Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-10
EMPRESS is BIGOTED.
A Viceroy Believes She Is Still
Anti-F oreign.
MISSION BODIES ARE GuILTLEss.
Rev. DR. Brown Asked the President
For Information as 10 Charges Against
Missionaries secretary of State Semi
Him "a Reply.

Vancouver Il, G., Jan 1O.-The
steamer Empress Of Japan arrived
here from Yokohama, bringing aa-
vices up to Dec. -. In part as fol-
lows:
yiceroy Tao Mu, Of the two
Kwangs. who recently had nm audi
ence with the empress dowager, ex-
presses the opinion that she is us
bigoted as ever. Although the eH-
press has been forced to conclude
peace by existing circumstances, the
viceroy believes she will again resort
to the anti-foreign movement when
ever the opportunity offers.
yiceroy Chang Chih Tung believes
Ii Hung Chang and Prince Ching
powerIess to carry out their reform
ideas and suggests the establishment
of Il mildly progressive central gov
eminent with the help and under the
protection of Japan, England and
some other powers, well disposed to-
ward China.
New York, Jan. 10.-The Rev. DIR.
Arthur Brown. one of the secretaries
of the Presbyterian board of foreign
missions, recently wrote to President
criticising the missionaries in China
for urging the government to what
was termed vengeful policy toward
the Chinese. He asked for Informal
ton as to the matter. Rev. DR. Brown
gave out a letter which he has re-
ceived from Secretary Hay. The sec
rotary of state says that the secre-
tary to the president had referred to
him the letter received from DIR.
Brown and he quoted from that let
ter sentence to the effect that II
ANY bloodthirsty communications
from missionaries have been received
at the white house or state depart
ment 1t is important to know to what
denomination such missionaries be
long in order that no injustice be
done to Innocent parties
In his letter Colonel Hay said:
s'Many worthy and estimable men
have written to the department in re-
gard to the matter of settling the
Chinese problem. No communica-
lions of this nature have been receiv-
ed from the great mission boards or
from their authorized representatives
Individual letters have been address
ed to me by missionaries. active or
retired, honestly and sincerely ex
pressing their personal sentiments, 70
which the president and | attach
weight because the writer's appear to
have useful Knowledge of China
and its people. so that no indication
of this kind based on knowledge or
belief is passed over. These COM
munications. like those we receive
from more or less well Informed lay
men and like the utetranees of popu
lar sentiment in the press and the
conclusions of the representatives Of
the powers at Pekfn. give widely va
rious opinions as to the degree Of
reparation and punishment which
may be deemed effective and deter
rent for the future
cit is announced that at the pres
ent juneture any good result can ac-
crue from the publication of individ-
ual views. whether moderate or ex-
treme. IN either direction. All alike
have aided this government n shap-
ing It's own course, so as to give the
most hopeful practical effort to its
determination long since announced
to exact the utmost accountability
of the authors of the crimes whereby
our citizens have suffered in China
and to reach settlement which shall
secure the good order and integrity
of China. preserve the just rights of
foreigners in the empire and prevent
n recurrence of the late disorder"