The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1901-05-10
c)NGER SPEAKS on CHM.
SAYS HE FAvORS AN EMPIRE
Nc Thiaks Powers Can Have A.ythpgt
hsasonA able -Chfns Anxious To Ma he
Alnssd.- Aisss.n.riss Did Not Loot
According CoDx.s.

New York. May minister Conger
who lately returned 10 this country,
furnishes an article on The Chinese
Situation" which VIII appear in the
coming number OF Lesie's Weekly.
Dir. oonger says:
Unless matters have changed very
materially since left China, the pow
ers viii reach some conclusion In re-
gard To China very SOON OF course, ii
Is difficult for III men 10 agree on any
thing. especially when they have IL
governments with differing views be-
hind them. China is perfectly willing
10 do anything thai the powers agree
upon. THAI is. anything within her ahii-
ity To accomplish She is only too
anxious 10 expedite these matters and
settle down TO peaceful pursuits again.
OF course the powers must not demand
an Indemnity which China will be
physically unable 10 raise.
1T 10 no< certain that. finally. some
nation may mol demand territory OF
China In lieu OF q money indemnity.
IL 10 perfectly certain that II any ma
ton docs make thas demand the parti-
ton Of China vail follow and this will
inevitably cause much dassenxion be
tween the powers. These difficulties
and disputes would be long In the set
Ting and would lead TO terrible con-
fusion In China
"Russas has 80 far mitIgated her de-
mands that there Ia now not much dan
ger of serious daficulty between her
and Japan.
Personally. | am very much In IA
ror OF the continued existence OF China
AZ an empire. governed by her own
emperor. II will save us and all the
rest OF the world lots OF trouble IL the
integrity OF the empire is maintained.
As far A. the punishment OF Chi
ncsc officials goes. China has already
done all that she could Something
out OF the ordinary had to be demand
ed by the powers. for It takes good
deal OF punishment to impress this PEG
pie. and this was no ordinary ofYense.
In some CAGES the of,sciai whose punish
ment was demanded WAS more power
ful than the government. and. then, OF
course. the punishment could not be
enforced. Except In these cases, every.
thing was done as the powers De
al home ! understand that | was
thought bloodthirsty. but IN China 1 |
~ss the most lenient OF the ministers. |
except one. We knew the conditions !
sefter than those who were not there |
,ould possibly know them Drastic |
were demanded. but do not /
hink we were cruel. What would /
'eem a severe punishment to us at
lone would not impress the Chinese
4 all, for the reason that they indulge
n so many cruel and unusual punish
ncnts
THE reports of cruelty on the part
4 the soldiers have been grossly exag-
'erated. though I am sure that there
vas plenty Of brutality on the part OF 1
he individual soldiers As an army
he allies were exceedingly well be-
Iaved. Nor were the stories OF unre-
tricted footing true. In Pelan the sol L
Iers took what they needed. OF course.
'ixt as we would have seized anything
hat we needed while we were csked up
n the compound had we been able to
astcn upon anything that would help I
. to Withstand the siege. AZ for the
tories OF missionary footing. they are
false. The missionaries
i'd not loot"