The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-12-20

Europe or of America have no legiti-
mate right to interfere. We certainly
against this people, and
can we, then, expect them to welcome
us and our ways? Our exclusion act,
while possibly just, possesses many
features to the self-respect-
ing Chinese. This numerous people
will come fourth refreshed from its
long repOse, and enact an exclusion
statute that will cause the western
world itself to open its eyes, to look
and consider. Their exclusion law will
be backed by the strength of ten mil
lion we'll trained soldiers and fleets of
Dreadnaughts we'll manned and Off
cered.
1t is, the reaping of the whirlwind
that now cOnfrOnts the Caucasian resi-
dent in China. The merchant, specu-
lator and the missionary from Europe
and America, have themselves and
their governments to blame for this
hour of present trial. If the Chinese
want neither our goods, our religion
nor our presence, for goodness sake let
us stay away. With their one cheek
smitten, we may not expect them to
turn the other, to be bruised and scared.
While our scriptures admonish us to
do this very thing, seldom if ever is
the precept needed.
While Chinese history differs greatly
from that of other cOmmOnWealths, it
is commendable. Its page is not
stained with the perlidy which is so
apparent in records of the world in
which we live. They have a regular
un5roken chronological story of their
existence antidating that of the west
ern world by many centuries. They
are not an aggressive people. Their
wars have always been defensive, and
internal differences have always been
settled among themselves and l pre-
sumo to their own satisfaction. These
are not backward people as we of the
western world wrongly view them; but
very peculiar people. They, the in
ventors OF gunpowder, have never put
it to it's intended and practical use.
The magnetic needle of their compass
points sOuth-nOt north as ours does,
and so OH thru the list Everything
Chinese is peculiar product.
The teacher of a mission school class,
said to the youngsters:
"Now we will have the story of
Moses. Who found the baby lying in
the river?"
ga beautiful lady," was the prompt
reply.
ITO whom did the princess give the
baby Moses 20 be taken care of I"
"His MOTHER" shouted dozer
voices.
"What did Moses mother do with
him when he grew a little older p
asked the teacher.
Silence ensued, for only a moment
however. Then little girl was seizet
with sudden inspiration and replied
81 know. She put him into pants"
The world has, it seems, determined
to put this unwilling people into pants
But unlike the Moses of the story they
have grown so old that they much pre-
fer the style of garb which hundred
, centuries have made them to love.
It was bismarck who said: "YO'
cannot hasten the cause of time b.
setting your watch ahead" And YET
it is this very thing which restles
world today asks the Chinese natiOl
> to do. A nation, stagnant in passiv
civilization, unchanged for sixty cen
turies or more is asked to step into tn
= limelight of the most intensive age tn
: world has yet known. To leap at
, single bound from a condition of th
most stagnant and passive age into tn
:, hurry and hustle of our times. For
moment contemplate the struggle
which history relates of Europe an
- her various colonies and people durin
% the past 1000 years, and then do nj
Il wonder or shake your head at the r,
. ports current of happenings in thu
q far away land. England was yet ul
- known. None of the governments {
u Europe were ever planned as we 81
. them today. Out of the chaos of tin
has come the world as we know
While all this has been making, CHR
re of centuries ago is yet the China
m today. Totally within itself. MakiI
Of no wars. A nation of peace.