The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-24

The ENGAGEMENT OF OoIAluHA4't W.
liam Whiting Z. S. n, to Miss All Fong,
the full blooded Chinese daughter Of
wealthy Celestial parents. is formally an
nounced Naturally the discussion as 70
whether marriages between Caucaslans
and Orientals can have happy issue mas
become more animated than ever.
Almost an such unions have been IN
baupy in their results" are the words
used in the resolution passed by the con
Eress Of the great heads Of the Maholhe-
tan church % India, when IN session al
Delhi. in condemning the frequency oil
unions between Europeans and Asiatlcs.
This verdict Of grave and reverend sig
pors Of Islam is almost identical. word
for word. with expressions OF
opinions upon the same subject
uttered during the past decade By both
the spiritual and temporal AUTHORITIES Oh
China. Japan Siam and Cochin, emma.
And although they refer more espeoleily
70 matrimonial alliances OF people Oh Iheit
race and creed with EurDp ans, NfJ Jhe
matter is one which likewise concerns
the United States For there IS an IN
S.reasiuu tendency on the part Of the Iaif
daughters OF Uncle Sam 10 ally their des-
tfnies 10 those OF Orientals. anG II WIS
but last month that hlgh-5reI ana &C
comUlished ladvof Norwich, Conn. the
daughter ola man who had been one OF
the most prominent and WldeiE n
citizens Of the town. became the VIE OF
q MOngolian formerly attached 70 the
Chinese legation at Washington
LESSON FROM OBSERVATION.
Having made several prolonged stays
both in China and Japan, and having seen
more Of native life there than falls TO the
lot Of most foreigners, cannot but view
with misgiving the future OF these young
American girls who are lea ellhef by
fOndncss Of nOtoriety, sentimental eXtraY-
agaucc or mere feminine cOntrarlness, TO
confer their hands upon members Of the
Asiatic race
Nv experience IN common with that Of
other white men Intimately acquainted
with the Orient and the material and
mental misery Of the large number Of
poor, deiuded white girls living In China,
Japan India and the Levant as the wives
Of Asatics. leads me TO condemn in the
strongest manner all intermarriage be-
tween the children OF the west and those
OF the east.
There IS one thing 10 which / should
like % particularly draw attention,
namely. that in an my experience ] have
never known single case Of white
girl who was already acquainted with
Asiatic life, and who had previously re-
sided in the Orient. marrying an Asiatic.
They know to well the fate which awaits
them. They dread the Ostracism by both
white and reputable native society which
such a marriage would inevitably entail
upon them, They are no strangers 10 the
very serious shortcomings as regards
manner and principle Of every member OF
the Asiatic race AL the white wives Of
the latter that ] have ever known Of have
been women altogether ignorant Of the
Orient. and whose knowledge Of the lat
ter was derived entirely from poetry. and
from the forid and picturesque lies
true Oriental embroideries-of their
dusky su.tors.
SOBLEWEN AND PRINCESS.
These latter are all, according to their
own stories. uOblCmen or princes Of their
own country. possessed Of rank. wealth
and estates as imaginary as the tradi-
tional castles in Spain Among the
principal unions between Orientals and
whites that have come under my notice Is
that Of the Baroness Won Rahdcn. a lady
weli-kuOwn in court circles in Berlin, and
related to many Of the grandest families
OF Germany, who married the japanese
Count AoH during the laJter's residence
on the banks of the Spree as minister
plenipoteutiary Of the mikadO The bar
Oness was neither young ricn, or popular,
and had but little prospect Of securing a
and rank Under the circumstances II is
possible that she may have been attracted
by the liberal salary and allowance OF
Aoki, as well as by the prestige and priv
ileges which he enjoyed at Berlin as chief
OF a foreign mission.
Il is manifest that some considerations
such as these must have constituted the
motive which induced her to marry him.
1t certainly cannot have been love or ad-
miratiOn for he IS ill-favored and in every
respect deficient in physique as the ma
iOrity Of his race The union excited a
good deal Of ridicule and disgust at Der
liu. bot as the wifeof the foreign envoy
she continued TO be received at any rate
by official society IL was not however
until her husband was recalled to Japan
that she realized the folly of which she
had been guilty in marrying him. On
reaching the far east she discovered to
her cost that the japanese ambassadress
at Berlin and Mrs. Aoki at Toxic were
two very different persons The
majority Of the white women in Japan
turned their backs upon her in undis-
guised scorn, while those who did con-
descend TO take any notice of her were
careful to make her feel that they We're
comforting "A great favor in tolerating her
at all Moreover, although the Mikado's
officials draw large pay and allowances
while representing him abroad, they re-
ceiye but very small salaries at home,
and Aoh had no fortune Of his own, the
financial advantages which he possessed
in her eyes at the time Of the marriage
disappeared
LACK OF DIFFERENCE.
Neither the japanese nor the Chinese.
nor. indeed. any Of the Asiatic races. en-
terrain any respect for women whom at
heart they regard as creatures of alto
gether inferior intelligence, resembling
brutes in being without a soul. Thus, it
is almost impossible 10 bring any un-
Travelled Oriental TO comprehend the de-
ference which the men OF civilized ma
tons pay 10 women. The latter. in his
ewes. are solely fitted to act as the ser
vants-nay. even as the slayes-of the
stronger sex. Seldom. if ever. is the ma
tive wife permitted TO sit at table with
her husband. no matter how high her
rank and when admitted 10 his presence
she is forced by etiquette TO approach in
the same manner as dOmestics namely
OF all fOurs. with repeated prostratiOns.
il ] have drawn special attention TO the
miseries Of the union Of Baroness Rahdeu
70 Count AOki. whose rank was authen-
tic and who, as Asiatics 60 was an ex-
emplary Jap il is with the object of
showing how infinitely more unhappy is
the fate of those white girls welded to
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