Investors' Review" is satisfied wi any step taken by the present Cabinet in England in reference to Foreign Atairs, it must be marvellously free rom objection: and it is pleasant to see that in his issue of the Uth ultimo he expresses the highest admiration of Mr. Brodrick's then recent declaration of our policy towards China. 'The speech, says Inv. Wilson, a manly and courageous one, and we only hope. that' Mr, Brotlrick's colleagites, and above all his chief, Lord Salisbury—who, when {all is said, is a nan of peace hustled unto wars against his better judgment—will nly determine to hold {by the decision he set forth." Mr. Wilson then quotes the essential portion of Mr. Brodriek's speech, of which, it will be remembered, we received a careful stimmary by telegraph at the time set our fave resolutely against any partition (hear, hea), which we believe would be franzht with infinite danger te interests throughout China, and which ithas been our traditional policy to prevent, Fand we have no reason whatever, judging from the n ch have. taken place between ourselves and foreign rs, to believe that we are at variance with any of the Powers of Europe in ith respect. T think the hon, Isironet ory sid that iz is not impossible that 4 the case of those, whether priv in Gove ts, who may jha ished an opposite view recent events will have acted as somewhat salutary lesson (hear, hear). Then we also with the tion that {whatever government is to. be the prevailing government in China after this, whether the central seat of yave mens remains where it is, whether the dynasty remains what is is, whether the Goverdment which his been in name at peking remains so in or whether widely diffused amongst these Viceroys who have now in many respects so independent a position, that government must be, in the first place, by Chinese for the Chinese (cheers).
Weare not prepared ourselves to under-"take, nor are we prepared to assist other Powers in undertaking to Indianise China (hear, hear). We are not prepared to {undertake the responsibility of setting up European administration in. these remote parts of China, which would entail upon
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