. Review of reviews and world's work. THE TAKU FORTS AT THE MOUTH OF THE PEIHO. (Bombarded and captured by the allies.) The idea of checking the military developmentof China by an international agreement not tosell modern firearms to the Chinsse is purelyvisionary. The only way to stop the sale of fire-arms to the Chinese will be for all countries tomake a strictly governmental monopoly of thebusiness of manufacturing and selling imple-ments of warfare. So long as rifles are articlesof private manufacture and of ordinary com-merce, there is no way by which their ultimatedestination can be cont
. Review of reviews and world's work. THE TAKU FORTS AT THE MOUTH OF THE PEIHO. (Bombarded and captured by the allies.) The idea of checking the military developmentof China by an international agreement not tosell modern firearms to the Chinsse is purelyvisionary. The only way to stop the sale of fire-arms to the Chinese will be for all countries tomake a strictly governmental monopoly of thebusiness of manufacturing and selling imple-ments of warfare. So long as rifles are articlesof private manufacture and of ordinary com-merce, there is no way by which their ultimatedestination can be controlled. Moreover, theChinese are highly skilled workmen, who, ifnecessary, would soon learn to make all kinds ofimproved firearms in adequate quantities forthemselves. In fact, they already have govern-mental gun factories that can do first-rate best way for Europe to avert the * * yellow. ON THE PEIHO, TIENTSIN, OPPOSITE THE BUND IN THE BKITISH CONCESSIONS. (Tientsin is tlie port for Peking.) 150 THE AMERICAN MONTHLY REJ/IEIV OF REVIEWS.
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