Evening star., 1916-12-17


discusses the spirit
SmaO Sn;r;4n,1 and soul of the
oriental as some
OlueIeHce. thing absolutely diff
ferent from the spirit and soul of the
occidental. The subject is particularly
interesting in this hour that tries the
souls of all. For my part. with all re-
spect for the essayist's opinions. I must
refuse to accept his conclusions. be-
cause my long experience and contact
with the oriental have taught me that
there is barely the difference of a
straw between the spirit and soul of
the man of the orient and the occi-
dent.
! might adduce thousand examples
to sustain the statement. one of these
comes into my mind as | write: In
Canton. China. one day in 1889 / was
one of a party of travellers. French.
Russian, English, Italian and Poles.
who having made purchases of value of
Mr.. Cho. a Chinese merchant. accepted
his invitation to visit the guilds and
trade unions of Canton. whence. after
telling us of the boycott principle prac-
ticed by these institutions since several
thousand years-then little known in
Europe and America-Mr. Cho led us to
his home for -four o'clock tea"
Mr.. Cho, having discovered me as an
American. good naturediy rallied me
on the prescription policy of America
toward Cinnamon. and with other
things he charged that americans
were unjust in treating Cinnamon as
barbarians.' "
Mr. Cho." I replied. "a little refiec-
ton will aid your sense of justice. The
oriental and the occidental to my mind
differ principally in costume: the rest is n
matter of education and association. In
the first treaty made between China and
America it was specifically stipulated by
the Americans that 'Chinamen should not
amply to them the insulting epithet of
barbarian" SO. manifestly. Mr.. Cho.
the provocation was Chinese and not
American" When NJ. Cho was finally
convinced of the truth of my references
he was overwhelmed with confusion
and very politely and graciously begged
my Indulgence.
7 seized the occasion to recite an in
cident touching tho epithet "barba-
rian." and said: con the occasion of
my first visit in 1887 to Seoul. the capl-
tai of Korea. or Chosen. m my capacity
as secretary of LEGATION and consul
general of the United States, | was
challenged bv the ganing crowd az th"
west gate, thus: 'Nu gunvaP tWho
comes thereD. and ~ coolies. chair
"A barbarian from the western oceanD
SO you sec Mr.. Cho,' / added. that
Koreans and Cinnamon. -otwith stand
ing the treaties. still make use of the
insulting cpithet of barbarian. you
have assumed originated with my
countrymen."
The similitude of the oriental and oc-
cidental spirit mav be further Illus
trated by comparison
Advocates of between the spirit of
certain actors in the ac-
nle Enver Pacha. Diemal Pacha and
Talaat Rey chiefs Of the Young Turk
party have Just been denounced as
n1alefactors for havino declared the
"djehad.'' or holy war. by the Moslem
Cherif Hussein i'm el Ali o. Mecca
Put for p fact. William II and the late
Francis Lose"h ncc;dnNtnl Christians
adhered to the "diehad" declaration. if
they did not inspire it.
Who protected? All rNrsterdon.
certainly But Sultan Hmssejn Of
F.eypt protested. and 8" also the Cherif
Huesein Inn el Ali % Mecca protested
both orientals and Nosl"ms. represen-
tatives mar excellence of the oriental
spirit ard soul.
NJ Duboecr travels eastward, seekin "
there hv too rand visits TO co-nprehend
tho difarer"n het'venn tho soul of the
oriental and rhn occidental At Salon
iEi. hafo~n tho nrnsent war. he finds
hirrself face to face with the members
Of the Committee Of union a,d prog
-oss." tho same cor1r'ittee which wa 8
then posing rs ex"nn1ar Of everrthing q
that was GOOD ard nu-e and which is
not. So considered now hn' IS direct =
ire" ~ this hour the uncertain destinies
of Turkey
The voung men of tho rartv even
then seemed to him sineulnrlv rAn-
arated from the people for whom they
assumed to act He assisted one day
tee. whore he heard uttered by the
lea-iers sore Of the genial and i'm
nosir@ projects of reforms. He re-
marked their passion for power and
'heir fr~tous d"eire to govern and as
tonish the world some drank in the
i1l"e'on and wnlcor'ed tho utcnian: =:
oth"~s seemed hewi'dered a~d dazad at
-" '""s~ectivr NJ n--hrecn nani-
fes-'" iS not = "~ychoinefst or even
'7',--~'0---- o.--jet t. en-~o one moro fa
rniliar v-f.N +hc la--a-tfua t,-r, thair
noeeG wo"'d have disclosed their rea1
ORIGIN. These pcopfe were not real
Tr"lSs or r"n' Mos1e'ns hut certain ad-
veCturers from Spain. recently con-
masouerading as Mussulmans. would
save Turkey
NJ Duboscq visited Saloniki recently
Sa'oniki is no longer under the Turks
hut under the Greeks
A Change at There is less fez ami
Saloniki. n,ara ,oram.;ao '', rho
Jew is discontented and regrets the old
order of the Turk. The newcomers are
manifestly jealous Of the nav order nf
thin"s. 50 easy ard flourishing under
the Turkish reeiwe.
III" levartine snirt is manifested in
tie low. Armenian. Greek and Syrian.
and u. Duh"scn declares that il is the
least sympathetic enirit of the orient