The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-25
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GToN, y. G.. March 24.---t
From Shanghai advicest received at the
state Departlnent,it appears that the
ruling dynasty IN China Is lousy
alarmed over tho eff cct of the spread
OF famine throughout the country and
the opportunity itEoffers to seditionary
societies to enlist converts to the cause
directed against the government.
The suffering Of the people is used
os cnuitnl. 1t Is said. in that .judiclous
assuaging Of want places tho persons
given assistance under obligations to
tho societies The governments ma
bility to relieve suffering. IT Is SAD.
has been magnified and the hardship
OF the people attributed to lack OF
sympathy by the, government Tor the
| poor classes
rhe information received here indi-
Gates tint n propaganda has peen OF.
ranized to further the circulation OF
Stories OF tho character outlined and
II is said that State Department ofn-
| clals fear that spread OF hysteria may
| engender general uprising.
| White Lives in Danger.
4 IF such should be the result there Is
danger that the government might
4 rot be able to control the situation,
i and American and other foreign inter
ests then would be jeopardized. 50
4 great is the concern that diplomatic
4 land consular officials In China have
been Instructed to keep Washington
il advised in regard to the situation anc
every turn taken
THAT the Chinese government recoS'
Mes the danger is shown by the fac
that viceroy Tuan Fang, of Yahking
has mcmorialized the throne for ont
million dollars to purchase East lnolai
|rice to feed his people. Undoubtedl.
this step was taken to Offset the Worl
, that has been done by the sedltlonar!
societies, as we'll as to relieve the I'M
mediate suffering In taking his &C
ton the viceroy predicted g geheta :
. uprising in tho ADMINISTRATION diH
!, |trict unless prompt relief is provid ed
hut he did not refer to the troubl
that has been stirred up by the anti
: government societies.
An extra effort will be made in tn
S United States to broaden the scop
: Of the movement to find relief TO
Q the Chinese Already there have bee
large sums .of money collected an
> dispatched to China to be used IN IN
h purchase Of food and In the near III
4 ture the transport Buford VIII sa
from San Francisco with a shipload
T. provisions given by Louis klopsch. &c
y tor OF the Christian Herald
:. = Boxer Riots Cited, j /
a A general movement throughout II
- civilized world to aid the sufferer
- II is believed, will enable tho Chine'
y government to strengthen Its hant
and possibly suppress uprising an
: riots.
n, For the protection OF foreigners
20 China the United States and Euro pea
countries are prompted by selfish.
we'll as humanitarian, Interests 70 cor
3 promptly to the assistance OF the =
lestial Empire
J. That any movement which threate
:. the overthrow Of the present dyna
- In China gives alarm to the Unit
~ ~ States, and every European natl
NJ which has interests and people
N China. is not denied. The life OF eve
III white person in China Is believed
at loff1cials OF the state Department.
tit depend upon the continuance Of &c
n eminent as It stands the Boxer Y
~ rising being cited as an instance
l.. what might result If the present &c
IN eminent should be weakened.