The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1900-11-22

Mr.. Nicoll dresses as Chinaman even to a rig
tail" He and his wife have been Missionarios
in Chinl for II years
course, they the missionaries employ
their own converts as servants.
The beautiful compounds and the com
modious buildings occupying them com
prise some of the very choicest properties
in our cities. The Jesuit Fathers in tn,
principal cities have property enough 10
make them self-supporting. They OWL
house after house, as well as business
blocks they rent TO natives and Europeans
The Protestants have not done this So
much.
But there is another thing the Protes
tant missions do that kills their influence
with the masses. You know ChinamaI
believes women should be kept out of sight
and their reputation is ruined if they min
gle with men at all. Men and women
missionaries come out here from England
Europe and America, and several single
women will live together in building in
the compound where several men are liv-
ing in a nearby building.
These women go about the streets and
into the shops, after they have learned
a little Chinese, and talk to them and try
to see the Chinese women. While this is
all right enough, our masses do not I'M
derstand it, and these missionaries are
the victims Of ridicule and jokes among
the Chinese people and are caricatured
by the Chinese papers"
MISSIONARIES UNJUsTLY ACCUSED.
The writer admits that Yu has explained
the situation as it actually exists. in the
main. upon the side that is against the
missionary.
One hears, in these days. much about
the missionary causing all this trouble in
China, but this is not true. The cry has
been taken up by people who have giyei
the subject little or no thought.
The Manchus comprise five and one-hali
per cent. of the population of the Chinese
Empire. The Manchus have been in con
troll Of the Imperial Government for a
long time. The Chinese hate the Man.
chus. 1t might look to people not con
vCfsant with China and its Government
Il at it would not be difficult to 941a pei
cent. of the people to turn jIa per cent
out Of the control Of the Government, but
it is a difficult matter. Besides this dis
satisfaction with the Manchu Dynasty
there was universal dissatisfaction
throughout the Empire with the bound,
less greed of some of the European pow
ers and the way the Manchu Dynasty rec.
ognized the demands of certain powers in
granting concession after concession until
their country was rapidly being sacked OF
much valuable territory.
The leader who dared oppose the I'm
forthwith. The discontinued elements
were obliged 10 cement themselves under
some other banner than anti-Manchu
The cry against the missionary was tn,
convenient one; it would be popular, anC
was selected much as political question,
or issues are in the United States. Any
thing TO bring the greatest number OF
people together and ut the same time no
offend the Imperial Government, but rath
er please it and get its support.
| While this cry was against all foreign
ers. the ignorant Chinese were made t.
believe that all missionaries were the spie
of the foreign Governments here unde
the guise of religion pretending to do tn,
Chinese people good. This plan of cam
paign was prosecuted vigorously by tn,
leaders of the Boxer movement. This wa
helped along not little by the foreigner
living in China who always had and hav
endcavored to embarrass the missionary.
When the crisis finally came it wa
easy for the strong prejudice OF the anti
missionary white man of China to max
him say the missionary was the cause o
the whole trouble.
The poor missionary has been CHARGE
with much more than is his due.
j. MARTIN MILLER.