The Mountains: The Main Crest By Stewart Edward White Whistler: The Character Senator Hoar. The Georgia Lynching. New York's Labor Trou- The Outlook The Illustrated Magazine Number of The Outlook for October will be especially devoted to the interests of women, and, outside of the news, editorial, and review departments, nearly all of the articles will be by women about women. Among the features planned are: A sketch of the veteran poet, author, and speaker, Julia Ward Howe, by her daughter, Maud Howe Eliot, with a quite remarkable photograph taken by Mrs. Howe's son-in-law, Mr. John Eliot. Portraits and sketches of the President of the General Federation of Women's Clubs (Mrs. Decker) and of the former President (Mrs. Denison), written respectively by Mrs. Denison and Mrs. Robert J. Burdette. An article by Miss Jeannette L. 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Entered as second-class matter in the New York Post-Offic China as a Neutral Power SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1904 The critical position of affairs at Shanghai was startlingly brought to the attention of Americans by the despatches of Monday of this week, which stated that United States war-ships had orders to protect the neutrality of Shanghai. This is to be interpreted as another way of saying that American interests must be guarded, for hostilities between Japanese and Russians would endanger all foreign property in the harbor, and the Standard Oil warehouses alone are said to be worth a million dollars. A conference is being held as we write between the consuls of the Powers at Shanghai, and common action seems probable. The immediate cause of the excitement at Shanghai was the appearance in that port of a JapanЄse torpedo-boat destroyer, which entered the harbor and took position close to the dock in which the Russian cruiser Askold was being repaired, while a Japanese squadron was reported to be waiting outside. An American destroyer, the Chauncey, at once took position near the Japanese and Russian ships, and the former soon after left the harbor. These facts, taken in connection with Japan's action in upholding the cutting out of the Ryeshitelni, as reported in these columns last week, and also with Japan's peremptory demand on China to refuse further refuge to the Askold and 'the destroyer Grozovoi, naturally aroused apprehension. All these incidents show the singularity and, even pitifulness of China's situation. She is a neutral nation, and belligerents and other neutrals alike have agreed to respect her rights. Yet China sees a large section of her territory borrowed, so to speak, to serve as the scene of war, and, submitting to this, is in constant fear lest another section be invaded. Unfortunately for her, she has no really effective military or naval force Un with which to enforce her rights, nor has she a strong, energetic Government, prompt to act and straightforward in utterance. Russia sharply charges China with negligence and lack of neutrality in not protecting the Ryeshitelni; Japan declares that Chefoo has been used by the Russians for wireless communication with Port Arthur, and that from it have gone forth vessels over and over again to break the blockade. China's duties to belligerents and neutrals are primarily defined by her own proclamation at the outbreak of war, and outside of this by the recognized custom of nations. less China so stated in her proclamation, she is not necessarily bound to drive out a belligerent's vessel within twentyfour hours, although Germany and Great Britain adopt this principle, allowing only additional time for repairs that would make a vessel seaworthy. Thus, the Russian ships lately in a German port were forced to leave or to dismantle. Some time ago China insisted upon the dismantling of a Russian vessel, the Mandjur, but only after delay and severe threats from Japan. The latter country, under the peculiar circumstances of China, might, one would think, be willing to wait a moderate length of time in the Askold case, as the ultimate escape of that ship seems impossible. The Chinese officials on Monday ordered the Russian vessels to leave on Tuesday or be dismantled. The Powers have a positive and large interest in forbidding. any hostilities in the harbor of Shanghai, where the world's commerce is enormous; and they also owe some support to China's integrity against the aggression of any single Power. |