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In conSeciion with this there ever and
on 1:ss :fcuaa sSi snS snSSus the i
| rulers OF China richly merit: Would that the
| best men OF all lands had detsrminedly az.
| and effective scheme Of helplulness, 70 shape
the sentiments Of China's leaders as blessing 9
10 ShIna wand and fSr the peace ss q so sns Mhn,s my
Efforts EFFORT, have kept back the efforts OF any
In the last six months Mr. Reid ha. been
N ,Pekin As TO his mission and his plans Tor
state. In the last year 1t has not scanned
nSis s%Ds ssy IL, Tsns satufs, Sa'si sRs; Ms
sion Among the Higher Classes or Of the Inter;
national Institute, The door has been closed
your work getting sy', sions Se'tSSa' the answer ia
'Nothing Is being done or even attempted.
the %ens 1%a s"STt Of ,he e t"f
pears to have been In vain IL Is at least little
s4lace to hear from so many Chinese an d emi
In conversation and In pamphlet. ana the re-
gret that tho governing faction had turned
s3To ,.Gm them to POLICY an ana n nus
sntial class Of intelligent, wen-meantnai
determined reformers, throughout the land
give, hope for the Chinnese race II n9t & i9r
the country must do 1t through the Chinese
and { is all important, that equipped men
stand ready for the call The day of ,oppor-
tunity may not be now. but II cannot oe long
As. TO the solution Of the Chinese problem.
Mr. Reid sees only that thus far though 10,
teachings. strong race, and q commendable
political system. the dominant faction N
China has closed its eyss TO progress kno%i- Sa
wilderment Of the hour the supreme cues.
tion OF the future governencs OF this great
people is. being folded and hid away, In the
More important than all the twelve points
Of the protocol Of peace would have been
by the best men in the land, insisting that tho
Empress Dowager retire; that the son OF the
Boxer leader. Prince Tuan adopted as her
Emperor should resume his riyhtful sover-
eighty. and that, certain definite reforms
should be Initiated.
and the present dominant faction being
the one that favored the attack on the Em-
peror, on reform. on Christianity and finally
with China, i remains for the good Of the
Chinese people and the peaceful furtherance
q universal IDEAS OF civilization. 70 decline
corrupt usurpina Government Of the En-
press Dowager and 70 declare that foreign
Powers will govern China through the Chinese
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the best interests Of the Chinese. This
means a sphere Of Administration for each
power willing To assume the burden and
working through selected Chinese, Just as
Pekin has been governed for the last six
months and more. II also means, as pre-
ventive OF trouble. that an International
commission should sit in Pekin 70 supervise
and harmonize the administration Of all
the spheres. Just as an international com
mission now acts with reference TO Pektn
Itself | have noticed that but few Chine ~
have any sympathy with the present. regime.
and have no repugnanoe To foreign dlrec ton
(the Manchu rule being itselt foreign, but
they resent the idea 81 dividing the country
and tho people In such way a. 70 destroy
the homogeneity Of the race and the inte graz
chnra acter Of the nation
Our old dream OF a happy, prosperous,
enlightened China is one We still loyo 70
think OF. but we confess 70 a feeling that the
dream cannot be realized. and even II the
Powers delay In assuming the responsibility
OF leadership and control. there viii merely
be a wearying dragging on of interminable
collisions until another catastrophe occurs
compelling an Interference that will permit
no resistance. The 400. 900 900 Of the yellow
race need befriending. considering, saving
and those who stand nj the parting Of the
ways and representing so-called higher
civilization. have here and now something
10 learn. much 10 give and task 20 perform,
calling for the friendly cooperation OF the
beet in the land aud the best from the world. "