The sun., 1900-11-21
SPEECH BY MINISTER WI.
rtfIs JORJ U>rRs Ui't W'o"f
NpDpT T,R ~ fUftt
Msts. .n Addtc.- ~ phllsd"iphis "n s"ne "'
the Rrrp,te s.ss' ~ the present "n''.
tion ~ Ansit. IN hins tfsi'"s S""" ~
III. w.,L ~ Missionaries I" the orient


ppi,,pttrrt, Ia. ~, 90 III I yu'l.
Icr,v WI 1rg fnfg ne ti,h'e" Miti''f ~
Wnsh.ngtuu mna' the dud address the "''f-
Inn before 'hc American hnd"my u lrh'rnl
and Social S,icn,. Iip subject Wa ID"
,nn.c- - 'hc uttor ulnri', - ~" Foreigners
In china Otl.ct + trlkrfs were th" Rev ~
william f, T. Martin President e ~" lu-
u.tinl riyrf .,ty ~ Irhin, and NJ Hon Gr"tg"
7 Snantd, former Minister T." china VI
Iind4av Vice President u N" Ncnd"nly. W'-
aided ~ the meeting and outlined ih" topic -
N" evening
The subject under dscI4s,ion IL a dclicat"
one for me 10 handl" when ! wns asked
to give my Wow on u my lr-t impul." vas
To- keep ont ~ IN" Wly ~ far ~ .-lhl" blt
after piVing the matter du" o"u,id'rh''"h
I con- d"r"d Il my duty, IN Nirw Of thr lmI"r-
tame, " the subject. 10 do my iar' ~ a-'"r-
tainirg III" r. al oa'-"- and suggesting r'ln"-
dIc- for ,heir removal 80 have come we're
to-day to -Tcak for my-cn ~ 'hinaInHn
who has lived among foreigners and car -,cak
fromI. .r-onal knowledge.
We lind that China in ancient times was
not ndispOsed to trade and intercourse win
the outer world Foreigners came from the
neighborinR countries in Asia They inter-
mingled freely with the natives. and were
considered during their sojOurn ~ Chinese.
In fact. they adopted our customs and man
nrrS ON the other hand. the Chinese never
manifested any ill-fcchug or amnesty tow
ard foreigners, In later times we ma that
foreigner, in China were treated not only WITH
kindness and consideration but with great
respect Even official posts wer" open t"thcm'
Now il il an indlSpUtablc fact that there Is
a strong feeling against foreigner al tn" pres
ent day. Tn" QUe-trunI-, How has thl~ change
come about? We have to 70 tack 10 the events
of the last half century. We hrd that foreign
err from the West Did not hrions to IN" 'CIHc
class of lUr~uIl- H. We had teen ACCUSTOMED
to deal with. They Wei" uin"r"ht III color,
race and language, ana did not ohsrIN" or
customs and malh"r~. IfNcutns and c!s-
putc, arising from misunderstanding nsuli'd
In warfare. Ia 'Tdpl 90 make i'dte jhlid had
b. grant extraordinary privileges to iuIcigr"i,
and pay heavy Indsmhlti.s. After such "a sad
eNI cricuoe i Il "a wonder that the thin'se
people entertain Anything hut friendly seiti-
Il. .eIts toward ioT'igucr~t
1T Ia, been commonly supposed thar mis-
spuarie~ are IA" 81" CauS" Of Gntl-foreign
feeling in China. This charge j. unfair Mi.
soraries have done great deal Of good IN
China. Th"v have translated useful works
into the ClincsG Language, published scientific
arbaos ana sd5"%% n ,Ec SdrT nT od1G mis"raIrs G"
especially hav" been remarkably slloocssiul
in their phianthroiic work on the "tl"r
some Of their brethren. in their excessive p al
to convert Chlne,c to their faith have l.cn
indi,Cr"et IN their. conduct. Instances are not
wanting of missionaries interfering IN tie
administration Of Justice In Chinese courts.
