The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-08-02

nese civilization, the birthplace of their
greatest sages and warriors, can be COM
pared only to the effect that a seizure of
Bunker Hill and Boston harbor would have
upon U.s. In the seized territory the Chi
nese villagers were driven out, some from
homes that had besn in their families for
over 1000 years, and received no comren-
sation in return. In laying out the proposed
railroad through Shan Tung the engineers
became offended at protesting villagers and,
bringing up an armed force, completely ex-
terminated two villages as warning" to
others.
The present outbreak of the boxers, which
began with the murder Of DR.. Brooks on
Jan. 2. was precipitated by German en-
gineer who brutality killed boy.by knock
Ing him over the head with the handle of
his riding whip. Nor Is 1t strange that
Chinese feeling should have been directed
against the missionary in whose home this
engineer stayed that night without even
mentioning the reason he sought shelter.
Priests who came to teach religion have
stayed to usurp the functions of local magis-
trates. But 1t Is useless to multiply Incl
dents. for 1t is an unbroken tale of coercion
and bad faith, of ports forced open at the
lannon's mouth, of exorbitant indemnities
for the most insignificant claims, of rich
concessions wrung from unwilling gov
eminent by duress of the total disregard
OF Chinese sentiment and the brutal out
rage OF Chinese feeling, of the utter ignor
Ing OF private rights and international COM
ity.
In addition to this the sensational papers
of Tien Tsin and Shanghai have for the
past two years discussed little else but the
coming "partition,' and the probable "di-
vision" OF the empire, until the natives have
become thoroughly alarmed No wonder
the people have come to look with
picion or hatred upon all foreigners, and
are filled with resentment against dynasty
q hos Foil
and integrity of their empire.
Dynasties have lasted in China only as
long as they have protected the people in
their rights, and the present uprising is
intent on either relieving the throne from
foreign coercion on establishing new
dynasty in its stead. Foreigners, as usual,
have shown disregard fer established GUS
toms and laws that they would not dare
display in any other capital of the world.
Guards sent to protect the legations have
roamed about Pekin trespassing where
Cinnamon themselves are not allowed to
go, creating disturbances and alarming the
sdperstitious by the reckless discharge Of
fire arms from the city wall, "nile their
reported attempt to enter the forbidden city,
those sacred precincts reserved exclusively
for the son Of heaven, could not fail to
increase the people and gain recruits for the
rebels.
The bombardment of the Taku forts was
worse than a mistake; it was a criminal
blunder. They could have been taken
easily as they were, whenever the necessity
arose. The Chinese army would probably
have prided itself on it's protection of the
foreigners had the foreign forces shown their
intention to rely on that protection, but
the action at Taku threw the entire Chinese
army into the arms of the boxers, and left
the foreign colony in Pekin at the mercy
of the mobs. They who have sowed the
wind are reaping the whirlwind, and the
crimes and outrages of a cycle Of dishonor
have been wiped out in one or those blind
outbreaks of human rage, the final protest
of races against cunu1ating entertainments
on their rights-Guy Morrison Walker in
Leslies Weekly.