The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-01-10

son is at hand. Many of the men
lost their lives trying to save their
little all. The suffering Of these
women and little children will be
terrible unless outside aid can be
given. Many have committed sui
eide.
Misery on Every Side
1t would break your heart to see
what we have seen these last three
weeks and conditions will be even
worse as the winter rains set in.
The Manchus who were formerly
soldiers are now forced to lay down
their arms and not leave that part Of
the city on pain of being shot. The
de facto government is at present
giving them small amount of rice
but that is to discontinue shortly and
what the Manchus are to do is a
problem that we have not yet solved.
They are strong people and want to
work, but placed as they are they
have neither opportunity nor skill.
What We would like TO do would be
to have them learn trades whose
output would be sold and keep them
and their families Independent of
charity. This requires money. Money
at the present time is just what Is
troubling the new government and
we can look for no aid for these peo-
pie for an indefinite time, and in all
probability never. They are a poor
unfortunate people. Fer years they
have been forced to be the soldiers
of the Ching dynasty and now that
that occupation is taken from them
they are left in the most deplora BILE
condition that any human being can
be in, absolutely friendless, and with
out money. and without the means of
earning-unless we Christian people
provide them the means and teach
them. Thousands of fine looking
young Tartars are begging for some-
thing to do for an opportunity to
learn how to do something. We are
dividing the Tartar quarter with the
Angelicans for missionary work.
Tartars Now yHumblcd
These last three weeks l have gone
into hundreds of Tartar homes and
the facts are the same in every case.
These proud mem ers of the ruling
race are asking oIr aid--indeed, are
begging 1t. This means a humiliation
that you cannot we'll understand
without being here and knowing their
previous attitude. Now is our oppor-
tunity to befriend them in their dire
need and show them the practical
side Of Christianity, and let them
see that our doctrine of the brother
hood of man holds good even when
it costs us something. For the sake
of the women and children and the
poor Manchus we are planning some
kind of relief.
Finances i'm a Bad State !.
China Is certainly in bad state.
The need of money by the revolution
aries is going to retard the settle
ment of the war and it may be some
time before things are again normal.
Business is at a standstill Exchange
has risen Finances are so confined
that the banks do not know what
course to pursue. The Chinese have
been making such runs on the ma
tive banks that some have failed The
de facto government of this prov
ince has at its head inexperienced
youths.
Quarreling is already beginning
among the leaders. We are anxious
to have the north settled, then this
province will be quiet.
During the battle here my school
room was shot into and books pierced
with Jacket bullets, desks splintered,
etc. Today we open up college work
again and will have something to
turn our thoughts. L am leaving the
afternoon free for this charity work.