The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-12-17

this. He says foreign encroachment
had reached It's limit. When foreign
force ordered the cashiering Of an Off
cial that official became the more pop
uar. He quotes the names Of many
whom he considers able man, and then
says:
However mistaken may have been
their reading of foreigners and how
ever wrong their manner of action,
these men-eminent i'm their own Coun-
try for their learning and services
We're animated by patriotism, were en-
ragged at foreign diCtation, and had the
courage of their convictions. We must
do them the justice of allowing they
We're actuated by high motives and
love of country; but that does not al
ways or necessarily mean political alb
ility or highest wisdom"
Looking to the future Sir Robert says
that the Boxer will not die out, but
that it will increase and spread in pro-
portions that we will be unable to con-
troll and will simply defy us. 1t is the
civilization of the West up against the
civilization of the East, with numbers
latter. This able observer believes most
thoroughly in the yellow peril" At
the present time he sees but three
courses, partition, change of dynasty
or patching up the Manchu rule. Par
tition he shows impracticable in the
long run. A new dynasty he sees no
man of mark sufficiently able to found
The patching up, he considers the SAT-
est and most diplomatic course to be
persued But whatever is done, the flu
ture is yet big with fate, and the West
ern world is not going to sponge China
from the slate of practical politics.
There is according to Sir Robert only
one solution which will be of permanent
usefulness. That solution is the spread
of Christianity. If the country would
accept the gospel, it's people might be
reasoned with Until it does so, there
will always be a different plane and
there never can be satisfactory and
safe intercourse, Sir Roberts conclud-
ing words are:
IF, in spite of official opposition and
popular irritation, Christianity were to
make a mighty advance and so spread
through the land as to convert China
into the friendliest of friendly powers
and the foremost patron of all that
makes for peace and good will; that
too would prick the Boxer balloon and
dispense the noXiOus gas which threat
ems to swell the race-hatred progam
and poison and imperil the worlds flu
ture.
The words imperil the worlds flu
well, let them do so, but let them
stand! Twenty millions or more of
Boxers, armed, drilled, disciplined, and
animated by patriotic-if mistaken
motives will make residence in China
impossible for foreigners, will take
back from foreigners everything for
eigners have taken from China will
pay off old grudges with interest, and
will carry the Chinese flag and Chinese
arms into many place that even fam
cy will not suggest today, thus pre-
pairing for the future upheaVals and
disasters never even dreamed of.
In fifty years time there will be
millions of Boxers in serried ranks and
wars panOply at the call of the Chinese
government; there is not the sAtghtest
doubt of that. And if the Chinese
government continues to exist, it will
encourage-and it will be quite right to
encoura~ uphold and develop-this
/ national ChlneSe movement.
"Of course, common sense may keep
China from initiating an aggressive
policy and from going to extremes; but
foreign dictation must some day cease
and foreigners some day go, and the
episode now called attention to is to-
days hint to the future
That last paragraph is worth good
deal of attention. That the Cabinet
and President of the United States
have thoroughly appreciated the stu
alton has been shown by their action.
How the powers will come out of their
imbroelio remains to he seen. But this
is certain that whatever is done is
fraught with momentous influence up
on the future of our descendants. The
Chinese question is very serious one
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