Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-02-02
NO USE FOR CHINESE.
Man Who Served Eleven Years in the
United States Navy Says They
Are Dirty People.

[SiouN City Trbune.J
r. G. Nevin, who recently returned
from the orient, was in Sioux City
recently with his
Has No Use brot hcr e. T..
.o a., Nevin. editor of the
VIC Laurel, Neb., Advo-
"Chinles." cate Mr.. Nevin is
NOW living in Laurel
and declaring he has had enough of
the eastern countries.
Il was i'm Shanghai for about a year,
working as an elect rciin," said Mir.
Nevin before that was in the United
States navy eleven years. Not much
electricity is used in China, being
found in few buildings except those
OF the government. The last job l
worked ON was the installation of an
electric lighting plant i'm the govern
ment mint at Shanghai.
II don't have amy use for the
'Chfnks. and haven't any hesitation
In saying so. They are dirty beyond
comparison. They have no ambition
and in my opinion there is absolutely
no hope of lettering their condition.
While opium smoking has a good
deal to do with degrading the Chinese,
1t is not altogether responsible. l
should judge that 20 per cent. of the
people there use opium constantly, and
about half of tho entire population is
well acquainted with the habit.
1--WE We're out of the war zone at
Shanghai and al we saw of it was a
few crpples and a
cruiser and tor Japan
ped o boa IS that p,a..4 p,,
came down there e'a''e raw
l was ut Shanghai to Live
when the Japs won
their first victory. There are a good
many Japs in Shanghai and they got
out and celebrated i'm great shape, |
must say. A Jap celebrating cam make
IL lot of noise. They all brought out
their good clothes and Wore them for
about a week and kept up the noise
all the time
Il visited Japan just before / left in
September. There is no interference
there with visitors, except those from
the German and French warshps. They
are glad to see Americans. Japan is
n delightful place to live The Japs
are, | believe, the cleanest people on
earth. And l also believe they are as
accomplished as any people I'm all in
tellectual matters. They haven't known
electricity long and what use they have
made of it they have adapted. But
they learn quickly and use 1t about as
well as any people"
In the eleven years Mr.. Nevin was
In the navy he was on duty on ten
Painful Riding pendence, Adams.
., Bennington, Phila-
delphia. Franklin.
Torpedo Boats. Still e to, Morris,
Pensacola, Solace
and Kentucky. The Stllcto and Morris
were torpedo boats, q style of craft
which Mr.. Nevin did not like He spent
about four months on these two boats,
but got transfer as soon as he could.
"A torpedo boat. as you probably
know, Is mere shell with powerful
engines" he said. "Well, when under
| full steam, or / might say, half steam,
the vibration is something terrific.
Take ten-hour trip in one of them
and you are more tired than if you
had done hart. days work. Stand
Ing. lying or sitting. the shaking goes
body is sore The boats are built all
most entirely for speed. The normal
rate is about 20 to % knots an hour.
and when necessary they can travel
33 knots, which is going some. Ameri-
| can seamen as q rule don't care for
| torpedo boat SERVICE
1.-THE wear and tear on the nerves
is ruinous and. besides, If a torpedo
boat is hit by
shell in action, it's Most
no quick trip rip, to tn, the Dangerous Post
| DOtloIl. he JuI)S,
however. have dem in Navy.
onstrated that the
torpedo boat is useful in war. so pre-
sumo If the time comes when the
American navy has to go against Il
fight. there will be plenty of American
jaclies willing to risk their lives on
torpedo boats. 1t is certainly the most
hazardous service in the navy, but, OF
course, the opportunities for advance
] ment are greater"
Mr.. Nevin said he was satisfied to
give up the sea for good. lie had
eleven years of it and was satisfied
now to stay ashore the remainder of
| his days.
Mr.. Nevin occasionally is reminded
forcibly of his stay in China by Il
twinge OF the 'dengue" fever. a mai
ady to which foreigners are subject.
The sickness is Il combination of ma :
laria, dNsontery and rheumatism, and
while it is usually not fatal, lis effects
remain with the victim for years.