Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-06-06
NOT UNDERSTOOD
Americans Have Erroneous Ideas
About the Real China and
Its People.
See Only the UneduCdted Class and
Judgment of Chinese is
Unfair.
Attorney Manly Thinks fjlipinos Will
Make GroQress During This
Year.

uC0ls
r. e. Manly of Manila who is spend
ing a day in the city has acquired
much intereresting information dur
ing his residence in the Philippines
and during a visit of considerable en-
tent in China and Japan. Speaking
of those countries, to an Alert reporter
Mr.. Manly said, regarding China and
the Chinese:
'The people of western nations 90
not understand the Chinese. Instead
of following the maxim that it is
essential to see mans good qualities
before passing judgment on his bad,
the western people generally overlook
all the good qualities of the Chinese
and take a snap Judgment after see
ing few coolies or washermen. How
would we like to have the people OF
the Orient pronounce Judgment on us
after coming in contact with the
American 'beach-comber' or stow
away who is often the only American
the common people of Asia come in
contact with or know anything about?
dare say such a Judgment would re-
fleet no credit on us and it would not
be at all surprising if that judgment
would contain such words as bar
barians,' foreign devils &c.
''Let those who are accustomed to
talk about educating and civilizing
the Chinese, bear in mind that the
Chinese were cultured and civilized
nation centuries before our ancestors
ceased digging in the primeval forests.
Let them remember, also, that today
the Chinese, not unlike our own
country, have a cultured as we'll as an
uneducated class. 1t is the latter
class, largely from the Province OF
Fokien, that makes up the emigrant
class. How unfair to pass Judgment
on the Chinese, as a people, after only
obtaining a slight knowledge of her
coolie class.
''In spite OF the lofty moral quality
Of Confucianism and it's excellent
system of morals, there is much lack
ing in Chinese civilization, much that
I could be and would be supplied by the
western nations, if the Chinese could
1, but trust them. The Chinese learn
by experience and it is safe to say
that the history of the English at
Hong Kong, Kaulung and Wal Hal
Wei, the French at Tongl<ing, the
Germans at Kaao-Chau, the Russians
at Port Arthur, Talieuwan and Man
churia, has not inspired confidence.
Neither has the good that individuals
have done escaped the blighting in
fluence of the acts of western nations
said to have been committed in the
interest of civilization and Christian
ity.' That the advancement of Chris
\ tian civilization was not the motive
prompting the many outrages COM
mitted in China is well known to the
Chinese as we'll as to others familiar
with the facts and circumstances.
''It is the cOncensus of opinion Of
these familiar with the situation, that
Chinese civilization needs building up
instead of tearing down. Blinded by
greed the so-called friends OF China
are unable or unwilling to see her
needs. They are too deeply interested
in preserving and extending their
sphere of influence getting conces-
c;1 nj
tgard China as other than legitimate
prey. The United States, however,
y true to it's traditions, does not want
concessions. spheres of influence or
partition of China. Our government
has consistently refused to become a
cats paw for any other nation or ma
tions. We ask only that China remain
intact, that the open door policy be
maintained which will give fair field
and no favors.' This policy is in the
interest of China and also of our ex-
panding trade.
''That the great field for the ex-
:. pansion of trade at present is China
and the Orient is not doubted. That
any extension of legitimate trade with
the western nations would prove bene-
fetal to the Chinese is admitted. A
few wide-awake progressive American
representatives like Consul General
Goodnow, II it were not for our
wretched system Of changing our rep
resentations abroad as parties rotate at
home, would be we'll able to protect
and advance American trade by leaps
and bounds.
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