The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-20

GENERAL CHARLES W
foreigners, a policy that has given ia
pan tho excellent modern armament aud
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
Forlnosa. When China began to receive
foreign Inhassies and refused that Of
Japan because the japanese we're mot
mon, but descendants Of monkeys, - the
general was hastily sent to Picking.
While urging Japan 9 claims on one oc-
casion all the general could get from
the Chinese officials was, Nv have ex-
pressed our masters will - This an
gered tho general, who cried: Your
master? Can no do this, your master?"
And. to the amazement and terror Of
the Chinese OH Gals, he took out ono
eye, tossed it into the air, and deftly
catching it as it descended thrust it in
to its vacant orbit and then turned it
upon them again in a fierce gaze. The
eye was glass, but the Chinese had never
heard Of such a thing and it is declared
that they were so afraid of this terrible
agent Of Japan th>.t the japanese en-
bassy was received even before those Of
England and France
Among the other prominent Ameri-
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
mand the Korean troops armed with
modern weapons, and DR.. Allen, now
secretary Of the United States legation
and for long time the kings physician
Arson Burlingame, who was United
States minister to China in 1861, prob
ably did more than any other foreigner
to alter China's policy toward the civil
ized ma ions of the world. For many
years China, like the old cove in the
swamp. only desired to be let alone
She wanted nothing whatever to do
with the foreign devils. - as she called
all white men. Even after England and
France had opened her ports with can
non ball persuaders China refused TO
receive the embassies of other countries
unless the mem bers would perform the
kotoyv, a ceremonial in which the diplo-
mats must knock their heads against
the floor when presented to the emperor,
thus acknowledging that he was
greater pOtentate than the one they rep
resented This no diplomat would do
Lord Amherst, representing England,
refused in 1916 and was denied admis-
sion to the emperor's presence, and in
1859 Minister Ward of the United
States also failed to see the son Of heav-
en- because ne objected to pounding his
head on the floor in front of the dragons
throne.
In 1861 Mr.. Burlingame, a native Of
New Berlin. N. Y, one Of the founders
of the Republican party. an ex-member
of the Massachusetts senate and an ex-
congressman who had made q reputation
as an able antislavery debater, was sent
as minister to China By his tact and
diplomacy he won the entire confidence
of the Oh nese government and negoti-
ated the famous Burlingame treaty
with the United States, by which China
for the first time in history officially ac-
cepted the principles Of International
law and agreed to treat another nation
as an equal When in 1867 Minister
Burlingame announced his intention Of
returning home, Prince Kung, who
was then regent Of the Chinese empire,
appointed him China's special envoy to
the United States and the great Euro
pean powers, for the purpose of framing
treaties Of arnity with those nations, an
honor never before conferred upon q for
eigner.
These treaties Mr.. Burlingame ar
ranged with the United States, Prussia,
Holland, England, Denmark and Swe-
den and was negotiating with Russia in
St Petersburg in 1870 when he died