Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-04

- SoASe~o WSVoO ANONpASD "
Just what you ~, - Is because I an
looking out for yoo.' IN all those
countries you SO strange thines; ono
day, on my horse, came upon blind
man, who began TO mako motions. and
he stood IN . peculiar way. Not know
ing that h was blipd, thought that
he was going 70 waylay me. But I
found that his acute sense had remem-
bsrsd ths gait o( my horss, having
sssu me several times going along in
that country. whore horssmsn u not
heQnentLs
"bo yoa think that tho Chinese, II
they would adopt modern weapons,
etc, would become q formidable ma
tionf"
Undoubtedly. They are brave men.
Heredity has caused than 20 do certain
things IN . way like children; and to
adopt modern Institutions, which we
might think they could do ell ~ once,
Ii oct Of The course of their exercise.
The world knows How quickly they
can initiate any process done with
human banda I have often talked
with high-ciass Chinese upon the fu-
ture of tho country, and they have re-
marked that Il In not TO the interest OF
Europe and tho modern nations 10 have
the vast population Of China suddenly
modernissd. That Ia undoubtedly
true. Such huge -incursion a. that
able racs would mako In our nations,
II they como TO work In al their econ
omy and sewing power. would perhaps
dispossess Europe from its phase. We,
therefore. owe 70 these old religions
snd traditions their philosophers
and ancient schoolmasters, our excmp-
ton from . competition that might
revolutionise all our fnndA"
And that Thibet has about six mill
lioos Of Inhabitants, or - many a. tho
stats a New York. snd thst e has an
ara a about six hundred and atty
thousand square miles. which makes IL
double the sire of Texas. or about four
tineA the size Of California China IT,
self has been variousiy put down u
from two hundred and City 70 -four
hundred uillionA Its real population
II supposed TO DO about three hundred
and Dlnsty mflliouA o. two hundred
and thixty-four souls 70 the SQUARE
mile. When No consider that the pop
ulstioo Of America rises 10 only two
hundred and hfty-four 70 the
square mile IN the ringle state
of Rhode Isiand, aud New York
stste has but one hundred and six 70
Tho Square milo. and Texas only six
10 tho Square mile, wc may understand
what China would b II shc were armed
IN the tseth with breechloaders and
cannon which win shoot anywhere
from thirteen 10 twenty uilca That
country has rcal grievance with the
me repeatedly since M hes been In the
senate that Ne mistake Of California
hss been In isdiscriminAte rcpuision Of
tho ChinesA. The jsaiousy Of the brit
lsh races, mainly. has turned that
channel 1t miRvaesoo. which long sus-
tatnAd the Iscifo Nail snd other com
panieA Californians willing 70 speak
on tAs subject have told me within the
pssA yess that Qssro n rsther q r.
lapse IN mtgrsssco 10 California. The
more Vigorous stateA n point II eli
uase, hke Oregon sud wsshingson.
have proved attractive oven 20
OAiifDuiAna whiIs the booms or
huliahalioos attempted In vsriou. Cali
fo~nsa tvwnA lire Lps Angeles. have
bad their nssural relapse. The stat
bee . ene agricultural development.
and y dotn9 v-~y we'll With iss fruits
butte n good ways OF. sud. sher~fore
10 supposed California be- made
speciai efforts NJ this exhibition ~ dis
4nec her resources e. the rest ~ she
~osld. she has . magnificent mission
house here. rashes more agreeable 20
the eye then sny Chat I sav In Calf
so~nsa. end d~,sdediy move spacious
chins hss purchssed In our tire a
strune mc<s-~n navy. ard " ~e should
apply 30 hr ec~-~nrsess NE r~assuins
~ employ b. our own. thss she life Of
s-cy one Of her ess;Eeos " asse>sshle
IN dSs~c~> Cur r~ppsns ri shs Cr'ns-e
ss'd shesr er~3~~rS rssss->, c~-n ~
TIE exs~ns IL Pscisc coess governor
sei'ir'S tS> yr-~taens b mind his ovn
sus4Den vA>r he ssks ~ T~o>-cs'on
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