The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-10
STANDS BY THE MISSIONARIES
OF TERRITORY BY THE
POWERS CAUSED THE TROUBLE.
I'm China Not Subject to
the Laws of the Country
An Election Held.


nouncement that, inasmuch as the consti-
tuition of the organization provides for the
selection of a nominating committee of five
members at the regular February meet
ing, and there was no such meeting held.
the meeting last night must be held to be
the postponed February meeting Messrs.
H. L. Brown, Thomas r. Shipp and E. i.
Tibbott were chosen as tellers. The fol-
lowing names put in nomination for
places on the committee: Prof. Demarchus
c. Brown, Mrs. c. +. Gookin Joseph r.
Morgan. DR.. Alexander jameson. Mrs. Clar-
ence Forsyth. Mr.. Arthur f. Potts, Mrs.
Hilton L. Brown. Mr. Daniel Leslie. Prof.
T.. w. Abbott. DR.. A. r. Benton, c. w.
Mo0fes and Mrs. Goe. Ballots were cast
for five of these persons to compose the
committee. but the result will not be made
known until to-day.
President Butler then introduced Colonel
DENLY in a felctous manner and an
nounced that he would talk about China"
having lived in that country thirteen years.
Colonel Denby's white hair is the only
physical indication of age betrayed by him.
He is tall, straight, of firm, compact build
and his eyes have in them fair imita ton
at least of the fire of youth His lecture
style, with now and then a naive disre-
gard of grammatical accuracy of express
sion that pleased his cultured audience
greatly.
FOREIGNERS IN CHINA.
In thesearly part of his talk Colonel Den
by devoted some time TO consideration Of
the condition of foreigners in China. He
said that they enjoy what. for want of
lot i- -tarr ri tori o1
ity. This means that they are not subject
to the laws of China, but the laws made by
representa- tives of their governments. Al
American guilty of crime in China is tried
by the counsel or by assessors selected by
that official. An appeal lies from the as
SCISSORS to the consul. Civil actions
tried in the same manner. Those who argue
that the Constitution follows the flag. said
the speaker might think this process
wrongful. yet the Supreme Court of the
United States, in the known as In re
Ross. 1i9 L. S. Reports, held that the
Constitution does not enter into countries
over which the United States has no con-
troll and that in such countries laws made
by agreement with the rulers must govern.
Colonel DENLY said the court has not yet
decided whether the Constitution goes to
Porto Rico or the Philippines. and he docs
not much care whether it does or not. The
lecturer gave an interesting account Of
legal procedure in China, saying that the
magistrate usually forms his conclusion as
to the guilt or innocence of the accused at
the time the accusation is lodged and then
the prisoner is tortured into confession
of guilt. To illustrate the prevalence of
capital punishment, he said that as the
outcome OF a certain rebellion sixty thou
md Lost fhaf Ia nj
that the result of treaties with the coun-
try there are now thirty concessions" in
China that are absolutely self-governed;
they have their own systems of electric
lighting and water works and gas plants.
He regretted that the French and English
had not established such concessions in
1860, since, if they had done so, by now
there would be In Peking miniature Paris
or London. and perhaps foreigners would
have had safer place of refuge in the
Boxer uprislngs.
HONEST MERCHANTS.
Colonel DENLY said the Chinese high-class
merchant is as honest as any merchant in
the world but a curious system of extor-
ton prevails in the country that is at times
intolerable. Servants always add some
thing to the cost of an article purchased
for their masters which they retain for
themselves. When the Empress dowager
reached her sixtieth birthday and was be-
world a tax was levied on the present be-
fore it was allowed to enter the palace.
This tax went TO the head eunuch, who re-
ceived 5000 taels (Mexican dollars) from
one present. The speaker said when a min
lister or consul was entertained by a high
dignitary of the country he was presented
with $50 to pay for his servants, and was
expected 10 reciprocate when he gave "A
dinner in return.
Colonel DENLY spoke well of Prince
- of ItT1arNn NJ I'M hs
is a very nice gentleman who tried TO help
the Christians in the recent rebellion. He
declared that Chang Chi Tung, former
Viceroy Of Canton, now viceroy of Han
Kow. is the greatest intellect in China.
perior 10 the much talked-about Ii Hung
Chang.
Colonel DENLY told of the civil-service
examinations that must be passed by Chi
reese who expect TO secure government po-
sitions. These examinations are conducted
IN every district, and then in the capitals,
and. lastly i'm Picking The office-holding
class is united in opposition TO foreigners.
as they would have to forfeit their posi-
tons II they became Christians. The
speaker declared that he took issue with
some lecturers concerning the value of the
trade with China. He said he was not in
clined 70 estimate IL so highly as do some.
The whole foreign trade with the country
amounts to only $133 COCOON of which the
United States gets $40 goo, 900. He said the
depreciation of silver has increased the ex-
port trade but the import trade has been
kept up by manufacturers In the United
States lowering their prices. which they
can we'll afford to do. since they are pro-
tected here.
WORSHIP OF ANCESTORS.
The lecturer referred TO the Chinese wor-
ship of ancestors. and deplored the fact
that the missionaries cannot devise some
plan of countenancng at least the senti-
mental feature of such worship. Colonel
DENLY said he could not see the wisdom of
educating the Chinese TO foreign methods.
since if they had manufactures like ours
they would be strong competitors with
wages in China at their present riuIculously
low figure. For instance. they have plenty
of cotton there and coolie labor obtainabe
for almost nothing. If the cotton manu-
featuring industry were established i'm the
country the result could easily be fore
seen.
Colonel DENLY declared that the Chinese
disturbances were caused by antagonism to
foreigners fomented by the territor y-grab-
bing INDUCED in by the five powers-Eng-
land Germany, France. Russia and Italy
His utterances on the missionary question
possessed unusual interest, since many
have believed Colonel DENLY 10 hold views
other than those he expressed last night
lie said this point:
1.-THE doctrine now is that the mission
airy ought to be driven out of China. I
have been inclined from all the knowl-
edge / have, 10 support the missionaries
/ think that from the time the first Prot
estant missionary went there. I'm 1S56-Rob-
ert Morrison-the missionary Is the hest