The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-09-17

AN INSPIRING CHAPTER in AMER
ICAN DIPLOMATIC HISTORY
We hear in these days so much Of what
Huntington Wilson calls "highfalutin
about the recent introduction OF altruism
and idealism into our national and inter-
national policies, that it is refreshing to
read in the issue Of the Saturday Evening
Post for August Oath, clear account OF
the service rendered by John Hay to the
world when, as Secretary Of State under
Mckinley, and later under Roosevelt. ne
gave to the nations an example Of that
true internatiOnalism which consists in
recognizing the duties as well as the
rights of nations, without sacrifice Of ma
tional traditions.
William Roscoe Thayer tells how John
Hay, Secretary to President Lincoln, all
his life devoted Republican and sound
American patriot. saved China from dis
memberment at the hands of land huns
cry European powers following the Box
er uprising. When this incident occurred
America was fortunately near at hand
with veteran Philippine forces. These
took part in the joint expedition of the,
powers for the relief of the beleaugered
legations at Pekin. Therefore the Unit
ed States acquired the right to partici-
pate in the settlement Of the penalties
the civilized world deemed it necessary
to impose upon China for hostile action
known to hare been inspired by the En-
press Dowager. For years China had
been forced to give up her rights, one by
one, and her territory, piece by piece, to
European powers, greedy for land and
loot. At last friend came to her as
.sistance; the first and the only disinter-
ested friend of China; a fact which is re-
cognized gratefully to this day by the
Chinese people, who know that arturism
in international relations is not recent
invention so far as the United States is
concerned.
Earlysin the proceedings Secretary
Hay announced that the United States
was opposed to the ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of
China and favored the open door in the
empire; that is, access to China on equal
equal terms to all nations, guaranteeing
against the domination of China by any
one power. With consummate skill Sec
rotary Hay played the rival ambitions Of
one European power against another,
until all were brought to approval of the
American policy OF refusing to make the
Boxer uprising an excuse for the policy
of Chinese partition which was the real
cause of the anti-foreign feeling in the
empire. M
AS the result of the negotiations, Chi
ma was required to pay an indemnity Of
$300,000,000. Of this amount the United
States received $25, 100000 This indem-
nifty was supposed to represent actual
damages for loss of life and property
sustained. Other powers kept the entire
amount paid them. The United States
settled the claims and then broke all pre-
eedents by returning the considerable
balance remaining to China. China
showed her appreciation by creating with
this money fund that is still being used
20 educate Chinese students in the. col
leges and universities of the United
States.
This was the beginning of what Brit
ish writer two or three years ago de-
scribed as the characterization of Chi
na." The Republican ideal which led to
the overthrow of the Manchu dynasty
was derived from the United States; the
first President Of the republic declared
that his ideal character in history was
George Washington. The American
Young Mems Christian Association car