The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1898-01-14
THE CHINESE CRISIS.
Il HUNG CHANGES STATEMENT or
HER CASE.

Claims It Is Unjust to Cypress Her While
She IL Struggling to Emerge From re-
straints of Her Ancient Civilization.
China Would Keep Her territory Intact.
According to instructions received
from The Herald, an interview was re-.
quested with Lii Hang Chang, inform
ing him that the New York Herald of
fered the publicity of its coiGmns for
any statement that China desired to
make to the western world in respect
to the actual crisis in the east.
His ezcellency 5 views are given here
with in the following interview. which
ne has approved:
The foroible occupation a Kiao
Chou by Germany is direct Violation
OF existing treaties and OF international
law.
The pretext made for this act of
war was the murder of two mission.
aries by robbers in the interior of the
province Of Shangtung, The Chinese
government offered immediate and full
redress for this punishment
of the criminals, dismissal of the local
officials and large compensation for all
losses. AA
Chinese troops weS Withdrawn from
Kiao Chou when the Germans landed,
and in spite of strong public feeling
prevailing throughout the country for
the defense of Chinese territory against
aggression my government has not sent
re-enforcements to Kiao Chou.
Outlaws exist in China, as in all
countries. Neither treaties, law nor re-
ligion can entirely suppress crime any
whore in the world, though they con-
denim and punish the criminals. There
are places in every country where law
lessness abounds, and tosuch a place in
Shangtung the German missionaries de-
termined to go, knowing that the in
habitants themselves were often victims
Of these bandits.
Unfortunately China has not yet
recovered from the effects of the late
war, and our country requires a period
OF peace to carry out the work of re-
form lately begun.
"Of late years, from instruction and
observation, the Chinese have come to
regard the countries Of the western
world as models and even greater in
justice than in arms.
is it just to Cypress us while we are
struggling to emerge from the restraints
of our ancient civilization, while i'm
provement and progress steadily con-
finue? Should China be distressed by
having her shores invaded and her ter
ritory occupied because of an occurrence
which westegp countries would deal
with by laV land not by war-an unex-
pected incident, deplored by my govern
ment and followed by full redress?
t'Our desire is to preserve our terri
tory intact and to steadily improve it as
field open to all countries equally for
the development Of commerce. .
The above interview with Lii Hung
Chang was listened to with close atten-
ton by Minister Wu-Ting- Fang, the
diplomatic representative of China in
Washington, when it was read to him
few nights ago at his legation. Minis
ter Wa has always admired the great
Chinese statesman and considers his
words Of great weight. In discussing Ii
Hung Changes words he said:
eff the statements attributed to Ii
Hung Chang are true, then the opinion
expressed by him. is what might be ex-
peoted from man Of bis experience and
high petition. dc nots believe there
will be any complete disiS.mberment of
China. think the CONTROVERSY between
Germany and China will be amicably
settled. !"