The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-17
SAYS CHINA WILL
BUTCHER REBELS
Chinese Minister Declares For
eigners Are in No Danger
in China.

Chentung, Liang- Cheng, the Chinese
minister, today.
"It is true, OF course, that there
is political agitation in China, but
it's object is to create such excitement
as to cause international complications
with the view Of Gripping, If not
wholly destroying, the present dynasty.
Ny government is amply prepared to
meet any emergency. | do not mean
that China is threatened with revo-
luton, but that small party of dis
contents is striving desperately to
start revolution. But the movement
would not be strong or dangerous.
"My government is keeping me
infinitely informed. If, as result OF
the agitation now going on, worthy
foreigner is harmed, the emperor 8 sol
diers will pounce upon the community
that harbors the miscreants and lay
| it waste, should they be unable to find
every one Of the scoundrels responsible,
directly or Indirectly, for the trouble.
sickening Slaughter. i.
the government is driven to reprisals.
Yuan Shi XII, the great viceroy of
Chill, set the example for this sort
of rigid work in the Boxer uprising OF
1900. The slaughter Of the Chinese by
the emperor's soldiers will be more
horrible than that Of Yuan's soldiers
six years ago if the niiscreants now at
work to involve China in foreign trou-
BILE do not desist.
uMilIons Of dollars have been ex-
pended by the central government IN
the last six years in bringing the army
up to a proper condition Of efficiency.
China does not want to 60 to war. We
are a peaceable people. War is hate
full, awful, horrible-hell.'
Chance of Foreign War.
: els there likelihood of foreign
wars' :,
"None so long as the outside world
lets China manage her own affairs. -
"Is it q fact that Germany or Ger
> mans are mainly responsible for a large
: part of the threatening trouble IN chi
: ma at present9"
D t'The Germans are aggressive hi
9 replied. 'Since the dawn Of your CIV
y, citations the Germans have been tht
disturbers Of the peace and repose o.
other peoples and nations within Wha
is now the Christian domain: Ihey
seem always discontinued with VIVA
it they have. Their energy appears t.
: demand the whole world in which the.
q hustle. I do not say that they. are re
r. sponsible in any sense for what is goln,
q on behind the scenes in China. mere
Re " tell you that I have heard tina
Is stated in well-informed and responsible
"a quarters.
T. Sir Liang's Plea.
IT am keeping my. government IN
9 formed Of all I know and all I hear.
:. have pleaded with the authorities a
Is Picking to- be careful to see to it tina
* * foreigners Of all classes are treated VI
20 usually wolf in China, while this agite
! Il hos oil hof az
q vice is being followed all over. China.
e. t.The Chinese have adopted a new il
s. ternational policy. There will be n
g more concessions to foreigners. RI
ny granting Of concessions to foreigner
90 have been a too-fruitful source of tro,
90 BILE to be continued. And so we sha
10 attend to our own affairs in future, an
in we hope the outside world-the Chri
Id tian world-will permit us to do thi
ss When I reflect that all Of Christendo
Oh is an armed camp, I am convinced tn;
In inclined than is the Christian world
Of suspect that statistics would show tn:
Il there are today more men in uniform al
~ with deadly weapons in their hant
- than at any other period in the world
,st history. Even China is armed to pr
". toct ITSELF ill.,.
,ce :"Why is the government of Il
~ y, United States strengthening its mi
, e tary forces in the orient90 was su
gested. 49,"
as "That is something~I do not unde
q stand,' replied the minister.
ted KS What Missionaries Say.
&C. &C. New York, Feb. 1.-THE followi
DO cablegram from China was received
. day by. the Presbyterian board Of fl
eign missions:
~ "Missionaries not in peril everythi
w is encouraging"
u This message came from the missi
station at Shanghai and was reply
-cabled inquiry made by the boa
Els yesterday for information as to whet
~ er it's missionaries were in peril