Show vay THE icae a firm egand the bellicose fe doctrines laid down by senator bellr in the treatment of the asiatic problem now a the deep concern ot european nation and in doing ie pleased to noe that other papers of pronounced opinions quite one with ua an article in the korth american for january by abas dechy secretary ol 01 the U leation in china has bronchi oat strong to bis views he china mast eventually emerge from her position of ami inferiority and become one of itie great nations of alie earth japans rolo will be a smaller one but the inherent identity other interests with louet make them allies europe in working out their common destiny in the hacki of these powers lies the future the future of the paini 11 the future of the world our country cannot stint its to this condition the people of ampolo with a rap lly increasing population more than they can consume with an ae lve character that brooten no tion with 1 itne creader than that of any power 01 europe dotted with lour idling cities constitute a in the calure of the orient mat no apathy noa nt elect cau whatever policy we may bare inherited as to entangle with european powers jagt be cai carded here the people of the united states matt not be content to their to the wee with their bound lets of trade banded over an anoon tested prize to the of europe americ way attempt to evade the apon her bh with reo lalon turn ber ace away rem her arat incur but h will not mccoad the market ot the orient arc abe of her merchants and ahn time will inevitably come when the voice of the lle publio will be heard in oriental court with the same accent of authority as in the ol 01 bouth america it would be well if the certainty 0 this destiny could be recognized before european statesmanship has barred the way with vested interests atie sacramento to the efforts being made to involve the united stales in the disputes of european powers over ane division of the lea and the bilk trade of china and declares eliat this country will command more respect and yet have all it can fully attend to by devoting its to promulgating and upholding the monroe doctrine it is indisputable that there is no question of honor or of principle in this denby proposition it li cold blooded mailer of plunging this nation into a conflict and of in barof fearful bloodshed and to advance the commercial interests of syndicates ol 01 merchante and trusts of importers in fact denby virtually admit thin all the alicle commerce is well enough in its way and the commerce enjoyed by americans in those asiatic countries should receive the protection and encouragement 0 fis ma lion at time we cannot conceive that it would be either politic or proper for this country to become a pr in an international war fur the purpose of extending american commerce in china and jaan and an international war ie almost eure to ensue if become freebooter such as the other nations of the earth always proved ahem selves to be if we keep out ot this war which I 1 brewing in ibe orient and in which we really have no business unexampled prosperity will be ours for we will then necessarily become the granary and the supply market of all europe and asia if we plunge into the combat we would come out almost bankrupt if we should be among the victors and we would marjre worse than bankrupt if we were numbered with the defeated there is no good reason why we debould enter the bieti on either side ot this expected international war and there is every reason why we should keen out of it if we are spoiling iline for a fight let ui make it one of principle by th rowine down the gauntlet to spain and declaring decla cuba free and independent but there is neither principle nor policy concerned in be comine a participant in this oriental imbroglio imbro clio on the contrary principle and policy combine to warn as to neutrality neatra lity another thing to be seriously considered is this if we should flunce into this inevitable conflict in asia for no other reason than to extend american commerce the motive of the pirate no matter now eo it may be concealed we will have taken the arst step toward the dawn tail of the republic and the of monarchy for we must irom that lime be prepared to be a treat naval and military power ready for war at a moments A that condition may continue to be a republic in ame but it must inevitably become a monarchy in system and from the system to the title is i ot a lone step |