The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-22


overflow in destructive fury on the low
lands. But England has found way to
prevent it. England is the great ciVilizing
power of the pagan world.
{ Improvements In Africa.
"But how is it under her rule in Egypt
Travelled friends have told me that the
Egyptians arc the most miserable people
I'm the world
They were, but are so no longer. /
make the broad statement that Egypt to-
day has a better government than it has
ever had in all its history. In those times
of splendor we read about, the age of the
Rameses, for instance, the masses Of the
people were slaves, and slaves of the most
miserable sort. And SO 1t has been sue
positively under Persians, Greeks, Romans,
Earacens and Turks, but England has in
produced order and large measure of lib
erty She has established fair system of
taxation and judiciary which secures
the legal rights OF the poorest. She has
also set up an educational system and is
extending it rapidly. The condition of the
common people is wonderfully improved,
but the British in Egypt, whether soldiers
or officials, like IL less than any other place
they can be stationed. AS to India why,
sng subjugated the country. The Indians
never had an independent government
that is to say, there never was unity.
There were great rulers, generally fighting
other great rulers, and frequent bloody
and destructive revolutions, but the Eng
lish have created unity, and with rail
roads and improved navigation they have
put an end TO the famines- With all their
faults l still insist that the English of this
Rge have never taken possession of coun-
try without greatly improving its condi-
zion.
well, just for a change, what faults do
you refer to?
THE greatest faults of the English are
their greed in trade and general tone of
arrogance toward other peoples But TO
the main subject. Japan IS in certain
sense orr ward. We Were the first TO open
the empire to general trade. and by this
recent treaty we are the first TO recognize
Japan as a power coequal in sovereign
rights with all other nations. There Is, as
you suggest, a great deal of misery still in
all those pagan lands and especially in
China, but We must do our share toward
Improving their condition. We ought TO
do ii for humanity's sake, but there is the
strongest kind of selfish reason for il. If
we don't help them, they Will hurt Us.
They are rot going TO die off, and they
are too numerous to be exterminated, and
30 they will overflow into other lands.
The world by which l mean the Christian
world, cannot afford TO leave those hun
dredS Of millions, one third of the human
Face probably, TO go on in their misery"
The New Japanese Minister.
As we talked we walked through the
long halls, where Mrs. Foster had Just
finished arranging the relics and curios of
many countries in most artistic order and
yet with each class separate. The colonel
pointed out 10 me how this embroidery
was presented TO him in such n country
and how that picture was made Of various
stones wrought together in mosaic STYLE
how these ancient tiles were from some
place that Dourished thOu,ancs OF years
ago, and that cabinet represented the
Aishest development Of art in the land it
came from, but when l got through l was
Goo much confused 10 remember the de-
oails- The japanese minister Of course
was not so communicative, and the con-
versation was confined 10 the usual COM
pliments, 10 Japan on her remarkable
successes. &c the Iuired States for its uni
form attitude toward that country, TO Sec
Setary Gresham for his good intentions
and 20 divers parties for the good they had
done The legation is the most modest oi
red brick buildings at 1910 y street. and
Che only mark r. distinguish IL tJnp ifi