New-York tribune., 1900-08-27
AS SEEN FROM SHANGHAI.
THE CHINESE SITUATION REVIEWED By
ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL FOREIGN
PAPERS OF THE COUNTRY
From The North China News of July is.

PAPERS OF THE COUNTRY.
From The North China News of July 1s
The present crisis in China has been caused by
i an corrupt influences or fanatcal and ignorant
a manner that the various foreign Ministers until
100 700 late would not credit the perdy OF the Man
Gnu Gnu 80 Vernnent, TO which they were accredited
as put various home governments are so widely
cpt1s dtea rom us their nationals, and from the
qese 10 give with absolute correctness the events
detail on the question for the special Information
In the first place there sprang up in the Prov
inces Of Chill and Shan-Tung number of Ioafers
and riffran who. directly encouraged by Imperial
together as Volunteer Union Trainbands.' with
by means Of children. hypnotized by Buddhist
49, ne thasses, b 30 anxious had the Manchu GOVERN
aenL become TO turn the nation into large armed
aev1Ash magic, with invocations and incantations;
agtborife 10 Iurn the peoples heads yet the IoGal
were Obliged to ignore the movement. So that by
province gave the Boxers the advice to loot burn
bf o Pun6er noe f1gegn m property as much as you IKE
tion Of the Peking authorities and Government was
their specially patronized Volunteers but not only
T5hoqt 5 redress as even the Goyer9oG Of sham 5
actually promoted to a higher post in another
EARLY BOXER MURDERS,
on December 81, 1898 these loyal supporters"
mad been called into existence by her own royal
con command she having been so advised by Kang VI
M BROOKS Yet still in April 1900 these loyal foI,
in kindly and affectionate terms not to admit
tTaitors or bad characters into their societies SO
onnded Led mad the Manchu Government become with
Inen 4 own @ corruption and indignation az the de.
Z Tsano 5or reform that the full majesty OF the
lsurpea throne had 10 be given to societies that
according to the laws Of the land, criminal
peror Kia Ching in 1863 All was going Well for the
success Of the cause Of harmony (Which the En-
orG9ted TO be secreD when some Of the rasher
Selves nt 91 me IN movement unable to restrain air them
started IN May and on June murdered the Revs
motion too soon. The loyal promoters Of the move
ment had intended to effect in the autumn a gen.
precedent set by the resGrrected society in 17l7
during the reign OF Kien Lung and under his pat
oI1g The protests of The foreign Minister'S met with
The Boxers advanced to Peking to meet royal
Welcome Hearing Of the approach Of this rebble
up small guards for the various legaro and only
aIter repeated inststelce did the authorities reluct
ing tasted the pleasures of Iooting and numbering
naive 4e CHRISTIANS, cut down the Chancellor Of the
As AS the legations were now menaced by soldiers
who were under the command OF Boxer ofhcers, the
doreIgn Ministers urgently. asked their adrnirals
started a9n0nc,p u up reeI foIu9 M ms GogHb 9b
Chne. but the rescue of its nations from the
GoveTnment, on June Is the supreme command Of
sne oxeTs vas given to PRINCE Tuan and officially
trained on the foreign legations. To cover the
necessary That the T5Eu T forts % should not be used
against them. SO when It was observed that, in
obeEence 70 Pekings orders. native troops were
being hastily thrown into them and every Prepa-
mirals gave notice that they must be evacuated
or they would be forcibly occupied at O'Clock on
time i 56s forts oRe3sd Are the aIisd asst ana
e4AoIA - INC N-iILeoe NV
being done y the foreign S9 Fowera ' in f the best
allowed 10 proceed TO Yangtse-
THE BoMBARDMENT OF THE LEGATIONS.
he @ s6ur Ws Ee Eas fEapss 6psss8H 5 T m
brave but impossible task to relieve Peking, the
all the viceroys 70 exert themselves to the utmost
to tRe on e and thfy dyye e
Iore5gn war vessels from the Yangtse On the
nounced that the supreme chiefs of the Tho Chuan
foreign Mse we're aeq ordr to on eTe ahe e Pehs tine
Ewithin twenty-four hours, and at the same time
Sir Robert Hart, a Britisher, for forty years IN
the employ Of the Menchu- Government. had to
seek refuge in the British Legation. from which
he dispatched a despairing message. If any at
cincts," it was either to drag out those who were
Obtain shelter for the foreigneTs in os OF s ege 20
w'h nd ea wgrf from o9" & 5Y Boxer at9[s We
come forth from Picking that after this the troops
ah9 ea1 we're o the ea Of f f m RHnd it aayg
that Seymour, Ave days before Ton the 18th had
wounded who could not be left to the savagery
or . ruf1anly, unctvitzed horde such as those now
learned that there was no Immediate relief for
those pent up in the legations, these Manchu bar
barians gave the reins TO the yelling hordes and
a series Of massacres and plaging followed.
AT these successes the all over the north
foregathered. and as, it must be noted the Gov
ernment had again and again extended q protect
ing hand to the Tho Ch'uan ana reprimanded and
forbidden those who fought them do so again. IL
the legations. The Ministers were invited TO at
tend the TsungIi amen, and, the German Minis
ter passed through the Guard of Honor" he was
shot down, out with admirable valor the faithful
German guard now sailed forth and burned the
Yamen 10 the ground
War had been commenced by the murder Of the
japanese Chancellor and the Manchu Government
rushed into war. confidently led by Prince Tuan,
who Of expelling the foreigner from the
land ana longed Tor foreigners skin TO
his bed quilt"
THE GOVERNMENTS VOLTE-FACE.
Now. however. the renonstrances of the Southern
the oloodstained, guilty Manchu Government the
seriousness OF the they had headlong
plunged into. They learned that the forces OF the
whole civilized world. representing a population
twice greater than that of China and armed with
the most modern armament, military skill and
also with just cause were preparing for be tie In
their sudden fears they heard approaching from ali
corners OF the earth the tramp OF mighty
leg1ons shortly TO close in and carry righteous
Judgment on Government whose whole career has
been iniquity. Like cowardy ours they now skunk
on, 70 emerge from their kennels with a whining
appeal for gentle treatment
The Manchu Government appearing before the
foreign Powers as injured innocent adds insult
TO violent injury For audacious outrage all
r1Rht feeIlngs, II can only be Hkened TO the devil
coming forth in robes of the Angel OF Light The
lnlperlaI edlct OF June %. conveying instructions
all Chinese legations abroad is dfabocaIly
clever document II illustrates once more the utter
hopeIessness OF ever succeeding by the ordinary
methods OF diplomacy in obtaining from the Man
tons the performance of international rights or
the extension Of those courtesies given to each