The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-07-28
The Real Yellow Peril.
From the Washington Star.

vance of those of Ii Hung Chang. who
has ruled the empress dowager and
assisted her in degrading the empire
to its present low estate
Material Growth of China.
Assuming that all this will come to
pass, that Kwong Hsu will be res
tored, the country thrown open to the
building of railroads and the devel-
opment of mines and other industries,
there will follow a growth of material
wealth such as no nation in the
worlds history has ever conceived
possible.
1t is realized, however, by those
familiar with the situation and the
character of the Chinese people that
this wealth will not be for the outside
world that will develop the resources.
Inc profit will be reaped by the Chi
neSe. and for one | am glad il will be
so. The Industrious, tireless. thrifty.
shrewd Chinese: those who have al
ready grabbed a good share of the
wealth of Hong Kong, Shanghai and
Tien Tsn; who own the mines already
open. the large banking interests inn
mense shipping interests and who mo
nopolize the mercantile trade ALREADY
established. will. with the increased
facilities furnished by foreigners not
only hold their own. but increase
their wealth a hundredfold.s
When the western world opens
China to the great manufacturing
and wonderful mineral possibilities of
the latter country. when other ma
tions point the way, China will de-
velop her resources in such a man
ner that no nation unwilling to LET
her laboring men live as the Chinese
live can hope TO compete with the
native population My admiration
for the physical strength and en-
durance of the Chinese knows no
bounds. Physically they are pos
sessed of vast reserve strength.
wish | could tell you of what I have
seen them do, how they work like
giants twenty-four hours at stretch
never closing Their eyes. singing al
the while and living solely on rice
Physically these men are the wonde.
OF the laboring world.
Wonderful in Imitation.
They are initiating. ingenious and
inventive. When foreign steve. were
selling in Tien Tsin for 500 i,i Mex
lean money have known the Chinese
to take one of these s..reigu stoves
and use il for mold f.om Which Il
make new castings. imprintins
even the names of the foreign nan
ufacturers so well that detection va:
| impossible. From this one stov'
bought of the foreign dealer thel
would make many and sell them a. /;
| profit of 900 per cent A countr,
whose people can do this. and many
/ other things like it. as soon as ths
utilities of the civilization OF tn.
west are appreciated. build up man
ufacturing and commercial industT
which viii mark new epoch in civil
i.ation.
The allied powers have driven III,
iron deep into the soul of the Chi
nese nation. Who can say, wit
/ Kwong Hsu on the throne. that theS.
/ people may not learn the lesson q
patriotism They learn all other les
sons given them. aud this last on,
viii be told to their chiIdren's child
rem No ghost stories viii be needes
in China TO terrify the yoGng unit
the occupation OF the allied powers Il
the last rear OF the old century Ia.
been forgotten
Those who ridicule Sir Robert Har
! are wide Of the mark His only er
ror. in my opinion. uas putting Ia
cart before the horse. Yellow Peril VII
not come first ID the form OF Wal
for It's victories viii be those o
peace in the domain OF commerce an
manufactures with which no other IA
ton, rot even Japan. can hope L
compete.