BY tr"aty missionaries have a right to reside
allowed 10 reside only in the treaty ports In
N" interior missionary cannot but excite
great d"al 81 curiorl,y, Ii 'sl,Gahy when hr r.
publicly condemns the cherished traditions Of
China and proclaims, the worship Of ancestors
feeling Of The Chinese people can he easily nm
dcr-tood. Missionaries are placed in a very
d"hcat" situation. and not all OF them are cnI-
The general attitude Of foreigners toward
Shin"Se ha. had 4 grcai Sn deal to do Wlth their
with them the laws of their respective countries,
tn" local authorities have no jurisdiction over
,hnm hm Gons'%uIdntly th%y form soTt Of priv, priv,
a. Lords of the country than as strangers In "A
strange land They frsGaeIntly tTe2t the Gus
the iill-fceiinr; OF the natives Moreover. their
conduct toward the Chinese IN other re-r"c!s
have not always met with the courteslrs due To
men Of their position. Again, the general mass
the s hsnd d'G % fors~ ivT S'e ShneS 0rs ""a ape p
often caned and kicked IN the streets Without
the least Irovocoti,on. The beating Of chair
currcnce lll-consdrrcd nets Of this kind are
talked about. and srcaty cmbitter the feel
fair to mention that there are foreigners who
trent the Chinese with "vorv consideration
and who di-a'Irov" oi such higli-handsd rro-
Ceedng- of their courtrvmcn. But unfor-
tunatolv The mischief done by others counter
balances the favurahl" imI re-siou created by
th"w
The general tone of the foreign press in
China Is also calculated a. ,ct he whnl" hir.sc
nation against foreigner, and thing foreign. !
Chimes" Government ana it~ officials and con- |
d"mnirc everything which N" people hold I
dG2r q, ana sa.rSd TIE T"csnl nniortnnatc NJ
press. II furnished them with material for
hiacksunrdirs tho Govcrmcrt and ,r"op'" e +
reprc~ontnlivcs Of China abroad lave r,t ,
escaped IN" general condemnation Dr Nor
zion. correspondent II N. L'ndon Times,
and myself with harefaC"d mcrdaoity. As for
myself, hop- to h" able to live down N SANDER,
Of This kind But The mas of ~" Chinese pco-
under the circuIn.ta'0,s entertain friendly
sentiments toward their -landcrcrs.
'ENeut- ~ re- 'nt N"lr- have tl-O done much |
10 ucr"lso the bitter feeling lc'v.on Chinese
and foreigner The -c,Nrc oi tcrrtor, with
out comrcn,ation, N" torrihlc, ',kinc Of land.
from, their Chinese own"r~ 'hr rough treat
iv"nt RECEIVED h' tho~e ~ do.e"c' Of their
light all those have added fuci to tlo ran,"
IreSsion that the thn"'r are cnt.rcy fror
from blanc ,Thgy @T" a. fm' j. MAT Me.
to learn arr from tho o1i.idc |orId .''' "'"''f
Nov the question ails"s, what arc the rcmc-
dies for MI; nns ,'isfac'ory s'a'" "f things
sdcration for the feelings If Tho uativc, III
neSn customs and manners nrc not urcc>-nrilv
bad: foreign ways n" not alwuvS tie h..t
Foreigners should b" more sparing in their
condemnation Of thinc~ Chinese In ID" ucN'
place. foreigners in their daily int.rco'lrs"
with educated Chinese should remember that
true polite1"sS Is the same IN China Hs else
whore. In the third place, the foreign press
In China should aeSrnl" n mora CpUCillArorv
tone toward IN" Government and people uf
China. Many Chinese can read foroicn Iap"r-
II would b" a good thing Nl~o ~ send only
medical missionaries 20 China II This j. i'm
practicable, nou-m"diCol missionaries IN 'lin1
should establish schools and lfrarice
Tn conclusion, China should not bc ilidgnd
according to N" fOr"gn standard Mistakes
have been committed on both eijrS Lev Ms
Iruiit hv our past experience and avoid SI!l-
liar mistakes In the future. II j. unpleasant
10 criticisc other people Nv aim in doing
80 ito remove difficulties and create harmony
and friendship"
The Chiucsc Miri-,rr arrived hero la-, night
and TODAY d" spent in viewing ~" river front
~ tramp- -hpNard He Inspected the huil Of
the new Maine, ~" Recently finished Alabama
and N" Russian haftl,-hip R"vi7qu flo wa.
taken on "a tughpat down the prllyarr t,tLn
lcHgu" Island \pN' Nrd and - OF m 'lo mouth
OF the Sghuykil. and NJ TO the oil rcNrerie..
h' lh'd T'Nl"u~ =" 'ar uI,,'tlug with Provost
and Mr. & {. Harrison
Nl"lklnc of affair iu China hn IId.
Tic NoIu- lmlrru~ favored u good sy--
tenn 81 hhrrl! education, ard tho common
school system 1ud il, lmprri9I Triy,.r-,ty
which trluI,sl r.,I,, -