The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-04
CHINA rs 1T REALLY Is
ITS WEAKNESS WAS FIRST DIS
CLOSED IN THE WAR WITH JAPAN.
Respective Interests-An ImpOver-
ished Common People.

SHANGHAI, Dec. 20.-The Germans IN
China. like their countrymen at home, have
no very great affection either for Ameri-
cans or the English. There are isolated
Instances OF warm personal friendship. but
the natural feeling. which is another term
for the general feeling, is anything but
friendly. The few rumors that reached US
at the time OF Prince Henry's visit TO
Shanghai and Hong-Kong were an uner-
ring evidence of the prevalent German SEN
timent, and the half was not told. At the
official dinner given him here by the Ger
man consul the imperial visitor made him
self anything but agreeable. He made
many very satirical inquiries as TO affairs
in the United States. taking no pains.
brother to the Emperor though he was. to
lower his tones to the pitch considered
courteous. and rolling his RS with that
energy into which a German can throw a
whole vocabulary of scorn and dislike.
81 am surprised that such things are per-
mitted in your g-r-r-reat country" or
why such things are tolerated in so
gr-r-reat country as the United States"
1t is pleasing to know that he received the
information he professed to want, which
was little to his liking.
The German port In Shantung, which
they call Tsin-tau, and the Chinese Kiao-
chao. has grown like a mushroom. Situ-
ated on a sterile hillside. there are mas
sive barracks, general stores, a great, ele-
gantly furnished hotel that will accommo-
date several hundred guests, church, a
telegraph station and various public Of
fees. All these buildings have been we'll
and solidly built, constructed OF brick and
stone, and are meant to endure. When
we came into port customs and health Of
ficers came on board. speaking the Ian
guage Of the fatherland and wearing the
imperial uniform: and found about US were
anchored several imperial cruisers, on the
decks OF which were marines being vigor-
ously drilled. Here Germany has en-
sconced herself, and keeps a sharp eye on
the Russians intrenched at Port Arthur,
and watching them, just across the way.
Nothing that the Germans or Russians
have done or are doing indicates any
other course than that they mean to hold
fast all that they have acquired, and to
extend their concessions as far as posi-
BILE and by every available means.
RUSSIAN AND GERMAN DRIFT.
This, OF course, implies two results: The
heavy taxation Of American imports-cot-
tons. drills and other commodities, upon
which at present only a nominal duty is
paid-and, so far as Russia is concerned.
the almost certain closing of scores of
mission schools, with the colleges and
universities, which are under Protestant
management. and. even where they are
maintained by the imperial government,
are largely Differed by Protestant pro-
fessors and tutors. Ninety per cent. of
these schools are under the management of
and are supported by Americans who were
the pioneers in both the field of secular
education and scientific medical treatment
-the establishment OF hospitals for the
Chinese. The Germans, being Protestants.
might be more liberal than the Russians,
but their tolerance has not been tested.
and no one knows just what they would do.
During the Jameson raid the German
Emperor, IL win be remembered added fuel
TO the flame by telegraphing his congrat-
uiations to the victorious Beers, a breach
OF diplomatic propriety, for which 1t is
known that the Queen, his royal grand
mother, took him sharply TO task While
In T1en-Tsin, recently, I found the English
population In great state of excitement.
for history had practically repeated itself.
The English had just learned that. when
the news of the English repulse at LADY,
smith was received in the German Club.
the members cheered roundly. When
charged with 1t. they evaded or denied the
Charge, but 1t Is generally believed to be
true And 1t need hardly be said that the
incident has not strengthened the bonds
already strained to the utmost tension he.
tween them.
The small coastwise steamship pIving he
tween Tien-Tsin and Shanghai, upon which
1 was passenger, carried a large cargo
of wool and camels hair; part of this was
billed to German and part to English ports
That destined for German markets, in
stead OF being transshipped In Shanghai
which has hitherto been customary, was
oiscnarged at kio-Choa, that the Reichs-
tag might be impressed with the mar
veious growth and Importance of their
new Chinese port! There are tricks In
all trades and among all traders, and
made In Germany can be read every
where nowadays. that there is a market
for the wares OF civilization. The methods
or the Germans and the Russians are
totally opposite; the Russian. as he ad.
vances, absorbs the people, gradually &C.
customing them to Russian rule and what
Is more significant, to the severe and ex.
acting discipline Of the Russian militar,
code He finds nomadic tribe and hi
leaves Russian regiment behind him: anC
this has been done along the entire rout.
or that great military road, the Siberian
Railway. The German is excitable VIC
lent and dogmatic-three traits to which
the Chinese, meek as they appear, Will
not submit, unless they are forced to d,
so by superiority OF numbers. In a form
er'letter gave some account of the bruta
and unprovoked murder of a boy by ,
German travelling through Shantung. TIL,
father appealed for justice in vain: tn
most that could be done was to refer tn
matter to the German legation, wher
doubtless the charge will be shelved an,
never heard OF again.
JAPAN is BLAMED
Mr. Archibald Little, +. r. G.. s., wei
known In the United States through hi
work in developing navigation upon I'll
Yangtse and through his delightful book
Through the Yangtse Gorges," blame
Japan very severely for the present condi
ton OF things in China. Mr.. Little has live
In China for more than forty years. He wa
associated with Gordon in the bloody Tai
fing rebellion. which lasted sixteen years
cost more than a million lives, almost re
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