New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-06
THE CHINESE OUTR1GES.


the long catalogue of China's crimes against nu-
mainly dozen. perhaps twenty. Ehshsn peo-
pie have been wantonly buchercd al h"cnens'
Most of them We're women and childreh' anu oe
fore being killed they were suDJec'eu 10 SUI" o"'
RACES and tortures as even an Apache iNu'"
never dreamed of inficting upon his foe. Several
Americans were matreated and wounded pu'
escaped alive though one report says some
American children were killed. fuil ne'aiis are
lacking, because the Chinese authorizes are Us
usual exercising censorship over the 'e'e
graph They did not let any news OF the OCCUR
renee get abroad fer several days Inc maSS''ie
took place on Wednesday last, ana WIS HUI
known at Shanghai until Saturday Even ho"
only meagre accounts are allowed TO DE sent o"''
But English and American officers are TAXING TIE
matter in hand and will soon let the world KNOW
all that has been done.
We have said that this is the latest OF lhan!
such outrages. How many they have Deeh IL Is
appalling to recount. To go back only twenty
five years In 1870 occurred the Ilen'sih HIS
sacre when the French Consul. the french Ill
terpreter and his bride, and twenty nuns were
killed amid circumstances Of revolving Darpari'!'
In 1871 there were outrages at Yang-Chow; IN
1872 at Hankow and Shanghai; in 1914 'h're
was a massacre of the French at Shanghal' III
1919 occurred the Margary murder; ana I'D 1910
the missionaries at Foo-Chow were raideu anu
UNANIMOUSLY assaulted. The year 1888 saw 'ne
British concession ut Canton burned ana Il gen
eral uprising against missionaries; there were
similar deeds in 1884 at Wen-Chow ana leh-Ah-
En-. and in 1885, numerous assaults and rob
beries In 1856 there was a dreadful massacre
Of foreigners at Chung-King; in 1888 riots and
hurninos at Chin-Kiang and KnKang In 1889
~ IIankow and in 1890 at Teh-An-Fu again.
, frigbtful record was made in 1891 when there
were riots at Nankng Wuhu, 1chang, ana nail d
dozen other places, houses were burned anu
scores Of missionaries assaulted, manned ana
killed A few weeks ago there was s'n''iai
outbreak at Chengtu and now comes tnis
GROWING horror at kuchens.
There is no use in mincing words over Tue
case The Chinese Government Is respohsipie
for these things and should be held TO the srict
est accountability for them; II need De- d. 'iie
lannon's mouth 1t is stated that the 'hinese
officials at Kucheng connived at, II they I'll" no'
instgate. this latest massacre we nave no
doubt of f. 1t is also said that the inquiry ih'o
the recent riots at Chengtu was farce' anu
that the officials charged with completely IN 'hem
| are being rewarded with promotions lha'' 'oo'
| Is entirely credible 1t was proven peyonu al,
| Doubt that very high officers were ac'uai
| instirators of the outrages at Wuhn' lchahs
and elsewhere IN 1891 ana thev "e'e
allowed TO 90 unpublished. At that time ehi-
mont Nandarins openly wrote and printed anu
| crcu,a,ed the most infamous pamphlets anu
| ,,ocarls reeling with unmentionable oDscehi-
,ios denouncinC all foreigners and all Chrisnahs
&c devils" and calling upon the people 10 rise
! oc.;nst them and extermlnate them. These vie
n,h,ica,ons directly led to the riots OF 1871, anu
| 60 those Of other years. They have recently pceh
circulated afresh and are doubtless the llhlheul-
ATE nrovocaton of the massacre at Kucheng
The authors of these publications are well
known 70 tbe Chinese Government. No serious
attempt has ever been made to punish Them or
| even 70 check their devilish work They are per
mitted TO visit Marking and Picking, and dis
| tribute their obscene libels among the thousands
| of candidates at the literary examinations. When
| ther evil seed bears fruit nothing Is done, or
| no,hno ~ serous account At Ichang, for eX
ample. the chief Mandarins and local officials
actually directed the riots; they refused protec
tion 70 the foreigners and they had the telegraph
office shut I'D and guarded, to prevent any appeal
for aid being sent TO the foreign officials at other
norris and TO prevent any news whatever getting
out until the ourages were completed. The same
tactics appear to have been practised AT hu
cheng. And what was done at 1chang! Ihre'
or four wretched coolies, who probably did moi
even participate in the riots. had spliniers driver
under their fngcr-nails and their heads chopped
off. The real leaders and authors of the out
break went scot-free. That has been the usua
course Of the Chinese Government in such cases
1t will be It's course in the present case, unlcs
the foreign Powers concerned act with the stern
est resolution Until such action Is taken, an'
until the Chinese Government is taught lessor
In humanity it will not forget, the propriety o
sending and keeping missionaries and especial
" women and children, among such frightfu
perls IS seriously to be questioned Missonar.
work and civilization are needed in China; bu
Just now it looks as though they should be o
the kind that best gets forward upon powder
cart