The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-11
THE CHINESE DEFENDED.
Whnt IN Intelligent nUugOliau Has

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From Our Special Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, March 10-Cheong w.
1sang. one oi the brjghtes. OF the many
well educated and Intelligent Chinamen
here III the foreign service, having grown
weary OF the constant attacks upon the
Chinese in this country, has taken up the
cudsel In their behalf. He appears 10 be
especially annoyed because Of the unlavor.
able comparisons between the Chinese and
tho Japanese lnatituted by the Americans.
'The world forgels," he said in talking Of
the matter, THAT the first part OF Japanese
civilization Is derived from China. Their
literature does not rightfully belong to
them, but Is the result Of Chinese brain
aud scholarship. There is Il very sugges.
tive parallel between the dispersion Of the
Greek scholars through Europe after the
fall OF Cons!antinople and the dispersion
Of the Chinese scholars through japan
after the fall OF Pekin. The downfall OF
the great city Of Bosphorus was the begin
ming OF new period OF culture for all
Western Europe, and so the downfall OF
PeEin WAS the beginning Of entirely new
impulses in Japan. Joseph Cook calls the
Japaness thediamond edition OF humanity.
II he has reference to their diminutive siza
he IL perfectly correct The Chinese, with
the exception Of those in one or two
ushern PROVINCES, are physically su-
perlor to the Japanese both in stature and
in general development. To make mental
comparison let US first compare the busi.
ness capacity Of Chinese with Japanese. ait
is no credit to China with her large area
and immense population to enjoy larger
trade than Japan with the outside world,
but it docs show ability and enterprise for
Chinemen to 80 10 Japan and take away
business which naturally belongs to the
Jepa e,p.l lhe tn'y tea sonitha' c.n be as.
signed, why in foreign banks and In the
ia ge hopgs, the responsible positions are
neld by the Chinese, is because they are
more reliable and capable.
WHAT A FOREIGN MERCHANT SAYS. e.
A foreign merchant said 10 me, II have
traded both with the Chinese and the
Japanese and l find it much easier TO make
q purgain with Jap thanIa Chinaman. A
Jap is always changing his mind, while
never had any trouble that way with a
Chlnaman. a sea captain in the employ
Of the Mitsu Bishi company Ia Japanese
company said: "These Japs are awlully
6c6le, and incapable in businees. Another
sea captain who had traded on the China
and Japan coast for over twenty. five years
asserted that tho Chinese were far superior
10 the Japs in the way OF business. 1t is
fact not generally known, that
great deal Of the business OF the
east, outside Of Caiua, is in the hands
ofthe Chinese. In Japan the msjority Of
accountants ip foreign banking corpora.
iions, important cerkships. large general
storekeepers tsilors and shoemakers are
Chinese. Ia farther India one-half the
trade is controlled by Celestials, and in
Singapore the men Of wealth and influence
in business are Chinese. The Chinese pop
uiation OF ths Sandwich Islands forms
more than two-shirds Of the whole, and a
vast number OF Chinese merchants may be
found in Penang, Colombo, Sangon, Mau.
ritius, Calcutta, Madras, Bombay, and the
whole Of the Esss Indies. However much
Japan may boast Of her superiority in 9th.
er things, she must acknowledge, China 81
her mistress III commeice, But the enthu.
siass in the so called New Japan
exclaims It's the relative progress OF
China and Japan that ycu ought to com.
pare. Behold the rapid stride that she has
taken. Japan has certainly taken come
rapid strides. Tbs finger OF reform points
triumphautiy 10 her railroads, hef. tele.
grspb, her steamships, her. university at
Toxic, and shouts defiance to her neigh.
borp, and, IS y climax TO her progress e1.
claima, "Bshold my 'broadcloth suit, my
French calf boots, my hair parted in the
middle; and my plug hat. Who dare say
that am not civilized and what is more
foreisnized?''' - r. '.' '''".- Z; -
It is just here that We SEQ the distinctive
traits OF the two nations. While China.
man will hang Oh to his queue with the
grip OF lie u Jap will almost give his liio
for anything new and foreign. i. + -