The Canton times., 1900-09-28
REGARD FOR THE CHINESE.
@he Sapanese Have Learned to Re.
specf the Courage of Their Once
Despised Opponents.


rank of the attacking allies, there il
no doubt that deep down in the hear
OF the nation there is feeling o.
sympathy for China which may max,
itself felt later on. Count Okumt
gave expression to the feelings o1
many when he declared the other day
that it was the grabs of Russia and
OF dermany that caused the present
trouble, and as reports continue to
pour In from the front the sympathy
of the Japanese with the Chinese con-
tlnues to increase, says London ex-
change.
Japan can, as matter of fact un-
derstand the fury of the Boxers
against missionaries and foreigners
better than any other nation, for she
was once upon time greater foe
OF both than the middle kingdom
itself. Even at the present day she
harbors foreign community of
which great part refuses to pay it's
taxes and persists in treating the
Japanese with a superciliousness that
negroes would not stand.
But apart from this the whole his
tory of the present imbroglio rather
lmpresses the Japanese in favor of the
much-despised Chinaman. The muir
ders of the Japanese chancellor and
OF the German minister were coward
ly acts and the treatment of the dip
lomatic corps a violation of the law
OF nations, but the japanese have
TOO many events of the kind in their |
history and are too careless of human |
lie to look upon these matters in so |
serious a light as Europeans did. The
mad, wild rising of the northern Chi
nese as whole against foreigners
VINO married and swindled and op-
pressed them as few great nations
nave ever been harried, swindled and
oppressed, won, it must be confessed.
lhelr warmest appreciation. 1t was
heroic thus to throw down the CANT
ct to all the world, and it was lust
"hat the Japanese themselves were
loout to do about half century ago.
Although the japanese naval com
nander at Taku approved of the reso-
ution of his seniors to take the Taku
orts, 1t is generally acknowledged |
lere that the commander of the forts ;;
nd right in declining to surrender =
mem. The foreign commanders had t
eason, no doubt, in asking for that r
urrender, but the Chinese command +
had reason, too, and if he had given a
without struggle his head would l
ave very properly paid the forfeit.
The extreme bravery of the Celes- "
ais in this and subsequent engage n
ents was very remarkable and could L
ot fail to win for them the warm
'gard'of people who are so brave
lemselves as the japanese. In fact.
ne reports of Admiral Seymour's ~
arch and of the military opera =,
ons that have been conducted up tn r.
e time of writing, read more like At
les of maEsacres than battles b
owds OF Cinnamon armed with tri- - ~
nts and swords and antique lances. g.
u trusting more to their small red
g containing the Boxer sign, red
Tx, ana written charm, rush with
re bosoms on the well-manned in 81
of the foreigner and fall SO
hundreds before the level sheet of w
llets which meets them. Yet many :
them succeed in spite of this hail tie
death in reaching the trenches. A M
e IN point is mentioned by Capt. is
mamura, commander of the Suma. I
o guarded the highway on the ha,
Ith bank of the Pei-Ho, connect PIE
the concessions with the native Inc
IN. On June 16 he was attacked Il
several hundred Boxers CARRYING Car
ches. The Japanese marines. who ant
S had an excellent opportunity for
ing aim, opened terrible fire ON n
m and the greater part of them VIII
at length, leaving their torches rled
ind. During the isolated attacks D.
followed one young man sue sire
led in reaching the trench, to app,
ch he walked with as much sang -
d as if he really were invulner- ;. =
!. He was shot down at last, of nur,
rse, but not until he had reached l wi
within few yards of the muzzles BE
he guns. When his corpse was
sged inside the intrenchment by TAX,
Japanese and examined it was drug
I'd that he was a young man of
1T 25, clad entirely in silk raj 81
t. 1t seems somehow fitting that Pari
youths of the oldest empire in the NJ
ID should die in their richest at d TO
and with their faces to the con- A
ors. Arm
bless