The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-26
THE SITUATION IN CHINA.
yisws>of an American who Has Lived
Long nj Pelkin.
(Nsw York sum-


American, and president OF the Pekin
University, believes that the dismember-
ment of China is not yet at hand despite
the steps for the repression of the Chinese
which had to be taken on account of
the outrages committed by the Boxers
against the missionaries Dr. Lowry has
Just arrived In this country on vaca-
ton. He has spent the greater part of
his life In China, He went there thirty
three years ago. His belief that China
will not he dismembered is not simply
the result OF his own observations; It Is
quite In accord with the views OF practi.
cally all the foreign Ambassadors and
Ministers there.
Just before leaving China" said DIR.
Lowry. IL had a talk with the American
Minister TO China, Edwin ii. Conger
He told me that the representatives of
the powers had considered the matter In
all its various phases and had reached the
conclusion that a PARTITION of China
would be most undesirable, for 1t could
not be done without the inevitable and
long expected general war. You see, ey-
e. .,x;,,,. +o ohtain ,y,a voI.
90 i-"' - -
OF the egg. livery nation WANTS 10 oDsain
more than its competitors. Russia,
which Is the strongest mower in the East
-, =. - 80, -, 49,, =,
eouay- IL ssiio W NC ponihu o''o sua"oA
dictionary movement, and believe this
to he true. AT the same time. Russia can
AZ ,,othin,, a,an With the aid Of France
w sA''"s' e'o4 "H wy
so long as America, GREAT Britain ana
Japan act togeth Il"
aUas Russia obtained M strong m foot
49,. f,L,. u1-e,,e,,
hoio Az ~. eiie. S.." -
YES. She has anticipated and fore
stalled all other nations, especially
I.rar which has ir,,a,r,sxahIv lost its
-
opportunity 10 become ehe ruling power
of the Far East. Had Japan struck the
necessary bloyy Mt Russia last &rar. and
~, ~, -, sh, could haya ~, a. !.
'iA- - 80, m 49, -, -
position To dictate TO an tne woriu SO,
far as China Is concerned.
s.Yba Chirase are essentially n coumsr-
~, -
ciai anu as'loui'ufa iaoe Ing sehei"i
conception that they are all akin to the
laundryman SO common In our country
.,,,r., r,;,a has N hioh c;vil,yot,o,
Units
Win me literature, anu WINE chlnese
methoos may seem antiquateu ana rlulo-
uious from our viewpoint, YET tnrre IL
musn 10 De saaiu In iaVor Oh tine Coniu-
clan civilization. for instance, There Il
not one line in all the Chinese sacred
books, upon whlch Cnihese CIVILIZATION
rests anu which prescribe ehquetpe ana
morals, whlch could not De read aloud
before children. Inis Is more imam can
be SAID OF the sacred BOOKS OF some oth-
er natl >naiities anu races buI 10 return
to the Individual Chinese. he is not
tuai marvel IN many Respects. Inc great
est oocldental alpioinats ars heipiess
Wheh lace 70 lace WIUn ,he upioihats VI
Ohina. "A ohinsse u,pioti'a. viii ~ op
posiea 70 you anu VIII ne inost paipaply
anu openly, anu ye.' Anu%ing 1hae every
worn he mas utuereu Is ne, you can no
mourning. Inat - why uiploh'tscy ihoVes
SO snowy IN fedh-
lime anu again me Ioreign represent
batives IN ieAlh nave tnougnt shey mao
1he onihese gosernInehc oor1sreu, Win
out Ioopnoie ior escape. NeVerbheiess,
wheh ehe oruoaai iii sa mas , alrisea'
Shinese uiploIiac! mas ena oieu ene gov,
ernmene 10 TURN ihenIai sohiefsauit ana
10 Tlggte Out Oh any anu al promises
maue.
linen Cnihese moraiig Is NOT very
hign, judged py our stanearus!
On the contrary emma is the most
moral nation III the Woria. taken as q
nation Vi course There are lndividuais
in every nation that disgrace themselves
and their race. III Is SO with China; but,
on the whole, the Chi nese are exception
ally moral. Sexuality Is held IN far
greater aDhorrehce IN Cnina imam In any
occidental lanu, ana reverence Tor parents
Is far more general there Than here or in
Europe, as az the woriu KNOWS
But ii Chlha Is SO ciNlllzeu why are
the Chinese SO opposed 10 Foreigners!
There mas been somewhat natural
reaction. After the war Oh looo the
nations maae great mistake IN admit
ting China into the comfy OF nations as
civilized power. Ihey should have
taken charge oil the empire instead ana a
period OF at least nun 1reu years should
have been voted to It's reform. That
precaution was neglected ana the nations
are now reaping the consequence. China
as nation is wondrously and terribly
conceited. This must always be borne In