he cnnnon's mouth, WHO are
freezing and dying in hospitals in
Manchuria, or who are perishing with
the rigors. that beset the siberian
railroad? are they not rather the
wellhoused rulers in ST. Petersburg
ind the laced diplomats vino carry
swords. but never draw them, and
who never took The risk Of losing
drop Of blood N either a good or bad
cause? There comes time when the
men who promote wars should go
out ana fight them, or agree TO peace
The fail of Port Arthur is the grave
turning point on this proposition,
"Wla would the ultimate triumph 7
Of Russia be to us !? What wouic Il do /
for The United States? It would sim +
bly, tighten the yellow Sen region
against our rattle, and pecpe uate +
he most absolute government in any .
large country on the globe As be +
tween japan and Russ a. Japan is o.
the side of enlightenment and al /
ancement. She welcomes Western 1
methods. and learns. Her arms are /
open for our trade. We may sail into /
her ports ana barter wi her Us free 4
~ as we do on our own coasts Rus
sta is selfish and content with hers II 1
4ar government Is behind the times
and she wants II to continue SO. She
aslrs the powers to keep their hands
of till she has made her abaolutisn
sill more absolute. In orr country |
everything is for the people and Their
rights, and in England the crown II /
self is secondary 10 the popular will I
In Russia. everything is for the car
Tho right crisis in the eastern wal
aas been reached Japan has WOO
der spurs in fight Of Russia's own
making Unless we are merely in'
toning for appearance sake when we
talk ahou the peace of the world
row 10 our time to step in
Much of what the Enquirer says IN
regard to the belligerents is true, but
nevertheless, it Is none Of our quar-
rel. and it would be the sheerest fol
liz. indeed, little shor Of insanity for
the United States TO insert itself In
to the fray. The path of this naticn
IA that Of peace. and mixing up into
The quarrels and wars of European
md Asia.lc nations is something we
should let severely alone. The En-
uuirer seems to be suffering from a
had case Of frenzied iingoism.