The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-30
CHlEA,S CRISIa
Intsll,reut thinamen IN Mott street DIS
cuss ITS Possibilities.

| cuss Its Possibilities.
Ever since the publication OF the war news
from China. the Cinnamon OF New YORK hnve
been on pins and needles. Mover beio'e hn.e
New York Gilman n 81 every phase OF iiie
! bought 50 greedily the morning dailies' anu
| they bribe the neatest newsboys or s'ree'
loungers to road every limo In print concernihR
China. Chinese interpreters have become very
popular and arc the centres OF groups Of In
! terested Cinnamon, who ask for tho l,tes'
| despa, chs concer ling Fekin and Europe.
There is hardly anything ta'Rel about among
Thorn except tho probabilities and possibilities
OF the Chinese complications.
| The SIM Francisco Chinese newspapers ar
rived heie last Mordnv, and every COPY was
sold AZ q premium. but how disappointed
! all were whom they saw In none OF them n word
, al out Chinese public Affairs! The Chinese
| newspapers convey to their renders the Inn
| preston that there Is no place In the world as
happy and serene as u Flowery Kin !dom now.
| 1t is not altogether patriotism that makes
| tho Chinese Of Now York appear 80 anxious
about their homo affairs. They seem to feel
that should war be declared by the western
powers against China. especially II the Unitod
States took an active hand in tho matter. the
| Cinnamon In this country would become hos
tagss or prisoners Of their coun,rys Toe.
| The Sun on last Friday somewhat relieved
them by its able editorial on Am rican neu-
| trality. and 1t has therefore given much COM
fort to the Cinnamon here Like oil soil citi-
zens OF 8uy nation. the business men OF Now
Yolk's Chinatown prefer pence to war at
almost am cost but whom five or ak OF the
greatest powers on earth try to wallup" their
fellow citizens at home. they will rise to object.
They don't caro- cent for the safety OF their
Tartar Emperor's throne and they don't care
WIN occupies 1t, but the thinamen here say
psaus We're not with tie chinese Government.
but with tho pl-beians. They further say That
the white missionaries 81 CHINA 9senny ,ne
ass,miis,e with the natives. aud their obi.e-
over the Baid
that created the popular preludces against
81 Tho al Chimes. was sei nal 10 prevsnt
long pent-up laee OF the popnlace: In nslmilar
able 10 prevent pre- ' mob Violence against ths CHI
n mes ia b W. and business men low years
'For these reas sons" Mr.. sang Chong OF 90
Mot, 5sss the s snan rs oon % e..
ssas S W ha and Wi
ernmeat Of Oh na. In Which case ne entire
aSiy, DO entirely Ignored"
rse YulsfSs snarss the rulers with SoW
priyiis Eos than they Iant TO heir own pr, pie"
chant OF II Mott street. :" China's popula-
tion. is too great 10 ADM! labor; saving
ment seemed to be anxious to have machinery
to supilant the present system Of labor there.
m ,ohinery in Am -rica where he wants OF the
people are so immense and varieu. yet tens OF
thousands .re nt,ery unable t.. ind employ;
an oyerproductlon in the markcls so that u
stop has to be male somewhere at some time:
a n. a vi hAn fnFNi In tn hnrn ~
be hard times for the laborers aud their fam.
lilies, No. China will never reel labor. saving
SHOES. and not IOVOO0: 5OOO.OJO men to make
nails, instead Of only 5000. and 4O0uJ.oJO
Of Sy Would
several year. ago have In reduced these things
into the country had not tho will u the poop
The Chinese are a commercial race. Their
has been lroverbinl for ages. There never
you'd , have been any trouble in China had It
Chinamen who, embraced rlstlanity. The
hatred q ne mIs.ion ariss IN Chine can only
as Fafsa te regard
for the civilization OF the Anne rIcans except Tor
IL: c chNa IN ord s
first day hey enter upon; their duties. Now
to cnlna Will She wo esn'n ad THE lie
sina ans T9 easily civilized as hor own
8" tar as ths feelings o, New York Cinnamon
In china not until they have GOT BACK f home SD
safely. at least About IS per cont OF them
would rather SEQ Chnaman on the lhrone Ia
Pektn than Mauchu. and all OF Thorn would
DO willing to put up a dollar to fight against
the French. Germans, kussians. or any other
race In case OF var. Like their Consul. Mr..
Shen Foon: they think It is M outrage and on
tirely unfair Tor so many great powers to want
to light poor lone China. the only Deace-loving
country on earth. whose people from time Inn
memorial have learned tho diplomacy OF arbi-
tra,ion rather than nat Of the bloody sword In
their dealings with foi eiGn nations
The Chinese" said an unbelieving heather.
enthus ash ically. are the leading race 10 Asia,
in numbers as we'll as in arts and sciences and
woalth. They stand among the Asiatics as
England does among The Europ ANS. Ger
many. France Spatu. and Italy may become
England's allies In the hour Of her need. CAN
not China get her Asintic neighbors to
assist herf What's the matter with
SLAM. .An'am' t.rea and Burmah3 At
tain 10O,QD0.O00 able bodied Hindos' anees 10
sea! In return. the Chne-e viii march into
India and help drive the Engishmor Into the
Indian Ocean. What q mighty war that would
mako In which two OF the Rreatost races on
earth would b. pitted Az inst each oIherw
Has not China tho right 10 SUNNI on these
Asiatic natl Ms to CO 'perate with her In cnse
England: France. Germany ana Italy should
attack her! WoNu chin Foo.