New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-06
FORTY YEARS ~ CHINA.
THE REV DR. BLoDGET TALKS ABOUT THE wAA
IN THE ORIENT.

THE REV DR. BLoDGET TALKS ABOUT THE wAA
IN THE ORIENT.
The Rev Dr. Blodget. who has been Congre-
gatlonal missionary in China for forty years, re"
Gently returned to America. Dr. Blodget is ma
tive OF Maine and graduated from Yale Cob
lege in 1873. He then entered the ministry. study
ing principally in the seminary at New-Haven.
In 1854 he went as a missionary OF the American
Board to Shanghai. where he has remained ever
since with the exception of two visits to his earlier
home. in 1859. and the next in ISL
In addressing a meeting OF Congregational min
isters the Bible House. in this city, the other
day. on the between China and Japan Dr.
Blodget said that the passing affairs in connection
with the really understood better in all
their bearings in this country than in China itself.
and that the knowledge of what had taken place
in China reached Europe and America as quickly
as IL reached the mandarins themselves. This he
attributed TO the activity, well as the accuracy.
OF the CORES pondence in the two armies OF China
and Japan representing the leading newspapers on
the two continents Of Europe and America. Their
news was repeated back Shanghai from Euro
pean cities in complete detail. DIR. Blodget says
that many of the population of China do not really
know to-day that the war is actually In progress
They have no facilities for the dissemination OF
news and are pursuing their callings unmndful
Of anything else that is going on
DR. Blodget said: Il believe that peace is near
at hand My reasons for this belief are that
European nations desire peace. and their influence
would be to urge both parties to discontinue the
struggle The Americans have stood in peculiar
~ favorable attitude as they have no pecuniary
or commercial interest at stake. such as have
Great Britain France and Germany The Chinese
Legation in Japan is in fact in the hands OF the
minister from the United States on the other
hand the management OF the japanese Legation
at Picking has been given over to the American
Minister there.
The Japanese are unwilling to negotiate for
peace through medators. but want the Chinese
to make their advances directly in offering any
terms on which basis OF peace can be estao-
ished Still. Japan would not be willing to accede
10 some views which might be insisted upon What
the conditions ii is difficult to speak or IN
detail: one certainly would be- however the au-
tonorly of Corea and another. indemnity for tho
war. Many things have been suggested. such as
the cession OF Tormosa. But to that proposition
both England and France would object"
Speaking of the characteristics of the representa-
tives OF the two nationaties Dr. Blodget SAD;
Hitherto the Chinese have despised the Japanese.
and II has been said. too that China did rot treat
the Japanese Minister with due respect. China
made no adequate preparations 10 resist the attack
OF the Japanese The soldiers very imper-
fectly armed; some OF them have matchlocks made
by blacksmths in the streets OF feKihg lou
might see for instance a mechanic standing IN
the streets there boring musket-Darrei with an
bar OF IRON or steel II II W 10
supposed. however. that the Chinese have some ONE
foreign weapons. nut the number Is so sinal ahd
the skill in their so imperfect ana me discl-
Mine Of the troops so demoralizing that little can
be accomplished. The bulk or the thlhameh Keep
arrows Men are drilled in archery. and many OF
them secure appointment from the Emperor lor
skill in this practice. As you know. the Manchoos
the ruling race and al o, th,ie onehy s sx
amined from time to time as TO their ihd,yiduai
sfil "A
TO oblterate. |. myself met COMPANY OF Nan! Man
told them that II not necessary TO try 10
overcome. the French. for instance. as they wer:
al Ensw T'h bua sP Hey S'
Subsequent to his address Dr.. Budgets views
S Ssre P sitss as He japanese Boosted
that they would be in Pekng in November. but
from there with bad roads. cold winter and the
fierce north winds OF that region to fight against.
Ts asSn ar & Now
then the mercury reaches zero and once in Ions
while the Chinese soldiery may recover some cour.
and i i not , na ore iae snd
that they have some German and English oiiicers
II the army should attempt to enter Pekins
Is no matter Of ns s
cannot AFFORD great army FOR long period , a,
Tn b ate in Supplies he
men. They have large body OF natives Attached
10 their army. VINO are MILL ~ con
siderable cost The number OF men killed In war
and the number dying from exposure Is severe
draft upon the japanese. II is question whether
after all. the japanese may not be exhausted by
their own victories"
Speaking of the soldierly qualities Of the Chinese
and Japanese respectively, Or. Blodget said: The
Chinese would make good soldiers II they were prop
erly drilled but they have not had the advantages
OF training for war. They larger than the
Japanese but they not alert
Dr Rlodget SAYS that on the whole the mission
aries are treated with the utmost respect and con-
AN attack was made" he said. upon
A missionary and his wife, whereupon a proclama-
ton was issued by the Chinese Government to the
effect that the war that did not concern
other nations than China and Japan, and the opera
~ he mi iutnrfer0d