The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-06-19
arrangements Have Been
Made to Protect Foreigners
In the Event the Expected
Riots Develop.
CAUSES FOR UNREST -
IN EMPIRE MANIFOLD
Principal Cause Is the Failure
Of Rice Crop, or the Corner
ing of It by Shrewd Chinese
Brokers.
~ JONATHAN WINFIELD.

~ JONATHAN WINFIELD.
Washington, June 18.-Is there to
be a general anti-foreign outbreak, a
repetition OF the Boxer uprising, in
China? This Is q question that not
only the United States but every
world power is earnestly considering.
Arrangements for the safety of for
eigners, mainly missionaries, In China
have been made by the nations Of the
world and these arrangements will
prove effective II the riotings do not
assume national importance and break
out simultaneously in all parts. es-
pecially in the interior of China. On
the coast and at the inland mission
ary centers accessible to warships of
the United States and European
countries no fear is felt for the safety
of foreigners. That is, no fear Is felt
II the rioting is only local at these
ports and the Chinese soldiery assists
in the restoration of order and does
not follow the mobs as they did in the
famous troubles.
Causes of the Unrest.
The causes Of the unrest in China
are manifold. Starvation Is the main
one. The failure Of the rice crops. the
main staple Of life, or, as is the case
at present, the cornering of the yearly
rice output by those Chinese who have
studied and mastered European and
United States financial methods.
Then, again. there 10 the constant
ayitation Of the Chinese secret societ-
les against the imperial power. The
Manchus for two hundred and sixty
years have ruled China. There are
now about 100000 Manchus in the
country and every one-man, woman
and child-draws a pension from the
Emperor. The Imperial army Is made
up principally Of Manchus. The popu-
lation Of China. conservatively speak
ing 10 400.000,000. The Chinese, throh
ing IL 400.O00,000. The Chinese.
through their secret societies. have
successful revolution against the Man
chus. seeking the re-establishment of
a pure Chinese dynasty. The troubles
at Hawking, where the United States
cruiser New Orleans and the gunboat
Helena are now stationed to afford
protection to foreigners, Is due to the
efforts of the secret Chinese societies
to start their annual revolution. The
government has garrisoned Manking
with q strong army Of loyal Manchus.
Another Influence.
There Is another important disturb
ing influence In the present situation.
It Is the agitation of the Chinese
rights party the cry Of which is China
for the Chinese" This consists main
ly Of the less progressive element
which objects to the foreign CONNER
cial invasion. particularly in the build
ing OF railroads and government
works. It Is Of such powerful influ-
ence that the imperial government at
Pekin Is usually careful to antagonize
1t as little as possible. Strenuous OBJ
jections were made by the organiza-
ton to the Hukuang loan. the terms
OF which have Just been agreed upon
by the four financial groups Of the
powers-Great Britain. France, Ger
many and the United States. This
lean calls for $30.0O0.0OO for railroad
extensions.
This agitation naturally affects the
ignorant classes OF Chinese, who have
an Unborn distrust Of foreigners. In
many cases, in constructing the rail-
roads. the right of way passes over
the burial plots which are scattered
broadcast in China and which are re-
garded as sacred by the Chinese For
long time this apparently unimport-
ant obstacle held up the construction
OF important roads. and it was only by
agreeing to remove the ancestral re-
mains from these numerous graves
that the contractors were able to con-
tinue their work at all. The Chinese
accepted this condition under protest
aud frequently trouble arose because
the natives believed that the remains
Of their forefathers were not handled
with sufficient reverence
Malaria Among Workmen.
In the South. France especially. en-
countered extraordinary difficulty be-
cause OF the ravages OF malaria among
the Chinese workmen. Deaths were
so numerous that for time the en-
tire province was on the verge Of ris-
ing up and attacking the French set
Elements.
There are one or two instances OF
the successful building OF railroads by
the Chinese themselves. These are
used by the Chinese rights party as
the basis for their argument, that the
development Of the empire should be
left exclusively to the Chinese them
selves. frequently. the chief agita-
tors in this cause are students lately
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