The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-08

aries Of the city nave been gathered
and where they have been defended by
the male memherssof the missions. the
gallant marines and the lao students Of
the college, In harmony VITA this mis-
sion there is a girls high school, in
which there are $50 students. and also
a church. which seats 1000 people-the
largest auditorium perhaps, in China
ont of the tWenty-eight graduates Of
this school one has been decorated by
the emperor. by the queen of England
and by the car of Russia-Dr. Y. K.
Tsao, the physician TO Chang Yum
huan, delegate 10 the queens Jubilee
and twenty others have entered reIig-
louS (Christian) work on salaries of
from One-third to one-tenth what they
could get in business.
The Tung Wen Huarl,. or Imperial
college, is under the auspices of the
imperial Chinese customs. 1t was IN
der the superintendent of DIR. Martin
for many years, and has done a great
work, many of its graduates now be-
ing connected with the Chinese diplo-
matte service and with the LEGATIONS
and cOnsulates of different countries
The present consul in New York is a
graduate Of the Tung Wen Huan.
1t is sometimes said that the upris-
ings and outbreaks, riots and nobs in
China are caused by. and are mainly
against the missionaries. Such re-
ports are not true. The Chinese make
no distinction between those who are
and those who are not missionaries
Indeed, the present Boxer outlaws.
brigands, thieves, kidnapers, robbers
or whatever you please to call them
for they are all Of these, make no dis
tinction because of the callings pur-
sued by the citizens of any country
who wear European clothing. They
are all equally foreign devils" with
out difference or distinction
Why the Boxers Are Not Put Down.
China is severely criticised because
of not putting down the Boxers. 1t
the truth is that China may fairly be
justified in not putting down the Box
ers-on the plea that she can't do it.
Any one who has listened TO the pop
pop-pop of Chinese guns when the
Chinese soldiers are '-practicing'' out
side the walls of Pekin, trying-but
talllng-to shoot together-in volleys-
viii agree with this. Not long ago I
had the good fortune to witness an in
spection of the Pekin braves by the
mayor of Pekin, and ii was a spectacle
| can assure you. not soon to be
forgotten. 1t looked like Boston com
mon (without the grass on the Fourth
of July, when all the folks are in from
the country. The tents for side shows
are al stretched, the fat man stands
before his tent. the alligator lies wink
ing in his pond, the peanut vendors
have established their stands on every
side, and the little boys have all bought
horns, which they insist upon blowing
everywhere and at all times. while a
great lot of men have put on striped
clothing as though thousand clowns
had escaped from the circus and were
now having a good time while out of
reach Of the ringmaster's lash. The
horns are blown. the flags wave, the
peanut vendors sell peanuts and candy,
crowds gather together around an
organ grinder-minus the organ-and
he cuts caDers with his sword; the
whole being highly suggestive of a
crowd of small Chinese boys l once
saw playing soldier during the Chinese
JaDanese war.
The youngsters had each found a
small stick or a large weed, which
they used as guns, and had arrayed
themselves into a company. Then
they made a feint as if to charge with
all their force on some imaginary an
tagonist. They screamed and ran
about in quite as military array as
real Chinese soldiers, or as a crowd of
school boys playing prisoners base
This they kept up for some seconds,
until one of those in the front rank
cried out in mock terror: 'sThe lap
anese are coming, The japanese are
comingi" when they all took to their
heels, like real Chinese soldiers and
fled in disorder and dismay. The OBJ
vious reason why the Chinese soldiers
do not defeat the Boxers is their utter
inability to accomplish the task. AS
they said about the japanese. "one or
the other must retreat, and as the
Boxers viii not. we must" II is a
Chinese proverb that no good man
Will ever become a soldier" And it is