Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-11
CONDITIONS IN CHINA
Reassuring News Through the
Chinese Minister.
SENT TO HIM FROM PEkING
Disproving All Rumors Of Anti
Foreign Uprising.
FALSE IMPRESSIONS CITED
Murders of Missionaries Explained
Government Bending Its Efforts
for Restoration Of Order.
,ENT TO HIM FROM PEKlNG
IMPRESSIONS CITE

NEW YORK March 10.-Sr Chentuns
LANG Cheng. the Chinese minister to this
country. who is In this city with the Inn
perial Chinese commission headed by Prince
Tsai Use. received today through the lega-
ton at Washington a series of dispatches
from the Picking government confirming
the press dispatches OF last night to the er-
feet that absolute quiet prevails throughout
the Chinese empire.
II Is asserted that any feeling of unrest
which may have existed has entirely dis
appeared; that China Is not on the verge
of revolution, nor is there the femotest
possibility of an anti-foreign uprising such
as occurred in 1900.
In the dispatches received from the Chi
nese foreign office. Sir Chentung was re-
quested to inform Prince Tsai of the tran
gull conditions, as 1t is realized that his
position at present and during his forth
coming visit to Europe will enable him to
dissipate much of what the Chinese claim
has been Misrepresentation regarding in
terror conditions in the empire.
China Recognizes Obligations.
The minister said:
China recognizes her obIigatio 20 The
treaty powers, and she recognizes her OBJ
legations to humanity To the United States
China owes a lasting debt of gratitude for
the friendly acts of the late Secretary Hay.
LAS an illustration of how false impress
sions have grown as to conditions In China,
l may cite Il cablegram from Hongkong last
night which stated that the viceroy OF
Canton had entertained Admiral Train of
the United States navy and added that this
was the first intercourse the yiceroy had
had with foreigners In many months. The
dispatch went no further, and naturally
the Inference was drawn that the vicerey
was Intensely anti-foreign. and that the re-
lations between him and the foreign repre-
sentatives had been strained for months.
1t Is true the viceroy has had no inter-
course with foreigners
But the dispatch should have gone back
a little further, and stated that the vice.
roy has had intercourse with no one, for
the reason that he has been a very sick
man, and is not even now expected to live
any great length OF time. He Is sufferer
from a kidney affection, and although ne
writes me that he is lately much improved,
no hope is held out for his ultimate recov-
cry. Secretary Taft himself was the first
to tell me of the vlceroys illness. lie
was i'll when Mr.. Taft was in China and
was unable at that time to ttend func-
ton in the Secretary's honor.
IN such vast empire as China we are
bound 20 have murders and rioting, just as
any large country has them. But 1t Is idle
to say there are not causes behind these
disorders.
Take the murders of missionaries at
Iienchau and again at Nanoha Nanchang.
There are incnntroVerttble causes which
led to the violence. They were sporadic
incidents occurring without warning ana
there Is no form of human protection which
could have prevented them.
No Nation Exempt From Murders
mo nation in the world has been able TO
wipe the crime of murder from its records.
Nothing the government could have done
government left nothing undone toward re-
storing order and to further protect the
lives of the foreign residents. The reports
of the missionaries are most fair and In
each instance declare that the local Chinese
officials rendered every possible aid at theiI
command.
'',rhe talk Of an uprising in China Is alb
surd. Our dispatches show tranquility
everywhere. The reports received by the
foreign nilsson boards in the country are
thoroughly corrobOrativc of these state
ments. Travellers returning from China
bring the same reports Of peace and quiet
1.-The alarm seems to be felt only thou
sands and thousands of miles away. Tn.
der all these circumstances why Is II nee
essary to enter denial after denial OF the
alarmist rumors?"
Sir Chentung LANG Cheng. Prince Tsai
and other members of the imperial com
mission leave for Washington tomorrow
morning. and will be gone until Tuesday
when they return to this city to embark
on the Baltic. which sails for Liverpool
next Wednesday.
The three imperial Chinese commissions
ers. Duke Tsai Use. Shang Chi Heng and
Ii Cheng To, who are now in this country
on their way to Europe. are expected to ar
rive in this city tomorrow afternoon ac-
companied by Sir Chentung LANG Cheng
the Chinese minister. and by three secre-
taries They will visit the President In the
afternoon, although they do not come to
Washington in any official capacity. The
Chinese minister Will give dinner in theiI
honor tomorrow night. They are also ex-
pected 10 meet Mr.. Root. They viii return
10 New York Monday evening.