Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-08-27
FATE OF MANCHUS
LIVE TOPIC IN CHINA
Americans Jealous of ia
pan S Industrial Activity.

NEW YORK. Aug. -(Special) -
Howard Richards, Jr., one of the Off
cials \of Boone college, Wu-Chang,
China, who arrived in New York yes
terday on a visit to his family after
an absence of five years, said that
a great deal of the jealousy in Ameri-
ca against the japanese in China was
due to the enthusiastic commercial
activity OF the little men from the
land of the chrysanthemum In 1906
he said, the United States trade with
China amounted 104 100000 taels, and
that of Japan was 96.78021l taels. A
tael is an ounce of silver valued at
about rs cents. In 1907 the Ameri-
can trade had fallen to 63,000,000
taels, while the Japanese had held
their trade and made a slight in
crease TO 96,S0S, $50 tae1s.
"In Hankow," said Mr. Richards,
I'VE had an American dentist and
naturally all of US in the colony in
Wu-Chang wished to give him our
business at the college to help him
along. He filled our teeth with zinc
at gold filling prices, and did the
work indifferently. A smart Japa-
nese dentist came up to HankOw
and set up in practice. He had learn
ed his profession in America and
had a frst-class diploma The Jap
did the work well with the best mater
ial at moderate prices, and in conse-
quence his American rival has lost
the trade through nobOdy's fault but
his own.
'In the crisis today in China the
leaders, with few exceptions, are the
foreign-trained men, chief among
them being Yuan Shih Kai, Viceroy Of
Chile, a most able and intelligent
man.
.In 1914 the Manchus, or Mongo-
lians completed the conquest of
China and made the natives wear the
queue as a badge of servitude. At
the present time the Manchus num-
Der about 100000 to 5000, 900 while
the Chinese are estimated to be be-
tween 250,000,000 to 400,000,000
"The burning question Of the hour
in China now is, said the teacher
of the missionary college, lis whether
the Manchus will be absorbed by the
Chinese or whether they Will be
wiped out by a revolution that in
ferocity will make the French revo-
luton look like a Sunday school pic
mic in comparison The training of
loyal and patriotic good citizens who
will work for the best interests Of
their country is the crying need of
China today
Japan is doing more to develop
China and educate the people than
the English or Americans The Jap
anese trade schools, business schools,
and the Japanese business college in
Shanghai have done a great deal of
good and very much increased the
respect for the Japanese in China
The college contains 200 japanese
students at time, who are learning
the language of China, it's require
ments, and its business methods The
Germans are the. only foreigners who
are fighting the Japanese for the
trade of China. The American and
English agents never put up a fight
and but for the steady, persevering
German the Japanese would seize
everything in sight"
With regard to the probability OF
a war between the United States and
Japan Mr. Richards said that Am
orleans in the Far East thought there
was danger of it, and the Japanese
had the same ideas through the big
navy talk Of President Roosevelt.
Mr.. Richards added that it would not
be so easy to approach the coast Of
Japan. In Yokohama, he said, the
gunners from the forts are practic-
ing with the big guns, and their hits
at three and one-half miles range
were remarkable