The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-06

SoochoW, China, September %.
Especial Correspondence of The Con-
stitution) most significant fact
in the Eastern situation at present
and possibly more portentious than
the destructive war now waging, is
the rapidly increasing influence of ia
pan over the Chinese. Ten years
ago during my first visit to the
Orient, the Japan-Chna war was in
progress. Then the Japanese We're
the most disposed of earth. When
this great nation was so greatly hui
inflated by the treaty of Shimeneski
"a nation of 400,000,000 of people
begging terms from a little country
which she had made and given q
literature and ciVilization-the hatred
passed all bounds She had to part
With Formosa and pay into the Jap
aneSe treasury an immense war m
oemnity. But. strange to say, within
less than a decade that bitter enmlty
has given way to an ominous cor
diality. Japan has now the ear of
China, and is fast dominating her
national life and governmental poll
cjes My Information comes from an
authentic source that the japanese
minister at Peiin is In highest favor
ct the court, and throughout the
provinces of this vast empire there
is a growing admiration for their
signal success in the present war, she
can, if She desires, be the real mas
ter of China No one has any reason
to doubt her inclination in this res
pect.
Japanese in High Favor.
The evidences of this suggestive
fact are many, but are most noticea-
BILE in the effort being made to control
the education of China. From the
university of Pekn down to the newly
esta blished schools in the provinces
japanese are in highest favor as
teachers. DR.. Martin, an American
missionary veteran, great scholar
and a. lifelong friend of the Chinese
has been replaced as president of the
university at Pekin by a japanese. 1t
is said that over 5000 young Chinese
are now in Japan as students in the
imperial university and subordinate
schools. When the vessel on which
| crossed the Pacific anchored at
YCkahoma, about fifty young Chinese
students came aboard for home
ward journey. How long they had
remained in Japan, and to what ex-
tent their studies had been prosecut-
ed l had no means OF knowing.
From information, since ascertalned,
however my impression is that the
book knowledge they gain in an ellg-
BILE quality, but they take on jana
csc ideas and imbibe more or less the
spirit of the people. 1t has been in
timated to me that nearly all of them
return rebels in heart against the
present dynasty: If so, a mighty in
ternal struggle will be witnessed in
this country before many years.
A few days ago, in company with
Drs Anderson. Park and Fear, Of
Soochow, and DR.. Michard, of Shang-
hal. | called on the new governor
OF this province. He received us with
distinguished courtesy, having the
great front doors with their painted
dragons. thrown open at our APP
proach. That is never done except
for guests of special honor 1t shows
how anxious the official classes now
are to extend courtesy and hospitality
tC the recently despsed foreigner. 1T
was really great sight as we aliSht-
ed from our chairs and walked
through lines of grandly dressed va
man attendants preceded by a high
official in gorgeous doimentS. holding
in one hand our cards. Mine was
small and plain. printed in America.
Those of the other gentlemen, resi-
dents in China. were in Chinese char
acters and printed on large slips Of
red paper.
In Western Style.
The governor soon appeared in the
reception room. walking briskly, talk