The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-06-17
Awakening To Her Pow
erfuI Influence.
GREAT FORCES ARE FIGATING
For Control of the Greatest
Nation the World Has
Ever Known.
CRITICAL HOUR NOW AT HAND

The Chinese are the greatest ma
ton the world has ever known. Fol
1000 years they have existed scarce
ly touched by world events. The
Egyptians. Jews, Greeks, Romans
Spaniards and French have risen tC
world eminence and declined in pow
er. Some of the nations have passed
out of existence. China remains,
Nay more. In spite of floods, fam
ines and pestilences her population
has increased To-day there are
423. 200, 200 Chinese. This is one
fourth of the worlds population.
The great wall and the grand ca
nal for China are the greatest ma
tional undertakings ever accom-
plished by any people.
For 5000 years the Chinese have
looked with contempt on all other
nations. In their ignorance they
thought that they dominated the
world.
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During the comparatively recent
past, foreign nations have seized
many of her seaports and large
slices of her domains. She has been
forced to pay huge indemnities Her
merchants have been insulted. Great
Britain forced the opium trade on
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the white mans vice-the liquor
habit. Nations are refusing to al
low her citizens free entrance to
their ports. The control of her
great natural resources has been ac-
CURED by the hated foreigners.
Fifteen years ago the Japanese
day they are world power. Japan
has only 60.000,000 people.
The Chinese have studied Japan's
example. Their leaders are on fire
with the desire to out-do Japan and
make China's world influence felt.
During the past five years the
OHiHtst nave Hidue SItdttT TtioTuS
than the Japanese accomplished in
any ten-year period
Thirty-five years ago there was
not mile of railway in China. To-
day there are 5000 miles of modern
railways. Thousands of miles of
additional trackage is projected.
Ia a.
line in China. In 1910 there were
2S. 124 miles of aerial lines, $4,000
miles of aerial wires. ,O01 miles of
submarine cables and 102 miles of
underground cables. The most dis
tant confines of the country are now
in touch with one another.
China has possibly the worlds
greatest iron and coal deposits. She
can construct cannons and navies
for the world, as well as equip her
own armies
Civilized nations for centuries
have shown their inability to Crap
pie successfully with the liquor traf- |
fic. Large numbers of their people |
have been debauched in consequence.
Within the past ten years China |
has almost completely eXterminated |
an even greater curse-the opium !
traffic. Within another decade she |
will have effected her freedom. This |
is marvellous accomplishment
Great forces are fighting to gain
control of the nation.
One element is striving to turn |
the Chinese people against the white
races. This element is translating
and circulating great quantities OF
literature that is likely to infiame
the minds of the Chinese against
foreigners. Every riot against the
Chinese on our Padfic coast is an
nounced from the rooftops in China.
Gen. Gordon once said, Given
proper leadership. there are no bet
ter soldiers In the world than the
Chinese" Well he might. They
can live on next to nothing for days
o'' "tehS At ihtg van en-
dure. incredible hardships They
can march enormous distances.
In time China will be able to
place a modernly equipped army of
$4,000, 900 men in the field This is
greater than the combined armies of
North and South America and all
European nations combined Well
may We pay heed to the warning. ut
tered over 100 years ago by Napol-
con, not TO stir the sleeping giant.
China's one motive Is that she
may acquire the secret of the indus
trial, commercial. financial. military
and naval power of the west. II we
teach this heather nation nothing
but this and do not tell them of our
God of love, We will SOW the wind
and reap the whirlwind.
A. .att.