The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31
mine, ana 100000 menaced by ac-
Stual starvation, unless given aid until

mine, ana 100000 menaced by ac-
tual starvation, unless given aid until
next summer.
A normal resident Of a civilized
country can scarcely realize that o
nation should be Indifferent over the
Impending death Of 100000 Of Its
subjects. Yot the Chinese seemingly
have no sense Of compassion: for SIS
mon-puro selflshnoss they gu frank even
an American corporation hon a
$Chnalnnn does good deeds It d is for
his own advantage, not for the other
mans assis lance. In most ctties b IN
this country there arc socie ties for
laying up merit by doing good works.;
the supporters arc after the merit
which Buddhism assures til EN-. i
last Monday in the office of one Of.
these societies / saw three little chit
dron, aged perhaps twelve. eight and
four, apply for help. The two young
est were ashen with cold and hunger,
and they were wing. jA fat and.
greasy official drove them out with
NOISY imprecation asked him what
allied the wee one. which seemed to
he suffering sorely. He said the chill
dren are homeless orphans. and that
/ the one rag which covered this little
ones shoulders was its only lection
i from the penetrating cold. Still 1t
laid not occur to him to help. Two
A missionaries were with me. and call
/ ling upon the childrenx to follow. one
Of them led the way to his home.
1 where lie obtained some garments be-
4 longing to his own child and gave
them to the little sufferer. Tho spec
tacle of three foreign men, and an
old coolie. trying to dress that Chinese
], waif In the kits and pantalettos OF a
II, I'll arto TIT,
, to a great crowd OF Chinese. Incidents
could be- multiplied by the score. all
drawn from personal observation
. showing tho utter heedlessness on the
y part OF tho Chinese Of q neighbor'.
!, suffering.
n Chinese Grafters Hinder Help.
From the American consul genera
here learn that considerable Is belnl
. said In America about the danger t
: missionaries ut this time This 1
!, only another adroit manifestation o
!, the Chinese crafty. CRAFTY politics
/, Tho officials here are merely tryin
( by these wiles to force the foreigner
3 to place the disbursement oftherelie
funds in Chinese hands.
3 1t Is n matter of flrst-hand knowl
edge that the sentiment toward for
9 eigncrs In tho famine region Is who'll
I friendly I found the peasants ex
pressing distrust and hatred OF thai
own officials, and looking to the for
I, eigners for help. With no escort what
! ever and with no Chinese-spenKinG
Q companion, Mrs. Ellis and I travele
9 through hundreds of 8miles Of tho ter
:, ritory which the officials declare Il
g 10 so8dangerous, We went through tn
y refugee concentration camps and owe
y ventured to give assistance to especial
y " needy cases. which. It has heol
!. owlislly averred, would be almost cel
~ tain death to any one attempting \
y Absolutely alone, with no other fol
4 Z, eigners near. nor any Engllsh-speak
y. ~ Chinese, we attended o Chinese exear
- ton, and were the centre Off mob II
a. may thousands gathered to8s El0s
Y over and flendishly enjoy "
4 decapitation Of crminals; and NOT "a
u much ms a hostile look did we receiy
40 although Chinese crowd ~ provel
Il hially In its most dangerous mood e
- al execution. uss 9Th
- All the missionaries In tho afl ctt
area are absolutely unafraid, the M
- frightened one met was q y1un
A. Southern Baptist at chtnklang, phts
~ Is an open port, with British p',llc
~ credness has been a matter Of lte
81 ~ among his fellow missionaries dlriE
~ the entire two years that he has he,
=. OH the field. One OF the missile
~ Jokes Ia his request to n naval ofliG
hTy no 1 to keep a Warship at Chinklang!
rS The ugly aspect Of this situatlG
ar though, Is that these officials who pred
a. trouble have the power to muka IN