The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1898-01-09
ORIENTAL QUESTION.
CHINESE MINISTER'S OPINION RE-
GARDlNG THE SITUATION IN CHINA
Feels That His Country Has Been just and
Patient Under Sore Trials--N Missionaries
Are UnbiddeA Yet Are Specially Pro-
tected-Opinioa of Japanese Diplomat.

Patient Under Sore Trials-Nissionaries
Are UnbiddeAs Yet Are Specially Pro-
tected-OpinioA of a Japanese Diplomat.
WI Ting Fang, the Chinese minister,
recently spoke for the New York World
again regarding the situation in the far
east. He said:
II desire to make it plain that in
what l have said previously and what I
may say upon the situation in the east
I do not desire that my remarks should
be construed as unfriendly to any other
nation. would desire that any oita-
tions have made from history in my
previous interview should be taken alb
stractly.
GAS to the present situation as devel-
oped, do not think it so very grave
today as it has been previously reported.
At the same time I do not want to have
1t understood that regard it lightly.
81 think the situation will become
simplitied when the position of my gov
eminent becomes plain. The present
difficulty has arisen because Germany,
for reasons good to itself, has seen fit to
seize Kiao Chou. This was brought about
by the killing of two missionaries.
"Now, while l cannot speak with
absolute authority, have no doubt that
my government stands ready to make
every reparation for any act of lawless-
ness on the part of the Chinese. There
is no doubt that my government stands
ready to make such amends to Germany
as will be amply satisfactory. When
this is done, there will be no need for the
occupation of Kiao Chou, and matters
will resume their usual course. 1t seems
to me to be plain that if reparation and
amends are made for any error commit
ted by lawless persons the nation should
not be made to permanently suffer.
"When the position of China becomes
known to the world, I do not think any
fault can be found with us. This trou-
BILE comes up through the fact that
many of our people are opposed to the
missionaries that foreign people send to
our shores. 1t is impossible for my gov.
eminent to watch every man, but wher-
ever any harm has been done full salts.
faction has always been given, and un.
der the circumstances cannot see what
more can be desired of u.s.
"We do not invite these people to
China, but when they are there my gov
eminent protects them by extraordinary
laws and permits them special privileges
not enjoyed even by it's own subjects.
If extraordinary difficulties arise, it
is not just that China should suffer.
Her civilization is the oldest known,
and at the same time she freely permits
foreigners to exploit their ideas.
"What more can be done than to rec
tify wrongs? feel sure, therefore, that
when the position of my government is
made known it will be seen that Ger
many has no cause for complaint.
The secretary of the Japanese legation
said few nights ago:
at is only frank to say that if par
tition of China has been determined
upon by the European powers it is a
very serious matter for Japan. 1t would
be serious if such movement was even
contemplated.
If a partition such as is outlined was
made, Japan would be confronted with
the four most powerful nations Of
Europe at her very door. Such a contin-
gency undoubtedly would occupy ia
pans close attention.
Speaking in the most friendly spirit,
it must be admitted that such occupa-
ton Of parts of China would be seri-
GUS menace not only to our peace, but
our very liberty 1t would be almost
impossible by the most scrupulous OBJ
servanoe of treaties to obviate trouble
with such a conjunction Of nations.
Clashing interests surely would embroil
some one, and Japan certainly would be
interested.
"When Russia, at the close Of the
last oriental war, advised Japan to evac-
uate the territory conquered by her arms
on account Of these very reasons, that
advice was taken in a friendly spirit
and acted upon. 1t does not seem that
the conditions have changed so materi-
ally that four other nations should I'M
dertake to bring about the same state Of
affairs by planting colonies on the coasts
of China.
"When the whole matter is carefully
weighed, there is little doubt that good
sense will commend itself to the Eu-
ropean cabinets, even if they have con-
templated any such movements as the
newspapers foreshadow.
81 do not think there is great serious
ness in the matter for the reason that no
advices have come from Japan. 1t is
true that our ministry has changed, but
that would make little difference with
our foreign policy, because that depends
upon our national programme, and it is
almost as difficult to bring about a
change in that as in an organic law Of
the United States"
When the Shaved Cat Gave Herself Away.
A man in Paris has recently been
making good deal of money exhibiting