The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-02

viii SOON ue unlbuBu Oy ulCkeT III
place OF carnage brings that country
again into harmony with it's trsdi-
lions.
China solved, centuries ago. the
peace problems that now vex the west.
II did 1t in It's own way, under a show
Of military activity. but the ideals to
which the Hague aspires namely, con.
ditions whereby commerce and indus
try may be assured against disturb
ance and prosperity need pay no heed
to ornaments, we're achieved and
maintained in China when the rest
Of the world glorled in barbarism
Chinese philosophy taught that tho
real aims of war were to check the
inroads of enemies. to preserve tribal
OF provincial boundaries, and to gather
spoils. If these ends could be served
by "dicker" perils to life and property
were needless as well as wasteful.
Hence developed the art OF waging
war with no human or chattel sacri-
fees, and that solved the peace prob
| lem
Birth of this art goes back into leg
end, but it has had many manifesto
ton in recent years, and is again as
sorting itself to make a republic. 1t
may be recalled that the Chinese
Japanese war of 1894 was attended
with little carnage. When real guns
on Japanese ships we're turned on Wei
haiwei, natural fort, and next to
Port Arthur the best on the mainland,
the Chinese pulled down their flag
rather than fight in such an obsolete
fashion, and the garrison Of $4,000
men viewed with supreme contempt
the outlandish Japanese who walked
in and took possession.
Yuan Shat Kai's Incidence in Shan
tung in 1900 when foreigners were
raiding Picking followed the traditions.
Perhaps he could not dicker with for
eigners as with his own, but there
must have been a tacit understanding
that they were to let each other alone.
When the foreigners had done their
worst and had gone away he marched
in his army according to the old rule,
and he was straightway promoted to
the military command of the imperial
province. 1t was proper appointment
from the Chinese view. No one ever
thought of Gliding him for having
kept himself in security while the
court was in danger.
RevoIts More Like Strikes.
II is not easy to suppose that the i'm
perial troops in Picking in the summer
of 1900 really intended to harm the
foreign Legations, beyond soaring
them, The Legations occupied only q
small district in the city and had nc
means of defense that could success
fully oppose troops bent on their de
struction. Shot and shell fred into
the Legation quarter carefully avoided
hitting the places where the foreigners
were known to have assembled. There
was all the noise of war, but none OF
it's slaughter; and that was a proper
Chinese way.
The ever recurring revolts in the
provinces against Manchu oppression
seldom drew blood. They cut of sup
plies now and then, disturbed the
sleep of the officials, and were made
occasion for some display of force. II
general they resembled a strike, which
won as often as not, and thus placatet
urgent grievances for the time.
The rebels of today have been acting
like the barbarians of Europe ant
shaming an honored national record
Now they are again playing the game
and probably nothing more will b'
heard of armed forces killing eacl
other.