The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-28
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NIICAwBER IN CHINA.
Mandarins Not Bit Disturbed by
the Victories of Japan.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
Pekin, Feb. 9.-China's method of con-
ouering Japan has been to wait for some
thing to turn up. China has gone on 1900
or more years-perhaps Adam was a. Chi
naman,-maintaining her own distinct iden-
tity, moving on according to her own
sweet pleasure, and is a larger and more
populous empire to-day than she ever was
before. Why then, should she hasten to
bend her neck to impudent, meddlesome
Japan? At any stage of the war, If the
high mandaTIns of China, or even the
young emperor, were asked what plan
they had to drive back the Japanese they
wait a bit, and they will let us alone"
Where other people get frightened and
puzzled China remains self-satisfied.
Here in the capital of the empire the
main spur to trepidation among Euro
peans would be some paper recording the
telegram of the United States minister:
Protection needed; chaos reigns," or
some other telegram from an excited
newspaper correspondent at Shanghai say
ing: THE dynasty will be overthrown;
rebellions are feared; missionaries should
all withdraw to the ports" and a whole
lot of other combustible material. In a
letter Just received from a certain editor
at home, one missionary read these words:
IF the telegraphic reports from China are
any way reliable, by the time you get
there you will find no Chinese anywhere
near the seacoast, and will have to set
out on lODl Vi ny cart u lliu nSdllen SUI
ficiently thick to pay for converting"
Nevertheless, Pe1in moves along the even
tenor of her ways.
The soldiers too expect something to
turn up They may not know how to use
Krupp guns or build forts or throw up
earthworks; poor pay, miserable food, lax
discipline, may render them faithless and
seditious; incompetent and corrupt lead
ers may be placed in command, and yet
they hope for an outlet OF escape from
the conquering foe. They may not be
to he or he Tl1o n
that is unnecessary; they believe in their
own destiny. The japanese may wear
themselves out, internal dissensions may
arise in Japan, foreign powers may inter-
pose for peace and demand of Japan great
er leniency, or complications may occur
with them on the part of Japan causing
halt, but in some way relief will come.
That has been China's attitude.
Such a spirit in Christian lands might
indicate a large faith in an overruling
Providence, but this religious view is
He is hyperpredestinaria blue
Presbyterian run mad. He waits calmly
pIacidly the inevitable. If China is de-
creed to last, she will last; but there
is no use in fighting against heavens
law. AS for hope, hopeful Chinaman
hopeful. He is not buoyed up with a
thought Of success; he merely passively
waits for something to turn up.
China has been much nearer an over
throw before and yet she has gone on
her way In the fifties and sixties half
of the provinces were overrun by the
TAPPING rebels. In the midst Of II the
allied forces OF Great Britain and France
waged war on the imperial government.
A little later the Mohammedans aroused
another rebellion in the western provinces.
The emperor fed and died, while for
eign powers stood with their armies In
Pekln demanding an indemnity. The
whole country was devastated and dis
turbed, fun OF woes and calamities. Ana
vet the government was not overthrown
nor CHINA wiped out as nation, NO
wonder the Chinamnn says to-day
Never fear, China cannot perish.
since those days China has learned
many lessons concerning international
relations she knows the atutude of