The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-22

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modern weapons. This man VA. -.
erick Townsend Ward, a native q ~
lem. Mass, who as a soldier OF fny4,s
drifted into China during the Tnersr. -s 4
bcllion, when 1t seemed likely thss ~
great empire was in process Of disir,s.
ration. He threw himself into the Ass~S
not from patriotic, but mercenarv -
uves. He offered TO take city fcS.E
much money and the loot and ~ Syk.S
a rahble Of Chinese ruffians into crs -
the best disciplined corps the work. hss
seen.
When he came upon the scenA 4 -.
the great rebellion had been -
about ten years and seemed vhollv ~
yond the governments control IA ~.
1t the first real check, as city af{er ~
fell before the onslaught OF hia ros6sss9
who were the offscourings OF Shnss%.as
docks and offfcered by deserters from N.
British navy. "Chinese wardss hsr.@
the most prominent man In China n
that time; he married a man6sy,s.s
daughter. was created general IL ~
imperial army and before his death. 49,
n mandarin of the highest button rse1i,.
ing the decorations OF the ''yel!nw hrSs
and double peacock feather"
After his death the Chinese burial A1.n
In the sacred Confucian ccmetery es,127
ed temple in HIS honor ana ssthe 49,
kee sailor was enshrined among the ~.
tecfive de!ties of the Chinese pantheoas
And wei he might have been fce Y
had done mere for China In mfllsnS
sense than all the gods they ever ~
SHIPPED from the times OF the great Cu,
fucius down to the day or his adva13
lie had taken a mob OF sheep-like Chi1s
men and hammered II into that &1slE'
nificent corps which earned under "a
the title of the ever victorious ARM
late Ian
cessor, Chinese Gordon" who meG0k
took the material Ward provided ~
consummated the work he had heeun 4
If their bows and arrows fail the -
Chinese OF the ''oid arIny'ss hnve CO. j
and as a last resort their nhtchlcckK 49,
their jingalIs, ''stinkpots," gones. to-
does and firecrackers. 1t doesn't unfllrs
what. so long as a big noise Il faises ~ Z
a big dust and stencil evoked 10 telfll5s
the foreign devil. and make him ~ = I
his tracks. If ne doesn't fall. theyslnwt
very much surprised, and II he s$i1 1s 4
s'sts In advancing upon them they ssNz
aead certain 10 take to their heehs1n1s
run.
There Ia always a screw looae acuc
where In Chinese affairs as waa oh9una
IN the Japan-Chinese war OF lH9l-M NAGhf
japan was prepared at every point 80
hurled her masses OF trained tr1oo
against the demorali2ed Chinese WIN ~.
rible results. China, on the contrary, ~
never In condition to fight. The Chln@o1
squadron Rugged the ports or hid II 90
tuaries, lacking competent oiiicers . III
the ships and skillful engineers 70 dssel1es
speed, while the coal supply was 49,
short. The wholc burden Of that war ~
upon Ia Hung Chang, who, knowing ~
state of unpreparedness Of his couoeH
tried In vain to avert the disaster. w.
the war began he appealed without e9eles
to the other viceroys and GOVERNOR t.
assistance. who selhshly left him 70 -
fate. His army was nominally stroaG. y;
the Japanese army was four tfmes atfe y
er; hts fleet WIS superior IN maWr
his oppogents, but inferior In naval 80
ence, organization and seamAnehlh o.
was crippled by tho resignation u ~ ~
Scotch and English engincers -
breaking out OF the war; the army ~
field had no commander In CHIEF -
was supposed to be guided y me -
council sitting at Tientsin. The nv
all the soidiers was In arrears. ~ J. d
majority fought sullenIy only on eom
sion. ana from the very first pitaeed ~
tie at Pingyang, In Korea, where IA q :
ness lost 1900 men, to the last eeo9 ..
ment, at Niuchnang, the Japamese
them constantly on the run. Tne
did not win n single victory, ana -
the officers and the rank and NE ~
with oonsummate hravery--up 20 49,
tain point. In tho first ilght tho lllx
body Of troops II Hung Chang poss .s..a
his 5000 trained Manchus. stood p NJ
ground against overwhelming ooas
fought till every man WAS Fiasn' ns.s
commanders. both OF the land and 49,
forces, were beheaded for cowaId'ces .-s
several others committed suicide -
tlcipatinn OF such fate beiAinne s.~.3
II cannot be denied that the Chiuee
courage, but II is of very pecuites .-~
II is more than doubtful II the y ~ .x
learned anything of valus IRON ND
dear. bought experience In the Cn'no a
ane@e war " IL said that the c0aEs
Picking did not know that Its arm'ss ~
defeated until the last battle Wa - sk'ss
and yet the war Ind lasted mVs
six months. After II was over emo 3. s -
most learned members OF the eoNIt ~.
yuos that since the modern srma, - s
ing rifles and the like, had been = .ss
fective In the hand ~ the Gnin0 -
Nanrhu Roldicry, they wohfh
armed with the antique jinEalis pou1 w.
arrowR, with which they had r~HHsss
their enemies OF old. -. -,
The Chinese navy was rracttrhiU
stroysd or captured during tho isss ~
and now numbers hardy more tsss" ---7
vessels Of all classes The army. nswss
or. was not apprectabls reduced. ~
gaps In tts ranks were quickly hfass 49,
drafts from the surplus millions 81 ~
na'F population Anma epaAfnpnan Az
tersT,ts have been made % bring
10 European standards, by the infI~ u.
ton If foreign officers and tactics. " q "
purchase abroad of Immense ruppsss n
ammunition. guns and armament q :"
deaer ipiiaHs. -
The Chinese army IL nufnefiesny -
and tfnpusngs First ~ all, there Al n W
Eight Hanperr.y containing soiun $3.50 -
men. mainly descendants 81 the Aans a.s
lighters and r0nansr0rs. tbs entire w ~
susdivlasa Into three gFouE@ e. 49,
eh4R. Mongpla and Chinese WIZ ~
She profession ~ GEAR n hsFsdltMrt ~.
from thelr ranks are 5rawn the ~~
and the Imperial giiaFd. Mhils 49, ~
$50 are scattered iu Earriaon aiuHs !. -, !,
Manehnrfan frontier The great h $3.50
army Gated tbe "Ying Ping % me ..,.S
Flags Is also kn0wn m the 49,
Campo" because rplis iHse nv~ as* ssss,
parts, further saeiixiaea iHt0 eiss
rarps. onH for each province, ~ - . !.
Gers ~ the governor general % - y ~ J,
on paper this army haA stFength p - =.
400 men. with abont sHe-third @fss aAss'.
to time Of @ar Baf Gniy Emah Fss, ~.
N armed with modern weapons aha