Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-12
REMARKABLE MANIFESTO.

To a student Of Chinese conditions.
the cause Of the rising IN which So
many foreigners were massacred and
the actions of the Chinese government
as well as to anyone who looks into the
future anxious TO find q reply to the
question as to the final outcome Of the
struggle with the dragon a document
issued by leader Of the Boxers and
now published in an English transla-
tion Is exceedingly interesting.
The author OF the manifesto sets
forth that anclenty China was cale-
brated for her sacred teachings and
moral practices, which spread like an
Ornament over river and hill But
lately a terrible change has come over
the country. Corruption has taken the
place Of morality until the entire pop
ulauon Is sunk IN wretchednass and
the cry Of the oppressed ascends to
heaven for redress. The manifesto
says
For the past five or six generations
bad officials have been in trust, bureaus
have been opened for the sale OF offices
and only those who have had money TO
Uay for them have been allowed 20 hold
positions In the government The
graduation Of scholars has become USE
less and the members Of the college OF
literature and scholars OF the third de-
gree are In obscurity at home. An on
Cial position can only be obtained az the
nrlCe OF silver The emperor cOVets
the riches OF his ministers; they again
aHt0rt from the lower ranks Of the
mandarlnate. and the lower mandarns
in turn. by the necessity OF their POSI-
ton. must evtort from the people The
whole population rs sunk in wretched-
ness and an the officials are spoilers
Of their goods The condition Of the
IaWeus mandarin CourtN is unspeak-
able IN every market ana every guild
nothing can be- done except money Doe
suant The officials must be bribed In
lhe mandarin courts 10 ie useless 90
have a clear case, Tor, unless YOU brlbe,
y0u viii lose the day. There is none 90
whom the aggHeyed may appeal. The
humble hearts are killed with oppres-
sion. and their cry goes Up 10 heaven
ltfelf and is heard OF God Now In an
ger the heavenly bodies are sending
down muluudes OF spirits TO earth 10
make inquiry Of an The emperor him
sa'f The chief offender, has had his sue
Cassi0u cut on and rs Childless. The
whole court both clyil and military ~
IN an uuspeakable condition, The
widows cry out IN pain, The members
Of The court blindly speculate recanting
and learning nothing good
The cause Of an this corruption Is
TRACED to the presence Of The foreigners
an the country Roman Catholics and
Pedestrians. the manifesto alleges have
attracted The greedy and coyetous, and
practced oppression until every good
odiI1l has become corrupt, and through
c0Nstousn5ss OF foreign wealth have be-
come their servants. In this way It has
been possible for the foreigners 10 OBJ
tain concessions for The building Of rail-
roads and telegraph lines, gun factories,
end machine shops and TO introduce
other 'barbarous' inventions.
After this explanation the document
goes on 90 say that God dlsapDroyes
OF these barbarlans and IS sending
them to their destruction, through the
patriotic societies whose methods and
aims are stated as follows
"Tha FIRST OF these powers that have
descended rs the Light of the Red Lamp
and %. volunteer Associated Fists. who
win hCht with the devils. They viii
burn down The foreign houses and re-
store tha temples Foreign goods of
every Kind they VIII destroy They win
eNt.rUatc the evil methods and estate
l.sh right teachings the h0n0rs and the
spirits and the saEes they viii cause
% flourish their sacred teachings. The
purpose of honor IS fixed. and q clean
sweep Us 90 De made within three years
all viii De accomplished. The bad will
not escape the net, and the goodness OF
God VIII De seen. The secrets OF heaven
are not likely 10 be disclosed. The DAYS
Of peace 90 come are yet unknown. but
at the last the Ycm-mas Qg02 1909
must come before the time o. long life.