Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-17
TO KILL DYNASTY
That is Object of the Political Agitation in China NJ 2
 Fear of Uprising.

Washington, Feb l7.-The Post to- day yssays:
 There is no danger whatever of an uprising in China against foreigners" said Sir Chentung Liang Chang, the Chinese minister. Tt is true, Of course, that there is political agitation i'll China, but its object is to create such excitement as to cause interna- tional complications with the view of crippling, if not wholly destroying, the present dynasty. My government is amply prepared to meet any emergen- cy. I do not mean that China is threatened with a revolution, but that a small party of discontents is striving desperately to start revolution. But the movement would not be strong or dangerous. a
 My government is keeping me mi nutely informed. If as result of the agitation now going on worthy for eigner is harmed, the emperor's sol diers will bounce upon the community that harbors the miscreants and lay 1t waste, should they be unable to find every one of the scoundrels responsi- ble, directly or indirectly, for the trou- ble. The slaughter will be sickening if the government is driven to re prisals. Yuan Shi Xxi, the great viceroy of Chi Ii, set the example for this sort of rigid work in the Boxer uprisiig of 19OO The slaughter of the Chinel by the emperor's soldiers will be mQre horrible than that of Yuan's soldiers six years ago If the miscreants now at work to involve China ill foreign trou- ble do not desist. 4 S
 Millions of dollars have been ex- pended by the central government in the last six years in bringing the army up to proper condition of efficiency. China does not want to go to war. We are a peaceable people. War is hate full, awful. horrible-hellv' ''Is it ''Is there likelihood of a foreign war?'i None, so long as the outside world lets China manager her own affairs. | Is it fact that Germany or Ger mans are mainly responsible for a large part of the threatehtg trouble in China at present"
 'The Germans are aggressive" he | replied. Since the dawn of your civ. ilization the Germans have been the disturbers of the peace and repose of other peoples and nations within what is now the Christian domain. They seem always discontented with what they have. I do not say that they are responsible in any sense for what is going on behind the scenes in China I have pleaded with the authorities al Pekin to be careful to see to 1t thaI foreigners of all classes are treated unusually well in China while this agi tatlon lasts. have learned that my advice Is being followed all ovel China. @ " ta ,5 G ' | "The Chinese have adopted new internal policy. There will be no mor' concessions to foreigners. We shall at tend to .QR affairs in future, and VI fh6p tne 0dtsfde world, the Christian world, will permit us to do this. Whel 1 reflect that all of Christendom is al armed camp, am convinced that VI are more peaceably and nelghborly in suspect that statistics would show tha there are today more men in uniform and with deadly weapons in thei hands than at any other period in tn, worlds history. Even China is arme, to protect herself"
 "Why is the government of tn, United States strengthening its mili tary forces in the Orient?" was sug gested.
 That is something I do not under stand" replied Sir Chentung.