The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-09
FAIR DEAL FOR CHINA.
Chinese Minister Quotes the
Golden Rule.

New York Feb 9.-Speaking at the
dinner of the Silk Association of Amer
lea at Delmonico's last night, the
Chinese minister, WI Ting Fang, said:
when any disturbance or trouble
has occurred in China or elsewhere in
the east, not only does the government
aggrieved demand compensation for
the outrage, but beyond that they de-
mand and obtain concessions not per-
tanning to the matter in hand. In fact,
they often make a pretext of a trou-
BILE, such as a missionary trouble, to
exact advantages and concessions which
may have no reference to the matter in
point. In saying this don't condemn
the missionaries as a class in CHINA
There are a good many pious and noble
missionaries in China, and they have
been and are still doing good work IN
every country in the east; but there Is
a black sheep in every flock, you know.
so if a disturbance should occur to
them, if a riot should happen, what is
the consequence? Their government
would demand justice and not only
that, but in addition to that, they OBJ
tain something else. That being the
case, gentlemen, can you wonder that
the Chinese and other Asiatic people
are at loss to understand your policy
and the policy of the nations of Europe?
Therefore, if those nations want to
solve this Asiatic question one OF the
solutions is to make an open declara-
ton of their policy. They should de-
clare to China and the other Asiattc
countries what their policy is.what they
mean; they should tell them that II
anything should befall any Of the mis-
SionarieS or merchants they Will de-
mand this or that. Then if this is all
explained to them openly, why, We can
understand better what you mean But
if, instead of doing that, under the
cloak of sending missionaries to preach
the gospel, and if anything should nap
pen to the missionaries, which IN any
nation you can not help sometimes my
cOuntrymen here have been murdered
or assaulted by a low class of people,
what can we do? What can you doE
So. if anything should happen in China
or Japan of that sort is it very strange
for the rabble to do something without
the knowledge of the authorities? All
we want is an open declaration OF your
policy, fairness and justice.
Il am glad to find that il is not the
policy of this great republic to depart
from your traditional policy and go in
for acquisition, for grabbing should
be more careful in saying tEis-that you
are not going to adopt territorial ag-
grandizement, but that you are going
in for expansion of trade. am not
surprised. We don't quarrel with you
for that. We don't blame you. In fact.
we welcome you. Do you know why?
Because in trade it is a barter; it is for
the benefit of both sides; it is to give
and take. We give you the equivalent;
you give US something back in return.
"lf you go on in this pacific policy of
commerce and trade you will be well
come everywhere, not only in China,
but also in Japan as well. We welcome
you. We will do everything to please
you; but, in return, gentlemen, we want
to be treated in like manner Now, on
this point I cannot do better than quote
a principle enunciated by our great
saint Confucius, twenty-five centuries
ago. He was one day asked what
should a man do, what should be the
rule of conduct in house, in business
and in government. He was asked to
give one word to convey this principle
In answer he says
g is not this reciprocity?
TT was to the same effect, said by
him, whom shall I say-your prophet,
your saviour, who said:
Z" What you would have others to do
do the same to them
But whether it is merchant
whether it is a tradesman, whether it
is a benefactor, or whether it be ma
ton, if we follow this sound principle
we shall have no quarrels, no dispute
and no cause for war"