The Washington times., 1906-01-11
CHINESE BOYCOTT
INJURING TRADE
So Declares Consul Barchet
From Shanghai.
HOW TO DEFEAT MOVEMENT
In an Interview at Baltimore Diplomat
Suggests Methods for
Breaking II.

BALTIMORE. Md. Jan. u.-Dr. Ste
phen p. Rarchet, United States interpre-
ter and vice consul general at Shanghai,
China, and for over forty years a mis-
sfonary in the Far East. is the guest
of Rev. Joshua Z. Wills, pastor OF the
Fourth Baptist Church, at his residence,
504 North Broadway DR.. Barchet has
returned 10 this country out three times
since his first visit TO the Orient, and
will make another journey 10 the scene
of his labors at the close of this month.
He has been associated so long with
the Chinese that he is an even better
master OF the language of that country
than he is of his native tongue
DR. Barchet came TO this country last
August, after acting for six months as
secretary 10 United STATES Minister Con-
ger al Pekin which was shortly az .er
The Boxer uprising. While in that city
Dr. Barchet. with several other members
of the American legation ana theiL
wives. visited the imperial palace and
were entertained by the Dowager En-
press.
Classical Performance.
After making a tour OF the various
points of interest around the palace. the
party was conducted TO the private ehea-
ter. where a performance was in prog
ress. Dr Barchet said that the cos
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had ever seen, and the language used
bV the actors was very hard to follow
because the play was classical FOL
lowing The performance they were en-
tertained at luncheon. the male mem
her of the party going to one room anC
the ladies 10 another. The Dowagei
Empress herself personally superntend-
cd the luncheon and attended 10 eaCl
detail. and gave each member of the
party a souvenir with her own hands.
I believe the American Government
is right in not permitting the coolies tc
land in this country said Dr. Barchel
Yesterday. ''and that same opinion is
held by the influential Chinese citizens
but what they object TO is the way that
many of their educated citizens are
treated when they reach our ports
When our Government returns the bal
ance of the indemnity, which amounts
To about $4,000. .000 they should spec
ify that part of that money be used
for a commercial purpose and not fOl
educational purposes alone. The boy,
colt was beginning about the time
left China, and / know that il has
worked great harm to our commerce.
Would Build Museum.
"One of the best things that could
be done with part of the money" saiC
DR. BarcheJ. would be TO build mu
scum, where American products coul,
be displayed. The Chinese, a a rule
take more 70 the Americans than The!
do to any other foreigners, and wha
they want is American ideas and ideal;
drilled into them The best plan
would suggest TO further a move
ment Of that kind would be 10 get SOM
philanthrOpic American to conduct
Chinese newspaper. Through thi
method the lower classes would Learn
what the outside world is, for you cai
always find more than one or two cdu
Gated Chinese in each village who read
the papers. which. as a rule. are VerI
unfaVOrable to foreigners The Cdu
cation OF the Chinese is progressini
very rapidly. but something must b,
done TO break She boycott at once, fo
the longer it continues the greater tn
danger / believe that the recent up
rising at LienchoW. an inland cit,
about 90 miles from Canton. was di
Tectly due TO the boycott
DR.. Barchet went to China I'm 1855
when he was twenty-thTee years o
age, at the close of the civil war, bu
returned to this country in 1875 10 com
p1ete his medical course. and WAS gTadu
ated from the New York Medical Col
lege He returned 20 China again a
the representative of the American
Baptist Missionary Union. and for
number Of years has been treasurer o
that society I'm The Far East. He ais
served the United States GovernmeH
at Shanghai for seven years.