The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-08
TWO TALKS
ON CHINA
Young Mems Research
Club Meeting.
EXCELLENT PAPERS READ
R.w Mr.. Thw.ng and Clinton !.
Hutchings Speak on the
Empires Future. =

| The Young Mems Research Club met
last evening in the lecture room of the
main hall Of Punahou College chapel
The speaker of the evening was the
Rev. E. w. Thwing. who gave a care
fully prepared paper on the effect Of
the Boxer movement on the civilization
of China. He prefaced his remarks by
saying that at present things are in
such an uncertain state that it would
be very hard for anyone to predict the
future Of the empire. Mr.. Thwing quot
ed at some length from recent publica-
lions showing the past and present con-
dition of affairs. He cited the condi-
lions which led to the Boxer movement.
He said that the cry of vengeance
against the foreigner was only a plea
to cover up the real purpose.
The Boxers are allied to the White
Lily Society. They profess to be enc
mics of Christianity, but that is only a
pretext for raising a rebellion; before
long it will be known that their real in
tentions are evil and injurious to the
people. The Boxers are false, and be-
fore long they will be exterminated.
From reports II would appear that they
are having hard time of it.
There are two causes of this upriS-
| ing First, the feelings of the people;
and, second. the anti-foreign policy of
the Government While the people and
Boxers have affecting against the for
eigners. yet they have no reason for 1T.
but they hoped in this way to involve
| the Government and lead to the over
throw of the present dynasty. The Box
er movement could have been easily
suppressed and the feelings of the peo-
pie would have been changed in time,
IF the (,nVarnnpnf had hpen in favor of
! the foreigner.
The present crisis is, after all, the
direct outcome of the anti-foreign spir-
it and policy of the central Govern
ment. whose Ignorance. vanity and
pride led them to believe that by one
single effort they could drive off for
Ieigners from China. or, at all events,
make them so uncomfortable that they
would withdraw of their own accord.
THE first result of the movement of
the Boxers was the trouble at Picking
What pitiable spectacle is that of AN
lemperor of 100000, 900 people fleeing from
his own people, a miserable refugee"
DR.. Thwing then read from an origi-
nal manuscript of a notice sent to a
minister Offering $500 for the head of
Mr.. Hager and $500 for the head of DR..
Beatty, both missionaries.
DIR. Thwing said that the second re-
suit was the feeling of unrest all over
the empire But reforms will come
trade Will increase, and mission work
will be built up on stronger and firm
Ter basis. Through the present darkness
we can see the star of hope shining out.
and we expect to see the day when a
new and enlightened China will ap-
pear.
To-day. China lies in the dust The
Manchus are languishing, the manda-
rims corrupt, the scholars petrified, the
soldiers cowardly, the people ignorant
1.-THE ra hhtp immoral and inSOlent If the
present trouble could only lead to such
true reforms as are needed, the blood
split will not have been in VAIN
The paper was received with enthusi-
aSm by those present Mr.. G. j. Hutch
ings was then introduced and gave q
: well prepared address on conditions as
he understood them from facts CLEANED
while in China. MIR. Hutchings said ir
part as follows:
ITO me the present situation is, as il
would seem from indications, one Of
gloom; but ! believe in my heart the
result means the regeneration of Chi
ma. 1t means the overthrow of thu
things that have Kept China where sh,
is for so many centuries. There are
three classes to be considered in deal
ing with the subject of China's troubles
1t is said if you feed man until he il
full, he will be indifferent If yol
starve him, you make him an anarchist
If you give him just enough to suppl,
his needs you make him happy. Tn
class in China that is causing the trou
bic is the overworked, underfed multi
tudes. The rich practice a game o
squeezing the poor The foreign con
tractor purchases lands from the man
darins and the latter cheat the poore
people out of their rightful dues.
Chl6a lies geographically in pecu
liar situation, with Japan on the cas-
and England on the west trying to keel
ian equalization nf a ffairc. yr-h -i.
Oh the north and France on the soutl
Trying to force partition of the EN-
pre-. France trying to drive a wedg
from the south towards the Yang rs
Z valley and the Russians are trying t
force wedge from the north toward
the same point.
China has tremendous resource
which are not developed. Every min
eral OF commercial value is to be foun,
= IN large quantities in the hills of West
ern China. There is a prejudice agains
railways in China, because of the cheat
ing that. has been practiced in obtainin,
: the right of way by the mandarins. TIL
waterways, both natural and artificial
give great opportunities for develop
ment of commercial industries
The people are not without patriot
ism, however, but they are kept in DOW
erty and ground down under the powe
OF those in high official position TIL
= Chinese have wonderful business integ
rlty, and 1T is not rare thing to fin
them in positions of trust. This honest
must be taken into account in deaiin
with the masses"
Mr.. Hutchings referred to series c
edicts of the Emperor and Dowage
since the spring of '9S showing TIL
Emperor's ideas of reform and the de
feat of the same by the Dowager. II
gave some amusing incidents shown
the shrewdness of the Dowager, an
said he believes that if the foreign min
listers had stood together and had rec
osnlzed the Emperor only and disre
garded the Dowager Empress, the dill
flculties would soon have passed ava,
Mr.. Hutchings address was very in
teresting and Instructive througholIt