The Washington times., 1906-03-12
IN CHINA
NOW BLAMED UPON
THE MISSIONARIES
Member of Commission
Finds Fault With Their
Methods.
REFUSE TO OBEY LAWS
Alleges That They Interfere
Too Much in Behalf of
Converts.

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The members OF the Imperial Chinese
Commission 10 England. France. Bel
Sium and Japan, WHO are passing
through this country on their way to the
countries 20 which they are accredited.
are IN Washington TO-DAY, A. ILs0
o'clock this morning they wee received
by The Secretary Il State sad this afte--
noon are paying their respects TO the
President.
The commission Is headed bg Prince
Tssi Use. a dtgl tsry of tbs empire and
a general ir the old Taueaa warz It's
other members are ShaHg Chi-neng and
Il Shcug-to- Tl-sc secretaries. TsO
Ping Lung. Show rIsJ Nh and Po jim.
and three ser ants make mp the remain
der OF the parry. They reached the city
yesterday afternoon from New York and
are stopping at The Arlington. At din
ner last night they were the guests OF
the Chinese minister, Sir Chentung l.
aHg-ChenE. at the legation
Missionaries Are Blamed.
A. the Arlington this morning Po jim.
one OF the secretaries. discussed with z
reporter # The Times conditions IN
China and the recent disturbances that
have created CONSERVATION throughout
the civilized world. Mr Po was disposed
80 mir mize TIE Importance Of these dis
orders and to sscribe their origin 70 one
single cause. This Is the disposition of
the missionaries u interfere In matters
beyond their proper province and with
the administration Of the imperial laws.
You viii observe he said, that
American and European merchants and
business men are never mOlested by the
Chinese pupuIace, though they penetrate
tEe rer7oteSt TeCesSes OF the empire and
engage IA large business operations. u
i were true. as IS sometime COurenGed.
THAI the auimoslty OF the people is d.
rected against all foreigners, it would be
expected, certainly that these mer-
chants and their families would be
among tne sufferers. Yet such instances
are Pr @tlcalr unknown Always IL Is
the missionaries who fall victims 20 the
fury OF the nObs.
They Defy the Law.
THAT these acts Of violence should be
committed az all IS certainly regrerts Bile.
but IN the light Of the accompanying
facts they are not hard 70 understand
The missionaries claim for themselves
and their converts entire immunity from
the operation oS the laws, ana insist
upon being. in effect. laws unto them
selves. When the magistrates O. higher
courts undertake 20 try causes affecting <
them or their converts, they refuse to
abide the result.
1t must be remembered thar these
deplorabIe incidents occur IN distant por-
tioEs of China, where the popuIace IS
more or less ignorant and exc.tabIe.
The people are reused 70 fury. and the
riots are tae result.
America might understand how
these Chihese feel about the matter If
they would consider the conditions II
number ct Chinese missionaries came
n this country 10 teach their religion.
made q number Of converts and then
insisted that these converts should be
immune from any laws other than
those Of their own euactiuE. the public
sentiment wuui8 be bitteT-Derhaps Vio-
lent Il these missionaries were cperat-
ing IN some secluded part Of the land.
where the standards Of education are
low, where communication with The cut
slCe world IS practically cut. OF and
where. IN consequence. preiudtceS are
strong. II is not difficult to predict what
would be NEST likely 10 happen
Reason for Boycott.
As for the boycott. that Is merely an
expression Of Chinese resentment
against ehe intoIerabIe conditions
which this country imposes upon China
OF all the races of the earth the Chinese
are selected for this discrimination.
Merchants and students come to this
country and receive treatment which Of
fends and humiliates them greatly.
Their brothers in blood ana race hear
Of the treatment and resent it. Is il not
perfectly raturaI?'
Call at State Department.
II all Americans knew and understood
the high type Of Chinese character as
represented by Sir Chentung Lang
CheuE. the Chinese minister to this
country. the relations between the
American and Chinese peoples would be
far more harmonious. according TO a
statement made by Secretary of state
Root today. by way of greeting the
members Of the Chinese Imperial Com
mission at the State Depart ment.
The visit at the State De paftment last
cd but few minutes, buu the exchange
Of greetings was most cordie. Of the
party, only the commissioners them
selves, were present, they beng escort
Ell and introduced by SIT Chenturg The
personnel of the commission is "a rare
distinction, being made up of His I'm
perial Highness, Tsat Use, a duke of the
first order, and a first cousin 6f the En-
pcror. Shang Chi-henE. formerly cover
nor of Shantung province, and Ii Sheng-
to, formerly minister TO Japan and fu-
tuTe minister TO Belgium. When the
commission ends its work in Europe Mr.
Ii Will proceed to Brussels TO take up
his new diplomatic post.
Secretary Root expressed his pleasure
at mee,irg the commission and said that
he felt :. great deal of good for both
America and China was being accom-
plished b.. the visits TO this country of
the two commissions.
The commissioners stated that owing
TO the program before them and the
itinerary arranged. Ii would be impos-
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