The Holly chieftain., 1908-10-02

for military and commercial mastery.
When China awakens. to the oegres
that japan b now awake, events paae
ine the power Of the Imagination 70
oonceive will take place.
A. to the palliative and benencens
eject this cruise may have ON Coins
and Japan, there can be but one opin-
Ian. while Uncle Sam was little con
cerned about the rumors to the enecs
taat Japan was about to descend upon
the Philippines, or possibly to make
demonstration OF our Pacific coast. yes
he did desire, AID perhaps - Id
position to insist, that the Open Dooe
uolicy BE- maintained In China. Japan
has apparently never been quite recon
ciled to this policy. and 10 said to nave
worked to establish In China the poll
cy of -spheres Of inhuence." To this
America, with European nations. strsa-
uousiy objected-and does still object
This Open Door policy stands -
world monument in diplomacy to toe
constructive genius Of the Republican
party. William Howard Taft II In fuii
sympathy with this constructive policy.
Mr.. Taft ON his last trip to the
Orient was given such an enthusiastic
reception at Shanghai. China, az was
never before accorded to any visiting
statesman by officials Of the Celestial
Kingdom. On that occasion Mr.. Taft
made a speech which, in spite Of Ito
genial tone and cautious phrasing, was
at once recognized as Of the highest
International importance. Said he:
1--WE WOULD HAVE THE RIGHT
TO PROTEST AT BEING EXCLUD-
ED FROM THE TRADE OF CHINA
BY. REASON OF OUR INSISTENCE
UPON THE POLICY OF THE OPEN
DOOR, The acquiescence In this poll
cy of all the nations interested has
been 10 Undertaking and emphatic that
1t is hardly worth while to speculate
as to how far the United States would
20 In the protection of its Chinese
trade. - This feeling is likely to
find expression in the action OF the
American government. The United
States and the other powers favor the
Open Door, and II they are wise they
will encourage the empire to take long
steps in administrative and govern
mental reform"
So we have not far to seek for an
other very powerful reason for this
world cruise Of our feet. Mr.. Tart
simply announced in diplomatic Ian
guage that this cruise Is intended to
say that the Open Door policy will be
maintained at any price. He is In
thorough sympathy with the alert con-
structive policy of the Republican
party. He is one of its chief expon-
ents.
Perfection Of Discipline.
This world cruise Of the mighty ar.
mada of sixteen ships Of the line has
been, and is being, conducted with a
precision worthy of the fine traditions
| Of American eamanship-which speaks
the highest praise. Every man, from
| officer to common sailor, has felt that
| the eyes Of the nation at home were
following him. and that however mod
est his situation, he must bear himself
worthily as an American sailor, in the
stoutest squadron that ever few the
Stars and Stripes.
Epoch Making Movement.
There is no question but that this
cruise will be noted by all commenta-
| tors of the future as one of the most
remarkable happenings Of any age.
Even though the American people have
not fully understood the significance,
when all the facts are known, it will
be found to have been one Of the dis
tlnctive acts Of craftsmanship of the
present Republican administration. Ma.
Taft is the man to continue this his
tory-making policy Of the Republican
party.