National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-05-30


field of commerce, industry, and enter
prise for tho Americans, as the East In
dies have been to the English tho islands
of Java, Borneo, Sumatra to the Hol-
landors, aud Cuba and Porto Rico to the
Spaniards. They are not to be con-
querod by force of army or territorial en-
croachmonts, but by the peaceful inven-
tions Of modern times-ralroads, steam
ers, telographs, cables, sincere friendship,
commerce, reciprocity treaties, and,
above ALL fair play, justice, and equity.
In order to inaugurate and maintain this
dcsidcratum the right men in tho right
places are required.
Bangkok, Pokin, Corea, Toxic, and
Honolulu are in some respect like Con-
stantinople in Turkey, for the ministers and
consuls representing foreign nations, viz:
4 perennial tournament for rivalry and
for privileges, political, social, aud
commercial supremacy. The most zeal
Gus ministers in Pekin aud Toxic, and
all tho world over, are tho French, Eng
fish, Russian. and German, the last in
Pekin and Toxic in late years has been
the most successful ovor the ministers of
other nations.
Since the death of Arson Burlingame
American ministers, charges d'aflaires,
secretaries of legation, and consuls
in China have generally taken the
humble back seat, for the reason
that they were not tho right men in
the right places, and this to an immense
detriment to the prestige and interests
of America in that quarter of the world.
As marked exceptions to this rule mem
ton should be made of Minister John
Russell Young and Consul John s. Mosby,
at Hong Kong, both of whom have de-
serve the highest commentator.
This dcplorablo and humiliating state
of things, and the inferior men generally
sent there to represent our country, has
caused the Chinese mandarins and foreign
diplomats to think and say publicly that.
after the death of Minister Burlingame,
tho United States have lost the seed of
adroit representative men to send to
China. If the Chinese maudarins and
people are not we'll learned in the civili-
cation, customs, sciences, courtesy, di-
plomaoy, and international laws and
rights Of western nations, they are be-
yond any doubt severe, acute, and correct
judges of men and things.
The American ministers and secretaries
of legation at Pekin not only did not in
their narrow and preiudiced minds fol-
low the wise and broad policy happily in
augurated by the lamented Burlingamc,
but they continually opposed it aud de.
nounccd it, they in their ignorance did
just the contrary to what Burlngamo
adroitly did, and by logical consequence
they, the successors, always took tho
knife by the blade instead of by the han.
die and damaged the American interests
ana reputation in the Celestial empire.
They impaired their own influence aud
usefulness and corrobOrated in the Chi
nose the idoa that not only tho mission,
nrios aud tho Caliiornians, but all tho
Americans, hate the Cinnamon.
Tho Chinese mission is at this period
supremacy important, and President
Cleveland, it is hoped, will select the
right man. lilo should be man de-
void of any and al! religious caste
race, social, political, sectional, old and
new preiudces against the Chinese emil
grants and those in their native land, a
man Of tact, tolerance, of sacoir taire and
of superior ability, u man who, among tho
fantastical, fatalist, metaphysical, and
stands we'll the secret to rub the cat from
head to tail-this kind offs man will do
paf erccilmce aud will contribute in q
high degreoin giving to America the part
aud share which she is entitled to in the
estimation Of tho government and people
OF eastern Asia as well as of tho affairs Of
those remote and rich Asiatic countries
which can fifty be called the long.olosed
treasure houses Of the world.
America, theyoungest of nations in the
far west by manifest destiny will give to
China, the oldest Of nations In the far
east, the benefit Of all modern innovations,