New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-28

there-but by force, It is adding insult TO INJURY
u imply that the victors have always been en-
dued with sweet reasonabl"ness ana nave a.
ways been working in the interests 81 a serene
worli-embraclng philanthropy. IL Is enough for
Western power TO have succeeded Let the pre-
tencc Of unsolfshness be put aside. IT Is really
2 waste Of time To- discuss such matters a. the
opium question. Whether those are rght "h'
say that opium was forced On China. or mos" VINO
deny this it IS obviou, that To- the traders me
only point W to carry on me traih'. From the
first Parkcs saw clearly that the only argument
in China was force. in reality or In prospective
certainty. He saw the futiity Of asking for any
thing at the hands Oh China unless backed up by
the power t. take what WAS wanted If ii were
refused or withheld Never utter threat that
cannot be carried out never ask a privilege until
It mast he granted. never yield position once
takcn-these We're the foundation principles OF his
diplomacy They soon made him power in
China. even while his rank was merely that Of an
Interpreter 1t was H. who persuaded the chi
nese authorities to bull! British consulate at
Annoy. the fist time thy had undertaken suth a
task. 1t Was he VIII Wrung an indemnity oil
$40 900 from the Government for an Assault oy
rioters on missionaries at Foochow III lNiN. II
was he who pushel the matter step by step unni
war opened Carton t. foreigners. As commits
soner. ne practically governed the city from the
time Of its capture in 1855. HIS successive col
leagues" says his borrapher. helped or inpeded
him. according to their tastes and characters.
They came and went as duty or promotion called
them. and others took their places. But whist
others were shifted. Park * remained uniiinch-
ingly at his work and he was the one indispen-
sable member for he alone could speak to the
natives and understand their ways" The result
10. "a.
a corporal with switch kept order where no
foreigner codld before pass the gates or even
walk in the suburbs or outskirts without suffer-
ing insult and contumely from the very children"
In general Parkes. both early and late In his
career had the luck To be just on time where
something important was to be done. But in the
most famous episode Of his he was. II any
thing too prompt HIS energy almost cost MN
his life. The incident took place at Peking. lie
had by this time overcome the preclude" "hlch I
prevented the advancement Of intesreterS' ana
had been made Consul at shanghai Nhcn III" .
English and French marched against the capital .
of the Empire Parkcs was attached to the stan F
of General Sir Hope Grant He was walking P
information bureau. but in addition 70 that ne 4
repeated On a vastly larger scale his achieve 4
lnents IS a boy by keeping the Conlnlssarlat /
supplied with everything necessary. Nhen the F
native drivers bolted with their animals ana the ,
army was deprived of its pack train. Parkes ar
ranged for transport by the river Overwhelmingly
influence over the Chinese amazed all who We're /
cogniZant Of IT. one Of mis- expert performances !
vas to turn the means and services Of the con-
ractors for the supply Of the Chinese army to the
use Of the INVADERS. But almost under the walls ,
Of Peking he trusted too rashly Il flag Of truce.
and was taken prisoner along with others many /
If whom never returned alive. His own words
are:
II was sunset before we reached the east gate
If Picking and = IN. before our cart haltc1 III .
a court of which # was then too dark To- see any
thing Lanterns were produced and again shui.
iercd as | found that we were in the hands OF
The Board Of Punishments. who may be clhSS"d /
with IN, officers Of the Baste or the lnqulsluon /
Of Spain soon We were loaded with chains ana
carried before these inquistors who. after Il
short examination ordered us 10 imprisonment
in the common prisons each prisoner IL De con-
fined in q separate prison. but among sixty or
seventy Of their wretched felons. Many oi
these unfortunate men were glad' Wheh ;" per
ntted to come round me and listen 10 my story
or any description would give them OF foreign
countries They seldom disrespectfuI. ad-
dressed me by my title. and often avoided putting
me to inconvenience when II was In their power
10 do SO Most Of them were men OF the lowest
class and the sravest Of offenders-as murder.
.rs burglars etc Those who had no means of
their own were reduced by prison filth and I
prison diet to a shocking state OF cmacatlon
and disease: but those who could AFFORD To Zee
wanted lived in comparative iuIheSS ana C"'''-
'Ort.
He was fastened 10 a beam overhead by n
heavy chain TO which his neck. hands and feet
we're linked by an iron collar. handouts. and
letters Fortunately the chain was long enough
10 allow him to lie down. After four days o.!
his treatment he was removed to separate
Dom. But he continued to wear the iron collar
md letters the whole term Of his imprisonment,
yhich lasted eleven days At the end Of that time
70 was IN charge Of an Official who had known
,im AT Canton and who was aware that the
H. treatment Of Parkes would only make matters
worse for the city when II was attacked. with
he consent of Prince Kung. brother Of the En-
error he released the prisoners and hurried them
WAY TO the English lines before an order could
- served for their immediate execution. Had
here been fifteen minutcs' delay nothing could
rave saved them But after tn" affair was over
parkes could at least congra tulate himself thai
@ had been the first Englishman to enter Peking.
When he became Minister 70 Japan he was just
n time to take advantage Of the movement
which abolished the Shogunate and united the
empire under the Mikado. With Corca. though
Americans were first 10 establish amicahlc rcla-
ions. ne devised the first practicable treaty. In
IFS brief incumbency as Minister TO China. cut
hort hv lis death he aborcd for the suppression
f anti-foregn demonstrations. 1T takes deal
o tire out a Chinese" remarks Mr.. Poole, but
r Harry could do 1t by sheer perseverance"
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