The sun., 1900-07-19
HANcHU AND CHxNDGD.
TIE Rasiai Division In Its Relation - On
Temporary Events.

THa RacA.l nlvfss0n IN Ita Ro1at1OD - 0omr
t..speesry Events.
s,,.-s,-. r, sebs tina
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~ .. ~. ~. cn,,... h.ys been
no, 20 '.e nr uno .A" =. g., ,h. M.nchu
sun.y VI 'son yu~ ~. r.r.r Wvsnrm 4, the
uyuas'' W '.,1 "n. '1 ,,- or,r,n IN mart
p'.sohe Iep'oeo..o, S..ao, N the ssr,y
W 'no ,puruer ', an s..-u
pcr' vi .no se'en'01nA =. ~. M,n,hu
io'o W. ..,,., w.uloh
u'or Vi e~'s' ue rr,,.ror ~ CHM.
y, ~ .no ".,"N . uYna ~ .n.wn IN Ch,ne.s
nc 'e'ueu .!,',s.,.n =, IN. Raven
"y 'Ho .a,.s ..,sr ,.s.on. for
Uo""'' 80 ev - ,ho, ,ha Chinese
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roo '."' -, -" ..I 49,. 90, 9TH an in
- 80 - 80 49,. ,,.L. v.r IN you." In
A.. - - ..,- 90, Noorh.chu cauta,red
A. -, ' :, .h. Ch,n..s nrovtnoe
49,. Ts. r.,rIsnn v.. massacred 10
- A.. -, =, ,hs town were re-
- Wv - 80. in ,nNe, of .ubmi,-
s,a. ~ ,,,Iw .au.ror
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4. a. a, tl.,a,a.I ra,.r.no. % a nroct,ce that
=, ,.,., -, ,,,,r. .nd ,ha, ba. hecoms
-, -. -. ma ,.,iona, chara cteristlo.
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a,n.,Io.., ,,,,d. h,,,,, "a .,ranya 70 f,nd that
,hs Chinese ,h.m..lvs, and the most patient
th~ hihese themselves. enu Wv nn,' =. go
inquirers among sinologues are unap'e 70 sSy
what waa the origin of the pigtail They can-
VIC. "as ~. ..S"s...nn ~. h.od "a. the
NOT Ve'i us ~no'nof 'n"Vns We A'
national custom OF the Manchus, OF Wne'ner
Soornscnn onlyoonOs'.Su .Dt"rs1 o -s - n. uov.r
among the counties. million. Of the lons-h.irsd
people of China All that can b. said Of the
origin OF the piatall !. that was ms. mas en.or0..
as a badge OF subjusat'on by the Manchu. AZ
the siege Of Li-on-yang. and that thencefor-
ward. until the whole ot on'na Was oonaus,.s.
1t was made the one condition OF IMMUNITY
from massacre"
" Soorhaonu % M kept up successful ' war .s.,n.s lin.
China until his death In 1926 His son ana suo-
cessor. Taitsong. prosecuted the war with
OF the provinces OF Shansi and Pechihlt was
about 10 attack the CITY OF Pekin, when he
d,od ,n ,s.s IA was succeed-d by his son
Chuntche during whose minority Prince DOT
gun. brother OF Taitsong. acted as Regent
Ir,s.u h,s .arn,,,stration pst,n Was capt,,red
and the young Emperor was inaugurateo In
that civ with great pomp and ceremony. Tho
p.,,,, 80. ,ouow.d hv tho -,h,urs. .
ton of the southern provinces. and the last
Ming Enneror Fou Wang, put an end TO him
saif and bis dynasty by suicide al Nankin.
The of that day tso%sa %.n. sos p"ny
ho,,ar so,disrs bmt shrewder statesmen than
tbe Chinese They owed their triumph as
much 10 heir success. IN brbiAs and So,T%Is
in arms When a rebel chief brought. 100 900
ns bis followers 10 the Nanchu standard, TAFT
song an IA 70 him. no Thought OF regret should
enter your heart at passing into my service.
a,i WI'r q "r rrsst emnire and n / succeed there
are no honors or riches 10 which you can
nor look forward II you serve me faith
fullv Such promises attracted many advsn-
turers Al the same time Taitsong spared
no pains 70 make himself popular In ths
the friend Of the people. esteblished
schools in which Chinese was taught In
stituted civil service examinations. and be-
slowed military and civic dRnities on the
natives who attached themselves TO hir for
tunes. In add ton 10 all this he professed him.
seIf believer in the doctrines Of Confuc'us, and
even his enemies were obliged to admit that his
nrsctice ooniormed much more TO the teachings
" their great sage than that Of the MING
Emperor For nearly four hundred wears the
Nanohu dynasty has maintained itself on the
'nTU nnr,nH w thst time the two races. the Manchus
| I'D tns Chinese have remained dIstinot Ths
Wonchus ns The conouerinp race have asserted
| and maintained A certain superIoritv over the
| chinese The principal cities are garrisonAd
| NV Nanchu troops. In which no Chinama y Ia al
lowed 10 serve Rear Admiral Lord Charles
Reresford. who inspected the Chinese armie,
| in 1905 saws: THE military forces are divided.
| some are Manchu and some are Chinese The
Manchu forces are quite exclusive, no Chinese
serving in their ranks, but the Chinese armies
| have some Nanchus among them The armies
| in the north and about Pekin are nearly all COM
m,nded nv Manobu princos The Manchu
| aru,es are supposed 10 be Y 70. mo strong hut
there Ia no Nanchu army efficient iher IN drill.
disc,niina or orranlzation throughout the Fm-
| MIRO
lord peresrord declares that tha best armed,
| best drilled and host disclplined army that he
sowin China was that OF Cen Yuan Shi Kat. A
Cbinaman commanding Chinese troops, Re
cined 10 Coonerate with III Hung Chang and
Ne southern Vicorovs in maintaining peaceful
relations with foreign nations, and in the pres
oryatinn Of order nd the protection Of foreign
ers in China III Hung Chang Il also a China
mon IN tbe other hand Prince Tuan. we know
s ~ Nanrir, md il mny he owing 10 the fact
,b,t as Iord percsford says. nearly ali the
a,,,,, az rama pelin are commanded nv Man
a., nrinces thst The Government has found N
| in nnoesihla "a ,se these Nanchu forces for the
nmrnose of rmt,ing down the Boxers and pro
ton,;ng tho foreipners in Pekin.
II may be tha, those Nanchn princes are the
iw;n, az Iopr ,hnt ,bev baye hacome impatien NJ
| ~ any In,eTfarence from the outside world
n. recont eyorts or European nation. 70 Sc
n,r. nar,s ~ tho TERRITORY ~ China have
| alarmed them for the security cf the Empire.
- ,L.,. ,,', :. boye do, arp,ined that thay mi M