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

! talked with the captain anon
China and his opinion agreed with 'rs,
Of nearly every foreigner | met ~,
had lived in China and really hne,
conditions there. He considered th,,
Britain was criminally negligent IN
not having done exactly what Japan
Is doing now! | couldn't help smiling
to myself, for this is what every
Britisher in China has wanted ana
counselled for years.
In Lord Charles Beresford's book
THE Break-Up of China" which W..
written after the mission couflrd .
him 10y the Associated Chambers NJ
Commerce and which is really an "a.
haustive report Of British commercial
matters in China. he quotes "a Iof,,-
sem him by one # tho British c,,,.
mercial ass citations in China in wn,1
is said, The establishment in the u.
terror Of Industrial enterprises. such
as Natures, oil mills and .r.n
works. would lead to n gr,a, de.
Nelopment of trade. to the IN.
PRODUCTION of British machinery
n skilled labor and t. the prufi'3I 3.
employment of British capita Eyt
an indispensable preliminary is the
right to acquire 10y purchase 'anl .a
the interior on which these and o,ha,
commercial enterprises can h, .nr.
terruptedly carried on.
Unless W. can hold land On ,i....
terms We are liable to have our 'or.r.
abruptly terminated owing e. p,,..
sure applied by an unfr.cnd, .r
humorous magistrate We - 81
also to be allowed To- mine under ,Ir
" and as a matter of r.-s.
not Of favor. This is not = smt. ma.
ter: the mineral wealth # these
provinces Is great: gold is worked .,
many parts IN "A primitive manr,t
lead ana silver are also found and non
abounds-in some places close To- y.l,
Most important. however. are n,
large deposits If coal # Nariul. de-.
scriptions -- anthracite. sem!-tn,hra.
cite bituminous. &c.-only reqIlrin.
machinery to develop a large export
trade and compete in the Shanghai
market with Tientsin and Japan
Again. in rcgard to Wci-Hai-WeL,
Lord Charles Beresford says II cone
slider II an immense acquisition TO- u.r
naval strength in the China so4S. =
with hut a comparatively small exc
pcnditure of money IL could be- made
a most efficient and powerful naval
base. The island Is two-rI.rds ne
size of Gibraltar. II is the best place
in China To build a sanatorium FIR
the fleet. In the event Of the British
desiring to help the Chinese to or-au.
ize their defensive forces thi, place
would no most Sttifa bile -.
to train them, whether naval or NIL.
tary."
When one remembers tina, he
,hlnese customs are managed toy 'h-
brltish' that the salt gahel is admins.
tered by Sir Richard Dane and TIA,
suggestions that the Chinese army and
police should he assisted" nv Br.' 81
of1cers are made constantly by every
BritIsher in China, il j. d%ificu'' 20,
see the consistency in condemn.nc ia.
pan Tor what she wants to d. n
China.
something must he done there s-d
a beginning must he made. ".
should the press of America stand ~
tlptoe and wiring It's hands ard ,Da,,.h
II Japan happens To be the puv,, ,
at last force civilization upon The .g,-,
monster?
tNerard Cot"s in his "Slu- ..l
iortcnts in the Ear East" saw. .T..
'hlnese troops have been ur-l' g.t
L" bolster M the ambitions u: par.
lar chinese N%!CcrONS. They ar. ,.
even suitable for police woth -, '..
other hand, they constitute 4 rri. ,r..
ever present meuaC" to- the I".urur,..-
Resident in tHhtn. 'TN
h, used at any time az the n.Il.,. Z:
petty spite OF IMAGINED .~r.,lt,.. r.
indulge tn" strong a~rt.-f,r,..u ',.
which j. always clos. below j.,
face in the .Ncitahl" pupu.t,o
Again and aGa.n Iu the pas. .
ornaments of china la,e boon t.l.,..
against the European. Nu'H.u- :
occurred To render the flrGr, m-
mune from repetition If th. ,..
Of the years lSg9-lgO0. when ~ o.. m..
were murdered 10y chinese soldiers
the streets "f Pekin ana rht,,~. -
t!lery VAS turned upon VII. p.u.
and children IN MUkdcu. T., l.-sr
n more efficient the Hrmam.r'. -
sooner may trouble he expected p. Pea.
cur and the more serious W. 20 ."
suppose Japan docs Get -,m,.
in the way of concessions. COMM.
&C, for her people IN emma W..,
deny that china herself w =
better for it and tha, the So. =
all foreigners in china VII "a, -..
one has only t. travel .u'.|.-. ..v
through torea and Formu~t
l@e what a tren cndous I,w,r e..
Japan has hc"n i'm tho, ,.. '.