Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-02

lopoOio1 10 Inc limo ll5palCn.l
(Editor's note-Mr. Moncure rep-
and has business in the remotest In
terror. He is frequently in PekinG
also. and Shantuna. He In represen
tstiyo of tho Tobacco Products Cor
porntion. whose supply factory Is
Butler &; Bosher, Of Richmond. He
is an old Richmond boy himself. and
was long an officer OF tho Blues
Battalion)
TSINASFU. May 26.--S.nce my last
communication TO The Times-Dis-
patch. have penetrated Interior
China. and my Impressions have
grown both az 10 the extreme igno-
rance OF the masses. the exceeding
primitive conditions OF Ito and the
enormous task before the countries
beyond the seas. II over China ia to
be lifted from tho fate that has made
her the prey Of all civilizations save
tho United States The idea liz alb
soluteiy incorrect that any other ma
ton. except America. has. or will
ever have. other than Interior In
tcrest In China.
The people Of China realize this
tina, they ATE The spoi!s OF conquost
and az such have been exploited by
foreign governments and unscrupu-
louE mandarins. The control by for
c!sn nations q; her pos,-o:!iccs. Gus
toms ana malls. has deprived her
Of n lawful revenue. The fact Of
xtra-,erritoriaI administrations In
deciding her government problems.
the wealth OF railroads going into
the hands OF foreigners. and tho con
slant endcavor OF "booticEGerS" to
supply her opium markel-ail have
combined 10 make the Chinese dis
trrst:ui % the so.callcd "humanita-
rian' interest OF the Occiden;.
The example also OF the methods
OF foreigners in trying 10 cheat ma
Tive merchants. ~ we'll the cl-
ample set by church d!anntnrin,. have
not been Iost mo discerning
slant-cyed children Of the East.
whose ideals have come down from
confuc!us.
Tomb OF Confucius.
on ono Of my last trips 10 the In
terror. when felt much iil;e stan
ley starting Tor Darkest Africa" ]
penetrated far from railroads and
trail OF the white man into the very
midst OF the rural sootions. where
sTdreds Of thouhnpdn OF Chinese
Eave never coon RuEht but their
Squnl!d surroundings OF mudhuts and
primitive conditions l carried with
ne seven native salosmen. and an eK-
client COOK. also a regulation army
nidiug cot. warm bedding and sup
p..as.
''hc natives Impressed me as more
ignoranT and creduious than tho most
moderated bankwoods negroes In
he South. While on this ttip, I
visited the tomb of Confucius, the
grcat prophet-teacher whose Ideal
ism has made OF tho Chinese q
peaceful peopla His tomb shows
wonderful Oriental art, In displaying
~ stone masonry tho views OF this
great teacher. who has loft an indy
NIX impress on Oriental thought. Tho
ioinb is surrounded by Kaunt cedars
whose deep green foliage glistened
IN the spring sunshine. Never had
seen such mastcrful carvings in
stone, for tho hand carved pillars
showed mandar!ns. dragonH and fiow-
e.s OF Eastern lore. whose hidden
precepts the foreigner mover grasps
since symbols have ever meant much
rs parable teaching 10 the !nhabi
tants OF the East.
The pillars are fully thirty fee,
high. and tho roo. OF yellow tile. with
curved corners. so peculiarly Chin
csc in architecture. Within were
carved wooden beams. colored with
many tints. that contrasted strange
ly with the silk altar tapsstries-in
all one OF the moat wonderful shrines
In the world. for hero tho faithful
make constant pilgrimages to orer
their Incense and prayers with that
zeal characteristic OF the Chinese.
Policy OF u. 8. in China.
The policy OF tho United States in
emma has been much appreciated by
the Chinese. for ever since the days
Of John Hay. America has made some
attempt to restrain Chinese spolia-
ton by foreigners. Secretary Knox
also tried 10 give all foreigners an
equal opportunity for trade. but both
Russia and Japan have always
sought to curtaIi these privileges
Russia has been as imperialistic and
Inscriptions as Japan In territorial
expansion: while France has also
sought TO tap the wealth of the
chinese trade. Germany. however,
was busy with her African expansion
thoush she was eager and obtained
dominance in shnntung. yet all that
mas ooeh rehashed many times in the
press.
But Japan had certainly saved
thina from Russian encroachment I'm
Manchuria: finding in China field
or !nexhaustible wealth in coal. iron
ana steel This question touches the
most intricate phase OF the Far
Eastern problem. Japan, geoRraphi-
caily. has in relation to Chinese
trade. an advantage that Is possessed
ny no other nation; and as tho imita-
Two Nipponese can duplicate at small
ON. cost the average commodity, 1t is
not difficult to trace their ascendancy
IN the realm Of Chinas commerce
Japanese trade looks to China and
SIBERIA as the natural outlet for
MS products and manufacturers. In
me present conditions. tho Japanese
realize II Is better to trade Wiz
Shantung than to keep shpntunr
fheir Willingness as to RESTORATION
was due to their covetous desjro n
OBTAIN preferential treatment to an
able them also to exploit Inner NAV.
churia and Mongolia to their heart.a
content. It 10 In tho disorganizatlon
OF CHINA that Japan has found her
opportunity for this economic vassa,.
age China now IL IN n most critIcss
sleuatfon. Civil war in China viii