New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-07

brought adherents back the forlorn policy;
but another downfall happened when the En-
press Dowager made her coup d'etat-' Inc
armed cooperation with the Western powers IN
consequence Of the Boxer insurrecton restored
the balance between the two factions. and
new political association came into existence.
called the National Union" having. with the
Progressists for its aim the preservation OF
China's integrity and independence. Events
in Manchuria and in CGrea gave victory, at last.
to the policy which they call Continental, but
the victory would not have been so easy had
not the opponents been deprived by the United
States of their nearest ideal, and left, indeed a
pure negation.
In 1897 l happened to be in Toxic. and had
the honor of conversing with Count Okuma,
then Prime Minister. VINO said to me tand L
commit no indscretion by repeating his Words);
There Is only one hope OF salvation for the
Chinese Empire, well as for the peace or the
world: A thorou gh reform of that empire IL
this fails I foresce sooner or later, ineVItaple'
such a cataclysm as history has seldom re-
corded l am not blind to the enormous diff
culties and obstacles; but they ought not TO
paraiyze the attempt there is no choice. More
over he convinced that the inauguration of
progress and the introduction of western civili-
cation in China can he accomplished only by
the Japanese: they alone on account of their
affinity and their simiIarities with the Chinese
are provided with the means
He spoke thus few weeks before the de facto
deposition of the Chinese reforming sovereign,
and he also had soon to retire. But he did not
desert his platform; the Isl fractus illabatur
cribs" could have been justly applied to him;
his really Roman character then fully appeared
With conscious pride. therefore. did he call on
the British Minister to express his cOngratula-
tjons the verv next day after the alliance had
been published. and the following day did he
make his speech to the most prominent men OF
his Progressist party, combining selt-pralse
with praise for ministers. who at last had "a
policy with fixed purpose" violent eontumeiy
on his political adversaries who must now be
ready 10 sink into the ground for shame, with
A hv11n TO the balance of power now efectualy
restored and 20 the long spell of peace and
the integrity OF China and Corea assured" He
even managed to pay a compliment to Mr.. De
WItte (Which from the lips of such combatant
had a tinEe of scarcasm}. calling him the in
carnation of Buddha's peace" And he. Okuma,
the man crippled by political fanaticlsm, eulo-
eized political fanaticsm in the Boxers. because
their motive was patriotic; and he allowed
perhaps a pecp-into the national inner thoughts
by 81 wing. The spirit anlmatlng them tune
Boxers had been a protest against IorTlen
aggression. II vas spirit engenderet by loVe
of country. and. If properly handed 'that -
say, by the Japanese. IT ought 10 De tuiI,su
10 good account as had been the spirit OF the
japanese people forty years ago.
Is then the immediate object the military
education of the Chinese CVhO would become
st!H better under japanese than under Euro
pean discipline aud direction), the ultimate oo-
ject Ia be able some day TO oppose the yellow
to the white race The peril jaime. as the
French call it, would become OF very tangible
nature, How belt the alliance has undoubtedly
been hailed by the japanese as substitute FOR
the loss Of the territorial basis of their ideal,
and tho ideal is always the same
Is China's transformation by japanese CIVIL
cation attainabIe2 | mean pacihcally? Grant
that the Japanese ought practically to be the
re.oru.rs from the affinity and the similaritles
Count OIluma adduCed. and also from the very
important fact that any Japanese lndlterently
cultivated has sufficient knowledge of the ldeo-
graphs 10 communicate much with the Chi
nese the Chinese of different provinces NOT
speaking the same language can communicate
with each other. 1t is not to be DeiieEed tne
japanese could ever succeed only by perSudSloi'-
All they could do would be to discipline IN mill
tary fashion. not TO CiYiiize, future t5oXers-
In all my wanderngs, l have taken special care
II test the Chinese feeling, and in the learned
and governing classes the exceptions were very
few (and these ! doubt were slncere) 10 oetP
hatred for the Japanese The japanese MAKE
the ever recurrent mistake. the onender, pe-
cause he forgets the offence. believes the onend-
ed has forgotten. The Chinese hated and de-
spised them before the war; they nate anu de-
spise them now much more than they DO us
The Chinese say that the Japanese nave
broken human and divine laws as younger
,rothers against the head of the family; they
are TRAITORS" Even in those Chinese who have
been transformed Gas far as 1t goes beneath the
skim by long intercourse with foreigners or
a long residence in Western countries, even III
those who advocate China's rejuNenescence ana
rightly affirm the nexistence OF any other
means except the radical destruction or the
educati onal system. | have only found aversion
and contempt for the japanese. The Chlnese
gentlemen blush with shame. they pale with
rage if told that Japan ought to he their coun-
trv's paragon on such occasions they lose their
self restraint: vain, superficial raise ana per
fidious' are their mildest terms OF abuse. lhey
do not even believe in the continuance OF
Tanan's luck" which they consider 'artl1clai
their commercial temper speculates on Japan
novertv and on Japanese ignorance OF the ways
To wealth: they are confident bankruptcy VIII
be their cnd
The last time I saw Ii Hung Chang l made
an alIuso0 in the course of our conversation
tn the friendly ambition of the Japanese Inc
Viceroy pouted his lip. and answered; ~ GU re-
member the day we met in London? That very
same dav saw in a nobIemans house pretty
naintng of fruits and flowers. l begged per-
,,,jecfnn 10 have 1t copied. | was told that IL
vas A COPY and that the original was 10 ne
eeen AT a museum in another country. gave
nm nv idea Would you have ordered copy
Of thu COPY? No, Wen, that's my answer to
your inquiry.
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