Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-09-22
VIEWS or CHINATOWN.
New York Mongolians Inter.
viewed on the Situation.
sYMPATHIzE WITH THEIR OWN.
IL is Relieved That the Occidental
Forces VIII Ultimately Triumph
and THAT the Final Outcome VIII
he Improvement.

can read English, it is nevertheless a
fact that newspapers printed in Eng
iish sell very well in Chinatown these
days-almost as well, indeed, as they
would were its denizeDs native Ameri-
cans instead OF yellow men from the
orient.
On the day that the alleged cipher
dispatch from Minister Eonger was
received every copy Of every paper
taken into Chinatown for an hour or
two was sold promptly, and every
Chinaman who could read English was
besieged by scores of those who could
not to translate the Picking dispatches
and other oriental news.
The Chinese and the News.
As soon as the colony understood the
nature of the intelligence there arose
a tremendous jabbering, which did not
quiet down until well into the night.
An AmericaniZed China man--dressed
in occidental garments, cueless and
wearing gold trimmed specs who ask
ed that his name be not put in type.
has expressed himself rather freely to
the writer on the situation.
1.-THE reception OF the Conger dis
patch made us feel very glad at first"
he said. "But what If 1t isn't wholly
genuine? The trouble in China has
been very distressing TO us. We had
hopes at the beginning Of the uprising
that the Boxers would speedily be
suppressed by the Chinese soldiers and
that peace would reign in our native
land; but now the war has assumed
such tremendous proportions that it il
almost useless to hope for speedy sup
preston.
what do we think the outcome will
be? 1t has seemed as though there is
only one possible outcome; that Is the
invasion Of China by the powers and
the partition of our land among them.
That's what makes us sad.
1.-THE Boxers cry of China for the
Chinese has brought from the powers
the cry of China for the nations and,
in the opinion of Chinatown, that is
the cry that win win.
All Cinnamon Love China.
with whom are our sympathles?
Well, we're Cinnamon. and. naturally,
we love the land of our fathers and
hate to see it go TO pieces; yet we
realize that a great change must be
wrought in China 1t is time it awoke
from its long sleep. II is time that
its vast mines should be worked and
other industries developed, as they will
be when the foreigners take possession.
When that occurs, China will be more
oyerTun than it now Is. Heretofore
the natives have been glad to emigrate
10 the countries of the white men to
earn Il living, in spite of the white
mems oppression. But when the war
is over many are going back and get
rich in our own country
do you think the chances will be
good for hustling Americans to 20 to
China at the close of the war and make
money, as you intend doingF
"Well, maybe: If there are not too
many of 'em going. But as the 'Meri-
cans say, Too many cooks spoil the
broth you know"
American Visitors In Mott street.
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has become Of great interest to the
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