New-York tribune., 1900-07-01

10 unreasoring dislike and scorn OF the for
e1sner' 6ut sun acting as a very strong motive
power As 20 his faculty for combination. they
point 10 the secret societies which he main
t2ins il all lands and under all circumstances;
anc as 10 his capacity for self-government. TO
the fact that he has governed himself for
countless ages and has imposed upon warring
tribes, as Europe has never done a single
LetL1- OF communication which supersedes
all differences Of dialect and language a sin
gle system Of administration based on superior
ct-N-IE. ana q single set Of ideals acknowi-
edged BY al Cinnamon alike to be in the alb
strac1 Incapable Of Improvement.
Finally: they deny even the charge Of cow
arczce. alleging that Chinese inability 10 sue
cted II i2ttle Is N no degree the result Of
physical fear, from which they are rather ex-
cepJonally free. IS the history Of the bandits
P.Iatts ana reNolutonarleS among them con
eluslFely proves, but is the inability Inherent
II every mob. aggravated by the fact. peculiar
70 CHINA, that the classes which would other
wise furnish leaders hold violence Of any kind
70 be exceed 1e5y UnEentIemany. They say
that the Chinese converts whether 10 Ma
ho-ne-znism or Christianity have accepted mar
tyrc0rl more readily than any other modern
converts: that the Taipi1Es IN our own time
fought IS well as MeXicans did against the
Gordon, many officers since his time and all
VINO have commanded Chinese sailors agree
tIaf once disciplined they can trust them at
least as "e- as any second class lighting men
IT. chinese they admit are not --Tommiez''
o. Z3Layvss or PoneraC1aDs, OF men Of the
I;--SSi1U Guard hut they are as good as aver
ae European militia
We ara Tot Augl0-Chinass still less Sin0-
losUes-the latter . class Ne must add, for
"Eo-l He nave deep reSuect-Dut events
haze compelled the present writer 10 study
Ja7 EhiC-ze anH 70 form 2 definite opinion as
r. tE=ir characteristics We believe them to
be a people Cf great original strength, formed
a. very early period by the sUT erImp0siLion
of q rather thin film Of white Aryaus upOn an
'-E-1T1Ei-aI" -ace-iE other words. q race we
Er1v- nothing about except that II was not
A---an-.-,75,.h accerta6 from teachers Of whose
names only q few survive lessons which pro-
Cuoed civilization that III me course OF a few
generations penetrated 10 the bottom. and be-
c--il- II Tea!l-s 4 Tefis-ol Lhe ohis one " Flch
h-lceC. = hecame them what respect
at-i-y'' i % many Of Us English. the fnal rule
OF conduct ne solvent Cr Ideals, tie one test
TO - app-l=G 10 every neH proposal. effort 10
aCEance. or novelty II circumstance. To the
Chinese mind Il IS incapable Of Improvement.
The one thing TO be reverenced. the one sys-
TEN which must never be abandoned CT seri-
ously changed
THE CURSE OF OvERPOPULATION.
Il probably might have produced better
people bat that with this civilization. perhaps
as result y Il certainly following II speedily
II c-ceT 0f Jine- came the master curse OF
China congestion Of population SO terrible
tEat Il compelled the whole population 10 post
pore everything. especially reflection and the
nobLer qualities. 10 q continuous struggle for
the means Of existence as Interpreted BY a
people IN @no-1 the desire fer comfort and
[1rz7r r--- m. r1Sr1r Zy-9s re+FS7 -
passive endurance IF evil circumstances be
came rhe frs .l1 most necessary quality. in
CES--y
atraphied entity. ard Al ideals subject 20 post
poneme1t IT presence e the immediate neces-
s-ty u the hour Left by their history with
ol- an aT-s-pET5ts,y. rhe- turned T-T guidance
10 those who knew, as they thought. the prin-
T-TleS C- -n-- civilization ana these yueL. self
-EL as The comm uai-y. without link with the
past OF hope II d future. used their elevation
Ger personal advancement Like The Roman
E--s NJ -E= declining E-ulv.re as painted n
Nj L-LS remarkable work, they CisuO0k crit
le5Sm scr culture. and craF-d abOve al things
-1r Official ra1k and the protection which
wealth afforded them. Society began TO rot
and Lhe degradation was accelerated by ir-
-lptiBH Of Darbsrians from the steppes pre-
ClSely akin 10 the Turks. but with no antiSepLic
n AzEoTnsraEIsTTl, who were absorbed and partly
lost IN The huge mass Of the civilization below
them, but who brought 10 II To new or nObIer
quality, and infused into IL a taint Of their
oWu ferociry
The modern Chinaman : therefore the most
selfish OF mankind caIOUS animal with
only a relic 8f conscience. disincIined TO fight
because he thinks Of himself first. and utterly
c1TUp-iEie because money IS to him the su
ureIe protection. but nevertheless a strong
man with clear head for affairs, and with a
strong faith though Il IS in his civilization
and not u any creed His most earnest hatred
IS neither for the bad nor the good. but for all
who threaten Or who desDise that civilization,
among whom he TecEons, not without reason,
ali foreigners. especially the English and the
Russians He fears both these, wishes III 10
both and. II il were convenient, would lnf1Ict
them mortal injury This convenience Is,
however his EEst care, and II IS probable that
though they are brave men the first leader
who VIII make good Chinese soldiers IS the