The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-10-30
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American Travellers Interesting
Observations In the Orient.


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0nafeD G. Esgent says the usfte'
Stsaes Cas- Deal More AecepfabI
wfth ~k~ Chinese Thas Any Otbe
uef1sD-cOssfders fbe FtIipfpos c.
pakle ~ SELF 6seversnesf.
~rr0m close observation and study
incline to the belief once expresses
" Napoleon thst the Chinese are
eIaeping nation and that wheneye
they awake they will sfartie the world
They will show the west-and by this
mean America, England, Germany AM
I'll EDrope-that they can accomplish
great things, II any one thinks fha
the cbinese are a weak natton, tina
TRY 8 III ignorant, suDersfftious an<
trPacherous, they are FAR from correc
n their opinion"
This IL ~ expression Of the belief ol
Mr. Daniel G. Nugept, who, with BIZ
family, recently returned from . II
mOnths trip accommodating tb1
globe. says the IT. Louis Giobe-Demo
craf,
Mr.. Nugept talked interestingly ol
The countries be visited. II made q
careful study OF the peoples OF the
cOuhfrtes through which we passed"
~ said, tend compared them and their
customs, habits OF life and particularly
their business methods, There was
one thing which impressed me more
than anything else from this 0bserya.
ti0D-aGd was glad indeed TO note II
and that was that, for commercial
enterprise, the American people are
TAR greater than any other nation.
They stand bead and shoulders above
the rest, The English are next and the
Germans y pushing them hard,
There IN q great race In the east for
trade. particularly In China. There
WAS evidence OF that fact TO me on
close observation OF the movements
there. and must say that we itbe
United 6tates) arc conducting our
selves WITH o higher standard Of honor
than any other pal0p now dipping
IN oar into the troubled waters oyer
there. Even Germany IN Jealous Of
England oyer there, though friendly
" say Without fear Of successful con,
trGdscfi0p that the United States can
deal more aceepfabIy with the Chinese
than any other pati0n, This may seem
IN extra VACANT expression when Amer
ica's restrictions against re Chinese
Gre remembered, but the rulhsg people
IN China understand them, appreciate
their necessity and respect our nation
oil the more for them, want " tell
YOU there are some great minds IN
China Their ideas 0f development
have not taken the same course ~ the
western idea, but they should not be
mIsjudged on that account While we
Mtpk N ~ n great Thing W build q rail-
F0ad and open vast fields OF new ter
Fit0ry, they DO not think 40 much Of
TINT sort ~ development, but that IN
no token fhat they are not developing
along other lines,
wrade In China " the antmHs and
the incentive for aH the Boxer dis.
tprbAnees and but for the Epitad
etltes, whose policy has been com,
mepded on MI sides, tbe war Of CON
guest and land grabbing would have
been No long before this The United
6tates has n good trade with CbipA
now, and there N no doubt that It VIII
rapidly Increase, " China II not A.
vtded among tho powers and " given
Y chance, repeat tbaf when China
ewgkens she VIII startle The world
VIII Der accomplishments, This pres
en- d~lstprbaRee ~ Wkely 70 cause IN
RW9kellRg,V
M Npgept talked Interestingly of
nv entire "trip, dHEiRg which he and
wv family Visited All the oriental
countries, Including Japan, The Philip.
pine Islapde, IHdia, Geyl0n, Egypt
lfaly, France and tho other European
cQNntrles, bHt he was inclined 10 dwell
more Hp0n China and the Philippines,
epeaklng n The Philippines, NJ Nv
I'VE spent some time M ManilR WITH
CaPfalR y, !, Baker, q relative md
hin family, The Wlipin0s consider
capable NJ self government In q very
lArge measure II given a chance aHd
falF treatment They WIN surprise tho
ths II done, Manila II ihe
best fly In Tho orient 10 be abso,
lHfely truthful have In MIND when
this H0Rgkong, pf course, but
N nm English dty, From whar
MW W the PllfplRos Within d
~ lQN mlles pf Manila can
speAk M them M nm Intelligent people
NJ very Kindly dispositI0H,N
Mr. NNgept relqted a thrllNRg on,
aeFleRee which IN ana hin family and
!!ster'r lRlAw hRd, They drove from
Jpland 'Gampbeli' They hM p
1ss A N Psssssl 1 INA t NV sf aeela XXX Mt
q stayl AZ cplQpA Campbell Wss
lWayr Vhf driver sHggesfed retHrnlRg
w another r0Rd, N Witch Mr. NHgeHt
'RHsfRfed .Vhey haa prpgressed some
llsfRRGe RhGn they Rnf0WDffrfd had