The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-21

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is not being created by mis-
II sionary, but by an officer of
the United States government
Judge L. r. Whitley. of the new Cir
cult Court for China. With the ma
jority of foreigners resident in port
cities, Judge Whitley is to-day prob
ably more unpopular, even, than are
the missionaries. and for largely the
same reason. What the missionaries
have been trying for generations to
accomplish, in the way of cleaning
up the American reputation out here.
and improving moral conditions. Judge
Whitley has wrought almost over
night.
The shame of Shanghai is interna-
tionai: IN every part of the civilized
world Shanghai Is known as wide
open city. AS one resident expressed
It: There is no public sentiment
here" Shanghai about fulfils the de-
desire of kipling's soldier:
ship me somewhere east OF Suez,
Where the best is like the worst,
Where there amt no Ten Command
ments,
And man can raise n thirst"
An American Monopoly Of Vice.
But here comes the rub: the Amer
leans have had almost q monopoly of
the business end of the vice of Shang-
hal The gamblers. panderers. dive
Keepers and loose women were mostly
registered at the American consulate.
How Missionaries Won Unpopu-
larity.
Against this infamy missionaries
have for years protested and labored
in vain. Shanghai, like all other
tional eXtra-territorial settlement;
each resident is under no law except
that Of his own country, as adnlinis-
tered by his consul. The very fact
of American laXity has caused dis
reputable characters. even of other
nationalities. to seek the protection
of that flag for their evildoing.
a few of the official figures from
the settlement records may be en-
Tightening in this connection-and be
1t remembered, these are not statis-
tics of the native city, but of the for
cgn settlements, over which the Chi
nese have no control whatever. The
unedifying spectacle has more than
once been presented in Shanghai of
"heathen officials vainly pleading
with the representatives OF Christian
nations to close out or restrict Der
tain forms of evil. notably opium re-
sorts. gambling houses and brothels,
for the sake OF the thousands Of CHI
nese who are being ruined therein.
600. of whom 1,100 are Americans. The
British dominate, although they are
somewhat outnumbered by the Jap
anese. French, Portuguese and Ger
mans come next in order of import
ance.
In licensed existence within the set
Element We're at the time Of the issu-
ance OF the recent municipal statis-
tics, $1,000 opium houses and shops,
paving q revenue of S6S.000-or one
such resort for every score of the
45270O Chinese residents. who live
here under the white mans law.
When Reform" Struck Shanghai
One explanatory point should
be noted before describing Judge
Wilfley's sensational reforms. Gam
bling has always been Shanghai
vice. During race week. In spring
and fall, it has been rampant. All
kinds OF gambling have been open
and unshamed, There is nothing in
tho Western world to which this can
be likened; foreign gentlemen, for
elgn riff-raff; Chinese gentlemen; Chs
nese riff-raff (not to mention women
of any nationality met In n gamblers
democracy about the tables or chance
and mischunce. Back of the worst
OF these Fleeing schemes We're Amer
leans.
Last spring on gambling cru
SADIE was skilfully conducted. Robert
Il. Lewis, the Young Mems Christian
Association secretary, being one OF
the prime workers In 1t. Without go
ing into details, 1t is enough to say
that the leading citizens who com-
prise the municipal council wero sub
jected to such pressure that they out
laWed all race week gambling, NeXcepr
betting upon the races within the
/ clubhouse grounds, This was an enor-