The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-17

are now 80 prominently Detose tne eyes
Of the world.
Few people have even the faintest
conception Of the power and the force
OF the Chinese" said the bishop, "or
give them the credit that IL Of right be-
longing TO them. China is great ma
tion, and It's people are destined yet 10
be power In the world. There Ii
foundation for the cry Of the yellow
peril though II is misapplled. The
time is coming when the Chinese peo-
pie will take part In the shaping of
the worlds work but If the chinaman
is treated rightly he will be most
obllging and orderly neighbor.
"The cry Of the yellow peril, which
Is instigated by Russia for political
reasons. is mistaken one. The Chi
naman placed side by side with the ma
tlves OF some OF the European coun-
tries will make better showing, grade
by grade and station by station. in
every instance. They are studious,
peaceable, intelligent.
Bishop Moore is very much inter-
ested In the progress Of the japanese
war and Is on the side OF the little
brown men.
Il think that the Japanese nation is
as much justified In waging war on
Russia" stated the bishop. ''as were
our forefathers In the war OF the rev.
olution, when they struggled for their
rights and liberties against England.
The integrity, and perhaps the exist
ence, of the nation was concerned In
the declaration and the armies Of the
mikado are now fighting for home and
country.
"The japanese are a wonderful peo-
ple." continued the bishop. "They are
the Frenchmen of the orient. They
have the dash and the vigor of the
Frenchman, something of his poetic
mind and a great deal of his spirit.
"Corea seems to be a sort of rejected
annex to China, and shares the char
acteristics OF both OF the countries to
a great degree. l think that the time
will come when all three nations will
be united In purpose, and when that
condition is reached the combination
will be power in the world. The Japs
have the dash and the spirit to execute,
but they need the steady backbone of
the Chinaman to form a great power"
The bishop has many very interest
ing tales to tell Of his four years resi-
dence in the orient. In all of the time
he lived as a missionary in the east
he was never but once In danger Of his
life and at that time a band of con-
vict Japs In Corea set upon his party,
seriously injuring several mambers of
It,
While travelling through China the
bishop was an object of great curiosity
to the natives on account of his teeth,
which are crowned in front with gold.
AS his party proceeded into the inte-
rior, the news was sent on for miles
ahead that the 'gold-toothed" man
was coming, and at each stopping place
he was greeted with a vast throng
who would gather to look at the man
upon whom the favor of the gods had
bestowed teeth of gold.
on August 81 the bishop will leave
for Denver, where he will hold con-
ference in that district, and from there
he will pass through several of the
southwestern states. He will return
TO Portland in January, and will re-
main here from that time until about
the latter part of April. The bishop
and his family are very much pleased
with Portland and with the Oregon
and IL Mrs. Moore can gain
relief from rheumatism, from which
she is constant sufferer, their resi-
ience here is looked forward to with
great pleasure.--Oregonian.