The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-06-13

the recent outrages perpetrated by tn
Boxers are 70 be laid directly at tn
door OF the Manchu government. M,
Anderson was formerly q minister /
Atlanta, and he has made the follow
lug statement about the troubles |,
China.
After the Germans entered Kia
Chow they got from the Chinese gov
erument many railroad and minint
concessions. The Chinese governmen
was not In position to refuse Ger
many's requests, but with its usua
duplicity, IT proceeded at once to still
up the people ia upper Shan-tung pro
vince to organized resistance OF foreign
effort.
" Foreign missionaries and the native
Christians were the first TO come In
contact with the so.called Boxers,
as they were living back In the
interior. They Immediately protested
10 the Chinese government and then
through foreign cousuls protested to
their own governments.
The Chinese government hatly and
positively refused to Interfere, and the
result was the missionaries and native
Chrlstlans we're at the mercy of the
boxers. Villages were pillaged and
burned, houses and property con.
llscated and native Christians robbed
and murdered. Foreign missionaries
were attacked. A young Englishman
named Brooks was the first missionary
killed. That was several months ago.
After the death Of Mr.. Brooks the
Eogllsh minister pressed the govern
ment Tor relief and Interference, but
he mover got it. The government
hn
reality 1t was secretly encouraging the
rioters. There can be no riots in
CHINA without permission Of public
ollclals. 1t Is impossible.
while the Boxers represent the at
tltude OF the government toward
foreigners, it does not represent the
ATTITUDE OF large ajority OF the in
telligent Chinese, Since the Japanese
war the spirit Of China has changed,
All through the empire now, particu-
larly In the central and southern
portions, there is u large body OF men
pressing for reform. But all reformers
are bitterly prosecuted by the Manchu
government. Schools have been closed
and every reform movement crushed,
while relormers are liable to lose their
heads or have their property con-
iiscated.
When these prosecutions began
many OF the natives fed to foreign
countries and many are now in hiding
In Shanghai under the protection OF
the consuls. AS result OF the persecu.
tirn the gulf between the Manchu gov.
ernment and the body OF Chinese is
widening every day.
IL would lead to q revolution II for.
elgn governments would allow a revo
luton, but owing to the fact that there
are thousands OF foreigners there and
millions OF foreign capital invested
they cannot afford to allow it. Probably
the only way to end the trouble would
oe Tor the foretgL governments to land
thelr troops and take possession OF the
entlre Manchu government.
You Will remember when Secretary
ot State Hay asked for an open door
In China he suggested that the foreign
powers unite to secure good govern
ment Tor China. This will have to be
done. The Manchus are set of bnr-
barians and should be blotted out. The
Chinese as a whole have no sympathy
Tor the Boxer movement. The
Manchus conquered China three hun.
urcd years ago and took possession OF
tne COVER nment, and these are the
people who should be crushed.
The Boxers drilled every night
Tor months long before the present
troubles began. They had arms and
the drilling was semi-pubiic. 1t was
understood all along they had the
sympathy OF the gov. nment and no
one tried to stop the drilling. They
are regularly organized as military
bodies with officers. The Empress
Dowagerr approves OF their work OF
destruction"