The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-11
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his crew. Every man Of them has al one
time sailed in racing crews and knows the
American course BY heart TIE men, If
ty-swo In number. are all representative
krsttshers AMI The contest this ti.as will
be tess or seamansh p more than anything
else as the t@o sacnss are 50 equal In
speed The crew tia. viii man the Coz
lumbsa are In Brig0i. and attract a great
rssn. Of good Yankee seacaasf salt water
breed. not foreigner among them nor
man over forty. and all sworn 20 strict
temperance Until the race Is over What
makes this race 50 interesting Is that it
snip.
II seems as though a missionary Is never
really happy unless he Is making a public
disturbance. In China from time 10 time
word comes Of riotIng and b!oodshee and
Our ships are sent to intimidate villages
and demand damages. / once heard q
Chinese gentleman. an official. who spoke
excellent English. address an International
meetings he asked how Americans would
feel IL sleek fat chinaman appeared in
Boston. visited the women when their hus-
hands were away. took the children on his
knee and told them that all their parents
teaching was wrong. How would We like
fhaty And yet. he said. the Chinese have
10 endure that and worse. Hordes OF
American and English missionaries go to
their country. many good men among them
no doubt, but the greater number ignorant.
laundering and cfiicious they visit the
women. upset the discipline among the
children. and when one occasionally goes
too Tar IN his attentions 10 young girl
there Is a massacre: the United States
sends warships and many innocent people
are killed. When our American trained
officials and diplomats have 10 walk on
glass in their negotiations with the Chin
csc. how can We expect boys fresh from
theologicai seminaries 10 do good In such
country?
Just now In New York a man named
Dunlop and q converted Jew named Lem
berger have been raising daily disturb
ances In the Ghetto That Is q Jewish
quarter. and these two men preach against
the Jewish religion TO the women and chill
dren. very naturally infuriating the Jews.
who have until now been peaceful and
law-abiding people. The more rotten eggs
that are thrown at these people and the
greater the crowd that collects to boot and
jeer. The more they seem to enjoy it. and
consider themselves martyrs for religions
sake. when in reality they are dlsturberS
~ the peace.
But there are wise and good people In
the world, as well as fools. and the school
houses. the reformatories. the roof libra
rles and Fairgrounds that are to be found
where the poorer population are most
crowded. show the work of missionaries
who believe that charity begins at home,
Notoriety is strange thing. Marion
Clarke. the child who was so mysterious
" kidnapped some time ago, is nightly
never fa:h aof asanins applause. though
why ii Is hard 10 say. There are also
songs exhibited for sale. written in her
side and the title. Bring Ne Rack Ny
Baby" In fancy letters. Somebody =
making money out OF il. very likely the
people who originally Planned nssan The sv k,a
cus.ng each other are now notieeahly reti-
cent on the subject, the public is indiffer-
ent. the kidnapers are in jail, and there
IL little chance Of the true story ever COM
Ing 10 light
The news from Samoa is that the COM
mission has patched up the difficulty there
with pink court plaster. Everybody has
is compiacent. Mr.. Chambers has with
drawn his boy king Tanu. which ne evil
IDENTIFY promised 10 do IL the commission
would only publicly announce that he was
the righfful king That leaves Mataafa
the highest chief, which is just as good
title az king. Diplomacy 10 difficult
honest Americans, and II is interesting so
see just. how much the pubic II going 10
be informed as 10 the Samoan dsnicuity.
which is not by any means over Mr.
Napier the most prominent lawyer in New
Zealand has been employed to defend Ma
taafa: Judge Cooper, for many years mt
nieipal magistrate in Apia. ana man
who knows the Berlin treaty upside down
and inside out. Is Ia prosecute claims Tor
damages for prominent Americans whose
property was destroyed by the American
warxh.ps and the Hon. j. II. Nuiliger. a
prominent lawyer Of Kentucky and former
United States consul To Samoa, has been
engaged by the Germans 10 hight their
claims. II will be an interesting War; ana
the end Is rot yet. TEIiisA