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

these missionaries established themselves
in New York. Philadelphia, San Francisco
and other cities, and that they built tenn
pies, held public meetings and opened
schools II would not be strange if they
should gather around them a crowd Of
men, women and children of all classes
and conditions. If they were to begin
their work by making vehement atiAcks
on the doctrines of Christianity, denounc-
ing the cherished institutions of the coun-
try. or going out of their way to ridicule
the fashions of the day, and perhaps CIV
ing learned discourse on the evil effects
of corsets upon the general health of
American women. it is most likely that
they would be pelted with stones, dirt
and rotten eggs for their pains.
Many Riots Occur.
What would be the consequence if. In
stead of taking hostile demonstrations of
this character philosophically, they should
lose their temper, call in the aid of the
police, and report the case to the govern
ment at Washington for official interior
ence? l verify believe that such action
would render the missionaries so obnoX
ious TO the American people as to put an
end to their usefulness, and that the Amer
lean government would cause a law to he
enacted against them as public nuisances.
Can 1t be wondered at then that now and
then we hear of riots occurring against
missionaries in China, Notwithstanding the
precautionary measures taken by the local
authorities to protect them? 1t must not
be understood that 1 wish TO justify or
extenuate the lawless acts committed by
ignorant mobs, nor do l underestimate the
noble and unseldsh efforts of Christian
missionaries in general who spend the best
part of their lives in China. What l desire
tho n Frr Of he
Gospel of Christ in the interior of China
Except with great tact and dscreuon) will
in the nature of things, now and then run
counter to popular prejudice and lead to
some disturbance.
The spirit of commercial!sm has lately
risen to a dangerous pitch. AS market for
the worlds goods, China indisputabiy holds
the first place, for the wants of 350OOO,OO
to 400 100000 people have to be supplied an
some way. ID has been said that, as
market, one province of China is worth
more than the whole continent of Africa.
1t has always been the policy of China to
treat all foreign nations alike. They are
all most favored nations in literal sense.
The maintenance of an "Open Door" is
exactly in the line of her policy. But I'M
happily human nature is never contented.
When a man gets an inch he wants an ell
II is now the turn of missionaries to tell
rs that if there were no foreign adVen-
turers in China there would be no foreign
complications
Philosophers of China.
Twenty-Five centuries ago, our Sage Con-
fucius. the greatest philosopher that ever
fourshed in China, said: wealth got
ten by improper ways will take its de-
narture by the same" This is equivalent
to your proverb: Goods ill-gotten go ILL
spent." Nations as well as individuals,
should not forget this, as the maxim If
Confucius. as well as your proverb will
ALWAYS come true if any nation or indi-
vidual should unjustly obtain possession
of any property. Some people call them.
selves highly civilized, and stigmatize
others as civilized. What is civilization?
Does il mean solely the possession Of SUI
perior force and ample supply of often
slve and defensive weapons? l take it to
mean something more. l understand that
a civilized nation should respect the rights
of another nation, just the same as in So
cietv a man is bound to respect the rights
of his neighbor. Civilization, as l under
stand IL. does not teach people to ignore
the rights OF others. nor does IL approve
the seizure OF anothers property against
his will. 1t would be a sorry spectacle
n such q glazing breach Of the funda-
mental rights OF man could be committed
with impuniiy at the end Of this nine