| Show ring TJUI r Nr It If ae hu has ban the tb heas are a of philosophers they will learn a lesson b by tb the occurrence at Tein hI tile the put fe few days clay The at al lied f force ro there its outnumbered ten ta to toOM toone one OM Ja In the tI native city the Chine CIa errion w war three there time II a grist reet u uthe Ut the allied force outside lIe the walls The persistent bombardment by tM the Mango compelled tb the II to attack as a a measure of Lt All da day Frill Friday the M a unit was wa pressed but the aU were defeated with oven loss loea That wu was tb the day clar Col fU fell But though defeated In that engagement the stiles alii 11 were not bea beaten tell 0 On the lilt ft light wu war renewed by br the reduced force against Int the garrison The experience ot of tM the previous day were ere profited by and Ute the attack WU was praised home hom Once On a breach was made II in n the wails alt nothing b behind them could withstand tb the fierce erce onslaught of ue the western lIte soldiery Tbs n were I routed sad victory rested re with tbs la in inter ter Their loss 1011 wa heavy Y but they tilt indicted grater than th they had to bear t What will the lilt nation Of 01 n do They haw hav been bed taught that de d teat WIll not liot lit be submitted to 0 by tit the at al allied lied powers po that while reveres may co come tM the wW be pressed to victory that driven back tile tes tho be compose the tb allied army rm do not go down ta in discourage mint limit but their efforts dort till they triumph Tb Chinese CbS know bow that the present force le II taut but an If adva advance guard that the dried all am er Ie a now DOW the wk es t tt it will wUl lilt he WI this whole matter I is settled no now In power In China profit 11 by this lesson 1100 and this knowledge and adopt a policy other than tWI the extermination ot of foreigners which DO now they ther must see ate cannot sue euc If tile the Chinese leaden lead are w wIn wise In their lime this trouble will end quickly It if th they are foolish they will 1111 keep It up further The decision ded as al to whether tb they are or too fools cannot be From the standpoint ot of and humanity the detest defeat of the Chine at Plea I ii a most moat runt 1 If tb they bad been victorious or U the allies lad to persist In the attack begun beilin then the movement in II China would have han spread southward lit III an 11 Irresistible wa wave that would have brought death to thousands ot of for tvr foreigners elnera eigners In the empire AI A It Is II this more ta fe The Chinese are re otherwise engaged nIed In their to the defeat they have bave Buffeted In this reelect the amed force fora at a Tlell Tien probably hat ha ao 0 much more than It realises tine lICe It I is unable to view Iw tb the situation la n other parts parta of the tb empire empl a as others lo clo tb he prevent victory lor w will colliDe hostilities to the area already by the military camps campa from 11 rise Tale to Pekin as al b the news of war wor anywhere yet when war exl such n news ns as this thle I Is good It points Ont the wa to better etter fortu fortunes for U the ah than ha hive known hereto tore since the pr present eat trouble began beran It break breake the parallel which many have hai sought l to lo lok tomake make k between the South African war and the pr In that It de d the ChI Chine who have surprised the world by tb the extent ol of their armament arma armament ment of the e effects of a real victory The Doell and the Chinese are re not on the same ame plane Tile The former retained the advantage of oC m reverses Indicted on theIr enemy until the latter laUr overcame them b by augmentation of oC number and nd armament But the Chi Chinese u an 11 la In feeler rage made to de no such lIOb durable sue uc CHI cess They he have been beaten beate with ev every advantage excePt that of su u of race Oft on their std lid TIlt The vie tory of th the at a I ii another demonstration of the tact fact that the Chines are an not In a to overrun the world though they may mar giva 1 considerable trouble to a torelIA toe foe tl In their own 0 land In how bow however ever r that tM the allies have do done w wl l It will II rot not do to think of of In national effort on T I Je Is only Miff a beginning of at tilt the work winch must be carried Oft oa he vigor to the sad d |
