Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-30

But there can be no mining there
without God. Before the superstitious
miner will go into the mine he must
commune with God. When the mines
are opened the wealth of the country
will be increased, and it is well that
this is so. never saw more babies
than have seen in China, and because
Of the famine and low standard Of liv-
ing in the country, the low wage Of 5
cents per day, these babies die in
great numbers. If the mines are open
ed the babies will live, for money to
buy food will be provided readily
through the operation Of the mines.
China is an old, old nation. 1t was
an old nation before the great govern
ment of Rome was established. 1t was
old when Greece was supreme. 1t was
! old before the time of Abraham. It
then had an organized government.
and that government is much the same
today. 1t has seen countries rise and
fall; it has witnessed the downfall of
the ages. And why? Jesus Christ said
| to Peter, He that taketh up the sword
shall perish by the sword This has
been proven by the Chinese nation.
AS far as defences go, China is abso-
| lutely without defence. The soldier
is even worse than beggar in China.
And still, weak as it is, as a military
nation it lives. The Manchu conquer
ed the nation politically but even to-
day the ruler of the nation, and he who
is destined to become the ruler, speak
only the Chinese tongue. The Chinese
absorbed the Manchu.
I'm China there are no great monu-
ments built in honor of the warrior, or
no literature penned for his heroism.
But for the scholar, whom they adore,
monuments, temples and other edifices
have been erected. Even rulers must
bow to the great scholars of the ma
ton Scholarship in China is the key
to character.
study Constitutional Government.
at was recently reported throughout
the world that the Chinese nation had
adopted the constitutional form of gov
eminent, but this is absolutely false,
as I will prove to you. Such form
of government will do for Russia, but
not for China. The statement publish
ed is misleading, as we'll as untrue.
In July, 1908. the empress dowager is
sued decree for the education of the
people in constitutional government,
under the direction of the statesmen
of the nation This education is to
continue for 10 years, and then, if the
people wish, it will become the form
of government. In the % provinces
there are provincial assemblies, and
= ~ i-ik - IN
semblies is education. A voter must
have one of four requirements in or
der to be a voter. He must either
have 5000 worth of property, or lit
erary degree, or be a teacher, or a
military or civil officer. The parlia-
ment elected by the assemblies has no
real power, but for education, dignity
and craftsmanship, it is equal to the
best. 1t has no legislative, judicial or
executive authority. 1t is just to lead
the people in the study of the consti-
tutiona1 form of government. They
elect Is of their number as the execu-
tive committee, and this committee
works every day in the year except
Sunday.
There is one nation responsible for
China, and that is the United States;
and there is one church responsible
for China, and that is the great Pro
testant church. This is broad state
ment, but 1 will prove it.
Reports Exaggerated.
ANY person under the protection Of
the stars and stripes is safe In China;
is safer, in fact, than a person guard
i
The Chinese love the American. The
reports of riots there have been great
" exaggerated. After the Boxer up
rising, European and Japanese states
men gathered for the purpose of divid-
ing the country of China among them
selves. The Chinese knew Of and re-
membered the division of Africa by
practically the same men, and their
blood froze in them with fear lest this
should happen to China. They said
for 1000 years they had been indie
pendent, and finally were to be separ-
ated and become the slave Of the for
eigner. In the critical moment John
Hay, secretary of state, issued a note,
saying the United States did not look
with indifference upon the partition of
the country, but demanded that every
port be left open to trade as formerly.
When this body of statesmen read the
note, they adjourned and have never
come together since. The Chinese ma
ton wept with gratitude for United
States action upon the matter.
America ms Ideal.
After the rebellion indemnity was
demanded in exorbitant amounts by
several nations and China had to stand
for it, Twenty million dollars was sent
to the United States. The secretary of
the treasury sent back note with a
statement of the expenses of the coun-
try incurred through the uprising, to-
gether with $13,00O.000 over and above
the expense of the nation. The Chi
nese said that this had never occurred
before in the history of their nation, |
and as their god is scholarship, the
amount returned was devoted to schol- |