These matters are of vital inter-lest to the United States. Whatever our real or fancied isolation from the political turmoils of Burope, we are inextricably mixed up in' the polities of the Last. So long as we hold the Philippines we cannot be indifferent to political currents" in we continue we cannot ignore radical changes in that eounjtry. Few Americans realise that for yenrs we have had troops and fleet of gunboats. in China, and that we have acted jointly with the lather Treaty Powers on numerous occasions in Chinese affairs. Purthermore, we have large trade in: terests in Chine, which are sure to make demands on the Governmen: [which cannot be ignored.
So complex und dificult is the [Chinese situation that only an ex: pert is capable of dealing with i satisfactorily. Few are the Ameri Jeans who really know the Eas have had Rockhill and Straight, each of whom came know the Chinese thoroughly. Dr. Reinsch and Dr. Schurman shewel surprising ability to inform. them> selves qpicky about Eastern politics. But neither wasa specialist Chinese affairs. The Minister to (China should Jone who has lived -yeara East,—Reuter's American Service.
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