Peace and Foreign Intervention in China
By Editor
The International Congress of Peace has been in session in Paris recently, and among other resolutions adopted is this:— "That the action of the missionaries was often intolerant; that their religious propaganda should not be backed up by diplomatic or military force; that they should go into China at their own risks and perils; that Europe should abandon any religious protectorate in China; that forcible annexation of territory, especially that held sacred by the Chinese, should cease; that the powers should attempt to establish a stable native government, capable of undertaking internal reforms, and that the open door for the honest commerce of the world on equal terms is the only policy which gives any guarantee for the country's future peace and stability." The suggestion in regard to the missionary work among the Chinese is logical, as also that pertaining to the annexation of territory. But the proposed assumption of "the powers" in the matter of establishing a native government in the interest of the characteristic greed of the so-called Christian nations is a decidedly selfish manner of securing peace. At the point of the gun the intruder says to the occupant of the house, "Give me what I ask for my services, buy any and all goods I send you at my price, and hereafter manage your house as I direct, and there will be peace between us; otherwise you are responsible for the consequences." And this is held up as "advancing civilization," done in the name and under the auspices of "Christian nations"!