The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-09

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Great Forces Needed.
Mechanics also teaches us that If the
same forces acts for the same period of
time upon bodies of different masses, the
velocity generated is inversely proportion
al 10 their masses. According to this law
when two balls, one weighing twice as
much as the other, are thrown from the
hand, the heavier one will go only haH
as far as the other Now the population
of the United States is estimated at 49,
100000, and the population of China is es-
timated at from 300, 900, 900 to 4OO0OO,0OO or
about five times as large. We should eX-
pect, therefore, that social or pohtAcaI
movement, which would stir up the whole
people of the United States would, other
conditions being equal, produce only one
fifth as much effect upon the people Of
China. But in order to obtain the same
effect in China as in the United States, the
force must be five times as great; or, az
the force be the same, the time 1t is al
lowed TO act must be five times as long.
Thus for the apparently slow progress OF
the Chinese nation, we have a scientlhc
explanation
Though China may not have made very
rapid progress from a Western point of
view in times past, there are signs every
Where at the present day indicative of
general awakening among the people. We
nave already established system of tele-
graphs which is now in operation in every
province of China, and message can be
Sent from 1000 miles in the interior 90 the
iurthest sea port in a few hours. With
regard to the railroad, it was introduced
In the North of China fourteen years
ago, and l had the honor of being one of
the promoters and directors that organ
lied the first company. Since then it has
been extended in different directions. A
Journey from Tientsin to Pekin, which by
boat would have taken three or four days
rev years ago, can be accomplished
row in a few hours The grand trunk
me from north TO south IS now being rap
ldy pushed forward, and in the near flu
'ute a traveller from the extreme South
Of China will be able to go up by the iron
Horse' to Pekin in forty-eight hours. The
same is true of water communication. We
nave steamers plying along the coast OF
Nhiha, and steamboats, of light draught
are seen on most of the navigable rivers.
IL VIII be tedious to enumerate all the
improvements that have been introduced
Nlhn the last twenty or thirty years, but
rom what | have above indicated it is
sumo ent TO show that China has not been
rapping.
Many Stories About China.
fou have SO many conflicting stories
ABOUT China and the Chinese nowadays
mat 1 must admit it is a difficult matter
lor anybody to distinguish What is true
rom what is false. Every globe-trotter,
upon his returning home, generally has
s9hething TO say about China, and is ever
''ddy to give his Impressions of the coun-
and its people A rocky hill may have
N' appearance of sand dune on the out
sue A passing observer is apt 20 mistake
.re one Tor the other In order to find out
,He true character of the elevation, we
must go neow the surface. The same may
y, SAID OF China. The words of the globe
uotter must be taken cum grano sails
WIN reference to all things Chinese.
Most OF the troubles occurring in China
AVE arisen from riots against mission
mes Hence il has been said by some
-oIelsners in China that without mis-
''uarles, China would have no foreign
Implications. 1 am not In a position to
'llIih or deny this. But let us put the
ol'e on che other foot. and suppose that
nlucian missionaries were sent by the
nlnese TO foreign londs with the avowed
purpose Of gaining proselytes, and that