The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-14
CONSUL VOWS STATEMENT.


SAN FRANCISCO. July i3-Consul Gen.
eral Vow, representing the imperial gov
eminent of China la this city. has sent to
the Chamber OF Commerce n communica-
ton expressive Of HIS regret at the out
breaks In China which have broken the
cordial relations Of the two peoples. In
his communication Consu! General Vow
says:
Happening IA the occurrence has at
time when the United States showed Itself
10 he recovering from past reverses In
trade i'm China, and when the future was
big with promise of Immense business be-
tween this Coast and China. II Is ex-
ceedlngly unfortunate that these conditions
OF growing favorableness should be IN
any way menaced by anything transpiring.
This rapid and vicious onslaught m
Discriminatory made by the mobs of GER
tain districts OF North China upon the
Western peoples must for the moment
siultify and staggcr trade with those par
ticular localities. hut In the turmoil II
Is comforting To know that the imperial
government has nj all times been earnest
IN It's desire to suppress The assailanis.
has shown utterly no sympathy with the
mohs. its Visws ard It's purposes, ana VIII
undonhtc eddy, whom order Is again restor-
I'd punish the Offenders with the sever
la which il their due.
The government ~ China. "a much
as II may he miere presented In the West,
is favorable 70 progress and is DESTROYS
Of extending throughout the empire the
HIGHT of Western knowledge and 90 adopt
es ssa pns Of The SoSsrs ,h sna
marvellous benefits which Western
thought has wrested from nature and
brought under the control OF man.
That the development must go on, that
neither Boxers revolt, mob violence or
rceoEmtiop hy high ana misguided Of
nciAis can swerNo or crush IL down Is a
truth recognizable upon an iastants re-
neciion- These stupenduous potentiRlities
resident within the vast breadth ~ china
must ~ felca sod 90 the uses and BENEFITS
* the world china mast take the station
which her great Innate power entities heF
to hold among the nations
The time relation ~ china to the world
is rot 60 aroFt a field for land seauestra-
tiou by military cNploitera anxious 10
Install branches ~ their government Ia
, Asiss but J, = -. womb % proinct'on
the Werd In the form % trade. II Is ~
srnding itA goods abroad ga exchange for
the goods ~ the nations that china f.
earth 'S'''N "' ms
THE people who are hishrst endowed IN.
their ae.uT 10 pat forth the beat and
most desirable pypsiRcts, aRd MAO have
thsrby The largest capacity for iakirs
~ products " othcr tafions Is the NJ no.
.nFt amoag - ipiegras ~ the wnrld,
S'hitf All ! say. frortirE As Il does
a.y SO the m0s, magnificent 4hc.t ~ v,at-
" upou the N,ote. the country PERHAPS
H'aess Ia material r,ssouSces - most
main ana q a distinctly radical r.spuia-
tian. Erwaicwt va multitude % any far
n,ars - ne wotil en1er on sov'syfl -nst,'
tHai IN tA" aFra'nce = sUch conditions
TIE rifei states should reap thr vrrs
i'lh sl.Hn''SSr - n the Incompatible
'lft rrt .ar migts tsa diverted from
tNr grrat srAr1e ~ commercial ae1til al.
iipn ara - aarre by any acts uhirh q
1.sfSat nle.s may c9mmit % say part
~ China That which concerns as sere
= the ccmmerce 81 what is nrartlcaliv
me orient No band ~ robaors. II
Uaranftrs. ~ anu-CancasiAns or fsnat.