Smyrna times., 1891-12-09
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The Real Trouble in China.

For many years past popular SUI
perstltlon has prevailed in China to the
effect that young Kwangsu, the reign
ing emperor, would be the last of the
Mandchu dynasty, and according to
the recent dispatches received from
shanghai, 1T would appear as if matters
were tending toward the fullilment of
the belief. For the revolutionary out
breaks which are now raging not onlv
In the north but also in the south. the
east, the west and centre of China. are
essentially of an anti-dynastic charac-
ter; The hostility toward foreigners
ana the massacre of Christians are
merely secondary considerations in the
movement, and due partly to desire
10 embroll the emperor with the west
ern powers and partly to the blow
to National pride caused by the voung
mOnarch's concessions to the 'foreigp
devils IN connection with the interna-
Clonal controversy on the subject of
diplomatic audiences and other dis.
putes of an analogous character.
During the $50 years which have
elapsed since the native dynasty of
Ming was Overthrown by the Mandchu
or Tartar invaders, whose chiefascend-
ed the Dragon Throne under the title
OF Emperor Shunchih, and founded the
Islng dynasty, to which the present
monarch belongs, the national cbarac.
teristlcs Of the cOnquering race have
undergone a radical change. They
have become etfete, have lost all Il cir
military training aud instincts and to
a certain extent have become merged
into the native Chinese population.
The latter however despise them for
the interiority of their aptitude for
trade and industry and to-day the
prestige of the Mandchus has entirely
disappeared. They are no longer
feared and are incapable of retaining
their position as the principal basis
and support upon which rests the pres
ent dynasty.
Realizing the weakness of the latter
and the fact that the degenerate Mand-
chus constitute mere handful of TO-
100000, the 400, G90,nNO native and abb
original Chinese believe vuat the time
has come to supplant the obnoxious
Tartar rule by an Emperor of their own
race. Among those who seem predes-
tined by popular sentiment for the I'm
perlal dignity is Chang Che Chung,
VicerOy of Honkwang, and leader of
the Reactionary or Retrograde party.
In open opposition to the authorities of
Pekin, where Lii Hung Chang, Viceroy
of the metropolitan province of Ptcheli,
his great rival, is the moving spirit, he
has grouped around him all the dis
affected. His name has become a
watchword for the malcontents, among
the most bitter and desperate of whom
are the 100000 natives engaged in
the tea industry, which has been almost
ruined by Indian and Cingalese compe-
titiOn.
The fact that the insurrectionary
forces now marching on Pekin, should
have been raised in Mandchuria and
not in China proper, is explained by
the fact that after the Mandchu invad-
ers swOOped down on China two
hundred and fifty years ago, and over
run the empire, the lands which they
left vacant were gradually colonized
and in the course of time densely
settled by native Chinese of an adven-
turOus and lawless character. Up to
within few years ago these settlers
availed themselves of the exemption
from taxation formerly enjoyed by the
Mandchuss to evade making any con-
tributiOn toward the Imperial reve-
nue.. Recently however, an attempt
has been make by the Imperial Govern
ment at Pekin to form the ancient
Mandchuria into three new provinces,
and not only subject the population
thereof to the same rule, but also to
the same fiscal obligations as the pop
ulatiOn of the other provinces of the
empire. 1t was the efforts on the part
of the Government to bring about this
that led to the rise of the Chinese
settlers in Mandchuria who are now
marching on Pekin.-N. Y. Tribune.