Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-05-07
CONDITIONS IN CHINA.

Little news of the new republic of China is
coming out This is probably good news, for, as
the Chinese say happy is the nation that has
no history. Business in China seems to have re-
vyed and spring work on the farms and tea
gardens is progressing as if nothing had hap
pened The American consul at Canton reports
that native capitalists making arrangements to
build the railroad surveyed between Canton and
the Portuguese port of Macao which shows that
those the ground believe a stable government
has been established
Many new railroads are being planned and
promoted in southern China, and the people seem
to have got over their aversion to such improve
ments Railroads the great peaeemakers as
far as internal troubles are concerned. 1t is an
old saying that it the railroads, and not the
soldiers that ended the Indian wars in the United
States; and this will apply with greater force to
China A revolution cannot gain much Roadway
when the central government send troops into
any disafected district All the densely popu-
lated district of China be gridironed with
railroads very easily account of the topography
of the country, and the thousands of Chinese who
have returned home from this and other countries
will encourage their building and will remove
prejudice against them.
But there is one thing regarding which the
western world is doomed to disappointment.
Railroads are not likely to turn the Chinese to
Christianity. They are well satisfied with their
own systems of religion and philosophy which
teach high ideals of peace and contentment. Pre-
dietions that China will be Christanized in five
years can have no foundation. The fact is that
Mohammedanism is making much greater progress
among the native of Asia and Africa than
Christianity and this may one day have an impor-
tant bearing on the history of the world. For
one thing it does not conflict with the polyga-
nous ideas of the people.
In British India the authorities favor the
spread of the Mosem religion, and its adherents
are found to be more loyal to the crown than
those of other faiths In the ease of China il
must be remembered that there is practically nc
illiteracs All the people read and writ,
their own difficult language, as is proved by th'
coohe class which has to this country Il
the Chinese the only race that has come Il
labor in this country, every of whom il
educated
The Chinese know this perfectly, and thel
despise their white neighbors with a degree o
contempt that white man can fathom. The,
feel assured Of the superiority of their phiosoph,
and their system of morals which teach peace an,
call war barbariSm worthy only Of savages. Tn
Christian nations have forced Japan to become
great military power and China will probable
follow in the same path but it is doubtful i
that IS q accommodation for Christianity as tn
Chinese see H.
They viii never forget that Christians force,
opium down their unwilling threats at the can
nom mouth when they wished 70 exclude il ab
saluiely from their country The opium war wa
as great outrage on the part Of England AM
France as would be- a war by them on this coun
try 90 force Is 10 take Scotch whisky and cham
pague i We decided 10 pass a total prohibition
law Christian missionaries unfortunately have 3
Ia lee much explaining in China