The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-26
China FULLY PUNISHED
4 Var Correspondent Critieises
the Acts Of the Allies.
Further Punitive Expeditions De
cinred to BE Wanton and UnneceS-
sarY-The Boxer ernent. He
Says. Has Completely Collapsed.
CeIestinIs Anxious To Secure Peace.

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-Lsctur. NJ at the
Waldorf Astoria last night. Thomas F.
Willard, special war correspondent Of he
"LondCn Daily Nail and --Slr.bner's
Magazine during the recent campaign IN
China, aid who has just returned from
Pekin. expressed some decided views On
the situation in the Far East
II the Powers permit Field Marshal
Won WalderSee CT any other commander to
conduct another punitive coInpaign II
ChlEa, h AID IL Viii not only be
disgrace 10 ciEi:izGtiSn and delay any
rational settlement indefinitely but viii
probably gGad the now submissive chi
nese into acts CT retaliation. which Will
Inflame the entire Empire
OF the character Of the war wagld b.
the allied Powers in China. and espec: ally
the punitive expeditions, he world Is now
thoroughly info med. There mas net been
since September any military reason
whatever for such expeditions The Boxer
movement, which was never more than
Widespread riOting. completely fell to
pieces Immediately after TIE surrender Of
3tkin. That was six months ago and
since that time there has been no orsan-
iZed body OF hostile Chinese anywhere IN
the locality affected by tie dlsturbau- es-
The So-calIed war has been kept alive
by some Of The allied Powers. The wan
ton conduct, not to use a stronger term.
OF the allied soldIery would long ago have
gOaded I less submissive race into u ma
tiOnal uprising. That the Chinese have
submitted TO the unutterable atrocities
and barbaTities OF the punitive campaign
clearly shows the desire OF the nation and
the people 10 purchase peace at any
price
"Ch IA has already been punished IN
der any equitable estimate Tar in excess
OF her crime One Of her most populous
provinces has been devastated, looted. and
Tavaged in manner TO which only The
Dark Ages can afford q parallel Millions
OF people IN Pechili province are practI-
cally homeless. A large part Of the pCUu-
lation Is also threatened with famine
Years must pass before The people can re
cover from the effects Of the war In NY
judgment nothing but excessively brutal
conduct on the part Of the Powers can stir
the 2nri-fOrsign sentiment Of the Chinese
10 The danger point for many years TO
come Whether II ever viii again become
Threatening 10 tbs Eastern commerce Of
The world depends entirely upon the con
duct not so much of China as that of The
Western nations
i see that the papers are beginning 10
dls1uss the probability or resumption OF
hosulltles In The spring There viii be no
war IN China insthe spring unless II is in
aUguratec by the Powers China viii have
nothing 10 DO with ii and if forced into 1t.
Will be an unwilling and helpless par-ici-
pant
From what I have seen OF affairs IN
North China during the last six months I
am convinced beforehand Of the character
OF such an expedition as Count Won Wal
dersee is said TO have proposed. 1t would
simply afford an opportunity and an ey-
cuse to march an army through a prov
ince hitherto unaffected by the war Hav-
ing witnessed a number Of these expedi-
tons l have no doubt as to what would
happen TO the Inhabitants Of the country
Many would be killed and the cities and
principal towns would be looted The
world would see renewed the horrors at
which II IS even now sbuddering
The attitude OF the United States all
through the trouble has been rational and
characterized by far-seeing statesnaD shiD.
Prol0ngation OF The disturbances in
North China Injuries this Government
much more proportiOnately than any other
Power Three-fourJhs OF the trade Of The
United States in China is in the locality
affected by the war Consequently VIXEN
Count Won WaIdersee or any other general
continues 20 fan the flames Of war he
strikes blow at American trade frcm
which L viii not recover for years
distinguished company, including Chi
nese. japanese, and other foreign consular
representatives and number OF officers in
The United States Army. was present at
Mr. Aillard's lecture. The lecture was IL
nstrated b. moving pictures.