Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-14
A REVOLT IN CHINA
nti-Foreign Demonstrates,
Expected.
FEELING IS VERY BITTER
That is Testimony of All Tourists
From That Country.
JEALOUS OF JAPAN'S SUCCESS
Thinks She Should at Once Leap Into
Front Rank Like Her
Protege.
Special Correspondence Of. The Star.


developments in China, From the interior
OF the celestial empire comes most serious
news of anti-foreign demonstrations, and
returning tourists tell OF indignities that
are being heaped upon foreigners through
out China. There Is spirit of unrest
throughout the country, and no one seems
exactly able to fathom it, although all are
agreed that II portends grave results in the
near future. A short time ago Mr. Doug
las Story, the well known war correspond
ent' returned to Japan from China and
brought with him startling reports of condf-
tons In the interior. To The Stars cor
respondent he said: Il look for an anti
foreign outbreak In China within short
time. All over the country a foreigner
the Cinnamon. and unless something is
done Immediately to stem the tide, 1 fear
the gravest results to foreigners There is
an instability of things everywhere. This
began with the boycott and has spread like
prairie fire. Unless l am very much mis-
taken there Will be an uprising which will
make earlier revolts look like street
brawl'
But this is only one of a score or more
or similar expressions that one hears
everywhere from returning tourists At
Shanghai the foreigners have organized a
company OF volunteers to be ready when
the time comes. 1t Is said that ample
arms nave been procured, and a place AL
ready has been fortified to take care of the
women and children should the occasion
arise. The recent disturbances in Shanghai
was an eye-opener for the foreigners and
II another one occurs they will be ready
to meet It, and hold the iawless In check
at least until assistance arrives.
A Government officials View.
A prominent official of the government re-
Gently passed through Japan on his way
home. He had been In the interior OF
China looking up important matters con-
neeted With the Treasury Department This
is what he thought of the situation:
There are evidences on every hand of
bad feeling in China. | don't knoa, thai
any good and sufficient reason can be given
Tor the situation, unless it he that China
Jealous of the successes of her Drotege Ia
pan. Is taking the false position of being
ahle TO settle her questions by herself IN
other words, realizing as she does her an
tqulty, she sees no reason whatever for a
younger nation with fewer resources and
such a small percentage Of her ponl,Iati
taxing a place among the powers while She
IS relegated to the rear"
The recommendations Of the Secretary of
war TO increase the army of the Phil;n-
pines is looked upon with favor in the far
east ana other powers are beginning to
make preparations for what must newt
ably come.
The outbreak of the Chinese students
against the Japanese school authorities is
but another evidence OF the feeling that
perVadeS China and her people that they
arc HAJiS ~ SldflU alOne ana VII! suffer
restraint 1t Is the younger element of
emma that Is responsible this tine for the
outrages. 1t was this class which eyervona
heheVes instituted the boycott, and they
nave lost no opportunity to enrage the other
classes by all sorts Of promises of what
they can do II China Is free from foreign
influence They seem to have lost sight
entirely Of the fact that Japan's sucressas
have been by patient endeavor. accepting
the improvements of civilized nations and
ADOPTING measures and suggestions which
nave been responsible for her rapid ad-
Vancement. It has taken many wears to
accomplish this. China thinks she can do
1t IN a day. But speaking of the revolt
among the Chinese students at Tokyo. if
might be recalled that they left Japan in a
nun, with the determination of founding a
great university In China and having only
German professors This seems to have
fallen through. for with every steamer
from China comes q batch of stu
dents returning to Japan and hgnbIy ac-
cepting the dictum of the school authorities
that they shall at all times be subject to
the supervision of the authorities.
The New Consular Bill.
Several days ago the Kobe Chronicle
printed an extract of the bill prepared by
Senator Lodge TO improve the consular
service. Every American in the east
heartily indorses the general plan. For
years the United States has been badly
represented in this important branch Of
consuls. Some were good representatives
of American institutions and traditions,
but many Of them we're poor specimens
ard did little or nothing to advance COM
mercial America. New all this is to be
changed, 1t Is said, and the Americans hail
the new order OF things with delight Other
countries are represented by efficient men,
who are thoroughly. equipped with fine con-
sulates and ample assistance l have
nothing to say by way of criticism of the
representatives OF the United States at
Yokohama. Indeed, his record for eff
fciency and all-around ability is second to
none In the service. But he is frightfully
handicapped In the work of his office The
other day | dropped In at the consulate on
matter of business and found the consul
general propped up on a sofa In the back
room signing invoices He was an Ill man
and should have been at home. The vice
and deputy consul general was i'll at home.
having just undergone an operation. and
there was no other American visible l
understood that consul awaiting his ex-
equatur was at work upstairs endea9oring
TO handle the correspondence. In the office
there are four Japanese, one of whom
handles the mail and writes dispatches, a
service which all recognize should be, done
by an American. The force was lament
ably weak in every particular, and It IS
sincerely hoped the new ball will provide
ample assistants for this important con-
sulate. That reminds me that the new bill,
Yokohama in the third class. This is a
wrong designation. Yokohama does
world of business, and exceeds In receipts
many times the amount collected by some
of the consulates mentioned in the second
class This consulate belongs In the second
class, along with Berlin and other i'm
portant cities.
Manager Of Trading Company.
Hear what Mr. d. h Blake, the manager
OF the great American Trading Company,
says of the situation:
For great many years we Americans
IN Japan have been ashamed of our con-
sular service. / do not care to criticise any
of the representatives who have been here
but / do want to say and emphasize the
point that our consulate here In Yokohama
Is disgrace TO the United States. The
consul general Is q very fine man. He IN
an up-to-date business man and under
stands the service from the ground up But
he Is handicapped for want of proper as
sistance, and the business interests of the
United States suffer as q consequence
Our business people have not been awak-
eped as yet to the full meaning of the sit
uation here. When they open their eyes,
maybe 1t Will be too late. Do not lose sight
OF the fact that Germany is working to
better her commerce In the east every day:
do not forget that England Is watching
every opportunity to place her goods here
All this Is being done quietly by a large