Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-10-07

for Hilary and commercial mastery.
When China awakens, to the degree
that Japan Is now awake, events pass
ing the power OF the Imagination to
conceive will take place.
AS to the palliative and beneficent
effect this cruise ma u have on China
and Japan, there can be but one opin-
Ion. While Uncle Sam was little con.
cerned about the rumors 10 the effect
That Japan was about to descend upon
the Philippines, or possibly to make q
demonstrat ton of our Pacific coast, yet
he did desire, ana perhaps Is In .
position TO insist, that the Open Door
policy BIO maintained In China. Japan
has apparently never been quite recon.
ciled 10 this policy, and ID said to have
worked to establish IN China the polf
scy Of spheres Of influence. 10 this
America, with European nations, stren-
uouEiy ebJecteda and does still object.
This Open Door policy stands as a
world monument III diplomacy to tns
constructive genius OF the Republican,
party William Howard Taft II In full
sympathy with this constructive policy.
Mr.. Taft on his last trip to the
Orient WIS given snch an enthusiastic
reception ait Shanghai, China, 10 was
never before accorded to any visiting
statesman BY officials OF the Celestial
Kingd onl. On that occasion Mr.. TAFT
made q speech which. IL spite Of its
genial tone and cautious phrasing, was
Mt once recognized 40 OF the highest
international Importance Said he rs
..WE WOULD HAVE THE RIGHT
no PRoEEsT Az BEING ExCLUD
ED FROM THE TRADE OF CHINA1
By REASON OF OUR INsIsTENCN
Upon THE POLICY OF THE OPEN
DOOR. The acquiescence In this polis
cyS Of all the nations interested has
been 90 unhesitating and emphatic that
I It is hardly worth while to speculate.
as to how far the United States would
20 In the protection OF Its Chinese
trade. y 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. !"
Ss So we have. not far to seek for am
other very powerful reason for this
world cruise or our feet. Mr.. Taft
] simply announced In diplomatic lan-;
guage that this cruise is intended to;
sayrtiat the Open Door policy VIII be
naintai lined at any price. Hs Ia In
thorough sympathy with the alert con-;
structiye policy Of the Republican
party He 10 one Of its chief sxpon-:
! entss 81. III n = /.
s3sssl Psrfection 81 DiscipIine.
This world cruise Of the mighty ar
mazda Of sixteen ships Of the line has
been; and Is being, conducted with q
precision worthy Of the fine traditions
Of American seamanshi p which speaks
the highest praise. Every man, from
ofIicer to common sailor, has felt that
tho eyes pfnthstnation at home vera
folibwtng HING IND that however mod
! sst his situation, he must bear himself
y worthily as an American sailor, In the
gtoutest squadron that ever dew the
Stars and Stripes
There 10 no question but that this
cruise win be noted by All commanta-
tors Of the future 90 one ef the most
remarkable happenings Of any age.
Mven though the American people have
not fully unidentified the signiflcance,
when ~ the facts ars known. II VIII
be found 70 hare been one Of the dis.
tinctivs acts Of statesmsnship OF the
present Republican administ ation. Mr..
Taft ID the man to continue this his
tory-making policy Of the Republican
party. .:;,. #s.li Ri