The sun., 1901-06-02
DIR. AMENT TALKS ON LOOT.
MAKES SOME ADMISSIONS AND AGAIN
Defends HIMSELF.
Quoted as saying That Last summer Was Not
Tine for ETHEREAL yirtue"-says wana-
maker Is standing by Him would Like 20
Sue Marx Twain After webb Hayes.


DETROIT Mich, June The Rev DR..
s Ament of the American Board was inter-
viewed here last night This question was
asked OF him:
Did the missionaries lootY"
mo. positively no, said the doctor. The
missionaries have been slandered for twenty
years to my knowledge. and probably always
will be There is little use in denying these
lies. but nevertheless | am lighting the SLAM
derers with all my strength and am in the right
trim for it Furthermore. we have man
who will put up the money to fight the people
who persist In these false reports TO the end
and that Is the merchant prince, John Wana-
maker OF Philadelphia and New York He Ia
Q Presbyterian and to my knowledge has
offered money for this purpose.
Il feel very much like bringing IN action
against Mark Twain and all the publishers
who printed his misrepresentation OF facts
Webb C. Hayes Is another man l am after.
| am going to fremont Ohio to find him.
In the purchase Of Chinese goods he made
from the missionaries he beat US down to the
last dollar. then talked scandalously about
Us"
But missionaries in Pekin have shown
articles of great value that we're admittedly
loot ..
things" said pr Ament, Il believe II was done
with the best of motives. Every one pre-
dicted famine when We got out or The siege.
aod il behooved us to make money some
way | think myself and some others can
We excused n we converted the goods we
fcuno IN tho places We took possession OF INTO
we thought at the time starvation was
staring us In the face for the winter and
we prepared for the support OF our native
Christians"
"But the army stood ready, TO supply you
free-f need be-or at soldiers, prices for
provisions from the commissary department.
Supplies were coming In rapidly.
said the doctor. five had seen this " WOULD
have put a different light on things, no doubt"
Yes, but you kept on selling goods even
up TO November and December"
no, my public sales were over in Ssptem-
Der.
Tho doctor then wanted TO talk as to the
tho word being used in connection with tie
missionaries
Did You yourself take anything from any
promises or person except what you found
IN the palace Of the Manchu Prince, which
you took possession OF and which now IS the
home Of your mission in reknF
well" said the doctor slowly, last sum-
mer in PeLin was not time for ethereal virtue.
and will answer that question ike this, one
of my native converts named Choo. who had
been employed a. cook Tor wealthy thlhes"
family of thLtGen persons. came 10, 10 me-, NE "F
family have hanged themselves In their own
house when the allied troops cnteredPekln,
and more than 100 Chinese are In the palace
Il Vent over there and did take three car
loads of clothing The Chinese kept on
taking goods whle | took the three loads
They consisted Of clothing and loV taets els ~ 80
vivors OF this unfortunate family and the
clothing / gave TO my, native converts LOT
they, were IN Eregi n'ed -. .,,,, sr,cd.s
in the house when you took n" soods'
who buried them?"
In regard 70 the fine silk and fur gar
ments accumulated In such large quantities
by the wealthy Chinese. they never make
They don't wear them at oil and don't got
them for that purpose They simply burn
them when relative dies. because they be-
goes 10 the spirit land and the dead will have
something 10 wear there The poorer Glasses
OF Chinese burn. old paper when their rela-
tivcs die So they must be content with
paper clothes in the spirit world"
-Did you buy any silver from soldiers or
Chinese AZ loot prices, ne they say In emma!
1.-TWO Russian soldiers guarded my gate
for | was in the Russian quarter From
these bought some silver sycee."
"Did your native Christians speculate In
yes they did and some Of them made
considerable. and WHY should not theyf
They needed It badly"
"Mr Rogers an American specuator In
oot whose home is in Shanghai, lived at your
house during his operations, did he notf
Yes but he bought his stun al around.
Tho money was furnished him by Mr.. Rags
dale. the American Consul at Tientsin for
| trusted him for some Of the goods sold
him on Mr.. Ra gsdale's account,
Now Doctor. p great deal has been said
nbout the indemnities you collected In your
-Four. I think
How much money In cash did you secure,'-
Thirty thousand dollars replied the
doctor $50 600 Of which was the one-third
In excess Of the indemnit'cs claimed 1hiS
one-third is now on deposit In pekin for tho
support Of the widows and orphans Of native
Christians killed by Boxers
"But vou got valuable land and other prop
ertv besides tho CASH"
"Yes
Who passed on tho list and prices for
horses ard other property destroyed or lost
as claimed hv your native Christians
Wan and Kua, two Of tho native deacons
OF my church They are both fair and up
right mon and would allow no eNorhitant
claims IL Hung chang had letters sent
20 tho communities visited instructing them
70 pay | followed these up and collected.