Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-14
N AJOR FRAZIER
TELLSOF BOXER
CAMPAIGN

The Boxer Rebellion started when
the great and peaceful nation Of
China got the idea that 1t did not
want any foreigners within its Dor
ders," said Major Frazier in his adj
dress on The Chinese Campaign Of
1900" al he Y. NJ. Z. A. last night.
The company, Of which / as first
lieutenant was in command, was or
dered at once to join the allied forces
Of the Japanese, russians and Eng
lish on. Chinese soil Landing in
China our first engagement was an
attack on the walled city of Tientsin,
which occurred on Friday, the 18th or
July, 1900, a rather inauspicieus day
for battle. The Allies each chose
sides of the city to attack and under
the cover of early dawn we moved
against it, being greeted with a heavy
artillery fire. After q heated en-
gagement which lasted all that day,
the Chinese murdered their officers
and made an unofganized fight.
When the Allies moved into the city
they set up military government,
dividing it into four quarters and
each nation being responsible for one
of these parts. Our principle duty
was to stop footing. = .s
II was in command of a detachment
which was doing police duty and with
orders to punish all offenders which
we caught, but we we're not told what
form of punishment to administer.
The first Chinaman whom we caught
plundering had whipped, but we did
not find that 10 be very agreeable
task and tried to devise some other
form of chastisement The next day
came across four 0rientals looting
a jewelry store and stopping them
had my interpreter tell the thieves
that / Intended to cut on their pig
tails. He was astounded and asked
me If / really meant what / said.
When / assured him that / did, he
told the culprits; but they refused to
believe that | would do such q thing.
While they were jabbering among
themselves, whipped out my knife
and cut of the four cues. Never have
/ seen such dumbfounded human be-
ings as those fellows we're. They
grabbed their severed hair and mum
bling to it fell on their knees, bump
ing their foreheads on the pavement
until they had beaten eff the skin. !
ordered them to get up but 70 M.
avail, and had to tareatel at / e
point of gun to make them go a say.
We had learned the form CT punish
ment to administer aad in the future
a threat to cut OF pig-tails brought
a healthy respect ~ our authority
Il believe that few armies have
ever undertaken march similar to-
that of The advance Of the Allies on
Pekin. We went forward in the
month of August and all the way
through heavy corn fields where the
heat was sweltering. i have seen
grueiifng marches but never any
thing like that. Yet q, 900 men made
thai march 400 miles into the interi-
or Of country of four millions of
people and took their capital. The
lesson of this campaign is one that
the American people should keep be-
fore them. There is vast difference
between military resources and mill
tary strength. Any nation which Isl
not prepared will in the end find itself
opposed in what it wants to do,
that be bad or good. As long
as there are avaricious nations We
must be prepared TO enforce our
rights, concluded Major Frazier.
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