Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-02
LETTER FROM MISSIONARY IN CHINA Brother of Rev. c. H. Ewing Tells of Uprising Its Cause and
 Progress-Chnese Seem to Favor Revolutonsts

I
 they have come to realize more ant
 more how the officials were unJuStl.
 enriching themselves at the expense ol
 the people. while the i1nperia! govern
 ment Is never strong in anything bet
 ter than the machinattons Of poht1ca scheming. the antf-Manchu sentiment
 has grown apace. The Cntnese car
 never have loved the Manchus as then
 rulers, because from the first intro
 duction of this Manchu dynasty the
 entire race of Manchus has drawn its
 support from the government, being all l pensioners (though like most pension CTS under the necessity of eking out l existence in a desultory way by some 1 trade or occupation) and this appear l ing to the Chinese themselves to be l battening at their expense, who paid the taxes. In Picking the Manchus form | so-1arge 8 part of the population that l they are not taken as part of the status i quo and are not only tolerated as they
 are not in other parts Of the empire, 1 hut do not appear to offend the Chinese 1 who live alongside of them Elsewhere
 in this part of China, where the Man 1 chu government is nearer at hand and ] it's power more in evidence than fur l ther from Pekfng, while the whole idea | of a favored race supported by the taxes of the Chinese IS a subject race i is always highly distasteful to the peo- l pie. there are no particular signs Of l hatred.
 1 Feeling Against Government. l But in the southern part of i the country and I judge also in the western and central parts. the anti Aanchu feeling is. and probably always i has been, one that rose to the height of cordial hatred. It is this fact that has made the populace of most of the empire ready at any favorable time to fall in with any movement that gave promise Of putting an end to the pres 1 Cnt dynasty. Heretofore, the govern nent has always been able to put down every rebellion that has arisen; and the history of these centuries gives many precedentS to cad to the pre- ,, ,diction that this uprising will meet similar fate. But on the other har q, this is definitely and openly intende,i
 to be against the Manchus It is evil
 cent that even here in North China, the almost unanimous sentiment of the people is with the reyolutionists and against the government.
 Foreign Sympathy with the People.
 I have been surprised to find how versation, when they do not susp pect that any one will make trouble for them, to admit where their sympa thies are. As one prominent man said; l have wondered at the favor shown by the people to the revolution until I questioned myself and discovered that my heart was with the people rather than with the rulers. And why not?
 Avoiding Injury to Foreigners.
 So far as I can learn, while it is not The part or foreigners to take sides In such a struggle and while the official representativ of foreign gOVernn entS are scrupulously careful, for the most part to hold an entirely neutral posi- ton, it Is not difficult for one to form the opinion that the sympathies of l foreigners resident in China are also with the people and so against the 1 government. In the struggle, both | sides are using every precaution to l avoid any conflict whatever with for eigners or foreign governments; for if i there IS one thing that China desires l above another, 1t is that there shall | not be such another opportunity for | any other nation to step in and dic- | tate to them. For this reason, neither 1 the foreigners resident in China nor | the Chinese members Of Christian | churches have anything to fear as | such. It is hoped that only combat | ants may be in any way involved; and | the only fear is that the roughs may | take advantage of disturbed conditions | to attempt to inaugurate mob rule. In | some of the most representa- tive public minced citizens are taking steps to guard against exactly this contingency; they evidently fear that r conditions become troublous here | the police force of the city will be- come demoralized. SC that if they do 1 Lot join the revolutionary army, they may at least decanlp and leave the whole city without adequate protec- ton, ana with this in mind. they are l
 
 standing ready to assure safety to the ] city in cass of an emergency You 1 nay think me an enthusiast for Tien- sin; but I do not know of any other sity in China where the leading cit zens have enough public sentiment Ind enough wisdom in Initiative to undertake such wise provision.
 Promises Relief of Fear.
 IL promises to relieve us here of fear IS to safety m Tieptsin. In other parts China 1 9oth sides will without doubt do all n thelr power to protect foreigners, so treat IS the contrast between the pres mt movement and that of 1900. Bpt here are srtain places where fight ns IS very likely to take place. Eyi- lehty the Chinese think that Picking ; sueh , place, as all the express 1 rlnls rom there to Tientsin are T the highest class, who are deemine 1 Wise to get away. Some of these VIII go on beyond Tientsin; but 50 , I'tt1y M oI them are planning to rer-lain 1 n Ilentsln that even now all houses nat are f0c rent are taIze. and ali inns foWced, While many are left behind t fehlhg' unable to get a place on ecn iraln as it leaves. About two 'eeks ago 1t was reported in one of ne TIentsin daily papers that inc 1i+ e emperor had taken refuge in Tien sln' put th1 is generally regarded as $ 1dhci put 1 am now told that if is | } eolici StiiS beiIeFed by people in | ] nc fcreIsn concessions that the eln- :, eror IS actT1iiy living m one Of fI1e b iAs7t houses III t1e British concession 1 I
 house that was fitted up several ] ears ago fo- official use for parties Peklng. which some thought meant -ish to use It. iiiisiit
 Ai.ready 1t is rumored that the rev F luuonarles are busy in Tientsi1, and
 IL IS not true now. it is easv to s-ln- .Tg .T4 that It Nill be true b-forc long. esltant about forming either m, cnine II II n or wish with regard fo inc 9 ! Iteohie of the outbreak is that if is 9l yet clear that the revolutionists l ave eltnef the power to succeed 5Inif g fly in their endeavor O.. ability <, eet f D any government that would he i,et q T tEan the nresanf o.,c ,r it. Ii