Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-25

the very least The Christian
world has gained soul and
society one more broken aud I'M
happy marriage Woe TO the family
torn by fanatical religious strife
Have you ever seen a Chinese opium
den? The most low-down taphouse or
cockpit of a bumb0at. where schnaps.
whisky absinth vodka or any other
description OF liquid poison Is sold. Is a
well ordered reception room IN COM
parson with the hole that serves for
the dispensatlon OF the s0mniferous
poppy juice. An China knows that
England and France make millions
and again millions out Of this Middle
Kingdoms national misfortune.
Yet the British and French opium
traders who poison and demorallze the
Chinese people, claim their traffic In
mems lives and souls a necessity They
regard II almost as an act OF heroism
Some day they argue Europe win
hail us az her deliycrers, for we are
preventing an attack by these barbar-
fans, an attack Of the powerful yellow
race on Christian civilization. In the
interest OF this civilization IL is neces-
sary To weaken and degenerate It's enc
niles wherever found Thus nations
that believe In the Bible and In the
teachings Of Jesus turn Borglas and
turn the most popul0us empire In the
world into shambes.
Rut-truth above everythlng-the
whites in China traffic in other things
besides opium. They have developed
and are developing commerce and in
dustry, because labor Is cheap there.
dirt cheap.
The wages paid by the white man TO
the yellow cOolie are calculated 10 in
sure the latters perpetual penury-they
give him rice aud foul fish, a mud hut
and a rag, no more, no less.
CULTIVATE THEIR WORST SIDE.
Let us be frank, brutally frank We
white men cultivate only the darkest
sides OF Chinese public life. The Man
darIns are notorious bride takers-we
aid and abet this tendency; We would
have Invented Il n necessary, We smile
on the corrupt officials. because their
crimes 10 In with our plans. Because
we desire TO get the best Of the COM
mon people. we eXeCrate II and flatter
the Mandarins, who possess the mlser-
able privilege OF playing Judas 1865 days
IN the year. To the Mandarins, cere-
monial receptions, presents good VIII;
Tor the people the grindstOne. oiiicl :
whip, terrible laws,
Some accuse the intriguing empress
OF having preclpltated this war It's a
lie, thousand times lle Have, az least.
courage 90 face the truth, gentlemen,
and admit that we are gathering the
storm whore we sowed wind. It's alb
surd 10 talk OF court intrlEues where a
whole nation rises In open or covert tot
revolt. The revolt Christians, Is Of your
making!
/ would gladly accept the report that
only blind fanaticsm RACES with fire
and sword IN China but ] know Il Is !
not So This revolt is the consequence
of long continued. Of perpetual. per-
sstent and seemingly endless oppres-
sion. The Chinese body polite has |
risen 90 shake Off the yoke Of that civ |
ilization which bored It's dirty fangs IN. |
TO China's very flesh, Cruel, nasty /
fangs-different IN every respect from |
the white hand Of brotherhood OF which |
we read so much.
Europe Is lying when she STYLES the |
present necessary armed Interference In |
China "a war for civilization" This Is |
q war bred by oppression. But we must
defend the claims Of civilization, new
ertheless.
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