St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-20
THE CHINESE RIOTS.
Jealousy Entails Delay in the Mat
ter of Punishment.

LONDON, Sept. ia Shanghai dis
patch says that the demonstration
against the Chinese is delayed by jeal-
ousy between the powers as to who
shall take the lead. England wishes to
gain the prestige which the direction of
such an affair would give, while France,
urged on, it is believed, by Russia,
would prefer to keep England in the
background, and either assume leader
ship herself or put the Americans in
the van. The French are anxious to
make an impression on the Chinese that
will be favorable to the settlement of
pending questions in Tonquin and on
the frontier, while the English desire to
keep the Chinese alienated as far as
possible from the Russians.
Meantime sensible Chinese magis-
trate at Shanghai has addressed to his
friends among the foreign residents an
apology for the conduct of the Chinese
who looted the mission houses. This
magistrate, whose name is Sun Yu
Wen, argues that while the rioters have
been justly punished, the missionaries
are not free from blame. He claims
that their habit of buying children for
education as Christians gives rise to
suspicion in the popular mind as to
what is done with the children, the
more Ignorant imagining that they are
sacrificed in religious rites. Such mat
tiers, the magistrate thinks, ought to he
conducted more diScreetly. Meantime
the Chinese continue to be enraged
against foreigners, especially In the in
terror.
The British government has formally
expressed dissatisfaction with the ac-
ton of the Chinese authorities in regard
to the riot at Wusuch, In which two
gentlemen of British nationality were
murdered. and, while deserving its de-
clSlOn as to the riots in other parts of
Yang TSZe valley and the degree of re-
sponSibility resting on the Chinese gov
eminent for them, has energetically
demonstrated against the notion that,
because two of the rioters were exc
cuted at WuSuch, therefore the matter
50 far as that town is concerned is to be
regarded as closed. So far from this
being the case, the British government
has, through the British consul at Han
kow, extraordinarily demanded that the
whole case, as regards Wusueh, shall he
reopened; that an investigation into
the cause of the riots thare shall be
held, at which British officer shall be
present, and that all those found to be
Implicated, especially Ii the personal
attacks on foreign ladies and children.
shall receive severe punishment.
At the same time it has been intimated
to the Chinese government that, while
the victims of these riots must receive
adequate compensation, this Indemnity
cannot be allowed to alter or diminish
the responsibility of the Chinese i'm
perial government or of its local author
tiles Tor the due punishment of those
found to be concerned in the riots.
Meantime the British war vessels in
the Yang TSZe, TO the presence of which
the Chinese have particularly objected,
will remain until the whole subject of
the riots has been dealt with in a man
ner satisfactory to her majesty's gov
eminent. This stiff communication has
been followed already by important
consequences. The viceroy of the PROV
ince in which WuSuch is situated is
hastily setting about an investigation
on the spot, and some of the foreign
fugitives from the town are being taken
back from Shanghai to give evidence.
From other sources ii is learned that
the foreign offices of Europe are thor
oughly reused, and intend to make an
effort to put stop, once for all, to these
recurring mob OutrageS on Europeans.
and to teach the central government in
Pekin, as well as the local officials, a
lesson on the dangers of the outbreaks.