Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-03
Az APPEAL poR CHINA.

The agreement between Rusais ANA
China. as now wired By or Aofri ION
10 the London Times, Is remarkable
chiefly because q dlscloses the Intention
NJ the first mentioned country TO as'
sumo full control over Manchuna'
which. however. has been suspected all
along
By the terms, the Tartar General
Tseng undertakes 10 protect the Prov
lncs and aid lu the construction OF raiI-
roads. But he must disarm the Chinese
soldiers and deliver their ammunition TO
the Russians. lie la 90 maintain RUS
sian army and dismanue an forts not
held By the Russians a Russian 'po-
Btlcm resident Is to be placed 10 COM
trol. and the Russian text Of the treaty
IS 10 be- the standard That is TO say
Manchurla IL to be turned over to Rus
STA in everything but name
1tisuot probable that the other pow
ers win endeayor 10 prevent this annex
alton. but as the London Times points
out. the question now raised is Wha'
Great Britain and Germany VII do
These two counties have reserved their
right 20 consider what steps must be
taken. IN case any other country pur-
sues policy Of annexation, ana this
treaty would seem to justify the cx'
orclse of this right. Il would not be
surprising therefore, IT, from now on
the game Of grab were 60 commence Ia
earnest
with this fact In view the Christian
world should pause q moment and COM
slider the plea made In behalf Of China.
by the officials Of the japanese sects Of
Buddhism. II IS courteous, dignihed,
and earnest. Il admits the good work
done In the country by the missionaries
Of Christian" nations. but 1t warns
them from sanctioning anything that
may appear In the light OF persecution
II urges that the social customs Of the
people be not inteffered with, FOR moth
ing can be a greater mistake than TO
attempt to overthrow the whole organi-
zatlon at one blow with a view 10 sub
shutting their own customs and man
ners"
The following paragraph Is sample
OF the reasoning of this appeal from
the Buddhist world TO Chrlstendom
"a glance al history shows that the
great teachers Of every religion In an
tiquitv despite the persecution which
they have incurred. have not only not
any spirit OF hostility or ven
geance, but on the contrary have
prayed, with compassion. 10 have the
blessing bestowed upon the
prosecutors Il Is earnestly 10 be re-
therefore, that we, togeth-
err with all the propagators OF religion
In the world. should be prepared TO In
splre ourselves with the noble spirit OF
the ancient sages and instead OF hold
Ing inimical feelings against the CHI
nese who have perpetrated so much
havoc and atrocity upon the mission
aries. should endeayOr TO do good for
evil. and TO supplcate a permanent
upon this ptiful race
Shall the reply TO this by the Chris
tan' nations be only the roar Of can
non the smoke Of burning villages and
the misery Of human beings In the
midst Of death and desolatlon? Some
reply. we would think. the appeal
should call for And that should be,
not from missionary societies that do
not, and cannot, speak for the nations,
but from the governments, What has
modern Christianity to say TO Budd-
nlsm appealing FOR mercy IN behalf Of
the benighted millions of Chine?