The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-18

EHARLES W. LIE GENDRE.
foreigners, q policy that has given ia
pan the excellent modern armament and
navy she now possesses In her war with
China.
For many years General LIE Gendre
remained in Tokyo, and, it is said, plan
ned Japan's successful campaign against
Formosa. When China began to- receive
foreign embassies and refused that OF
Japan because the Japanese were mot
men, but descendants of monkeys. " the
general was hastily sent to Picking.
While urging Japan's claims on one &C.
casion all the general could get from
the Chinese officials was, have ex-
pressed our masters will" This ID
gered the general. who cried: Year
master? Can he'do this, your masterass
And. TO the Amusement and terror -OR
thenC Chinese officials, he took out one
eye, tossed it into the air. and deftyf
catchingsit as it descended thrust Id ink
TO its vacant orbit and then turned HI
upon them again in . fierce gaze. The
eyewas glass, but the Ghineseh had never
heardAef such athings andEi is declared
that they were 30 afraid Of this terrible,
agent of Japan that the Japanese emu
bassy was received even before those az
England and France.
Among the other prominent Anerl
cans in KefeA are Mr.. Greafkouse or
California, once United States consul
general in Yokohama and now legal adj
wiser to the king Of Korea; General
Dyer and Colonel Nieustead, who COM
mafd the Korean troops armed with
modern weapons, and DR.. Allen now
secretary Of the United States legation
and for q long time the kings physician.
Anson Bnrlingame, who was United
States minister to China I'M 1861, prob
ably did more than any other foreigner
to alter China's policy toward the civil
lized nations of the world For many
years China, like the old cove In the
swamp only desired to be let alune.
She wanted nothing whatever to do
with the foreign devils ii she called
all white men. Even after England and
France had opened her ports with cant
non ball persuaders China refused to-
the embassies OF other countries
unless the members would perform the
kotow, o ceremonial In which the diplO-l
mats must knock their heads against
the floor when presented TO the emperor
acknowledging that he was AL
greater potentate than the one they rep4
resented This no diplomat wonld do
Lord Amherst. representing England
refused in 1916 and was denied admis.
20 the ernperor's presence, and.in
1869 Minister Ward. Of the United
States also failed to see the son OF heay.
en- because he objected to pounding his
head on the door In front of the dragonss
throne.
In 1851 Mr.. Burlingame, q native of
New Berlin. n. II, one of the founders
Of the Republican party, an exsmember
OF the Massachusetts, senate and an ex
congressman who had made d reputation
as an abba antislavery debater, was sent
minister 10 China. BY his tact ana
diplomacy he won the entire coafidence
Oh the Chinese government and nexotiI
ated the famous Burlinganie troasy
with the United States, by which China
for the first time In history oficiaIiy So
cepted the principles Of international
law and agreed to- treat another nation
an equal. When In 1867 Minister
BnrlingAzne announced his ~iriteanfibn o1
returning hoEslA, Prince KING, who 1
was then regent of the Chinese empire
appointed him China's special envoy t0a
the United States and the great Euro
pean powers, for the purpose of framing
treaties of amity with those nations, an
honor neve before conferred upon d for
Higner.
These treaties Mr.. BurlingAkne ar.
ranged with the United States, Prussia.
Holland. E1giasd. Denmark and swe-
den and was negotiating With Russia in
%. Petersburg In 1870 when he died.