"China," the lamented Li Hung-chang once remarked, is sometimer parodied abroad as 'Europe apsive down,' or ' civilization inside out.' I am not concerned to question the likenes* Bat what I am sore of is that our conatry is endowed with the strange faculty of ry who come causing them to distort their hollowed maxims and principles into grotesque shapes. Unhappily, there is no mirror io which thes can then see themselves, Take an
makes ne with another. exam a If one European pesplit Renal fulfils the stipulations of the Treaty. It certainly does not the very opposite. And if there be or alliance as is no help forthcoming. inverted foreigners' their conduct with as, poor
oddly inverted. The sacred promises by nich they bind themselves to defend as against our enemies are bat flowers in a looking-glass, noonbeams in the water, Nay, they sured oursclses, it is that very people that will stand op for' us at the risk of its own existence. Why At this sweeping arcasativn I felt shocked, and must have showed it, for enrrable statesmen, replying to my surprised look, went on the time when we fought Japa, We were beaten, humbled, We had nowhere to turn for help. Bereft of political backers, allies, friends, we bowed our necks to the yoke. Theo it was that Rassia, our ex-enemy, arose, ensheathed ber sword in our cause, and, at the risk of war, barred oat the Japs from the Peninsula of Liastang. Avd this she did unsolicited, that same Russia with whom we had bad many disputes, and no treaty of alliance. Was this stark madness, of somer else Alter this Russia bound herself re-wussly to keep the integrity of our great Empire inviolate, and to smite the invading out delay or roth The was the price we paid the railway through Mencboria hina, who be-hovas in commercial honesty, leaned on thin staff right heavily. She had cothing ele to raw poa, But it jin, and pierced the body it heald have held cp Tt was ely Earopean reed. Oar Rotsian allies stampeded over to the enemy, and then, in league with bim, assailed with might and vigour, desecrated the sacred places of our country, and helped to banish the venerable ra'ere of our people. Why? Was it an effect of that mysterious madness that seize"
peoples with unfriendly designs come into close onatact with oer race? Rosin herself occupied oer land, picture," cried the statesman. foreground you behold Russi rouble rile of ing the integri Facing hor in Japa enemy, drawing her tas, bat to smite Rasti out of Mancharia! A:
volition! existence' oe the venture.
"titodd? It reminds me of what Eh call a miracle, only that all these enterprises. and achiovementof Japan and Rassia there is no place for a god and not much for an hone, man were one to tara up unexpectedly.
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