The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-01
Other Wars With China.
The Causes Which Led to the
.Opium Var" IN 1910.

"Opium war IL lS4O.
Baltimore Sun.
The German Emperor William
like Saul OF Tsrsus. an unconvested
Paul-is "yet breathing threatenings
and slaughter )" Addressing the
first naval division, destined for ser
vice in China, which sailed On Mon
day from Kiei, the little emperor
said Yours is the hrst division Of
armored ships which I send abroad.
Remember you will have TO fight a
cunning foe, provided with modern
weapons, to aveoge German blood
which aas flowed. Spare the women
and children. I shall not rest until
China is subdued and all her bloody
deeds are avenged 1t is, perhaps,
too early 10 the game TO talk thus
lightly OF subduing China, country
of vast extent, inhabited by 100000,
900 Of people it is gratifying to
know that in Difference presumably
to the spirit of modern civilization, if
not of Christianity, the Kaiser does
not propose TO ezterminate the en-
tire Chinese population. He tells
mis- warriors to sspare the women
and children" For thus much, to
this great and terrible war lcrd, in
the name of human;ty-thanks
1t is to be hoped that neither the
example of foreign powers nor the
urgency of cur own jlngoes will
cause the administration at Washing
ton to dev:ate hairs breadth from
the sober policy of moderation and
Justice already announced by secre-
tary Hay. Ii is all important that
President Mckinley, whose backbone
is notoriopsly none of the stlfest,
and who is lamentably prone to
change his mind, shall have the sup
port Of the intelligent, conservative
public opinion Of the country in ad-
herring to the policy marked out by
his secretary of state. To save the
lives, if rescue be possible, OF our
own fellow citizens iu danger of
death at the hands of the Chinese
mob, to assist in the restoration OF
order and stable government at Pekin
and to oppose anything like the
spoliatiou or partition of China
among the harpy powers, is for this
country, obviously the policy of wis.
dom as we'll as justice We should
not permit ourselves to be blinded
by the atrocities committed by the
Boxers-atrocities nos differing iD
kind and not comparing in extent
with those committed by the sans
culostes Of Paris, aud indeed
throughout France, daring the Reign
of Terror little more than century
ago-to the fact that in all her deal
ings with European powers China
has been created with scant justice,
if not with positive injustice
Although the Oldest, the most pop
ulous and in some ways the most
powerful empire on his globe, 1t is
noticeable fact that in all her long
history, dating back far beyound the
beginnings of Christianity aud mod
err civilization, China has never been
guilty of any act of aggression upon
any other nation, leastwise upon any
Eu,opean power. Sae mas invaded
the territory Of no other power, has
;n,erfered with the plans and ambi
tions of none As an accomplished
writer and historian OF our own day
has said "The one thing tina, China
has asked of European civilization
and the thing called modem progress
was 20 be let alcne. Ccinss prayer
TO Europe was tia: of Diogenes TO
Alexaader-.Pray stand out of my
sunsilae -
The Chiaese Gid tot sesk inter
course much foreign nations Toey
woui1. with rather have lived without
seeing the face Of a foreigner As
j. takes two parties % quarrel
Ch;sa i;ved IN peace @ith al the
wo-ia uatl! 50 yea.s 20 ne: h.st !o5-
e,ea wav vas forced uooD her by the
insa.;a.e greed and vapsci;v Of Eng
lau5 I. YES soon a;.es i!se accses'o;i
OF Qaeen Victoria tha: tie var
des7 z.,a.@.i ay -! historians aEo ts5s
the. % he remea4se:ed in &:' tine as
the 0o;um ua. t:cse on; BY
na,.y wise and p.;r:oSic h2g!;sa:a''
!. las baen described as tie darkest
bio: u2on ;ae pages c; English '.1s'
tor@ Bu; .:,at was before C'ismoer
la;s I'D Rhodes asa the London
Ssoa:; ezcaaoga got up tac var tor
,aa ,est,uc,loa c; The Independence
OF IT,. Eaees and She ea2:are oi tue
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