The Ketchikan miner., 1908-01-04

ncoadeas, the Times correspondent 's London speech which is optimistic on Chinese progress. encourages the con .gol hy China of is own and foreign interests ih is own country and au,ic- ipa.es ,he withdrawal of foreign troops from China. The British newspapers publi>ued here condemn this optimism as unjaSti6sd Three ot the most prominent Engli>hmen ia Pekin de precate il severely and spprehend ar aggrayation of he sinister iriueuce> which the Japan >choolei Chinese are exercising over the people. II is ths general opinion that the speech will become weapon for ausi-toreigu crusaders.
 The speech Of Dr. Morrison, Il, Times correspondent. 10 Nhom refer ence iS nade above. MS not sarcastic aa said that th4re wa> much 10 cou- denn io China. Ne who knew hoN high were the administrative ideals both in this country and in America he said, mho remembered how m sca,hed We emerged from these amaz ing inquiries into the expenditure ir connection wi,h some oi cur recent wars, naturally condemned administra- tive methods il China that were not up 10 OUT standard. 1; was natura' that we. who were the most superior of sll Gods people. whose mission il was 10 pry int9 the internal affairs oi other less favored countries. should condemn procedure in China thai would never be tolerated here. Le them think for I moment how un- just they often were England fer th,
 English and excluison of 'orei gn mar utaesures: Australia for ihe Aa>traii- ans: Canada for the Canadians tines.
 were loyal. laqdable. and ua;iiotie a-- uiratioas. B.; China for the Chinese. China 10 hlii5 her oWn railways. hi n D develop her own n'jne>. Chm; 70 taks an interest in the admiaislra- ti31 ot her oWn maritime customs .h=>s Ne.e manifestations of au anti foreign and reactionary spirit. Thi> point O view could not he too severe .y T. rsproba.ad.
 There was much 10 blame in China. but ;heye eas far more 10 praise, and ne ,18~,7ntjal progress that WAS be- ing made in many directions tha' sza; for greater national er1eiene, H4s. hs .holgat. point that could 10. disp.t@d. The development oi th, national >piri.. or the awakening of consciousness Of uat.9na;lty: Tn spread Uf Western education: tht growth in power Of the natise press .ha stimulation of military ardor au, gro1tn iu efficiency and economy ii inc Chinese army: the attempt. i'm perfect as l. naturally was, b brin- reform, into toauy departments of lt administration. were all features uo5ern China full oi promise for IL, futare. No feature Of modern Chin. was more remarkable than the growt. of the natige press.
 i healthy public spirit was heiu. created ny these papers, and al Ieas note1 ofthg was the Uusnini1y witi
 hich ,hey all suprort-d The Chires goverrrens in is attempt to de. with the opium evil. l. vas a> 7 too early 10 dogmatiza. hut he ve.fa. cd to express the opinion that Ni.a had already been dcne iu epdeagorin. Q give effect 10 the imperial decree and iu extauding throughout the en- pic fas auti-opium movement was ao;a hopeful and eucOura ging. Eu ro1eagis.. too. was the spread C.
 Western education Schools and col leges were being multiplied all ovel the em pite. and the spread Of E~glisb iu China was quite extraordinary. T1o3sSBj, and thousands Of men were iearning English. and correct English. 1Dt .'pi4eoa" English. Remarkable. too. @ss ta- large rum Der of student. pho aeee nos going to foreign uni F.rstties. in Egrope and America. There were +23 Chimes students al the great colleges in America.
 l. was hecause Of this mot ement along Western lines. this attempt oi the Chinese 10 remove that ignorance abicb had been the source of all her conflicts ai,h the West. that many c them ng.t ask the question whether t aas wise and polite of Us still to .eep the sore rankl.Dg in northern China, still to retain on Chinese soil T the north. the English and the h. dian regi menis, as q perpetual re- hinder of the sin which China con- mitted seven years ago. but which she claimed she had made sinscere effori to expiate. America long since with drew her troops from Tien-Tisn. and sustained TO diminution in her pres tfge thereby. Those who lived among the Chinese were reluctant to leave them, and the more they SAW of them the more they admired their sterling qualities. and the more charitably they regarded their national idiosyn- crasIes. Sporadic disturbances might