The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-08-07
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against footpads and robbers. No caravan
started cross conntry save under the
conduct of Boxers; transport Of ready
money and valuables without the at
tendance of Boxers was never dreamt Of
Women and children moved from town
TO country under the strong arms Of
the Boxers; even the government and
the mandarins employed them con-
tinuously in one capacity or another.
But with the advent Of the railway
system the occupation Of private police.
men or bodyguards became obsolete
Those who use the steam cars need no
special protectors, and money transports
are quicker and safer by rail than in the
midst OF an army Of Boxers bristling
with cross-bOws, spears, or even rifles.
While the poor, hali-starved, and
meek Chinese laborer might never have
summoned up courage enough to seek
redress for the grevious wrong heaped
upon him by the hated innovation, il
was but natural Tor the athletic Boxer
drilled to earn his living by lstcuffs, to
raise the hand of revolt. Born TO live
by his powers, he uses violence to win
back, II possible, the bread of which he
is deprived. His argument is against
law and order, society would be doomed
ii it were permitted to prevail yet from
the Boxers standpoint its psychological
and physiological soundness cannot be
denied.
Thus the original dispute between
wage-earners and monopoly broadened
into iull-aedged social question with a
political lining. The victims of the rail-
way system organized as Knights Of
Labor, only their se.i-appointed leaders,
the Boxers, are far more dangerous de,
magogues than the men holding similar
positions among the workmen in the
great cities OF Europe and America.
Their ignorance, their profession, makes
that self evident. Prizedghters, slug
gers, and the like cannot be trusted to
keep the baser instincts of a mob in
subjection.
These men uniurled the flag OF social
war upon which was written: "Down
with the Railways That Are RESPONSE
BILE for Our Starvation" From that to
"DowR with the Foreigners, Who Foist-
ed the Railway Upon U.s." was but a
step.
To sumup; Fear of starvation reused
the anger Of the Chinese populace
against the useful innovation, the bread
question grew into a political grievance
and eliminated in the hatred of foreign.
ers and in open revolt against the gov.
ernment, for the Manchu dynasty is as
foreign TO the country in Chinese eyes
as II it We're Prussian or Anglo. Saxon.
These are the facts; they show con
clusiyely that represent troubles wer,
caused by unhappy social conditions
over which the government had no con
troll and which absolutely lacked politi
cal motive. That the original bread rio
or economic movement developed into /
political movement-that is no reason
why its origin should be obscured anC
its motive doubted.
The real why and wherefore of III,
uprising is moreover made plain by tn,
fact that the rioters are not conten
with attacking foreigners. Their lus
for vengeance strikes their own country
men as well. And here another aspec
OF their labor situation comes into view
The foreigners, when hiring Chimes
labor, prefer to employ converts.-Chi