The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-09-19
LACK or RULE IN CHINA.
TruNton BcaIc Relieves in Euro
pos Form OF Government


Orient and has visito d portions OF the [
interior OF CHINA, which, while little /,
known, may be taken as an example OF
that country in general. MIR Beale |
said
1t ie true that the territory OF
China is huge and that 1T is peopled by
four hundred millions OF inhabitants ,
but she Is nevertheless an incoherent,
inert mass, social organism, as IL
were, without nervous system, go
that the fe T. constantly expressed
about the difficulties European armies
would have in controlling it are
groundless. 1t is true that she has
made q showing that has surprised the
civilized world, but it is nevertheless
only u showing, and made by that strip
OF China along the seaboard whose iI-
habitants Lavc become familiar with
European methods and have had access
to European modern arms. Unlike
the experience that an Asiatic army
would have In invading Europe, find
ing 1t more and more difficult eacn day,
the allied armies will find their work
each day much easier If by any chance
they are obliged TO march beyond the
great wall, The arms OF the Chinese
soldiers whore | was, in the province
Of kashgar, were OF the crudest
possible description, many Of them
with the old percussion cap gun and
others with the llintlocks. regret
that | arrived too late to see one of
their military manoeuvres there, but
an old Cossack colonel on the frontier
OF Siberia laug hingly told me of it the
next day. 1t seemed that u hollow
square was formed, the men facing in
ward, when for some reason various
kinds OF food were placed in the cen,
| tire. After this men on stills entered
the square and walked about in gro.
tesque attitudes, while the men faced
outward and fired v0lley Of blank
cartridges, the majority Of their guns
missing fire entirely. Then one OF the
mandarins, q Chinese army CIlcer,
came up to the old CUssack TO explain
the mysteries OF u bceechloadlng gun,
| and much to the old colonel's amusc
mcnt was go ignorant OF his profession
that he attempted to force pin fire
! cartridge into a central fire gun. In
fact, the handful OF CoSsacks In the
city OF KashRar, many days journey
from the frontier OF Siberia, their own
country, seemed TO treat tho whole
Chinese population, officials and all,
with the greatest disdain. This is the
present feeble condition Of the Chinese,
and those now found selling to them
modern arms should be treated as
pirates by the nations Of the civilized
world.
at Ia diilicull for u civilized m8u To
understand their total lack OF national
spirit and patriotism. Peking only
means to a Chinaman Of those distant
provinces u plac>. from which u man
DARN has been sent from afar TO Cd.
press, torture and overtaX them. II IL
] r1 II . N Il 70 al n,Il "a h
scnce there OF anything like public
opinion, anything like an opinion on
any subject, and their total lack OF
what might be termed emotion. Wish
in a few day 5 Journey from where |
was u great massacre OF Tungancs
Chinese MahOmetans, was going on,
about which from time TO time vague
reports reached us, and 1t seemed that
!, * foreigner living many thousand
miles from their country was the only
one that TOOK the least interest in the
matter.
= Many anti-expansionists would
soon be converted If they could see the
gross misgOvernment, the oppression,
the torture and overlaXation of one OF
the interior provinces Of China. The
old Asialic maxim, Better have the
enemy chan the tax gatherer, certain.
ly applies in that country. Instru-
ments OF torture lie strewn about in OF.
ticials' quarters in China rs thickiv as
base ebai bats, golf clubs and tennis
racquets around the cottages OF the
summer residents at Nsrragansetl
Pier. Huge paddles, the cruel wooden
collar bolted on the Ofendcrs neck in
such manner as to make a. reclining
attitude impossible and thus DESTROY
sleep, hugo iron bars chained TO an ia
"A ii,ri, = Inn, To-. i,f-
travels through the bDHaar, each step
causing pain, arc not uncommoa sights
in the bazaar OF iashgar. THESE op.
pressiOns, together with CnircSs vices,
destroys every AslatiC race whIch hps
the misfortune to come in contact wi tn
the Chinese. 1T Is only necessary, in
answer To those who dupiore thc loss
Of liberty that AslatiCs lose when tbcv
are conquered and governed By Euco.
peans, To rccali ~ them that Tie is
lands Of Hong kong and ) pgapore ~ re
entirely barren when TAKEN By the
English. Today 'hcy a;C among the
most thlckiy poputated spots on ths
globe, caused by the ChinCSy cruwaiog
into them 10 escape tn" drme.tic On,
preston OF their own country and H.
gain the liberty they obtain b, ,Iyiay
unL CT British rule.
AS Herbert Spencer once Drint.u
out to the Americans rert,
means nothing if IL does not Ian in
divldual liberty. GOn may easily break
away from country and nave Is so.
called political liberty, and neverthc
less establish Il tyranny amUng YOUR
selves In China this Is revcrs, Il {: the
Chinese must leave home to acquire
liberty.
81, Tor ono, hope the allied forces
are in l'eklng To stay. II Engiand can
govern India, the allied natIuns OF Eu.
rope can give TO China frcor ANA be-.
ter government than they eDj)y by
governing themselves to-day. L. Is to
be remembered that it is the last great
! portion OF the temperate zone whcrc Is
white man can live and develop It's re-
sources, which In the end will be so
! benc ciiCial to both Cinnamon and for.
| eigners ; As the English eoyornmcnt OF
both Egypt and India has been to both
| the natives and Engiisnmen. OF
course, The present reguIativc and ad.
minlstrativc system OF China would
have largely to be retained ana used
| by the cOnQucrOrs, but this has been
the necessary policy OF conquernr ma.
tions since the day OF Theodric
Government by joint occupation by
the allies would no doubt present
many difficulties, but az have Just
implied, any government is better
than Chinese government by the
! Chinese, and n Joint occupation will
probably prevent the break up Of
Il t.,., t.~s.s - 1. II