Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-21
CAUSE OF THE STRIFE.

IN interviews with travellers and
business men who have recently come
10 New York from china, missionaries
have often been blamed for causing
perhaps, unconsciously strife between
the natives and Christian Chinese.
Ernest de Bowler Of Shanghai has
spoken on this subject IN this way;
When a local mandarin imposes
taxes, even II they are excessive. the
heather Chinese pay them, The native
Christians however, whenever they
imagine themselves ground down by
unjust taxation, run with their troubles
10 the nearest missionary, These mis-
siOuaries, instead Of going TO the local
mandarin, as they should do talk the
matter over with him. and make sat
istactory arrangement and that way al
most invariably write TO their national
ministers at PekIn. and ask that redress
be obtained for the members Of their
flock. Complaint Us made by the min
listers az the Tsung- LIZ Yamen, which.
to avoid friction, ends matters by re-
ducing the Christian taxes. This prac-
tice cannot fail 90 cause envy and jeal-
Ousy against the native Christians. who
are thus let OF from much of the duties
20 the empire which the Chinese have
TO perform Do
CLAIM FOR PRESBYTERIANs
G. S. Garrison. OF the secretary's office
OF the Presbyterian foreign mission
board. said In regard 70 such charges:
81 DO not know how II Is with the
Catholics or any other denomination.
but our own. Sun. / do know that the
Presbyterian missionaries do not inter
fere between a native and his govern
ment Here Is the action OF our board.
taken February 3. 1886. that covers the
case, and / do not believe the Method
lists, C0ngregationalists or the Baptsts
are a BIT behind us IN this policy:
Relations Of missions TO govern
ments.
care IN securing indemnity and In
tertering in legal matters.
That, while believing firmly that the
missionary. In the uusclhsh efforts 10
give 10 the people Of mi 3sion fields the
Gospel and It's blessings does not for
felt rights accorded 10 the trader, how
ever harmful his traffic, the board
would stlll urge upon its missionaries
the wisdom OF reliance rather upon the
ConclliatOry message with which they
are charged and upon Him In whose
name they are sent forth than upon
the arm Of government. meaning their
own goyernment) While having conf
dence In their prudence and judgment,
It would emphasize It's fear OF the eff
fects OF demands for indemnity which.
either 10 our own government officials
or the people shall seem extremes. And
II would express its hope that. while
encouraging Justice and discouraglng
injustice. they Will carefully avoid in
reference with the proper legal pro-
cesses Of the lands IN which they reside.
No demand for indemnity should ever
be made by an individual missionary
on his own responsibility, but should
be advanced only after most careful
consideration by the mission or lis ex-
ecutve committee, and when possible
not until after correspondence with the
board"
NO WORD FOR RUSSIA.
Berlin, June 21.--The admiralty is still
without news Of the death Of Captain
Lans. commander Of the ills, or the
woundIng OF Lieut. Kuehn There is nc
officer Of his name. but there IL Lieu
tenant Kleuhn.
SIX DAYS WITHOUT NEWS.
Shanghai, June 2l-The British de-
stroyer Whiting at Che Foo reports