Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-05-06
C0NGER WAS LENlENT.
LESS BLooDTHiRsTY THAN THE
OTHER MINISTER'S.
Denied That Missionaries Looted
China Did ALI She Could as
to Punishments.

New York, May 6.-Minister e. H.
Conger, Who has lately returned to
this county, furnished an article on
the Chinese situation, which viii ap.
pear in the coming number of Leslie S
Weekly. Mr. Conger said in part.
Unless matters have changed very
materially since | left China six
weeks ago, the powers will reach
some conclusion in regard to China
very soon. OF course, it is difficult
for II men to agree on anything es-
pecially when they have IL govern
ments with different views behind
them. China is perfectly willing to
DO anything that the powers agree
upon-that is, anything within her
ability tn accomplish. She is only too
anxious to expedite these matters
and settle down to peaceful pursuits
again. OF course, the powers must
not demand an indemnity which China
Will be physically unable to raise
1t IS not certain that finally, some
nation may not demand territory of
emma III lieu OF money indemnity.
1t is perfectly certain that if any ma
ton does make this demand, the par
tition of China Will follow, and this
VIII inevitably cause much dissen-
sion between the powers. These diff
hculties and disputes would be long
in the settling, and would lead to ter.
rible confusion in China.
Russia has so far mitigated her
demands That there is not now much
danger OF serious difficulty between
hef ana Japan. Personally, am very
much III favor of the continued ex-
lstehce ri China as an empire. gov
efned by her own emperor 1t will
save US and all the rest of the world
lots OF trouble il the integrity of the
empire Is maintained
AS far as the punishment of Chi
nese ofiiCials goes. China has already
done all that she could. Something
out OF tie ordinary had to be de-
manded by the powers, for it takes
good deal of punishment to impress
this people. and this was no ordinary
oHense. In some cases the officials
whose punishment was demanded
were mors powerful than the govern
ment. and then. of course, the pun.
ishment could not be enforced. Elk
cept IN these cases, everything was
done as the powers demanded.
AT nome | understand that | was
thought bloodthirsty, but in China /
was the most lenient of all the min
listers, except one. We know the con.
dltlons there better than those who
were not there could possibly know
them. D. astic measures were de.
manded, but | do not think that we
were crue'. What would seem a Sc.
we're punishment TO us at home, would
not impress the Chinese at all. for the
reason that they indulge in SO MANY
cruel and unusual punishments. The
reports o. cruelty on the part of sol.
diers have been grossly exaggerated
though am sure that there was
plenty of brutality ON the part of in.
dlvidual soldiers. AS an army. the
allies were exceedingly well behaved.
Nor were the stories of unrestricted
looting true. In Pekin the soldiers
took what they needed. of course
just as We would have seized any.
thing that we needed while we were
Gagged up in the Compound, had we
been able to fasten upon ANYTHING
that would help us to withstand the
siege. As for the stories of mission.
airy lootiae, they are undisguisedly
false, The missionaries did not loot"