Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-25
intention of taking any part whatever in
the Franco-Chinese quarrel.

intention of taking any part whatever
the Franco-Chinese quarrel.
THE STATUS BEFORE THE WAR
: New York, August 24th.-Wong II
Ci5ong, one of the wealthieSt Chinese me
charts here describes the status before th
war. de said Anam was progressing whe
the French secretly made treaty with tn
diSsolute and drunken Governor. VIII
signed 4 concession making France gov
ernor and master of Anam 1t is Just III
| same rs if the Governor of New Jersey O
| Delaware should. while drunk. convey hi
State TO Germany or Russia The proceed
ing would simply reflect tliscredit upon hin
personally, and would he null and void
| Then, without notice to The United States
| the French declare war against this yer,
man, and bring to bear agains
| him all the power of thciE great nation
They vaunt themselves upon their vaIol
and HlStory-a nation of 80 000, coo conquer
| ing petty official, who at furthest could
! bring together an army of 5000 unpaid
I'm equipped and undisciplined men. Five
| hundred American or English soldiers
could hasc done the same thing in less
! time. After that the French passed be-
| yond the Anamesc border and attacked one
| ofOur regiments They had 6,0O0 men We
| had 500, although they telegraphed all over
She world that we had a force of 10000
lnaSSed at strategic point. Besides, our
orders were peremptory not To fight The
only fighting We therefore did was what
YVES necessary in order 10 retreat success
fully and for this they now say either pay Us
millions or we will slaughter Your people
and burn your cities This is what they
call civilization and Christianity. DO YOU
wonder that we 0rieutals look askancc at
a people and q creed under whose name
such things are done2 We shall fight un-
less the great powers interfere on account
of the injury 10 their commerce We Will
transfer our commerce TO England. the
United States and Germany. France is
afraid of the last nation, and won't dare to
attack its ships. Our navy is in good con-
dition, and our army well armed and
trained according to your method. Most
OF our fortiiCaiOnS are modern CarthworkS
and no longer stone towers and fortrcSSeS
We have few torpedOcS, but we have
at Pckin and MacAo "a naval school
where the theory of torVcloes is taught.
and at Pekin small uLanufacturv of tor
pedoes. under the supervision of talented
English mechanics. | think that. however.
the great powers will interfere The Chi
nese commerce is vast inmaguitude Eng
land, the United States Russia and in
fact every European power, exchanges
goods with us in millions. Barring Eng
land, we have think. the largest conf
merce upon the globe You are ant to
overlool, the fact that We are 4 trade CEN
ter for Corca, Siberia, Japan, Anam, Siam.
Bunnah Thibet, Tartary and India. Why,
our trade with Peru and Chile alone ex-
ceeds $35O00,OO0 per aunum, and as for
this country, the report Of the
Chamber of Commerce shows how
immense it has become China is a
business nation. 1t wants peace, not war
II desires to learn everything that will in
crease the producing power of its people
and their wealth. 1t does not study mill
tary art and science, but buys these in open
market. In fact, some of the best officials
are Frenchmen, and in case of war they
will be compelled to fight their own coun-
trymen. Never the less | hope there will
ne an international conference and that
France will be checked in her bullying
career
Yom Lee the Chinese Sheriff. said that
he was glad that China had come to her
senses, and would stand up for her own
rights against the bullying French. Had
China done otherwise, all the inhabitants
would have risen and turned against the
officials They have spent too much money
on military Improvement to go off without
making at least little effort TO show peO-
pie what they can do.
Chinatown wore anappcarancc of
peaceful satisfaction when they heard of
Chinas final refusal to pay the
French indemnity, although, few who
have families and property in Foochow, felt
a little dubious, and began to burn Joss
sticks for Buddha Gautama to bless and
protect them.
ABSENCE OF ENTHUSIASM.
PARIS, August 24th.-With the exception
of two or three ultra-otficial organs like the
ReDubiigue FfdtcaiSc, the Paris press is the
revcrse of enthusiastic at the prospect of a
war The Radical papers are bitterly op-
posed to Ferrys spirited policy The indie
pendent organs criticise severely the uues-
ton of the Premier's right to involve the
country in a war without the consent of the
Chambers. The Ld -Nolrslie PrcySc appeals
to President Grevy to exercise his preroga-
tive and dismiss the Cabinet, unless it con-
yokeS Parliament In an interview with a
representative Of that paper, a political per
sonagc, not named, described the Chinese
adventure as another Mexico; but Ferry is
obstinate, and seems bert on acting regard
less of public opinion.
HOPES OF \ PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT.
IAElS, August Z4tl.-lt Is lUhGt tlat the
Chimes" trouble may vet be arranged under
the auspices of Bismarck 1t is regarded
as a noteworthy fact that Baron De Cour-
eel, the French ambassador TO Germany
was summoned to Paris Friday, and re-
turned to Berlin on the same train with Ii
FOng Pao, the Chinese Minister. Baron
De COurcel was overheard to remark to
member of the Chinese Legation at the de-
pot, " Let Us hope the journey will be
favorable to each of us
STRANDED HAN-OF-wAR 81 HosTmIrIEs CON-
TINUED.
SHANGHAI, August 24th.-Of the Chinese
men-OtWar which escaped the French
bOmbaulment at Foochow, one was
stranded and had her back broken. The
other met with TO mishap.
The French recommended firing to-day
directing their shots against the pagodas
1t is Surmised that the object of the re-
ncwed attack is to entirely obliterate the
place
The French transports are shelling the
villages on the nights around the arsenal.
THE VERY LATEST.
LONDON, August 24th-The Times Foo
chow Dispatch dated Sunday, 3 P. NJ, says
The French shelled the barracks and camps
near Quantao. No resistance was made to
the attack. The Consulate buildings were
looted by Chinese soldiers, who we're in
uniform and armed. The. French chief
Of staff reports the loss of the French as SIX
men.