The evening times., 1900-07-10
HUNTINGTON ON CHINA.
Believes That Ten Thousand Ceies-
tiaIs ShonId BE Behended.


Geological conditions in China. has written
an interesting letter on the subject OF the
recent outrages in the Far East. Mr..
Huntington believes that 10000 Cinnamon
should be captured and decapitated. Among
other things. he writes;
Il think the peoples of the whole world
without the exception Of a sigle civilized
nation. regret the Iamentable occurrences
in China during the last few months. and
that not one of theHI is so sorry for the
terrible outcome as is China herself,
speaking Of her as government; for she
finds herself in the frightful situation of
people against whom nearly all the rest
of the people Of the civilized world have
turned their hands in righteous indigna-
ti0n. China has not dealt with the other
nations in good faith. and she mas incurred
thereby penalty which fear will be FIX
ed so high that she cannot meet it and hold
her place amcng the nations.
Yet, with all this while ther, >an be no
justification whatever for murder and mas
saere. the Chinese are not, in my opinion,
by any means the only ones 10 blame for
China's recent history-as the history Of
nations ruGs-presents her TO Us as the
victim Of foreign greed and avarice. She
mas been dogged and browbeaten by ambi-
tious and scheming diplomats In the inter
est OF other kingdoms and empires. while
she has had 10 stand by and see her lands
gradually seized and absorbed D. aliens
because she could not successfully defy tne
threats OF mightier powers
Tie question has often Occurred 20 ny
mind 'WhaA would these t9reign .ations
have thought IL China had sent into thei,
territory her missionaries anC pros elytinr
churchmen, and sought 10 turn the people
from the religious faith wS'ch had suficed
them Tor centuries In our own case. 20
bring The matter close home. what would
We have thought Of il. and how long would
we have put up with it, We are not will
ing TO even have them come here and
snare in the labor and wages that We give
80 generously to our working millions
sor the last fifty years. during which the
Chinese have been coming 10 this coUn-
try. bad treatment. cOEJumely and con-
tempt have bsen their reception. Mai
treatment of them has been the rule. and
GUt the exception. We killed many OF
them al Rock Springs. Seattle and other
places because they wanted 20 compete
fairly with US in the labor market. Tc-
day We are looking en- from afar ar z
spectacle OF reDrlsaL as IL we're. that
makes the whole country shudder. ye.
after all. IL is bUt mob that is doing t.,
and a mob rot 50 differenc from those
which put black stain on The pages Of
our Pacific Coast history.
There is no government behind this
present mob for the nations to deal with.
l believe. in feet. that II the truth were
known We would and on the tax liss Of
China only few Of the names CT hose
who are participating in the present
TNrrr -r-n-- -.
have not had a government worthy Of the
name for many years. and they are reap-
ing The seeds OF rapacity and dishonesty
and neglect which their officials have
sown. So. II the nations which have been
so fOully wronged and outraged b. these
dreadful murders Of their high officials
and missionaries shall exact a money pen
atty it viii not reach those Who are i'm
mediaJely guilty.
IF China should pay in land for the
wrongs she has committed il would harm
her comparatively little. I believe that
the Chinese should pay in kind fr what
they have taken from us. namely, in life.
and / think the nations should demand OF
China. as a Government. that ste give up
TO death those who nave committed these
dark deeds: and il she refuses I believe
IL is then time to take ten thousand %
them, We can catch them. and cut OF
. their heads. We must nave The guilty
ones. or else We must punish those who
shelter them Such pe"alty as that
would be feit by those who suffered and
remembered by those who were left Then
let the nations demand OF China that she
shall select one Of her own people 20 be
at the head OF her Govsrnment-0ue who
/. shall be best fitted by training. BY edu-
cation. and. above all. by character for
such a high position. her choice being sub
ject 70 the approval and ratification OF
those who have been outraged and who
have the power TO right their wrongs.
Let the Chinese frame. as q guide for their
people a constitution that VIII be salts
factory TO the powers that are TO assist
them in reorganiZiilg and Tehabli-atiing
their Government.
If these measures can 5e brought about
| am satisfied that a great anG honOgene-
Gus empire can be built up in China which
shall be on a far higher plane than b r
people have known for the last thousand
years. but the exclusive ard isolated Ch IA
OF the past is dead and can never be
resuscitated. In opening her gates to cast
out the hated foreigner, she has made il
impossible to ever close them. and they
must remain wide open forever.
Commerce is king and mus -U'e in
China as il rules everywhere else where
civilization is the basis OF government. I
hope TO see China kept intact for 7 believe
the partition Of the empire among the ra-
tions would be the most costly and IL
retrievabIe blunder that has been commit
ted IN the last 500 years for there would
result from it. in my judgment. disagree
ments over divisions the very thought OF
which raises the dark shadow OF danger fu
every mans mind
Il seriously doubt II there mas been in
the last 1900 years a single instance in
which the territory of any nation has been
seized and occupied by alien races to the
advantage or benefit OF the nation subiu-
gated as much as would have resulted from
an equal expenditure OF energy and thought
in the direction of building up the conquer
ed people / hope we shall stand by TIE
good people OF China, who deserve better
of the world than to be crushed for the
crimes of irresponsible mobs- 1 hope we
shall uphold their hands in the formation
of better China: that We shall take 70
them our best articles Of commerce, our
finest products Of mechanical art and re-
ceive from them the best Of theirs.
The people OF all the wcrld are today
full of sorrow for the good men and wom-
en- who went to China as missionaries in
the cause of religion, and who have died
nObly for that cause, but l hope we viii
send no more to that country. | hope we
people that we know more about the land
beyond the river than they do until we
are quite sure that We do know L. Untfl
then the Chinese can get along quite wen
under the teachings Of their own great
. lawgivers. II they will follow religiously
the wise, moderate, and kindly precepts OF
Confucius or Of Buddha. they can become
the very best people on the face of the
earth. Just the same as the people OF the