The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-08-16

Hhli'l iiit0i az lIt UObuS caused Dy
the overflow of the lake.
CHINA AT BAY.
An interview has been accorded by Sir
Robert Hart to Mr. Stafford Ransome,
who writes from Peking. March 26, to the
Daily Express. In this he reports Sir
Robert as follows:
| Matters are as complicated as they
can be. ! do not think that We are any
nearer to solution today than We were
before the trouble. The acceptance of
the peace negotiations will not really
advance the situation any way: for
China is for the moment at bay, and
will sign anything. Nor have I at all a
high opinion of the terms laid down by
the covers, Some of the conditions are
futile and UNNECESSARY, and much has
been omitted that should have been in
serted. | look on the proposed fortified
legation quarter as very injudicious
move 1t is mistake strategically, po-
ltically and socially. Strategically, be-
cause, however strongly such "A place
may be fortified, the Chinese will be able
to capture II If they wish to; because a
Legation is in theory sacred ground, and
II should be our purpose to make it SO In
practice. We ought to throw the onus OF
protecting the legations on the Chinese
Government, and to take measures to Sc,
|
lhave serious political dealings of any sort
1 with a country whom We cannot trus,
even to this extent? Socially ii is mis-
take because the presence oil such q
stronghold in Peking will make the
Chinaman lose face, which is a more
serious matter than some folks think
but above all it will cause relations be.
tween the white man and the Chinaman
to be more strained and unsatisfactory
| 1,a n n
the legations, which are in theory pro-
lection in themselves, how much NOR,
necessary must il be to fortify the dwell
ing places of all other foreigners
throughout China who will have no pro
lection? For purpose of good relations
in the long run, surely the principle OF
untramelled intercourse Is the one to b,
fostered and encouraged
| DO you mean to imply by this that
the time has come for the foreign troops
to be withdrawn, and that We should
hand back the control of Peking to the
Chinese?"
Not at all, for were Pekiug to be
without foreign troops today there would
not be foreigner alive in the city to-
morrow. The failure in the policy OF
Western nations in dealing with China Il
due to the fact that no attempt is mad,
, to treat the Chinaman as "A rational be
ing. He is slow, he Is conservative, his
: methods of thinking and acting are moi
our methods. but he has his feelings ant
his train Of thought. and if We woulC
deal satisfactorily with him We must en-
deavor to understand him. People MAKE
"A great mistake in imagining that Chi
neSe are not sensitive. They are eX.
tremely So and the manner in which a
thing is proposed to them goes long
way. People imagine that Russia is
more unpopular with the Chinese thar
are the other powers, but such Is not tn,
l case. Whatever territory Russia may
have acquired, and whatever means sh,
= may have adopted in occupying that ter
{ ritory, her success at Pcking is no
, wholly due to China's knowledge of Rus
q, sia's power, or to bribery. Russian of
a hcials always treat the Chinese digni
:. tarics with great courtesy and amiabil
, ity, aud the Chinese like their methods
! Only recently "A member of the Tsung-
Samen said TO me: The Russians are 81
g polite that when they take somethinl
\ from US they do II so nicely that We fee
Y We must thank them. Whereas evei
d when certain other nations fall in will
n our views, they do so in a manner which
q makes II clear that they have no respec
, for rs. "
T. MISCELLANEOUS
n The ceremony of opening Mount Fuj
y
I been he'd Saturday.
+ The total number OF rats bought 10y th
= Osaka City office from February 18th t,
the 18th inst was 2Si,SSO for which Vel
li2l9 was paid.
g The Mercury of the 9TH inst says: W,
L have been favored with further partic
. ulars of the extraordinary arrest by Rus
+ slams of British officer travelling II
; Marchuria on the allegation that he wa
hot t..tlt. . mt
, Colonel Powell one of General Barrow
stan, was desrous of proceeding t,
Europe via Manchuria, and got "A pass
from Admiral AleXieff to proceed to 81
Petersburg. when at Moukden III
: stopped at the house of DIR. Ross, "A mis-
sionary. and did not call on Genera
FlesCher the head of the Russian ad
miniStration there. as he wished to hav'
as little delay as possible, his idea bein.
to get on quickly to Harbin Genera
Flescher evidently thought he had beei
purposcly sighted by the officer, and ap
parently in revenge for the suppose,
slight he sent telegram further nortl
telling the Russian officers to keep al
,eye on Colonel Powell and not let hin
see too much. The Cossack officers VIII,
received this telegram, however, inter
: preted Ii perhaps too literally into al
order to arrest the officer. While pro
ceeding in cart between Moukden anC
IIarbn he was followed by "A party o
armed Cossacks, and when passing tn,
village of Puliho, about twenty mile!
north of Moukden, where there was
large Russian garrison, they seized him
and pulled him into the barracks. Coone
Powell Immediately telegraphed to tn,
British Consul General at Shanghai. anC
is no doubt by this time released,