New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-28
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AS,nr r,mo,nipQ i'm allowance for scVch'er" He'
the audience question has once more ofc"'i'e Wv
nrircipoI subject of controversy bet"eeh inv ~"
pcrial Government OF Chino and the Ior'iS" ""
crs. The diplomatic position OF the f'''e, - -"
derstooh BY the courtesy of sovcrfishS anu
is at the present moment lnronipe'' ""' 49,
IN orc If ts most essential points. since N HIS
lacked since 1853 the cordiality "h'cn Va" c''
arise from the right Of audience oi u" p""'ro
tcntiarics of friendly States WIN '"e S''','t
en- ,rbo,p they are accredited Three years h"'c
already elapsed since the termination vi '"'
nority of the present Emperor ana his ',e'""r''"
of tbc rcins Of government, but up W 'he p,'"
moment no reply has been vo"chNa''' '" VI"
quest presented at the time by NV i"'e'en
nj Pcl;in that date might De INV" ",
reception by His Mongollan MaJ'N'S' '"T NV.
,ho,. onncors considerable ground for the bche'
that the Young monarch intends TO auop' Wv po''
If his predecessors on the throne. The la''rr W.
D,'J =, ,oc,rd an audience to any foreign envoy
.,h,, r.,usod IN couform 10 the customs OF INC
Cb;resc Court and perform kotow on eh''rlh9
rho i,nneriol presence kotow CONSISTS IN r's''"S
oue's self prostratr on the ground, anu III K""'h-
;rr tbe latter thrice with the forehead. 'h'S
th, cpyoys OF Holland and Portugal could bf 'o"n'
% co,nplv with these huIniliatng condi'!oHS' all
,,, ether Ministers refusing 10 submit 'here,'
A solitary exception was made in 1913, when '''
Int. Emperor. believing that his country was v"
,hc cyc OF war with France. Russia ana ''Pan'
consen.od TO receive the representatives OF !h'
I-ni,ed States Great Britain Russia, France DER
many and japan, who approarhcd Nun WIZ" wv
o-dirorv ohcsance customary among civllized na-
,iors in lion Of the Oriental ko'ow The mon
oroh however. died shortly aftrrwnrd. his dea."
being attributed by the vast majority OF MS s"",
lccts 10 the anger of Heaven AZ his "hu'S"'''"
concession TO the foreign devils
Sunerstitions Of this nature ore probably EFseN
rcsnonsible fot the present attitude OF me hi"S
Loycrnmcnt IN the audience controversy N'''
,.r !, ;e far mono conscious Of it's strength an"
nower than il was twenty Or thirty years "s"'
H., numerous and costly missions ah'"a" HWY
been maintained Tor the purpose OF op'aih''s al
insight into the weakness oi foreign h"'r'''
rather than into the uurSlonahl" bch'"'s VI NV"
civilization And there aT many clH""'s''"'''
Notably the ndrpcnicnt nay. even AGGRESSIVE
attitude assumed 10y the Isnnglt lah'h vi H'''
,,,,r ,h British Government in the recent OPIUM
I.g;.l,.i,u and toward Russia and Frame, WING"
,,Il load IN IN, ,.,c( that the celestial fov"rn-
, l,. -, leu,th a.irr,.l the conviction fha'
- j. strong enough 10 isce any rOaiit"'' qua
,h,, IFS bower has bcromc N object OF Apprrh"h-
sion 20 the remainder Of the World I":' "''''
LAT, !. uo, alone in his oprl"u that Asia. as well
as Europe. America and Ans'raIla' ls' "'''''"
.,.utuaIiv Ia succumb to conqucring and d"stro!
! inV hordcs of Chinese. who are 'ir c"''"1 low
I ,., ,vill ny,rrnn the world rs suon ~ ever a
picta,irl Attila arises 20 awaken 'hr >a'''" ii"'''
me long Sleep into which il has ,ern plunged