New-York tribune., 1900-10-24
WHAT IS NEEDED IN CHINA.
IS THE GREAT FACTOR IN ACHIEv-
ING SUCCESS.

ING SUCCESS
Baron Speck Won Sternburg. who has been pro-
NOTED by the German Government from the post
OF Charge dAfaires at the German Embassy in
Washington TO be Consul-General at Calcutta, has
an interesting article China In the current num-
Der OF Golfers Weekly Among other things he
says:
II is not my intention in this short review, to
ton, but If were to be asked to give my opinion
S regards the chief reason OF the present outbreak
standing" (of the chinese)- The greatest triumPhs
edy those OF the jesuit Fathers during the reign OF
the Emperor Kanghi Q5s2-l72). To lay down the
90 better than make close study Of their won
derfUl and interesting history The early Jesuits,
% ave he vay for future trade Sy Weaving n1is
Pel1ng. and. II possible, to attempt TO con-
xsI ne mighty and proud sPeTGrsa en- sa th9seygS the
most extraordinary and oifhcuIt ever lntrusteo 10
a diplomatic envoy in the history Of the woriq,
The great fathers. at the end OF the seventeen
have cSnTeTte5 he Son Of Heaven if they had
not wrecked their chances just at the moment
dent, long and patient labors. A dispute arose re-
garding certain reigious rites which was fo3meo }oT
Kansh's reason for this harsh action was that If
the holy fathers could not agree themselves on
questions touching their own religion i surely
had. This meant the death kneu Of Christianity
II China Later snperoFs toe[alea me ,c soTe
the scum OF the country.
working q the JesuIts, which stin remains the
standard of the Catholics IN China we fnd that II
The novice from hcEne must first acquire thor
ough knowledge o. me Cnnese !ang1ase sI1u an o o.
ciaI and official intercourse. he must aDandon
S2e caSoc1 n t cioelv % oopV the daily life and
even many habits % the Chinese-in snort ne naust
himself After at least Two years OF ardent study
under experienced old fathers at the headquarters
mission. where reliable old hand carefully breaks
These remarks are to give an idea as 10 the line
II which every foreigner IN China ought 70 work II
Tra55fons revived 6v Confucius on which the vast
Empire has pivoted for more than five tnoqsand
years, and which have kept II together WhlIe 4lo4a
Babylon, Assyria, Persia. Egypt, Greece and Rome
fucius. and follow IT closely in al your dealings
with The Chinese, quite the same II you , may oe
negotiating treaty buying pony or 9aPotIa1g ms
again and again. carefully Increasing your kind
gentle. but firm grip. Before all, meyer display any
yoor tePeF per @ S6G s5 I beftar Dac ToTr trunk and
oooIlec, ae y0e I1 "a, Ji teZa iost caste as a
gentleman. Everybody who knows the Chinese viii
ten yoq What this meaPs m II % are 6sTteFng F. oTeT T6
show your temper and fail but # you are negotat-
ing loan Il IS not your own business. The great
est mover OF China IN modern times IS Sir Rooert
service known as the Imperial Maritime customs,
Il rests on the sound foundations SO successfully
z 81
ne1Saz p q az rs rs of frsiniB fBen Is en-
which might be called a "festina lente" policy
annually zone taei equals about 8 in gold. This
wonderful foreign structure which Sir Robert
row cover the great sesboard and rivers of the en-
e. r. E Gina II eIerted il the Right way
AS 20 the ability OF the Chinese themselves 10 IN
srRIIrafe and foster reforms we have shining eX-
ample Fl the renaissance OF China about twenty
Es,--4rr md General TEO ISUnE Tang.
These two famous and influential men were a6e
-esent one ard after successfully restoring peace
Tnent OF Captain (now AdmiraD Lang. OF the
ose on the level OF the best fgting navies Of the
world The same can be SAC 9f the Troops orlIleq
s,5a1f6r of ny var ~Ii sch6oi 5 at gaensin
T-nIuckiiv the strong arm needed in Peking to
keen on permanently fostering these reforms was vas
a child and the reins OF the Government were in
the hands of the Empress DoWager ana heT more more
out Of the navy by intrigue Richfers splendidly
res ctionary viceroys and Governors almost unani
mousIy sheved them or employed them as cooks
on by Japan. Il Hung Chang was made respon-
sibe, deprived Of his ho1oFs and DEGRADED but his
sessed the energy and Vitality which had enabled
him 70 perform The great works of twenty years
ago A great man sadly needed, a conbtna-
them Meanwhile Kwang So had reached the age
Of tTenty-four- \ band Of retor1lers arose. con
China, many Of whom had received more or legs Of
a foreign education The Emperor favored this
movement. OF which the aim was to introduce the
Western system of education. to enable the
Chinese 70 understand the secrets OF foreign Euc-
But the progressive spirit Of the clever boy
Emperor was crushed BY the stern and powerful
snese war had favored & decidedly anti-foreign
policy. One morning she led the Emperor before
the tablets OF his ancestors and. after administer
fng 70 him severe reprtnand, boxed his ears IN
the Reform party. and there a lively flying
Of heads since then things have gone from bad
10 worse.
TRIBUTE TO HERoIsI OF MISSIONARIES.