Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-27
4 uxNAcE TO CHRIsfKNDoM.


MENACE TO CHRIsTEND0M.
The American consulate at Annoy was
the scene of very notable celebration
~ last Fourth OF July. There was FEAST
ing. speech-making and gunpowder and
a4reat gathering Of the most notable
men IN the province was there. The
nosf remarkable Of the many addresses
iaade At the celebration was one deliv-
cred BY the governor of the province in
1eply to the toast to the emperor OF
China. and it was received by the for
aign colony at Annoy as showing the esti-
1aats Of very clever Mongolian of Chi
As future relation to the rest of the
<torld. Tein Chin Chung. for that was
5Se orator's name, said that it was diff
Glii ~ ii ior European: EiuIoFss; &c appreciate the
breadth and depth of meaning Of the
tbast, To the Emperor of China, to the
Chinese mind. 1t included the family,
language, race, nation and crown; the
Nv, morals and history of fifty centu-
fses. China, which had for all these
centuries proceeded on its own lines of
&yolution, was now compelled to change
md move along in European channels.
Nm Chin then proceeded to show
how China is proiting by the les
sons forced upon her from the western
civilization. Said he: 'sIt has begun
to own steamships and railways. Its
telegraph NOW covers every province. 1t
ha8 1t last mills, forges and foundries
like those of Pittspurg. China is today
learning that lesson in education which
Europe has obliged her to learn, the art
OF killing, the science of armies and
nayies. Woe then to the world if the
scholar. perfecting her lesson, should
apply it in turn. With it's freedom from
debt, its inexhaustible resources and
:ts teeming millions, this empire might
be menace, if not the destroyer OF
Christendom. No matter what happens,
it needs no prophetic gift to know that
the twentieth century will see China at
the fore front of the nations of the
world in the east and America in the
west Well may we pray that for the
welfare Of humanity their purpose will
be - peaceful and upright as it is to-
day ~
If there is any one disposed to treat
With contempt Tsin Chin's foreshadow-
i1g of tie tremendous power Of China
And the dreadful possibilities that may
arise from it to Christendom, that per-
son has taken but very slight and
superficial view Of the subject. There
il : great and dangerous menace to
Europe and America in the advances
made by China in all the modern ap-
pliances of civilization and the ability
to manufacture weapons and to build as
effective war ships as are built by the
<cutside barbarians." Apply to the
problem the fact that China can raise
limitless armies, and that these armies
can accomplish greater results in en-
,dnnncs at an infinitely less draft upon
the commisariat than any other troops
in the world, and then arm these troops
With the best weapons, discipline them
- the Best western troops are disci-
plined, let them become veterans by
Fractice in actual warfare. and who will
zttsnpt to say what China will not be
able to do when she heeohelD y complete
military power on modern lines? "A
hundred years is but span in the life
of . nation. but who can say what pro-
&ress China will make in the military
art, in the casting Of long-range gums, in
ship building and in all the accomplish
ments that 60 to make up great milf
tayy power in the new century which is
about to open upon the world. Even
now, when the fleets of the combined
powers are preparing to compel, by
demQpstration Of naval strength,
the Chineee government to pro-
fect the Christian missions from at
tax By the mob, there are mutt
terineS from the high caste Chinese that
Iorcs may be met with force. 1t must
be remembered, too. that the Mantchou
or 16xtax dynasty now reigning il not
popular with the Chinese, and
that ths disturbances existing in
~ proyinces are the precursors Of
aide-nb5ead revolution for it, over
throw. Tie restoration Of : pure Chi
80 dynasty - the result Of . success
ful revolution, would homogeneize, 80 to
vpoal, The Chinese, and prepare them TO
unssy cat any national War Y e unity
4 1Aonfimcnt that would add lmmensely
Y 1I1Io morale and electivensns Of their
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