The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-02
THE AWAKENING OF CHINA.
A Missionary Thinks .Iapan's Vigorous
blows Effected It Fnliy.

r. s Jones who was for nine years a
missionary in Japan, and who IS now In
the city. stopping at the Northern. on his
way East predicts bright future for
China and Japan from a commercial as
we'll as an Intellectual and moral stand
point. He thinks that the Coast, aud par
iicularly Puget sound. will be greatly ben
cited hy the opening of trade with those
Countries Speaking Of the late war. he
said
Knowing the Chinese and japanese ma
ives as ! did. never had doubt rs TO
the outcome OF the war The Japanese
army and navy were in splendid fighting
Trim, and the men were not only WILING
but glad to fight and die II necessary IN
eefeRse Of their country. No American
Englshman or Frenchman Is prouder or
his native land than the average Japan
ese. Te show YOU OF what stun the Jap
ansse soldiers are made, the japan Mail
Speaks Of certain Sap sailor In one or
ne sea tights who noticed that the sho's
ron the China ships were mainly direct
q against the door OF the powder maga-
rns. He threw himself against the weak
est SPOT in the door in such way that
he was found after the battle was over
With forty bullets I'm hts body. over a
dozen having pierced his heart. but the
bullets failed TO reach the powder. ana
ne thus saved the ship. | have seen Jap
sneSe women shed hitter tears that they
had not a husband or a brother 10 send 10
ne front 20 fight the Chinese.
The Chinese. on the contrary while
Arger and stronger physically than the
japanese. are very selfish and think first
e. themselves and afterwards of the
eeentrY in which they were born Inc
var was. in my opinion. or much greater
sssantage ia China than japan, rs tho
meek Received hy ;he nation in the de-
ear at the hands Of the Japs has served
% awaken the people from the sleep q
several thousand years ii Hung Cnang,
We has long talked 10 the emperor IN
aver Of the civilization and arts 81 ioc
western countries. is now more poweflus
nan ever, and his warm friend Prince
hang. who IS related 10 the emperor by
Naod and who was tanished from court
seFeFat years aCo on account or ms pro
kFtSsive uttVranccs. has been recalied.
shd IS now an active co-worker Win II
aeaE Chang and the emperor IN recon
sdaeting thC empire. 4 short time a%o
ne emperor. Is Hung Chang and Fffnc',
ARas held consultation lasting seNcTd
sstS, AZ which time the emperor. NO Is
stlght Chinaman. stated thRt ne -tao
sisee sreat mistake IN not takiaS fh"
safiee 90 Prince kunC and IL 1fung
Na2ns Il Viii take several generations
% change the IDEAS OF the masses OF the
Fefis % China. bat ca wonderful wave
esogress VIII sweep over the etrai G
through the educated classes OF ChiaA-
AN, and the existing order 81 things VIII
Al an eDd. As a commercial and m
aassFlsi natlon China has ondefiai
s@t2Fe before her. and the people may
efoN more patriotic as they advance in
mutation II an idea % patriotism
ssad he iuSUlled into the minds OF nc
SAta&fnen. as 10 Is In the iapS emma
spsse b. soon ono OF the most poweFIttI
<daaS on earth. From a commercial
-sh0polnt tae next twenty years VIII
ese a wonderful difference IN oota eiil-