The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-03-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.


cnufia. just wnas Inc result VIII DC y IS
impossible to say, but it will not tend to.
smooth the relations between this coun
try aud Japan. The United States was
the first champion of the ropen door, in.
China. 1t was the conception Of the late
Secretary of State, John Hay aud saved
the big ielly.fish empire from partition
into s'spheres of influence among the
European powers about the time of the
Boxer uprisiug. It was AZ proposal that
was not accepted with verv good grace BY
the Powers and vet was thing that none
of them could openly tnrn down. Since
then there hasxbeen the remission OF part
of the Boxer. indemnity BY the United
States and these things have caused China
TO look on this country as tie nearest
approach she has to real friend in the
family of nations Thus she has turned
10 the United States in the Japanese
trouble.
1t will be remembered by everyone that
when Japan engaged in her war with
Russia. she specifically disclaimed an,
intention of territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The war had scarcely started when she.
took actual and forcible possession Of
Korea on the plea of military necessity.
which was sound enough at the time
But she has since clinched her hold on
that country and has made il a Japanese
nrovince AZ to Manchuria. she never
had any business there except as a battle
Ground with Russia. She never even
claimed to have. But since the war is
over. she has STAYED ia Mauchuria and
has administered the country as though
I, actually BELONGED 10 her instead Of "a
China Her on,v resnonse N the t;nid
anneals of China TO vacate has been TO
discriminate in railroad rates customs
aud every other wav NOT only aoa;nst al,
F,ronears hpt AGAINST the Ch;rese
themselves and has whole IGNORED The
90 co,led onsr door ,ol;cy n th;s If,
,ortant section of the Chinese Emn;re
i i .ao;,s. ,h;s ooorass;or Thai chin.
has annealed to the limited States and
Minister WI. now on the wav to Wash.
inpton i brinoinq with him 4 forma,
net;,;or wh;.b he vii, Law before the
S,a,e De,or+,rant Thu Tinted state.
must e;,her ;nsist on 1anan,s resnectino
the internat;ona, agreement to which she
was a nartv mr. mnst wash her hands q,
the whole dutv &c leadership in he
Orient This would mean not only
abandoning all homes of Manchnr;an
trada ana i i a. ;r,mersa t,ade weI
worth contand;ro for h,t ,rohab,v III
won1d enco,raoa The Frroneau nowers IN
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