New-York tribune., 1900-09-03
LACK OF RULE IN CHINA.
TRUXToN BEALE BELIEVES IN A
EUROPEAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
IBT TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE

Narragansett Pier. r. l. Sept. 2-The Tribune
correspondent here has had an interview with
T-,1xton Beale on the situation in China Mr.
Beale has travelled extensively in the Orient and
has visited portions of the interior Of China which
while little known. may taken as an example OF
that country IN general Mr.. BeaIe said:
Il Is true that the territory OF China IS huge and
that Il IS Peop4eG oy four hundred millions Of
habitants. but she Is nevertheless an incoherent
nervous system so tat the fear Constantly eQ
pressed about the diffcuIties European armies
would have n controlling II are groundless II IS
Lrle snat sne n1s mace showing that has sur
only q snoWIng a. ano mace oy that strip Of China
s-ong tAe seaoo2rd whose inha abitanrs have become
familiar win European methods and have had
rer{srce that an Asiatic arrnx wo1,Id bsva IN -
l-s=-r rr--o,,a +v7SF-r = ---- o-I lave u IN
obl.Ee6 70 march bevord Ybe E-sa@ TS Thes are
arms OF the Chinese soldiers where I was in 1hs
Province ot hashgar, were Of the crudest possible
ca7 gun and Others with the fintIocls TeeTeI
LhsI zIElVe9 too -sJe 10 see one Of their military
the frontier OF Siberia laughingv told M ~ n r5S
formed the men facing irvysr5 Tvrs17 [or s as
reason various kinds Of food were placed in the
er faced outward snS 45rs5 = a'IloTees' sn6 ne
csr---1ges the majority OF their guns missing fre
entirely. Then one OF the mandartns Chinese arm,
officer. came up 10 The old CossacB to explain the
the o-o coioneis amusement was so ignorant OF
a-s profession that he attempted to force a pin
1re c2Etr-ags into central ere sun. In fact, the
INV
own country, seemed 10 treat The whole Chinese
csir- This is the present feeble condition OF the
Chinese and those now found selling 70 them
z9as q he cT2ed S 'T x6Td s'eo as pirates by the
LACK OF NATIONAL SPIRIT.
II IS c-f1cult for civilized man TO understand
4 80 Ioo@t SSA o. naHonA! spirit and patriotism
provinces place from which mandarin has been
-ae-- Il is hard for Us TO conceive Of the total
ABSENCE there OF anything like public opinion-any-
--F J -Ag - a. CL11--oh On any suoJect-ano their
72z-L 55 -eek o. Wh2t I1Igat oe termed emotion.
great massacre of Tunganes. Chinese Naboneta7s
going Or about which from tine 10 time vague
eE-er living many thousand miles from their com
~ vas the only one that took the least interest
Many anti-expaustouisrs would soon be converted
i tney could see the gross uisgovernment, the op-
TIE interior provinces OF China The old Asiatic
Eatherer,' certainly applies in that country In
- -S---s = q to14Ie -1e Sfrewn apopt IN ofoials
CLUBS and tennis racquets around the ges OF
paddles The cruel wooden collar boited on the Of
-s-1ers neck II such & manner as 10 make q re-
f5- lie vv6o t7IIs +-oI tI - LINES IN IS
STEP causing pain are not uncommon sights IN the
z-.-h Chinese v1ces destroy every Asiatic race
which has the misfortune 70 come in contact with
ne Chinese. I + only necessary, in answer 10
nose a1r-sxps2stonists who deplore the loss Of
liberty that Asiatics lose when they are conquered
6-C governed D. Europeans, 70 recall 70 them that
ne Islands o1 Houg-korg and Singapore were en-
-trs-y barren when taken by The English To-day
-1ey E-s among the most thIcSly populated spots
Il the globe, caused by the Chinese crowdtug into
them 70 escape me domestic oppression OF their
ov- country and 70 gain the liberty they obtain by
living under English rule.
LIBERTY An UNKNOWN WORD.
As Herbert Spencer once pointed cut TO the
Americans: Liberty means nothing y Il does not
mean individual liberty. You may easily break
away from country and have e so-caIIed political
liberty and nevertheless establish tyranny among
yourselves II China this IS reversed; the Chinese
1Es- leave home 70 acquire liberty.
= -or one. hope the allied forces n Pektng 70
stay = England cz1 govern India. the allied
oeELsZ government than they enjoy by governing
rssosefves to-day L IS 70 be remembered that
. = The lss- great portion q the temperate
where white nan I've and develop its re-
both C1--a-e1 AID foreigners; as the English gov
err1-scr O Dotc Egyp- and india has been 70 both
ne 1s-iV5S and E-gish1e-- o. course. the present
rsg-zrzvS and administrative system o. China
e1HqEsrors bu- this Ess been the necessary policy
Q conQue-i1g nations since The day o. Theod-lc.
T0vs-lEleIl y Joint occupation by the allies
you'd 70 doubt present many difficulties but as
Chinese government .o- the Chinese. and ioint
occupation VII probably prevent tie break NJ Of
China t--o spheres OF influence" and keep Il IL
Is to-day the great territory where trade could have
most beneficial results. There doubtless many
sentimental e-c!-eZpzuStouisLs. who 90 not know
asa and -E5 As-srtcs, who viii begin 70 call this
OPPRESSION s1c who a. the same tine will begin
% no- breed Was1-1zro1s. No o1e can point IN
re history q Asia among It's great any who
we're -ct se1-bar1a--cs harsh, oppressive and cruel
-yrz1ts