The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-19
THE CHINESE WON'T BELIEVE 1T.
Mark Ten suie Discredits Jap Victory,
but Japa Expected IL.

but Jsps Expected IL.
Mark Ten Suie, the Chinese merchant
and interpreter. is not inclined to credit
the press dispatches concerning the pro-
gress of the war in the Orient. He receives
Chinese papers from Shanghai and Hong
kong every Monday and is also continually
receiving Information in private letters
sent out by Chinese merchants in Asia to
their CORES pondents all over the world.
From these sources Mark says that he has
obtained far different view of the pro-
gress of the war. He is not inclined to be-
lieve any of the reports he has read in
American papers, believing they come
from prejudiced sources.
In n recent private letter received by
Mark story is told of the massacre Of $50
Chinese merchants at Nagasaki by Japan
ese soldiers. The Chinese were guaranteed
protection by the mikado and so did not
return home when they had an opportu-
nifty. One day they were attacked. The
Chinese fought IKE iends and one power
ful merchant killed thirty laps single
handed before he himself lost his life.
Other similar outrages not mentioned in
the press reports are detailed in the letters
and paper. received by Mark. One of the
letters dated August 20 contained re-
xised account OF a battle at sea and by
land in which 1900 Japanese and 1900
Chinese soldiers were killed.
Mark merely laughs when told concern
ing the reported intention of the mikado
to occupy Peking. and says that such a
thing would be preposterous. He says
Peking Is $50 miles inland fTom Fort Ten
tsin. and the road to the city is over a
rough mountainous country, which IL
would be impossible fer the Japanese
troops TO successfully traverse. At Peking
is standing army of 65, 900 men. This army
has been maintained for several hundred
years. and its purpose is to protect the
capital; no matter if the whole of China
were being devoured by civil war this
army would not be permitted to leave the
city. Mark says the Japanese don't know
how to fight. anyway.
f. c. Sasaki and Jinti Yanlagnahi. both
well known local japanese merchants,
we're seen last evening and they appeared
TO take the course OF the war as q matter OF
course. Sasakl said:
ITO any one who understands the rela.
tive difference between the japanese and
the Chinese there Is no cause TOR surprise
at the Japanese success. The Chinese
can't fight A lot of boys could rout shem.
Their coasts are unprotected and they
have no military knowledge. Men are
born soldiers in China and have been for
:. 90 years, although they have never been
drilled anu have no knowledge oil the tao
tics of modern warfare. Having no
organization sasy have no disci.
pline, and are therefore easy foes
To conquer. Bat The Chinese are
proud. though pagan people. They
hold that only Chinese are men, aud all
other races are .barbAFous AMI are renre-
seated as having tSo horns They Goa't
reach out for Western civilization. aal
dent want il. Being born what they are.
they can hardly Re held responsible. bai
they cannot EXPECT 10 stand "a the way O.
Japan or block the Nay oi modern
thought aud action.
4 see some Of the newspapers refer %
. l. Hang Chang as the Bismarck Of Asiar
+ This / hold Is an Insult 20 Bismarck Bis
uafCE il 4 great solder, statesman and
a diplomat Il Hung Chang - none o.
these. lie Is neither soldier nor states
TuNn. CaiaA has never had statesman
Japan will have an easy fight IN conquer.
tag the leaaesiess, ignorant h0gdes O.
Ch4nA"