The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-08

itself. II the Chinese are not to be allowed
in the United States. Americans cannot be
allowed In China. Our missionaries will
have to go. Our traders will have to 60.
We can't shut out without being shut out.
And the country that will be most de-
lighted to see us shutting ourselves out
from China Is England.
Only tho Women Deserve Any Credit.
It seems from the testimony Of DR.. PARK
HURST himself that the only trace Of shame
or Of any sort Of decency exhibited at the
"circus." as he described 1t. in tho house
OF Ill fame visited by him and two men
companions. was shown by ono OF the
miserable women whom he melted and
lured to make an indecent exposure Of
themselves In his presence.
Hero Is an extract Of his testimony In the
District Court on Wednesday:
I'VE entered the room. into which Nrs. ADAM imms-
diately called the young women. She called In
eight. They arranged themselves about the room
remember that sat Just At the left Of the door
through which the women had entered and that next
to me. on the left, was lounge When they entered
the room remember that made this remark, some
thing like Il. This 10 rather bright company The
and women fell into conversation with each other
We there altogether perhaps thrsefourths Of
hour. We had beer think three tmea once or twice
before the performance the cirous - It desis
mated. and once afterward.
"Idid not pay tho bill. but think Il was IS girl
SIS for the lot think that was It Yes. quite
There was question. believe. - TO how many
should be hired That matter OF little discus-
sion. had part In It. and therefore do not know
the details. 1t was finally concluded that nvs
not mistaken, should DO employed. Then the other
girls retired to the hallway The nvs left stripped
most OF them in the front room One stripped in the
room We were in though believe she ssoreted herself
in part behind chair. They entered the room naked
They danced 70 the music OF the piano The pianist
had previously bNsn bundfoldsd BY OF the womAa
They did not dance ali ct time. Sometimes oAs
danced and sometimes two. They danced in this way
for fifteen twenty minutes should suppose. Ihsa
the girls entered the other and put
tumea They then sat around and had some oonvsfss-
ton and more beer"
DR.. PARKHURsT and bis two companions,
one Of whom ia young man. who testified
that his pastor took him to such place for
the first time In his life, had no sense Of
shame at all. They only wanted to SEQ the
"circus" and get their moneys worth.
But one Of the poor creatures hired by him
to expose herself before the party had
enough lingering sense Of shame and pro-
priety to blindfold tho man musician. In
professional capacity and for those to whom
she had hired herself she was ready to make
the sacrifice e1acted Of her; but tho pianist,
a man functionary of the establishment.
che would not allow to witness her shame.
Probably. too. she represented the feeling
OF the four other women. and thereby de-
serves and secures for herself some meas
uro of respect. Even In their degradation
these poor outcasts preserved vestige
OF womanhood. They were not utterly
abandoned. Tho men who witnessed the
shameful spectacle had lost their self-re-
spect wholly. Even such An exhibition Of
remaining feminine dignity a. the women
afforded In blindfolding the musician
did not touch their hearts and awaken
any responsive feeling. They were de-
termined to see the CIRCUS" through,
without regard to the scruples Of the
women. So far as they were concerned,
they were entirely willing that tho piano
player should look ON the cynical and
revolving display. DR.. PARKHuRsT had
no scruples about exhibiting his own
shamelessness before AN innocent young
man OF his flock, and to watch him while
he danced with ono OF the naked women.
and to look on at the antics OF his other
companion. q professional detective In his
pay. while he played leap frog with the
wretched creatures.
We are glad. for the honor OF womanhood.
that we can thus speak Of the poor creatures
hired by cruel and shameless men to make
such an exposure OF themselves. The
only credltable or even tolerable feature OF
the whole performance was their blindfold-
Ing the musician. before whom they would
not expose their shame. because they were
not obliged by contract to do 1t.
At school OF art q nude model, woman,
was standing before class OF men. who wero
drawing her figure. She stood unAbashed
In the performance OF her professional
function and obligation. Suddenly she ran
screaming from the pedestal and hid her.
self behind screen. She had seen man
peeping through window at her.
and at once her feminine instinct OF
modesty was aroused. In her profess
sional capacity. and looked at profession
ally by those before whom she posed. she
was unconscious Of improperly. but the
sight Of a man stealing look at her with
immoral eyes startled her womanly sense Of
shame. She was a true woman. and In some
degree. slight though 1t may have been.
these poor creatures hired and lured by DR..
PARKHURsT evinced something Of the
feeling which was so honorable In her. They
were depraved. but not utterly depraved. A
trace OF womanliness remained In them.
They were not absolutely lost.
Yet DR.. PARKHURsT looked on. He drank
beer with them. He watched their antics
with his companions. I'VE carried on"
testified ERvINa. the pink and white faced
young man OF his flock whom DR.. PARK
HURST introduced to the scene.
80 far as we have read history. the like OF
this never occurred before. DR.. PARKHURsT
Is the first minister Of CHRIST who ever as
sisted at such performance. got up at his
instigation and expense. 1t lasted three
quarters Of an hour or more. and during the