The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-03-01
WI AGAINST
TAKAHIRA
WASHINGTON TO SEE A GAME
OF ORIENTAL DIPLOMACY.
The Two Most Astute Statesmen Of
the Far East viii Watch Moves
IN a Game IN Which Manchu.
ria is the Stake.

. Washington Feb. 20 Two If the
snart"st diplomats i'm the wori! are
about % face each other over an en-.
pire of the world.
. WA Ting-fang, an that is suaye.
quaint ana aIcrtly efficient in the de-
. '.ous subtIo'ics of Oriental diploma
'.. VIII n" here shortly 20 repre-
sent China
I1Mhim, trained i'm diplomacy. rep
r'a'uidtiN' of the trucuIput and ucm-
u.ou-l} csotistic people of the new
/ world power Japan is already hcro
.o match moves with Wa
And the stake is Mluchuria. rich.
populDus, wonderful Mluchuria an
empire In itself
Japan sutrcnChcd I'm Mancuria
1ud holds the door closed 10 inter
national traffic. China. centuries old.
. Is rising from It's sleep and looks
toward the United States TO sustain
/ ITS integrity The fight &. to have
the United States keep the door
open In China and maintain the an
Gent rights of the empire Against
this ih" astute and alert Tahahira
will battle.
u has been asserted that soon the
administration will address a circu-
l. lar note 10 the powers asking for
the maintenance of the open door IN
. Cnna All summer Wa and Tlkah.ra
and the administration win match
moves in this wonderful game.
l' is asserted that Japan. prostrat-
ed by her own financial trouble. Will
take the rear of the stage. and China.
. (which II.
Portable under the utolago of Japan.
viii come To the front with an ,n.
urrIN independent policy Such "a
course has been impressed upon
China as the result of the aggressive
policy of Japan i'm Korea and Man
chura. 1t is probable. therefore, That
the most absorbing diplomatic strug-
gle in Washington the coming year
viii ue that between Minister wa
and Takahira.
At The outset Minister Wa will
/ possess the advantage. The United
/ states. i'm her policy, has shown a
marked interest in China. This was
. inauguratcd by Secretary Hays in
the pronunciation of the open door.
and has been continued by Secre-
/ tary Root by the remission of sey.
cutocn million dollars of the Chinese
. indemnity and the establishment OF
/ the extra territorial court at Shang-
hal I'm extremely favorable sentiment
also has been created by the con
/ trIbutiou of more than half million
dollars 10 the Chinese famine fund
/ by American citizens Moreover. Sec
rc'ury Root has Indicated that he
viii not allow any violations of the
/ open door policy ON the part of
/ Japan To 20 ON without protest
Caiua's possibilities as a fertile
field for the development of COM
mcrce are likely TO prove too allur-
/ ing to European governments par
iicularly Germany and Great Britain,
10 permit them to object 10 this
. policy. Japan, ON the other hand, so
far as popular sentiment may be
taken To influence diplomatic position.
/ finds herself in a prccarious situation.
The recent fight ON the BUDGET has
shown the impoverished condition OF
the country. Her attitude in Manchu-
ria has shown her policy 10 recoup
her losses at the risk of her pres
iige with foreign governments.
The United States is in the en-
vlable, but difficult position of being
ilirtcd with by both countries of
the far East Japan wants Americas
commerce and friendship. China wants
\merica's protection against Japan
That the game is considered worth
the highest stakes is toreshadowed
from the fact that the two most ac-
complished Oriental diplomatic ON for.
vigu missions have been sent TO
Mas liuufpu fD MAY 1rnfu-f ,,rb