The Washington herald., 1909-06-22
"CHRISTIANIzED" CHINAMEN.
New York Horror a Reminder Oi
Masculine CareIessness.

Masculine Cereiessness.
Frum the New York American.
The profoundest public sympathy for
the Sigel family mingles with public hor-
roT over the Unspeakable tragedy OF the
death OF Elsie Slgel. This girls grand
father was an International hero. With
chivalric devotion 20 the cause OF human
. liberty. he fought gnllantly. And from
tho loins OF this hero came the accentua-
ton Of interest in the weak and alien.
And Gen. SigeTs granddaughter was
led. perhaps by this powerful transmitted
trait 10 work for the upliftment OF the
Chinese. There IS every reason 10 be-
lieve that the murdered girls motives
were phnanthropic-
But We take this horribly ripe occasion
% denounce the cults that look with com
paisance upon the degradation OF the
women Of the mobiles; OF human races.
Some years ago a deacon in a Baptist
church arose in the business meeting
and said that he had attended the Chi
neso sunday school conducted by young
women OF the congregation. He said
that the attitude OF the Cinnamon was
obvious. And he demanded that the
Chinese Sunday school should be abol-
ished Immediately. HorrOr-struck. the
congregation forthwith closed the school
The fault lies basiCally with the care
lessness OF American men IN regard 70
their women They know that the women
are good And they assume that Il IS
needless 70 give any supervision TO their
conduct This tragedy OF Miss SigeI and
the "Christianized'' Cinnamon IS a shock
ing reminder Of the American masculine
carelessness which tOlerates free thought
clubs and miscegenatiOn meetings, Hin
doc takers, and Chinese Sunday schools.
The Cinnamon have only one idea OF the
missionary attentions Of white women.
And the women are permitted by men 20
run this terrible gantlet without knowing.
From ths Phiadelphia Pubic LedgT.
The tragic death OF Elsie Slgel brings
70 mind the death Of May Biblghaus, the
beautiful young teacher OF a class OF
Chinese. who nine years ago died from
the effect OF opium in a place IN Vine
street above Eleventh.
May BibighaUs was an attractive girl
OF nineteen years. who had been giving
her time 10 the instruction Of a class OF
Chinese pupils for a year Her home
was in Twelfth street. below Columbia
avenue. and she was a member OF the
Reformed Episcopal Church OF Our Re
oeemer. Sixteenth and Oxford streets. A
graduate OF the High School for Girls,
she was interested IN teaching. and her
church affiliations decided her 10 give her
talents and life 20 those whom she
thought most needed them
The class for Cinnamon was estab-
49,
avenue, with Nag Bibighaus IN charge
That she might better know the people
whom she wished 70 help. their lives
and their customs. the young missionary
sought to obtain by her own observation
the knowledge which was &c aid her in
her chosen work She frequented. in
company with her Chinese friends, places
IN Race and Vine streets. between Third
and Thirteenth streets.
Il was . o'clock on the morning OF
January 2A 1900. when the police OF
station then az Eleventh above Race
were notified that a girl was dying in
the neighborhood- She was found by the
police IN an unconscious condition, breath
ing irregularly She was taken 10 the
Hahnemann Hospital, where she died
soon afterward-
At the inquest the coroner's Jury re-
turned a verdict to the effect that the
girl had come to her death from the
effects Of opium. which she had been
taught 70 smoke.