The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-22
General Wilson Sc es
No Possibility of
Revolution.
PRIMARILY NOT
MILITARY POWER
Absolutely No National Feeling,
and Teeming Millions So Pitt
fully Ignorant That It Is
Impossible to Organize
Them in Concerted
Movement.

Wilmington. Del. October 21.--Ma
tor-General James II Wilson, United
States Army. retired, who led the
American and British troops in China
In the Boxer rebellion Of 1901. de-
clares that the present instruction
there win not end in revolution Cen
eral Wilson knows China and the Chi
nsse intimately. having projected e
quarter OF century go the fret rail-
road enterprise there.
II cant see" he said to-day. the
possibility OF a serious outcome OF the
present rioting IN China nope that
conditions there are such as TO make
possible the radical change said to be
tho purpose OF the movement but
fear II is visionary. China is yet too
poor and too ignorant TO Be aroused.
This does not mean that there are
not able, wealthy and fer-siehted men
In China. / have the pleasure of
knowing many such The teemtng
millions of the mass. though. are so
pitifully poor. SO pitifully ignorant so
wholly untouched by nodern progress,
that II is impossible 10 organize them
in g concerted movement
Primarily, the Chinese are not a
military power. DO not mean that
individually or frequently by groups.
and sometimes b. communities they
viii not night Hereby and Kill rrerci-
lessly. Nor do mean tina: they can
not be disciplined as ightinE ma
chine.
MiIiona sInfn
That they can be was shown In
the TAPPING rebellion OF generation
ago. when. believe. that $1,000 900
Of them were slain BY the way. Chi
nese Gordon. the Engiishman. has had
his glory embalmed in history for the
suppression OF that uprising but as
fact the Credit properly belongs to
our own Ward, The Yankee sailor of
fortune.
HIS wes the genius which inspired
great hordes of the ignorant masses TO
follow 10 death the banners Of tbs
imptrta! government"
isn't the same spirit latent among
the masses today" General Wilson
was asked
u think not" he replied 81 am In
elned 10 believe now / could sweep
from the coast TO Peking with 5000
American soldiers take the imperial
city and topple the baby Emperor from
his throne.
But contemplate for moment"
General Wilson rejected. the tremen-
dous meaning OF the spectacle IN China
which for $50 years has puzzled the
civilized world. A handful OF Manchus
during these two and q half centuries
have dominated the empire dare
say there are not more than 5000. 600
or 100000 Manchus in the nearly
4oo.0oo.0oo of the total populetion.
Why have not these $1,000 900 risen
In their wrath, and even with their
pare hands. II necessary, torn the Man
chu oppressors from their throne?
No National Feeling,
There IS absolutely no national feel
ing IN China The resentful attitude
the Chinese show toward the outer
world IS due wholly to racial feeling.
AS soon as / saw that the successor
or Ii Hung Chang, in point of personal
influence and standing. had consented
TO take supreme command Of the impe-
rial forces / concluded that the rebel
lion would be short-lived: not because
of any superior military proves or
experience of this mandarin. whom
happen to know very well. but because
he is one of the shrewdest politicians
In China
He knows that should he fail not
only would he die an isnoble death and
suffer the conhcation of all his world
" possessions. but that every man,
woman and child of his kith ana kin
would meet the same fate The GER
tetnty OF this sort of thing makes every
intelligent chinaman weigh all the
chances before he ventures on such an
enterprise"
General Wilson places no credence IN
reports that the rebellion is amply
financed None of the powers of Eu-
rope would dare TO aid the movement
he said, because every civilized nation
is watching too jealousy the move
ments of every other nation in respect
to China. No hnancier either in the
United States or Europe would take so
hazardous q risk Hence do not be-
lieve the rebels have any considerable
amount of money. Without large
supply OF money they cannot hope to
accomplish anything.
Revolt Is Expected
Feking, October 21.-There was ut.
ne in the news received at the capital
to-day to reessure the government or
relieve the general feeling of uneasi-
ness.
The American missionaries in this
province, Chilli, have been warned by
students that there will be revolu
ttonary outbreaks near Pek.ns to-mor