The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-18
IS Only THE BEGINNING.
END OF THE CHINESE TROUBLE
FAR FRORL BEING IN
SIGHT
MORE SEVERITY IS NEEDED
Weird Tales Published in Chinese
Papers Of HumiIiating Defeats
Inflicted on the Allied
Armies,

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.)
SHANGHAI, Thursday, Oct u.-From
Pekin to Shanghai 1t is next to Impossible
to meet European or American, who
has resided any length Of time in China,
but who believes that the real trouble
has not really commenced. All bitterly
reproach the powers for not being more
severe in their measures, particularly for
not absolutely destroying the Forbidden
City at Pekin.
Residents Of Tien Tsin, Che Foo and
Shanghai say it was grave blunder
that will in the near future cause the
loss of thousands of lives and the de-
struction of much property. 1t is a well
authenticated fact that hardly China
man outside the province of Chi Ii be-
lieVes that the allies have had any sue
cess at all. Papers are sold in Shanghai
giving graphic details Of the alleged cap
ture of Admiral Seymour, Gen. Chaffee
and others as any Of the wonderful
stories that emanated from the Shang-
hal liar few months ago describing the
butchery of the ministers and their fam
lilies, which We're so freely published in
the European and American papers.
CHINESE LIARS ARE GOOD.
Not only are the details given at full
length, but pictures are also published
showing the admiral and several generals
with canOnS around their necks, being
tried before the native judges. Two Chi
namen were beheaded recently in Shang-
hal for publishing "willful ISLANDERS and
malicious falsehoods," in stating that
Pekin had fallen into the hands of the
allies and that the empress dowager
and the emperor had fed. The most
serious part of the whole affair is con-
sidered to be the fact that the Chinese
judges themselves believed the men were
really lying.
The presence of foreign troops in
Shanghai is not objected to because it
means that an immense amount of mon5y
is being spent there and anything that
is worrying the Chinese storekeepers is
that some day soon 1.-The ever victorious
army Of the son of Heaven will come
and drive "the foreign devils out"
consumation that from one point OF view
they devoutedly hope for, but from finan-
ciaI reasons they would rather have post
poned for the present.
1t is an acknowledged fact that Chi
nese, as a race, are Indifferent to pain,
and practice Carelessness with reference
to human life, either their own or
others. 1t is fact the same
time, a seeming contradition that here
tofore the Chinese have not shown
themselves brave in battle at least
When it begins to go against them, act
ing on the principle that che who fights
day"
The white people in this part of China
say that Chi Ii is but a very small part
of the country-only one province of
eighteen-and but of medium size in
population, and that if it took as many
men as it died to subdue Chi Ii, what
will it take when the whole country
rises as it is ripe to do?
MENACE TO THE ALLIES
and the court recently from Shan ST
to Shen ST is looked upon by foreign
merchants, missionaries, and even by
most of the converts as danger and a
menace. A merchant who has been thirty
years in China told correspondent of
the Associated Press that it was a place
almost impossible for foreign troops to
reach if they so desired, and the only
feasible way was to so about $500 miles
UP the Yang Use river and then 500 miles
by land. If this were attempted, how
ever, they would have to fight the
greater part of the way. He believes
that the empress dowager has a hold
on the situation, and Is only endeaYor-
Ing to make terms in the name Of the
emperor just to gain time, and trusts
that In the meanwhile some of the pow
ers may get to fighting among them
selves.
The empress has issued an edict or
proclamation announcing her departure
from Pekin, not as fight, but merely
to be In more central position, and in
forming all officials that the country. is
menaced by foreigners, but that not
enough of them exists in the world to
disturb the serenity Of the Chinese
court
Some English missionaries who have
been years in the country, and who are
at present at Shanghai. say that the
empress dowager has a better knowI-
edge of the hinese situation, the char
acter of the people and their possibili-
lies than any other human being alive:
also thta she has one Or two very
able advisors. These missionaries
believe that her removal of the court
further into the interior means that
with time on her side she will come off
victorious. They laugh at the so-calIed
oVertures of the emperor, whom they
assert has as little to say regarding af-
fairs of state as any schoolboy.
Taking everything into consideration,
an ordinarily intelligent stranger, after
hearing the opinions Of resident foreign
ers throughout China, Is almost compeIl-
ed to believe that the yellow peril, If
temporarily quiescent, Is by no means
subdued, and that though for a time.
short or long it may lie dormant, is
bound to be heard from again.