New-York tribune., 1902-10-27
AMERICA AND CHINA.
.,r1R RELATIONS EXPERTLY DISCUSSED
BY EX-MINIsTER HEARD.

PresTnfe the following instructive paper the dipo
matte -irts ou important influence possession
Of us Of the and pressing Eastern question and
so1b cor bgb responsibility Tor the outcome;
china is seething. Tidings come TO US by
..r,, mail Of uprisings here and there, in the
or,b as well as in the south, some Of them very
.so,,s Recent news was 10 the effect that in
,rniIJ itself the province ruled by Yuan Shih
- the ablest and strongest Of the viceroys, the
....re5 iulperialist troops. sent TO quell in
..,ior had been defeated and driven back
-, GREAT loss of life. Yuan is a fine looking
IAN in the prime Of life, with open, frank man.
.s,s believed 10 be favorable TO foreigners in
,be main energetic, prompt and bold. His
.,,s are said TO be the best drilled OF the en-
hire and his character disposes one to believe
.bsr il is so. He brought forward by Ii
EIpnr Chang and sent by him TO Korea, where
- Resident OF China he guided the counsels Of
TZorea for many years. knew him there person
civ ana. though we had frequent differences of
o,irion ] always regarded him 5 a straight
.orcard able man. On LIS death he came TO
she front and after term as Governor OF
sbantung he was appointed to Las old place OF
viceroy OF Chill. which post he now holds. If 1t
Ne frue that a body OF troops. chosen and sent
nv him TO put down an outbreak has been de-
feated il is very serious as indicating a more
formidable quality Of resistance in the rebels
had beeN supposed w sun near also OF
she occasional murder of missionary. and the
renewed collection OF large bands OF Boxers. and
of their Improvement in arms and drill and II
bshooves US TO inquire if these indicate simply
she sulen reluctant subsistence of the waves
caused by the recent storm or are they proof OF
q deep unrest. unsatisfed longing 10 throw
on tbe accursed burden of foreign domination,
and the hope that China may some day make
another effort for freedom That the Chinese
hate foreigners with q deadly hatred and
would gladly rid themselves of our presence at
almost any cost is the opinion OF most men who
know China well and are the most capable OF
;u5ring such for instance is Sir Robert Hart.
universally known as Inspector General for
very many wears and looked upon by the
chinese as one Of their best friends He has
served them long and well. but his views Of the
future are most pessimistic This hate is OF long
date and has grown steadily. II is painful 10
reject that the more they see Of us the less they
like rs I recollect we'll that when shooting in
the neiehborhood Of Shanghai forty or nifty
yasrs ago the peasant working in the fields
would pick a vegetable or fruit and hasten 10
offer il 10 the foreigner as a token of good will
Some wears afterward stone would come from
a distance instead. and later still mobs would
collect and the foreigners be assaulted.
WHY FOREIGNERS ARE HATED.
The causes adduced for this hatred are many
and various but here we need only name one,
which is undisputed-the constantly increasing
claims and territorial seizures by foreign pow
ers coupled with the most contemptuous treat
r7ent cf the Chinese The other causes which
contributed 70 il, such the missionary ques-
lion and others, must be dealt with separately
This is essentially above all government ques-
zion and il the Chinese Government is friendly
there will be no difficulty in handling the people
What with any other nation would be the sub
ject OF private settlement or diplomatic negotia-
tion has with China too often been met with
bullying and blows. Sir Harry Parkes has
passed away. the grand master and apostle OF
The eunboat policy-so called because when a
difficulty arose with a village or town on the
coast gunboat was Immediately sent for TO
lombard il into agreement the authorities gen
erauv seeing the point at once. This method is
very real very effective, but il is open TO one
serious drawback which is this with slight
change OF conditions or personalities IL may be
turned completely on ones self; and this is
precisely what happened TO Sir Harry on GER
tain memorial bic occasion. II was mortinca-
ton which he never forgot. and, as he naturally
would never speak Of it, the fact is known 10
but few.
The case was this. One day when, in the
Tsung-li -Yamen, he was discussing subject
with his usual warmth. he astounded to
md the Cinnamon turn upon him in the same
style. voices were raised. fists doubled and
shaken in his face, and he was actually oulneo
into silence. He retired in dismay not DOUBT
ing that demand would be made by the Chi
nese for his recall. and while pondering In his
perplexity il suggested TO him that ne
might by telegraph forestan their accusations
This he did at once and when the Chihese
Minister approached the Foreign Office in Lon
nth
was met calmly by the Foreign Secretary. who
said 10 him. "Oh. yes, We understand about
all that and we have 70 demand from you ar
apology for your treatment Of our minister on
thar dav We cannot accept such insulting Ian
guage, etc"
Sir Harry was triumphant, but he never re-
covered from the humiliation. He has passed
away. but his lessons have been well learned
The seizure Of Kiao-Chau and pracucally o.
the whole province Of Shan-Tung recently by th'
Germans in retaliation for the murder by moi
OF two missionaries was one of the last cases IN
point With a proud. vain nation like China th'
result is inevitable.
INCREASING REGARD FOR AMERICA.
Fortunately for US. America has TIL late!
stood apart largely no doubt for want oi a sun
able base Of action. England has had Hoh'
Kong. France Cochin China. and Russia th
whole northern frontier. We have made ou
treaties. and been content TO trade under IN
shelter of British guns. We have been perhap
TOO submissive as indicated by the Cantor
saying:
"Hung-mo tohak; Fahk kee gnau" uEnghs
robber and pirate, American sheep)
The feeling has been that we could not
kicked into lighting in spite Of an occasioha
brush by the navy Whether attributed oy thei
to cowardice or other cause does not ma
he eeeertfal voipf has been that We have neNS