Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-21 | Page 4 | Peace in the Orient

M II H t 4 M H M 4 I t M H M M 1111 H M t t H I M t M I H I M M J PEACE IN THE ORIENT t II 7 I I lilli It is i e evident from the tone of the British and European press today that the United States in inthe inthe inthe the worlds world's opinion has scored heavily with Secretary Sec See nays Hays note to Russia The consensus of diplomatic diplomatic di di- i- i and high political opinion is that whatever whatever what what- ever desi design n Russia may have had of annexing or holding Manchuria under a fictional arran arrangement ement recognizing nominal Chinese Chine sovereignty so will h have teto t e I to be abandoned in the face of the American British British Brit Brit- ish Japanese and in effect German veto There is no ea evading ing the fact that Russia and her diplomacy are arc brought to a standstill for or the time being and it remains to be seen what course coume she will take to extricate herself from the cal cul de tie sac in which she finds herself France upon whom Russia perhaps could depend in an extremity would hardly consi consider cr the present an opportune time for itin in inviting the animosity of the alliance Powers Powers Pow Pow- ers including in the two which doubtless would sup sup- port Great Britain and Japan in China and Korea There arc are other pos possible ible frien friends s namely Austria and Italy whose aid nid Russia might seek seck but it is unlikely that either would care to incur the enmity of the four open door governments by br any serious serious seri son ous engagement to back bad the Czars Czar's hand in the Far East But nut were they to ally themselves with Russia Russia Russia Rus Rus- sia they would be he impotent materially to change the political or the military balance of the situa situa- tion The combined strength of the navies armies and wealth of th the United Unite l States Germany Great Britain and anti Japan would form an insuperable ob- ob to the success of oT any possible combination against that aggregation This consideration would seem to justify a confident confident con con- expectation of years of peace in the Orient of Russian Hussian evacuation of Manchuria within a reasonable reasonable rea rca time and of a wide open door in that province prow prow- roY roY- ince and throughout the Chinese Emp Empire ie to the worlds world's commerce The part that our Department of f has played in brin bringing ing about this condition condition condition condi condi- tion of affairs has been highly creditable and alid even brilliant and anti in consequence Secretary Hay and th of diplomacy Assistant Secretary Hill are richly entitled to the congratulations and Ii bearty thanks of the country 1