Unfortunately, China is just now doing another stupid thing in asking for a representative in the forthcoming Peace Conference. Had she done the fighting and conquered as Japan has done she would have the right to one of the first places, but being a neutral, having had to refrain from all participation in the conflict from the very necossivies of the ease, the fact of the contested territory having once been hers, and which when snatched from her she was wholly unable to reclaim, though still calling it her own, gives her no right whatever to any repre-Sentation in the Peace Conference. It is pure presumption on her part to make such a request, whether the thought originate! with herself or with another ho utter lack of appreciation, and gratitude for what Japan has done for the preservation of the integrity of China and aruking it possible fur her to improve her opportunities for development and pro-gre-sare most remarkable, She was simply at the mercy of Rus la, as was also Cores, and the robber's clutch ws only waiting the fit opportunity to close on all the northern dependencies of China, while Germany avd Fiance were reaching out in Hike mauuee in other directions, when Japan, who fully understood the situation, came to the rescue, Were Japan to with: draw now, or even after her next great vietny which is imminent, China could not hold the rescued territory, and the plotting from the north would coly be re-bowed with every prospect of success in the course of n few years. It will be well for China if +he can fully realise the situstion, wath carefully her internal foes, and institute genuine reforms in the way of truthfulness, Lonesty, faithfulness to obligations, and other things which make for the upbuilding and pres strong motion worthy of being respected. She has friends who are wi well as euemes who ate willing to intrigues an through their emissaries moke and assist interval enam Ching's "Yellow Peril," and hal it been successful, the Yellow Peril" of the world, has been turned back by one of Chin friends, with the sympathy of the othe: et China heed well her present relations, study carefully the present, situation as regards friends and enemies alike, look well to her own internal conditions and needs along the lives above indicated, and uso a good deal more common-sense than she has in the past, and there is a fine future before' her yet if she improve well he: opportunities,
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