The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-01

tribes. when the Slavic race was still
unknown and Mohammedanism was
undreamed Of, great war was in
progress in Asia. fer the existence of
a nation already centuries old.
In those days people doubtless were
urged to enlist to save their country
Just as they are urged to fight for
their fatherland in Europe today. On
one side were the Tartars, classed ,by
their opponents as barbarfans. on
.tho nh e. side were the Chinese. Lit
ten known about the Tartars except
that they were expert in war and that
they later turned their forces west
ward into Europe.
While the Chinese to this day con-
tend that the Tartars were barbarians
we would Judge they were skilled in
the art of war. They had the most
modern weapons and they had the
most perfect military machine.
Emperor Che Hwang TIE Of China
realized that unusual defensive meas
ures were needed to save his nation.
He organized an army of 100000
men and decisively defeated the Tar.
tars. He knew, however, that they
would return to the battle.
Emperor Che, or Chin, as he is
gpmetimes called, had served as a
S,th~in- the Tartar army. When he
learned their methods he returned to
Ms own country and overthrow all
the other chieftains and established
the first united empire of China. He
realized he was a Bismarck among
the Chinese and feared his successor
would not be able to fight we'll.
So he planned for the defense of his
people for all time by building a gi.
gantic wall, now known as the Great
Wall of China, the greatest wonder
OF the world, and the only work of
man aside from the pyramids of
Egypt, which would be visible to the
NAN IN the moon.
The building Of the wall was at a
propltious time. The credit of the
country was paralyzed and the people
were facing financial panic. China
had been engaged in civil wars for
wars wftlwthlssyp It was not engaged in
were temporarily defsh, The Tartars
treated to their homes in the HIT. re
Of Asia and rested for a generation
In their own country they could no
be attacked even by the great En-
peror Che. They were 5000 miles
from Che's military center ard a.
such were absolutely impervious tt
attack. Che not only was lookin,
after the welfare of future China, HI
had to have something for his sol
diers to do.
81 will have them build a grea
fence" he told his counsellors. Ant
1t is written in the book of histor,
OF the Chinese and is told in thu
legends of the wise men of that mos
ancient of all people that Che die
that very thing. He took the arms
from the soldiers and put picks ant
spades In their hands. He called the
greatest of his engineers together ant
started to build the Great Wall o.
China, the wonder Of the world.
The wall, which is 5000 miles long
started at the sea and was built in g
westerly direction north of Pekins
into the heart of Asia. When the
Tartars started on their next advance
on China thirty years later they found
the wall barrier too great for then
to cross. In despair they retreated
from the half-built wall and in sue
ceeding years when they returned tc
Il attack they found the wall higher
than ever.
The Tartars never learned that the
wall had an end. They only knew
that for thousand miles or more
they could not get across. So after
200 years Of defeat the Tartars with