The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-25
THE SIGEL MURDER.

now engaging the attention OF the
public, was missionary worker
among the Chinese in New York
City. Her murderer was one of
her pupils, who choked her to death
and then placed her body in a
trunk. 1t has developed that she
was in love with the man who did
the deed, and evidence has been
unearthed that proves that there is
sickly sentimentalism pervading
this class of workers which is the
outgrowth of religious belief that
the heather who flock to our shores
in search of the filthy lucre, should
be singled out and be made objects
of special effort to convert to Chris
tianity. Miss Helen Clark, who is
well known, and who for years has
been an active worker in mission
work and made it study, sums up
this matter in one sentence: There
are more women missionaries de-
graded by Chinese men, than there
are Chinese converts
There is only one answer to all
this" said Miss Clark, white wom-
en- must leave the lives of Chinese
men alone.
For seventeen years | have urg-
ed the folly of white women en-
deavoring to Christianize Chinese
men. All about me | have seen the
ruin and wrecked homes. | have
believed from the very beginning
that it was impossible for white
women to properly influence Chi
nese men.
1T is the attraction OF sex that
predomnates in both cases, not
that of religion. Despite all that
is in the papers the public does not
see the other side-the Chinese side.
The pictures that | have seen are
of young, vain, frivolous white wom-
en- deliberately flirting with and
| leading on their Chinese pupil.
But consider what puzzle such
woman must be to the Chinese
men OF race totally unaccustomed
to any freedom for women. Is II
strange that they misjudge behavior
that even an American man would
question?
'As to what subtle attraction
causes the downfall OF the white
woman missionary | do not know
The Chinaman is mystic, but not
romantic-not in the sense that
would appeal to women.
The only light | can see is in
what might be called gallantry of
the Chinese, their Kindness and gen.
tleness to women.
Does any one realize that more
than half of the women of the un-
der world who come to Chinatown
make their homes there because
Cinnamon are more kind to them
than white men? | have seen it..
Seen Cinnamon, practically married
to these women, the slaves of opium,
treating them with patience and
| consideration.
But there is one big truth that |
was sure of when | first took up the
work, and of which years have made
me positive beyond argument--the
white woman can never ChriStianiZe
the Chinese man. If she tries it, it
will be the West that is converted
to the East, not the East converted
to the West"
elsie never made love to me eX-
cept in letters and 1 never made
love to her at ALL" said Chu Gain,
proprietor of the Port Arthur res
taurant, when before Coroner Har-
burger on Monday as a witness in
the inquest on the case of Elsie
Sigel, the murdered missionary girl
Chu was held under $1,000 bonds
to ensure his further appearance.
The Chinaman said that he was
on close terms of friendship with
Mrs. Sigel and Elsie and calmly
made the statement that she wrote
him love letters. He apparently
thought this was nothing extraordin
ary.
"She always called me Chu Gair
in speaking to me-" he said. "Bu'
in letters she addressed me as MY
} Dear Friend The girl and hel
mother came frequently to my res
! aturant and l became well acquaint
, ed with them. Since February the!
had come to my restaurant not les
than once week. i have visiteC
, them at their home. l have knowI
: them for two years"