Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-28

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100 nth street northeast where he will re-
main until year from next September. He
discussed the conditions in China, giving his
observations and conclusions in regard to
burning questions.
DIR. Dobson is a surgeon and a missionary,
and he performs both tasks with equal
fervor. He told of the crudeness of med
ical knowledge among the Chinese. Their
doctors, he says, are nothing more than
users of herbs of the type which fourished
hundreds of years ago. They have not
enough learning. he declared, to lance
abscess even when 1t is in the most ad-
vanced stages.
Another View.
But this is only one view of the Chinese.
DIR. Dobson has the greatest respect for
| many of their traits of character, and
blames the Americans greatly for any anti
foreign feeling which may exist among
them The Chinaman exhibits very laud-
able respect for old age. he said, and is
nearly always amenable to law. He is also
honest in business. but only from natives
of policy AS for moral idea of right and
wrong in this sense, he has none, declared
DR.. Dobson.
rs there a pronounced anti foreign feel
Ing in China, and is 1t directed toward
Americans very generally DIR. Dobson
was asked.
Yes, there is an anti-f foreign feeling and
the Americans come in for their share of
it, he replied; but there was not always
this feeling against foreigners. China has
been mistreated by the western nations
especially by the British. the Germans and
the Russians who constantly trying to
| grab territory. 1t is only natural that
hatred should grow against these nations
and their representatives.
1T is a sad thing that the Chinese masses
| in the past few years have been getting
| their impression of this country chiefly
from sailors and tourists. l do not wish to
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be injustice. but great many of them
cast all their principles to the winds when
they get in China among the heathens'
| They drink and carouse and generally
ate disturbances. The sailors, of course.
do the same thing when on shore leave. 1t
| Is also well known that numbers of Amer
| lean young men are living with Chinese
women whom they have never married. 1t
| is done openly. and this is directly opposed
| to Chinese ideas The Cinnamon. are no
| better, and perhaps worse. but they guard
| their women most carefully in public and
| regard 1t as the greatest breach of man
| ners to treat a woman Familiarity in public.
| TIE indifference of Americans in this re-
| g&rd naturally angers them.
An Incident Cited
II was present when one incident occurred
| which made my blood boil and made me
| ashamed OF westerners A prominent Off
| cial OF a western nation was to receive an
| official call from a prominent Chinese Off
| cial To do the foreigner all possible honor
| the Chinaman dressed in his richest robes
| OF silk and came with a gorgeous retinue.
| The western official VINO, received him was
so drunk that all he could do when his
| guest arrived was to stand up and bring
| both hands down roughly upon the head
| of the dignified Chinaman 1t was a dis
| gusting thing, and who blame the Chi
| nese official for harborng disgust for
| Americans after that?''
| DIR. Dobson said that Americans who live
| in China and are quiet and respectable.
| such the missionaries and physicians,
secure the respect of the Chinese and are
/ treated with the greatest consideration.
theory of the boycott not heretofore
| advanced was given by DR.. Dobson as the
| result of his studies of the situation. He
| said 1t Is commonly reported that certain
| class of Chinese make business OF taking
| money from their fellows who wish to
| emigrate to this country. When the United
| States laws grew so stringent as to cut
into their business lney determined to
4 arouse the feelings of the people and bring
| about boycott that would result In an
| easing up of measures against the Chi
nese this side. These men agitated the
better classes by appealing to their pa
triotism. and fired the lower classes by tell
Ing them false stories OF maitreatment of
Chinese in this country.
| In order 10 show that there is no deep
rooted determination behind the boycott, he
said Chinese merchants bought up all the
i American goods they could get, and then
advertised the fact that they had American
i goods on hand that were secured before
i the boycott began. He declared the people
| want American goods and In the end will
have them. He believes this country. by
showing little more courtesy to the Chi
i nese can secure their lasting friendship
/ AS to China's relations with Japan, he
said:
/ The Chinese are coming under the intel
lectual influence OF Japan. but they are
afraid of the Japanese. They believe the
Japanese would like 70 enercach on their
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