The Arizona sentinel., 1886-02-27
GENERAL WARD.
The Man Whose Successes in China
 Smoothed "Chinese" Gordon's Way.

The Man Whose Successes in China
 Smoothed "Chinese" Gordon's Way.
 In this paper have tried to make no statement which is not susceptible of proof by documents or living witnesses. Such support I have not for the asser- ton, which nevertheless believe to be strictly true, that Gordon, who had served his time in the staff with Ward, and greatly admired him, declared, on succeeding him in command, that he ''had but to follow where the American soldier had led" Whether he said so or not however, that is what he did. The creator and the first great com- mander of the ever victorious army was Frederic T. Ward. That he would have taken Nankin and speedily crushed the Taeping rebellion is beyond all ques- ton; and he left to Gordon task far easier than that which he had himself accomplished. F.!
 It is difficult to withhold praise from brave deeds, even if we be not wholly in sympathy with the cause in which they are done While dwelling upon the striking and dramatic character of Wards achievements, and having only admiration for the many exeellentt of his character, conscientious histo- rian must guard himself from approval, actual or implied, of the entry of any right-minded and self-respecting for elgner into the Chinese naval or mili-- tary service. To this day we maintain the ''ex-territorial jurisdiction that country, because no one would dream of trusting the lives or liberties of Amer jeans to the mercies of Chinamen, even dreadful must it be to have part or lot with them in time of war! Both Ward and Gordon were brave, and in a way great men; but in China they were en- gagged in miserable business, and we must like and praise them in spite Of this business, not on account of it. They waded to their ends through the blood of thousands of men who had done them no harm, and whom no sentiment of patriotism nor love of liberty impelled them to oppose. They were associated. too, with imperialist authorities and forces, for whose evil deeds they were of course not responsible, but who were sorry allies for honorable men. The story has been told of the cruel murder of the Wongs, or rebel chiefs, who had surrendered to Gordon under his pledge that their lives should be spared, and of his rage and despair thereat. This was but an isolated case; and so horrible were the atrocities connected with the suppression of the rebellion that one must shrink from pursuing the subject.
 During the late Franco-C Chinese war was more than once pained to hear men who ought to know better talk about seeking service under the dragon flag. This is no place in which to say the very much that might be said as to the wretch edness of such service, and the pirates fate which they would court, and very probably meet, when encountering for eign foe: but they might take lesson from the history of Ward. No one in ten thousand of them could at all ap- proach him in military genius, in cour- age and in resources, or do anything like what he did. Yet the rebels took his life, the imperialists took his money and Gordon's biographers took his fame. Al. 4. Hayes, S1p AtlGntic.