Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-04-28

/ net only the enemies to their sacred
worship of ancestral spirit but also
as agents of governments TO grub their
lands. Any attempt to develop China
by a compulsory and unnatural pro-
cess will undoubtedly bring forth the
same misfortune Of constant uprising
and bloodshed that results from the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the Chinese empire
In view of the dismemberment of the
! Chinese empire, Professor Paul S.
Reinsch of our university, the recog
nized authority on the oriental ques-
ton, expresses his opinion in his
World Politics as follows:
1.-THE question of holding China by
force and adding large portions of
/ Chinese territory to the national do
mains of European powers must APP
| pear fantastic, when we consider
/ Chinese conditions. The secret so
cieties alone, which are the most act
/ i've and effective social organizations
in the empire. could easily prevent the
actual seizure of sovereignty by Europ-
can powers. A very different condi-
( tion from that in India would here con-
/ front the invader. The Chinese are
an active, energetic race. For ages
there has been with them a survival
of the hardest. Trained from
youth to subsist on the most meagre
diet, to get along with little sleep, and
to work patiently for twelve or four
| teen hours day, these men scoff at
difficulties and exertions which would
within year weary a European to
death. There is no overstrained SEN
sjbiity Human life is held cheap
that people often commit suicide sim
ply to cause inconvenience to others.
With an intense veneration for the
past and an unusual reverence for
their ancestors, these people natural
ly combine a tenacious conservatism
in matters of everyday life and inter
/ course.
Should the idea spread that foreign
ers are about to effect a radical change
/ in the social and industrial constitu
ton of their empire, violent and fran
/ tic resistance would be offered. When
we consider that most of the four hun
/ dred million inhabitants would readily
I bed rawn into the existing secret So
cieties for the purpose of defending
their hearths and their civilization, the
futility of any effort of Europeans to
govern against their will an intelligent
and stubborn race like this at once be-
comes apparent"
Thus from the actual condition of
] nd ~
character and their civilization, it is
seen that the enforcing and overbur-
dening method of powers in the open
ing of China is equally unwise as that
of the idea of the dividing up China,
and only further the increasing inter
national complications and difficulties.
Therefore. the only way by which ma
tions could avoid these intricacies and
could enjoy the equal opportunity of
peaceful commerce and industry in
China is that nations would become
more acquainted with Chinese people
through peaceful means and to assist
them for the development of their re.
! sources and en- the other hand help
them IN the building up of strong
central government strong enough
that she be able to protect the per.
son and the interest of all foreigners
without any foreign Intervention.
Japan since her victory over China
not only saw the seriousness of the
situation in China but felt it. She
realized the danger which might fall
upon the powers under the foregoing
conditions and especially to'herself be
cause of her geographical position
Japan was in strong sympathy with
Chinese net because of the racial kin
ship. not because of their selfish design
in China. but because of the impending
misfortune over the peaceful neighbor
Japan always was and is for the in
tegrity Of China and for the en-
couragement of reforms in China
Japan sent her trained military officers
to China to help the organization ant
discipline of the army, and civil Off
Gals to assist in civil reforms With
in the last few years Japanese schol
airs and educators went over to China
IN great numbers to teach the Chinese
=
The Japanese government recently in
vited Chinese students to come ovel
to Japan and share the benefit G
education.
The Russian policy in China. ON tn,
other hand, was just opposite to tina
of Japan. Her indomitable ambition
CT building up a new Russian ca1pir,
in Manchuria and the gradual absorb
! tioa of whole China and Corea was tht
power behind all her activities in the
east She deprived Japan of tht
fruit Of her victory over China IL
1895. A large portion of Manchuris
including Port Arthur was 'ceded Il
Japan by China at the treaty o
SimoGoseki. Russia stepped in a
this time undoubtedly with a definite
design and accosted Japan on the
, pretext that the occupation of terri
, tory in the continent of China.
) The boxer upri sing Of 1900 was /;
| great opportunity for Russia to sen(
{ more troops into Manchuria. Tn,