The times., 1900-12-23
NO DEMAND FOR REVENGE
Mission Bands in China Follow
Christian Principles.
Will Prosecute No Plans to secure
Indemnity for LOSSES and suffer-
ings Incurred During the Boxer
Uprising-No Action Urged by the
Amerieans-No -Reparatien Asked.

The present Chinese Minister to Amer
lea may be regarded, taking everything
into consideration. as one of the most
able representatives from foreign coun-
tries who ever represented an Empire in
this hemisphere. He has probably, by his
friendly intercourse with the people OF
this country, his free and open utterances
upon topics of the day, foreign and do
nestle, and his appearance upon the
platform at various times. accomplished
more than any of his predecessors in
giving those who have heard him, or who
have had the opportunity of studying his
ideas, as they appeared in the newspa-
pers. lucid knowledge of the ordinary af-
fairs of his country than any of his prede-
cessors.
Mr.. wus recent address. however. in
which he pointed TO the spectacle of
Christian boards crying for revenge and
property indemniflcation has been sub
ject of no little unfavorable comment.
not only In official religious circles, but
among lawyer, who give merely super
fetal attention to the subjects that at
tracted Mr.. Wu's attention.
Now the facts are that most mission
boards in the United States. Canada. En-
gland, and the Continent of Europe, hav-
ing work in China, have come to an un-
derstanding, some of them have voted, to
make no effort to recover indemnity,
either from their own governments or
from China, for losses sustained by rea-
son of the Boxer uprising. Some months
ago Secretary Hay asked all American
societies to file with him statements OF
their financial losses. All of them have
now complied their total amount footing
up s725, 900. But it is known that no So
ciety did more than to name the amount
and to give the basis upon which losses
were estimated. Not society has urged
action by our Government looking to the
collection of damages. and il is said that
not d Canadian or British society mas
done so.
Methodists North find their losses to
have been $24C 00O and they have so re-
ported 20 Washington. These losses are
for mission property, chiefly In Pekin,
Tfentsin. and Tsun Hua. In Pekin the uni
yersitv buildings were destroyed, and in
the other cities churches, schools, end
missionary homes were lost. The mission
ary society has in hand and has just ready
to launch a money-raising campaign. The
society's income is 81 $3.50, eco year, eX-
elusive of specials, and 1t is TO try TO in
crease II this next year to 81, 900, 600. This
is not a part of the $50, ,0o0, 600 thank Of
fering. for the society was left out OF thac
plan But this campaign is in no way re-
lated to mission property losses in Chi
ma The S24O. 600 loss does not include the
personal property losses sustained BY mis-
sionaries many of whom have lost every
thing through houses being looted since
they quilted them.
The amount scheduled by Presbyterians
was 5000. .O00 but it was given TO Secretary
Hay as a tentative amount, schedules not
having vet arrived from all missions in
China. Property destroyed in Pekin is
valued at $50, coo, in Paoting-fu at s3a,0O0
and at Wal Hen at $50, 900. Many school
houses we're looted and burned at lchow-
fu, and thirteen chapels were destroyed
in the Canton district. Personal losses
of Presbyterian missionaries are found 10
be heavy. One medical missionary Iost
the Instruments collected during me-
time and valued at SS,O0o- Libraries
worth at least $4,000 and belonging 10
the one hundred or more missionaries IN
North China are gone
The china inland mission is the larg-
est society in China It's headquarters
are Toronto and London. 1t had mis-
sionarfes in every province in China, and
it's losses reach S450,000. Not long since
the MARQUIS of Salisbury said missiona-
rie appealed for gunboats when they got
into trouble. Thereupon the Inland MIS-
sion challenged him to specify one IN
stance in its thirty-five years in China
when n had asked Its Government for
nrotection. The Inland Mission has made
II known in the present juncture that II
will not In spite of losses larger tnan
those of any ether one organfzation'
make a single move to reimburse ITSELF
and American societies will, 1t is said'
follow its example