Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-19
THE CHINESE vlGEROYS TRIALS
HE Is pEsEr ny INTRIGUE on Ev-
Eny SIDE.
The Great Ii Hung Chang May some
Day Hang ON Account OF Intricate
rroaplea for Witch He Ia NO,
Alone Respon.lbIe.

Shanghai Nov ls.--In spite OF his
very exalted position in times OF peace
the lot Of a yiseroy or governor general
OF province OF China Is not pecul-
larry happy one To outsiders he
seems to have almost unbounded
power, and II he only uses 1t wisely,
he can do an ineaieulable amount OF
GOOD In any direction IN which his
sympaihles may lie. whether Il be in
ameliorat!ng the lot OF those who toll
perpe'uaily on the ragged edge OF dcs-
Tuition. by saving them from the too
iisht grip of Constituencies underlIngs
or more Indirectly by inAueuratlng
and eneoufagiHg manufactured, What
ever he may do he must be responsible
Tor all. even the morals OF his people.
Upon his shoulders falls the burden
IN time OF famine and upon them also
the burden OF defense. And this need
Is ever u bugoqar. To look at It from
his point Of view war is very problem
atieal, as indeed. war always is It
Is ever unexpected STATE OF affairs aud
there are few who realize the weight
Of Lord BeatonnelPs remark sum
silently to lead them to expend large
sums which Nigh, either be spent in
food or establishing cotton or
sugar mill, or even be diverted to ones
own pocket, unless the lmprcvu has be-
come a matter OF almost certainty
II we may be allowed such paradox
cal remark. True, n amy vlccroy adj
dress the throne Tor permission to pur.
chase ships. arms and what not, his
request Is seldom or never denied. but
he has TO find the wherowthal. which
may be no easy matter for the most
honest Of men In poverty-Htricien
| province, for example. like Fuklcn.
where the mounta MS leave but little
land for the growth o. foodstums. and
where OF late years the decline IN the
tea trade has made the hlllsides much
less valuable than formerly.
This responsibility FOR TIE safety OF
the pi ovince which he r.prcs .ii,s blfars
ihc lrcne Is an empty form No able
military subordinate Is at ms eide up al
whom actually feils the cnus Of dc
I tense and whose mmcudati 'rs his
chief ignores at his per.l. The head OF
the administration finds if aay untuw-
aiG events happen that his actual ig-
Nrrlnce Of military matters dc-s moi
seiNen him, nor does It reckon az q
plea in his failure to overcome the at
tack Of an invader directed with tho
utmost tactical ability that the world
can produce. Punishment Is sharp.
severe and mercll'ss.
Tne encourage " viceroy is a mos.
fHH NNuI n ~ H. 4. IL. 49,.
Foley. Officially he has none Of his
own family with him. but he has plen-
" OF the pruteges OF a colleague, who
In urn again has some cf his. and In
dispoIng Of the good ,hingg iE his ,ift
he can hardly AFFORD TO be deaf 10 The
recommendations OF his friends. lest
they also prove deaf to his solicitations
for his relatives. His treatment OF his
subordinntes is n very large factor IN
the advancement OF his own people at
other posts with him also he has his
| friends, old comrades and auhOrdin-
| ates who have served him we'll These
are brave men. but they are also old
| fashioned, ignorant In moet cases--and
| contentedly so--of any art OF ar later
| han that developed In the middle ages
No one knows better than he that these
| men have weak points and whore tics
are. But they can not be cashlorcd-
they can not be even placed on tn
shelf Gratitude and domestic poles
| alike forbid that. II may be suEgested
time after time that officers should II,
trained or dismissed but In pructicf
this il found impossible. II can moi o.
done
There is freedom In proYerlng advio.
In China that appears almost incom-
pauble with the autocrutlc power OF
any man OF rank, Foreigners make
good sport Of this popularity. jOcularly
Nukln0r Thar Tla ID. o. -
admirars second cook assists AT Their
councils. They forget that this ls on
OF the privileges OF an oriental Thed-
reucally any Individual may address
and advise eNAn the throne. Very
generally such d0cumantn by being
referred to the proper board" are
thereby stihed, but the right remains.
| For vlceroy no such happy dlspitch
| exists, and there Ia a sort OF instinc-
| tive feeling that there always are mar
yelous gcnluses only waiting for chi
to come forth but OF obgcurlty am
| show the stun they are made or II
is the fear OF strangllng IA his birth
|. some prophet that causes attention u
| be given 10 what migbt often be ais.
| missed with scant ceremony. Anrl0ni
| history Nv fun Of real and imaginary
causes Of men who In times OF emer-
gency have appeared md performed
/ miracles or next to them These hay.
been men who In the shady retrents
/ have poudered long and deeply upon
| questions OF eternal polity or extarua'
/ polIcv. They have studied all the con
| aitlons OF n war and when they put
| their hand to the plow victory follows
ne the night the day. The great Kung
| Ming, the popularity supposed NOR
/ than human adviser or tha scion u
/ me house of Han, WHO established
| himself In what q now So chuan as d
/ king. was one such. He emerged from
a hermit-llNa retreat whore his Wis
! Ann had mntureJ itself and non eOui1
v,ttl,stsnd him This and similar In
| stances appeal irrrsiadbly u the iinag
| inatlye oriental. strongly lmbue1 with
| tbs idea Of revelation.
In a crisia like the present respnnsi.
4 Ne ofielals are badgered alnost be
ropd endurance BY one and another
y,hb offer HuSgestions and plans all
/ suglpient 10 remove troubles present
| and 10 come--at least In Tie opinion
/ ., their author. Some wili scheme or
other growing out 81 suggestion or
hint let fall by casual yishor
| rnn merchant anxious TO pun his
Sg,rss a consul or an ofilcer making
| fsrmal call. Is seized upon and away
r.,es the lucky one with his burden
| sryerishly anxious lest h. should BE-
,orsstalied and the revelation come
I through the month OF nn9fl<r prophet.
sna mus r. presented the atrahfe spes-
,.els 81 any crisis Of al xorts and con-
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