The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-08

and ChineSe " ~ u niue hi"''u''
for "a person who knows Japan To
regard her people az aggressive ana
"swashbuckling" and the Chinese as
models of peace ana quiet. Inc
street fights at Ticntsin, Pckin or any
other Chinese city come To my NINA
as one of the first sharp contrasts
Co life in Japan, where II might
be for years without seeing even emil
dren quarreliinE.
No tourist passing through China
on his most rapid fox trot could pos
sibly avoid running at least once a
day into a cloud of dust I'm the mids
of which an animated mass of Hap
ping rags and flying pigtails would
resolve itself into two or three coolies
irving to pummel each other to death.
while their gentle" and peace low
ing" n~eighbors ran yelling at the tops
of their voices to watch the delight
full spectacle. Dr. Arthur Smith, who
has lived in China for over thirty
years and is an acknowledged au-
thority on things Chinese. say in
tho chapter called "Social Typhoons'
IN, ."Chinese characteristics:
.The Chinese have carried to n de-
gree of perfection known only among
Orientals the art of reviling. The mo-
ment that n quarrel begins abusive
words of this sort are poured forth
in n filthy stream. to which nothing
IN. the English language offers any
parallel. and with a virulence and
rertinacity suggestive of the fish
women of BillinGsgate. The merest con-
tact is often sufficient to elicit a tor
rent of this invective. as a touch in
duces the electric spark, and 1t is in
constant and almost universal use
by all classes and both sexes. always
ara everywhere. The practice of
'reviling the street is often INDUCED
in by women. who mount the fiat roof
Of the house and shrek away for
hours at "A time, or until their voices
fail"
This. however, is a DEPRESSION and
offered only az a gentle hint that some
friends of china may wear "a bandage
v e one eye and ear. Now, In regard
to, the demands made by Japan upon
China, in simple justice to Japan let
us go back and recall some OF the
provocations she has had from her
older neighhor.
In 1885 the treaty Of Tientsin was
signed by Japan and China, which
provided that in case Of insurrection
or disorder in Corea. neither Japan
nor China should act independently
Of the other in restoring tranquility,
and II troops had to be sent TO bring
this about the two countries should
act together. When the insurreCtion
of the Tong Haks took place In Corea,
however, China, without consulting
the Toxic Government, openly disre-
garded the Tientsin treaty n sent
1000 troops there and established
q military supremacy.
The Japanese-Chinese war followed.
commencing in July, 1894. and lasted
until China sued for peace in April.
1895. A treaty If peace was signed
at S~himonoseki after this war, by
which the island of Formosa wa
Ceded to the Japanese Government.
The occupation of Port Arthur and
the Liaotung peninsula by Japan vas
also agreed upon.
Every one familiar with the modern
history of the East knows What hap
pened afterward-that Japan instead
OF, being allowed To profit by her hon
estly and well won victories was COM
ptlith ny iNuSSId' IIuHNt NV ''i
many to give up her holdings in Port
Arthur and the Liaotung peninsula,
and to see Russia establish herself
there and later to see Germany, on a
mere pretext, get n foothold in Shan
tung. What followed in Formosa is
not so generally known, and to any
one who wants to know the story in
detail / would recommend j. W.
Dayidson's book entitled "Formosa."
Mr.. Davidson was a writer before
he became the United States Consul
in Formosa and his book is extremely
interesting, giving information about
everything on the island. Especially
interesting are the chapters dealing
with the Formosan Republic.
As was said, Formosa vas ceded to
Japan after the Japanese-Chinese war
by the treaty of Shimonoseki. 1t did
not follow, however, that Formosa be-
came japanese territory thereby, as
one might reasonably suppose when
the commonly believed in Chinese
hoaesty is considered. Not at all.
When the Japanese officials went
down TO Formosa to take possession
of the island they found that in the
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treaty and their departure for the
south. the Chinese Formosans had de-
cided they would not become subject
to. Japan, but would have IA republic.
A new nag was designed hearing a
very fierce and long tailed yellow
tiger on a blue ground, a large silver
seal was made n a huge procession
headed by men carrying the new flag
II other banners and officials carry
ing the seal marched through the
streets of the capital and Formosa
was loudly proclaimed the Island
Itapnblic,
NThe Chinese General TChong Ki-
tdHy vas sent to Furmosa to complete
the organization of the new republic.
The funds for the venture were
largely furnished by the higher man
darinS of the middle provinces of
tliina, who were easily persuaded to
ia by the p"kin Government, acting
through Coy, Tang and Gen. Tcheng
Ei-tong.
The story, although il records this
unconscious act of duplicity to which
tine whole history of warfare shows
scarcely a parallel Is still one of the
funniest things in al history. The
Installation of Billy Waters, cX-bar-
Keeper, miner and champion pugilist
81 Montana, as chief artillery in
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