Show JOHN BULLS NEW WAR 11 J A WAR WAit CLOUD has been seen from the London political 1 tx tl this Um in the old familiar quarter the east The English row fo has finally waked up to the fact that Russia has taken unto herself with all aUthe the emoluments thereof and arid something must be bedont bedon bedine don dine right away to k keep ep p the bear ber from assimilating the great northern proy province ince moe of the Celestial empire benevolently or otherwise All Anthis this is very Important if true The British newspapers however have also discovered that the United States and their own government are col collaborating collaboratIng collaborating in a movement mo ement to compel comel the retirement of Russia R lt from froth Manchu Manchuria Manchuria ria na or as a the London dispatches say Uto to fake take joint action of such a decisive nature that Rissia Rp la would have no alternative but to recede rec de from her position position tion In Iu plain English this thi means moans that Britain would like to have Uncle Sam Samuel Samu net uel u l jein with rUh her hor in Russia to telling get set out or be put put Such Su a pro gramme may my be bevery very pleasing to England but it is altogether unlikely the United States State will Involve Itself in the game position pos in China is practically impregnable She has hns U t Is Js said close to soldiers strung trung along 8 the th Chinese frontier and nd could easily throw in a few thousand more without serious delay elay or embarrassment All the powers pOY rS combined would find it a difficult if not Impossible undertaking to oust the Musco Muscovites Muscovites vites Itoe from their grip gilp on China and it would be gratuitous folly roIly for rany any two of them to undertake it ft ItIn itIn In this situation the best John Bull can do is to ask the czar very po politely politely to retire and when the negative answer comes as it will grab some more Chinese territory In the he south as compensation As for the he United States It has haa ha already declared its opposition to any partition n of China In it was announced some time ago a o that Mr Hay had ha achieved ach eved the diplo diplomatic I math matic triumph of the age in securing assurances from all aU the powers that the thc open door would be preserved and no further seizures of territory made Mr Hays Ha s triumph has not ben bean b en recently nor is It likely Ukel to be quoted I as a feat of diplomacy so iP i long ong as Russia keeps on making a Ii mock of it But ut the point pint In this situ stu Mon Jon is tha the United States can do dono no more than file me if It ther there is any fighting to do th British and Japanese will vill have to do It with the knowledge that France will be allied Ped with the Russians in any conflict of arms that may arise The Tho primrose path of or expansion in the Philippines and South Africa has made a great opportunity for tor the czar and no one knows it better than he does loes The Tho Other may protest and growl and aud threaten but the boar will finish his meal If It takes a century to do it The other powers will hale haf e to be content with scraps setups I |