Mohave County miner., 1917-03-10
THE CASE OF CHINA

40 long has the heathen Chnee" been matter of jest
in these United States, with no definite knowledge
~ on the subject that the possibility of that nations
entry into the war on the side of the Allied countries is
considered more or less matter OF mrth Nothing
can be further from the truth.
We Americans claim to be very metropolitan IN our
views and in our knowledge of American and world af
fairs The stranger within gates and notably the
Chnaman has always been the object of much curiosity
In California where the Chinese thicky settled
than in any other part of the country their country is re-
garded defunct affair incapable OF being made one
of the greatest nations in the world
Consequently when China considers the ACCESSIBILITY OF
entering the conflict of Europe something must be STIR
ring in the minds of the advanced thinkers IN the CeeS
ta republic which is worth observing. China may be
the threshold of such revival came over Japan and
changed that country from unknown to one OF the big
factors in the worlds business and thought.
China the greatest natural untouched storehouse IN
the world today. Though hardy explorers have pene-
trated into its most remote quarters its resources have
been hardly scratched Owing to the lack of railroads IN
China and other feasible of communication and
transportation and also, of the cOuntys natural suspc
ion of the stranger its progress IN world affairs has been
retarded to the point where it is the nation, in
this respect in theEyorld.
After being locked up in itself for five thousand years.
China has had great difficulty in getting accustomed to
commerce and intercourse with the world in general
During the past few decades however, many of its young
er have studied in Europe and the United States and
the desire to be something in the world slowly but sure
H. ferg through from the top the bottom 0nsS'
Potentially China is great Actually, China is I'M
termne just what she could do to aid the Entente
TONS
China has population of 421, 100000 in area Of
42870 900 square miles, The peace strength of her army
is 100000 and her 100000 making available for
war 100000 The total available is g. 100000,
than any other nation in the world and twice and
three times many in many of the European coun-
tries. What could not China do if any considerable por
ton of these could be trained soldiers? What
effect would million Chinese soldiers have either
front, differed by Europeans or by Japanese?
From commercial standpoint China is nearly as back
ward in every other matter According to the bureau
of foreign and domestic reports for the year 1914 Chinese
imports amounted to $348 $50 Her exports in the
same period were $215 O545 What wonderful chance
for expansion Chinas finances in too good
dition. Her revenue in 1915 approximately $780,
100000 while in 1913 her debt amounted to $685.,
100000
With her latent resources including material and men,
China might be expected if given time to prepare, to aid
the Allies to wonderful extent 1t would not appear,
however, that once she could be of much material aid
except morally. declaration of war her part would
strengthen the Allies position before the world.
In consideration of the question: however there is
element missing That is Japan Japan is the position
of the small boy leading giant and unutored blind
by the Will Japan assent to Chnas going into the
war? What will she have to say about the matter? Is the
little Nponese empire passive against for? Probably
these questions will be answered before long by the trend
of events both at home and abroad.