Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-30

SpcdhS VI people VINO NiSitcQ a CuuutEy
known as Sila. situated opposite China at
kanton. whence they brought ginseng ant
iers. aloes, camphor. cloves porcelain. silk.
zimmit and galonga.
The council OF Lyons sent numerous
legates to Tartary. one of the first being
Jean du Plan de Carpin. in 1245. About the
same time were sent the Genoese mer-
chant. Lucalongo. and the famous veni-
the 800 Genii at Canton the writer discov
cred the statue of Marco Polo. which
strangely enough appears to have escaped
the attention Of previous travellers until
described subsequently by the writer In an
address before the Institute Egyptien In
Cairo.
The voyage of vasco de CANA In 14s7
opened the route to China. which was fol-
lowed by the commercial ships Of Portugal.
Spain. Holland. England. Russia and
France. The United States in 1884 sent her
first ship to China. named the Empress Of
China. which sailed from New York conn
manded by John Green. The establishment
In Shanghai Of such American firms as
Russell. Heard and ELEPHANT followed. the
rivals Of the English houses of Jardine
Matheson Dent & Co.. and others.
China's critics hold that she Is not a ma
ton, that she has mo national sentiment.
provincial. national or
Cn1nese civic patriotism such as man.
Patriotism. Tested by other men 80
Error! The writer could cite
with other irrefutable evidence what Burge-
vine and Ward have said about the devo-
ton and patriotism of the leaders in the
Tapping rebellion, the object of which was
reform, and what Gordon has frequently
told the writer of the sacrifices and suffer
ings endured for country by the imperial
lists.
The author of recent book on the Boxer
10 q hct, I'd IN duvy
Chinese have no patriotism. They have
shown over and over again that when
reused they possess 1t in a very high degree,
and they are beginning to understand the
truth Of the maxim. Act like sheep and
the wolves will devour you. and that force
can only be met effectually by force"
Sir Claude Macdonald tells In an official
dispatch Of a Chinese who refused to accept
a reward from Col. Shiba. the japanese
commandant In Picking, which shows a pa
triotism of different but of quite as high
character. He had conveyed a letter from
Col Shiba to Tientsin for the stipulated sum
of $3.50 and brought back an answer. but
refused to accept payment. Thinking that
perhaps he was unwilling to be discovered
in possession Of SO large a sum, he was Of
fered a letter to the consul at Tientsin in
clined everything. On being asked why he
refused when he had been previously 80
keen to acquire the money. he told Col.
Shiba that on arrival at Tientsn. after de-
livery Oh the letter ana receiving the reply,
he went to his home His mother did all
she could to prevent his returning to Pc
king, but he said he had promised the for
eign officer to return. and return he must.
Then" said she. you must accept no
money for what you are doing Is for the
good of your country" He. therefore, in
obedience to his mothers wishes, refused
any money whatever.
The author Of another recent book, China
in ConvulSion. merits mention. for on the
title page 1t appears that Mr.. Arthur H.
Smith Is a clergyman, 'tWenty-nine years
a missionary OF the American board in
China" What the Rev. Smith says differs
so radically from the usual missionary 8
story that 1t Is cited for instruction.:
christianity has been in China a dis
turber. It always is and always has
been everywhere. 1t had the
influence OF fortune or the misfortune to
Christianity. be formally introduced to
the Chinese in connection
with treaties imposed by force for ends
which the Chinese detested in this respect
however. standing On a level with rights of
trade. 1t has also had the additional dis
advantage of being in one of its forms
indissolubly associated in the minds of the
Chinese with political agencies. which they
dread with reason and instinctively an
tagonize. There has been much In the
method of It's propagation in China which
Is open to just criticism and which at this
crucial juncture ought to be fearlessly ex-
posed. frankly admitted and honestly
abandoned. new and better methods replac-
ing those which have proved faulty and un-
worthy. = The wide diffusion of
Christianity in its best form will not sud-
denly introduce into China the millennium.
for no goal can be reached without passing
through all the intermediate stages. But
1t will for the first time in Chinese
history realize the motto of the ancient
Tang, quoted at the opening of the Great
Learning: 'Renovate. renovate the people.
Thus alone can the empire be adapted to
the altered conditions brought about by
the impact of western civilization with its
Pandora box of evil and of good.
The writer appreciates the honest and
manly confession of the reverend author.
who would rebuke his confreres for their
ACQUISITION of land, the secret propa ganda
, of their faith and often times interference
with the politics of the country in violation
of diplomatic Instructions In certain
case in Korea the American missionaries
were blindly led into trap set for them
by diplomatic agent DESTROYS of using
them against Germany's commercial and
political interests. Only prompt actlon
ayerted a scandal and a diplomatic incident
which was recognized by Mr.. Blaine by a
letter of thanks and approval to the writer,
then charge daffalres ad interim in Korea
There is something pdtlletit ia thc SptS-
tac,e of great China and little Korea-the
elder and the little brother
Pathetic knocking for admission to the
s,oc+ocIa peace congress. On what
pretexts may they be ex-
cludedo Korea asks for her foregone lost
Independence China asks for the restora-
ton of Manchuria.
Russia must answer for Korea that at
Shimonoseki in 1895 She Jointly with Japan,
assured the independence of that kingdom
for China, that her occupation of Man
churia was solely by virtue of the lease of
twenty-five years contracted with China in
1898. Briefly, that neither Korea nor Man.
churia have been taken from Russia, and
all that Japan has acquired is Russia's I'M
expired lease of the peninsula of Lao-Tung
When it was assumed that Europe medi-
tated the partition of China Capt. Mahan of
the United States navy. declared: If the
United States government proposed to pro-
tect the territorial integrity of China 1t
would be obliged to employ its navy to eff
feet that object"
The territorial integrity of China Is not
threaten by Europe. but If ever the Unit