The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-14

What surprised me was to discover
that every Chinese with whom T talk
ed diffcrentiate 81 the American and \
British missionaries from the French
i. is the last-naned who have assum-
ed civil authority. and who have ere
ated most OF the conflicts between
That subject, however, demands an
article by itself.
In China, But Not Under China.
The white man is in China, but
not OF IT. He has. as Sir Robert Hart
reminded me, more privileges hero
than anywhere else in tho world. He
lis amenable to no Chinese law. The
l8nntives regard him with fear, and at
least outward Difference. a jinricl1i-&
sha man pulling a foreigner does not
| hesitate to violate all the rules OF
the road. 1sxtra-territorlnlity has given
the subjects of other nations privi4H
legcs which they have not hesltated
| to abuse. The Chinese believe, and
with reason, that every foreigner CON
Ssiders himself a superior being, and
| OF a superior race.
1 1t is common for white men to treat
] the yellow as lower animals. I have
seen them kicked, beaten, cuffed.
| showed, and their queues pulled, upon
tho slightest provocation. have
never seen q missionary strike q Chi
nesc, but / know of rare! cases in
/, which it has been done. have occa-
i sionally witnessed q disregard for tho
| rights and feelings of the native as
a fellownan, on the part Of the mis-
sionary. To cite a trivial illustra-
ton: My steamer rug was hanging
on the arm Of e; missionary In a
impelled by mere curiosity, began idly
to finger tho texture Of the rug. At
1 once the missionary jerltcd it, away,
with snarl, as If the man had in
4 jured It. That missionary's chances
of helping that mans soul arc rather
4 slim. si
4 AS n background for considara-
\ ton of all things Chinese, these re-.
4 grettablc effects Of eXtra-terri toriallty
and of the white mans sense OF racial
superiority, must DO borne in mind;
4 they will illuminate the report OF
troubles that arise In this monstct
d nation, which is awakening. bewiltler-
ed, from tho sleep OF centuries. All
my interviews with the Chinese have
q largely cXonernted the missionaries
. upon this point 7 myself have been
4 harder upon thchn. In tho preceding
paragraph, than the Chinese have
&|Gheen. 1t cannot be questioned that
the great mass of. missionaries here
really care for the Chinese. and are
& honestly cndenvorlng to serve them.
y Tho loyalty Of the missionaries to tho
"A native when contrastcd with the con-
. tempt and disfavor of most other for
feigners is really remarkable
The Doctors Good Reputation
Whatever fault they find with other
+ phases OF mission work-and many
4 | have scant patience with theEdistinc-
lively religious propaEnnda-tho Chi
; nese have unanimously praised the
medical and educational branches. Re-
member that this nation OF 00,000,000
: l.persons has no modern medical science
outside of the missions, and that there
is no end of sickness; much OF It Is
/ due to Ignorance and filth. The ordi-
nary medical missionary treats from
! 5000 to 5000 dispcnsnry cases 4
year.
! SO this humanitarian work, whlcl
writes its own good record in thu
! healed bodies Of tho people, comes
!. In for nothing but praise. Some O
: tho officials manifested sincere graft
: tlldc in speaking Of what the mission
9 nries had done in this direction fo
China.
J. similarly. concerning the cduca
: tionnl work of missions could elici
: only one opinion. Until within fiv,
: years China has had nothing o
: what the West could call education
J except as the missions gave 1T. Chi
: nese statesmen and philosophers wcr
Ignorant OF the simplest facts of &c
J. usraphy. his tory and nature, such n
u any ten-Sear-old boy in America I'M
" derstood. Tho leaders OF new China
II freely credit tho mission schools Wit
y having awakened the educational I'm
y pulse In the nation, and with havin
= pioneered tho way.
~ Cautiously enough, some OF the edu
= Gated Chinese. avowedly non-Chris
: tian, displayed such n knowledge o
the genius of Christianity as to re
u proach 1T for. having done so littl
y for china! Yes said one, II gran
D. that missions have done n great de-;
IS In an educational way for China. bt
% nothing like what they should hay
\ done" In passing Judgment upon til
T. missions and missionaries, most {
l. these Chinese assume tho Christia
L viewpoint. Thus, the Chinese con
T. stantly trent their own people wit
a greater cruelty and heartlessness tia
IT, do tho foreigners, yet they heclar
is that even an air of superiority tc
ward the poorest natives Is repre-
10, hensible on, tho part OF the mission
OF airy, A Chinese may .reNiletg and bha
n and kick his cOuntrSmam, hut a for
ID, 1lgncr may not speak siiarply I
as him. f @ IA ~ ~
9, "Rice Christians.
4. Despite the fame ana unnuestlone
la service of many veteran lnissionarIt
II, to the Chinese people, several Chimes
at stated To mo that the later work Z
cd tho missionaries Is wiser and be
en- ter than that of former days; or
rs. one expressed II, that the past Is