The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-09
OTHER SIDE OF THE
CHINESE PICTURE

In a letter recently received here the
reverse side OF the picture is presented
and a glimpse is given of the fortunes
and barbarities which the educated
Chinese have suffered at the hands of
the allied nations, especially the Rus
SLAMS, who are charged with being pitt
less in the slaughter of Chinese
The letter referred TO comes from an
educated Chinamau, who was q stu
dent at the Chinese educational inSti-
tuition in this city. He with others-a
score or more-came to Hartford TWEEN
~ years ago to attend this Chinese
mission school, which was established
ana conducted by YUng Wing, one of
the most enlightened Cinnamon of the
age Mr.. Yung was succeeding admir-
ably in his mission school here when a
wave of hatred of the foreign deviT'
swept through the Pekin government
and the school was ordered discOn-
tinued. The young Chinese meanwhile
had made strong ties of friendship with
Hartford people.
They had lived in their homes,
mingled with their children in the high
school and had attended their churches.
Among those who We're ordered back
TO their own country several have
maintained a correspondence with their
Hartford friends through all the eigh-
teen years that have elapsed since the
school on Collins street was broken up.
. ., .
In the letter just received much is
said about the dangers that have beSet
the life of the Chinese ever since the
allied forces began their march to
Pekin. IS is plain from the guarded
references of the writer that ne and
others like him who have imbibed
western ideas have a horror of the
bl odthirSty Boxers and have had the
courage OF their convictions by oppos-
ing them and their teachings. But
their unselhshness and bravery have
received slight recognition SO far. The
writer says:
There were quiet heroes among the
boys, / am happy to be able to tell
You, who, by their courage and devo-
ton to duty, saved thousands Of lives
of refugees who were surrounded by
Boxers, the pet of that she tiger. the
empress dowager. They expected to be
made into mincemeat at any moment.
but like good fellows they stuck TO
their work and only shook the dust
from their feet when there was no
more to be done"
The leaven of education in these few
Chinese is evidently doing wonderful
things in China. Although these young
men were recalled TO their native cOun-
try and suffered OblOquy at the hands
of their cOuntrymen. they have risen
TO important places in government and
educational service. One of the bright
ford was Tun Yen. who had the honor
of making the graduating grafton in
MS class in the high school. He spoke
on The Russian Bear" and his ad-
dress was the. most faVOrabI received
OF any. Tun has become a private sec
Tetary TO Niceroy Chang Chin Tung,
the Chinese prodigaL
Iun and his friends have felt the
weight OF the paw of that Russian
Bear. which Tun SO well described in
his nigh school Grafton. The infOrma-
ton comes in the letter referred to:
1 have the saddest of sad news in
regard to our dear old friend, Dr.
Kin He and his whole family have
Eeen eNterm1naued. He was at work
in one of the field hospitals away from
his family, who were in great danger
II was in going to look after them that
he was shot by the Russians, who shot
everything that came within their way
His gentle little girls and wife and
servants were all buUchered. Or. Lin of
the Viceroy's hospital is also dead.
Tang who used to live with the Smiths
III Hartford, was shot with his wife
and their baby girl in her arms"
The correspondent says that rebel
lions are breaking out all over the en-
pre- and reign OF terror exists. In
the shifting policies of the empress
doWager the fortunes Of those who hold
places of authority have become pre-
carious.
At one time or another the hand of
the government, the allies, the Boxers
or the horde is raised against them.
such men as Dr. Kin, Tang and those
other quiet heroes" who are strug-
Cling for the upbuilding of their coun-
try, are the objects of intrigue, re-
Eenge and Jealousy. The cOrTespOn-
dent says that no mans life is worth
anything If he is caught and no one
knows whose name is on the prescribed
list. If a man is caught he is either
put to death on the spot or tortured till
every bone in his body is broken to
extract other names from him. He
says:
This is a great harvest time for
lnfoTmers 10 pay off old scores and
grudges, for all they have to do is to
report that 'SO-and-sO' is a refOrmer or
member of such-and-such a society.
II the man is caught no trial is neces-
SdIy 10 send him to the other world. ~
Tsao Kai Cheong left the junior class
IN the nigh school in Hartford when
called back to China in 1881. He has
been IN command of one of the large
ships of the Chinese navy for some
time He was in the battle at Taku,
and the Chinese admiral shifted over
to Tsaos ship at the very last. his
snip alone being captured and detain-
ed by the allied fleet. The ship, with
all on board, is now in the hands of the
English at Wei Hal Wei.
Dr. Kin La Ting whose death at the
hands OF the Russians has been spoken
OF, while here was in the family OF the
parents of DR.. Charles NJ. Lamson, the
late president Of the American board.
He became an earnest Christian and on
his return to China was appointed to
study medicine in Ii Hung Chang
hospital at Tien Tsin. He was a. most
phllanthroDiC. high minded man.
Pow Lee. who was in the local high
school was taken out three times to
be shot. but somehow or other got off
each time, but is now half demented.
six Quh lost his family, but escaped
hlmseif, disguised as a labOrer. ShOu
kle got out of Tien Tsin with his
family, but YUng Tsang. who is a min
ing engineer. was at the kai Ping coal
mines when they were seized by the
Russians and was detained by them TO
look after the mines.
In closing his letter the writer says.
I did not mean to write all these
horrors for YOU, but sorrow and rage
got the best Of me. Like the moth
before the lamp, l fly back to the
wretched subject Of China and her
miseries. The most narrowing stories
are told of the dreadful famine in