New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-03
FOREIGNERS IN CHINA.
APPARENTLY A SYSTEMATIC Eftohl ~ III
STORE THE ANCIENT POLICY OF
EXCTI SION.
Tientsin. China. November 20.

upon foreigners in the Nangtze Hang 'alTS iao'
spring and summer by the Chinese MODS. goo"
idea of the Chinese opinion OF the causes Vi wv
outrages can be arrived at THIS board was 'r
| pointed in August when the foreign ro"oiS We"
most pressing in their demands upon Tue TeN"
Government that China should ahofu amp" p'o
,cction 10 foreign merchants and missionaries then
threatened throughout the Empire by the @eheia
hostility shown by the populace TO white persons
of all nationaltics. The Board was only appointed
as a N ans for allaying the anxiety SHOWN py 'ne
I foreign Ministers.
The rcport to the Board WAS for several Wetks
kent secret but was finally given to the pubic
! with such notifications the Imperial 'api"c'
| thought best 70 adopt before taking such courhe
in substance the report was TO the 'hect tha' ''e
Kola Hui secret society was 'VoflhI III cr'''
civil war in China. and in order 10 secure us e"'
! il was irving TO involve China in foreign war
and under Tie smoke Of Western cannon arse an"
| overthrow the rcigning dynasty ana establish upon
the throne Tie ancient House OF Ming, overthrow"
Lv tbe T,rtars in the sixteenth century that the
! .utrarc, committed upDn Christians IN the lahe'H
Valley were due solely to The discretionary work
inc, Of his society," and that every effort sho"iu w
u,odr by the Government to capture and put 10
death tho members belonging TO il that every al
! ,.rL made upou foreigner, was evidently Planned
and arranged for beforehand, showing that the so
c,cy had intelligent leaders, and that extraordinary
effort, should be- made by the Government 10 cap
turc these that the society had corrupted the Chl-
ncsr soldiers aud that it had secured rs members
many Of the lire and file of the army, as wen aS ii
lar.c number of tie inferior civil officials. Inc
| Board recommended that, to satisfy foreigners fof
losses incurred another Board should bc appointed
10 assess all DAMAGES and tO pay these amounts W
the foreigners China could not aiord TO 20 ht" "i
unholy war with foreign countries on account Oh
these ontragcs and hence the better course was to
pay without hesitation the losses claimed by the
Christian merchants and MISSIONARIES
The report then went on TO Justify China In the
owes Of foreign nations and their reasons for
many things, though undoubtedly true, are sthi
such AZ cannot be admitted by the nations con
,crncd The Chinese have always opposed the adj
vent of foreigners believing their coming would
work harm 10 the people; and they have taken
every step 10 prohbt it, and falling in this have re-
strictcd foreigners 10 certain narrow limits IN
few of the Treaty Ports The foreigners have
forced themselves upon the Chinese and ny means
of treaties with them have maintained the points
Gained by force of arms. Every concession gained
III been az the point of the bayonct, ana rs soon a.
the compcln NJ force Is withdrawn thr ChlnaWah
,.c, mo- reason why he should still grant the adj
vsu;aacs thu, obtained by the foreigner hence
the frequent risugs and outragee committed Inc
urr.cncc If the foreign Legations nj Pckin. our
presence the coast ports our residence IN the IN
t,rior. orr autocratic settlements. our cNtrafer-
itoral jurisdict on-havc all been gained by force
of ar.us-wcrc granted under protest and have al
WAY, been au abomiuatiou TO The Chinese Govern
mont The .ovcrnin.e ciassrs have never changed
Iu Ter iu.rtrratc hatred OF the foreigner AMI III
tLcr desire 10 Danish him from the land hey
would # such were possible. bring things back To
their pristine state and restrict Us and our com
ucrcc to one spot
The desire t. drive ont the foreigners has
been tcuaciDusy held and fondly cherished by
the official, and educated classes during the past
century: IN fact. since foreigners began TO force
Themselves upon the Empire. with the rising
rcncrltlons. this desire becomes stronger and
stronger. and rapidly gains recruits. The Interior
Provinces. those from which foreigners am MS
.,t excluded arc the most violent In their OPP
posi,ion. q. their countries have not yet been
polluted.
The literary and official classes exert great
influence over the uucducatcd masses ana are
continually imprcssing upon them the unlounded
lclicf Of the disasters OF all kinds which VIII
.ur.l, hefall then, unless the Christians driven
from The country, thus raising millions and
millions Of opponents to foreign advance; and when
to time is thought to be ripe for it, these millions
,u T., hurled against the white man, and his
urcsencc In China will he tcrminated-and perhaps
forever once successful III uprOOtng foreigners.
il may be- safely said that we Shall never be
enabled 10 gain another loothod here.
Every concession obtained 10y the foreign
Minister, is the cause of outbreak of this
smonldcring feeling of hatred. The recent mob
attacks may Dee ascribcd-and with considerable
,ruth-to the opening of the city Of Chung King
and the alcmp, t. introduce steamers III the naNi-
cation of the upper Yangtzc River by the foreign
merchants The main difficulty experienced
by the Chinese seems To be how
,o pu, their scheme for driving ont the foreigner
INTO opcratlon. They Seem, however. - have
about decided to begin "a system of riots on the
oni,ki.rs of foreign settlements, and thus force
re missionaries into the Treaty Ports, and II
fins Succeeds then 10 increase the outragcs until
AIR foreigners arr compelled - seek refuge in the
ic,g coast c.iic,: and then, b, combined and
GENERAL upriting force the whole foreign element
10 leave the Empire
Th, principal source of all these anti -lorcicn feel
inr has been m the Province Of Human, where one
Of the characteristics of the people is their ni"ns"
hatred Of everything foreign This is the h6ihcd
Of the Eola Hui Society and OF the literary men
engaged in spreading the seeds "t discord. Last
wear. believing the time for action had arrived
these people made special efforts to poison the
minds Of the populacr OF the fangtzc Valley
lnccndiarv and muricrous placards were posted
everywhere, and men were sent secretly To stir
ihc popuacc 10 acton-wlth what success is already
shown los the burned foreign missions and settle
mcnts throughout the valley There was no ac-
cidcnt or sudden impulse causing these outragcs
The whole plan of campaign was deliberately fig
ured out and carried through with the precision
.,I Ifal rhar.
ton Behind the populacc doing the roting were
the Human cmissaries. and behind the emissare-
the official mandarins the real power of the Gov
eminent, which worked in both and through both
The statement that the official mandarins were
in league with the cmissarics and rioters is