The age-herald., 1901-01-28
GOOD CHANGES IN
 CHINA FOR TRADE Splendid Opportunities There for American Business Men THE CHINESE LIKES US Our Conduct Not Like That of Many of the European Nations MT. Chow Tszchi's, Consul in New York,
 Views on the Subject.
THE CHINESE LIKES US

From the New York Herald.
 MT. Chow Tszchi, the Chinese Consul in New York believes that the United States have a splendid opportunity at the present time in China. He considers that of all the nations which have participated in the in- vasion of his country the Americans have shown the greatest forbearance. They have not behaved, the Chinese consider, like the other foreign pigs and devils"
 MT. Chow-it is hardly fair for him to ex- pect to be called by his difficult last name has written an article in Leslie's Weekly in which he dwells with great intelligence upon the situation as it now stands MT. Chow was a member of the Chinese For eign Office, and has held many positions which have given him an opportunity Of sizing up the relative positions of the pig. tailed nation and of our own.
 Having instruments of husbandry is not like waiting for the season; having wisdom and dscernment is not like embracing the opportunity" With this Chinese proverb MT. Chow opens. He says that the season and the opportunity are both here in the shape of the Chinese crisis, the opportuni- ty being in the possession of the United States.
 After China was compelled to throw open her ports America for a time seemed to be the only country that harshly treated Chi- nese subjects sojourning in her territory. Yet in feeling the United States have at all times shown friendship toward China anything but compatible with their legsla- tive acts. This friendship has been proved
  very inception of the turbulent Boxers up- rising against foreigners and throughout the siege of Pekin the United States dis played most magnanimous policy.
 It is further proved by her showing a clean hand as to the policy of territorial aggrandiZement pursued by European pow CTS under the guise of leases and other nonsense, and, further, by her holding her self aloof from the storming of the Taku forts; by her refusal to accept one of the Chinese cruisers taken after the storming of these forts; by her taking no part in the expedition against Pao-Ting-Fu, and most of all, by her humane policy of selling the loot taken by avaricious soldiers and using the proceeds for the alleviation and relief of the poor and destitute Chinese.
 Approaching this noble attitude of the United States" says MT. Chow, China will ever look upon her as a benefactor. Herein is one of the opportunities that may be availed of for the further cultiva- ton of China's friendship, from which im- mense commercial advantages can be de- rived. On account of the dnexhaustibe re- sources that nature has stored up in country, China has within the last decade become an enyiabe center of the grea test commercial prizes, and every European country with the semblance of a navy has striven to launch out in quest of this Or- ental golden fleece
 "As the donors of all gifts prefer to give in return for services rendered, for kind ness received, so with China. In awarding our commercial prizes the lot would nat urally fall on our beneficent friend, so that this country should receive more in the end than those who are endeavoring to ex- act concessions by force. It is to be hoped that in the negotiations for peace America will continue her wholesome and non-ag gressive policy In terms worthy of her tra- ditional doctrines and so help to bring about everlasting peace and quiet by stay ing the hands of European powers from further aggressons, and preserving China to the Chinese to the betterment of her future.
 Americas opportunities for future de- velopment in the East are expanding both commercially and politically. Asiatic Rus sia may be a closer neighbor to us, but her outreaching finger is forced not wanted. As to Russia's ability to supply the needs of China, she is yet unable to compete with America in industrial products and