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CHINA TO-DAY.
By W. Y. Drumond.
THE CHINA MAIL.
The real great object is to got the ter. The country la reching with anarchy ign Powers to Agros té si inorsus of a bloodshed, and Clius is drifting along the Custom duties by an additional 7)-; liko á helpican derdict at sea, and noods per crat. This would luunediately yield to be taken in chargs and towel into u an enormous ipervane of the events safe pori wbers aho, eso be refitted for It seems devirablo to give a brief sketch from the Customs, and sho increase would a new loge of life.
This would
Words catch express the sorrow that of some of the factor that make up the itself unush security for further lourie
to a prodigious out. conditions you existing tu China. There also from the Chinese standpoint, have one feds to see a country' that containm aro five classes of men that are the active inestimable advantage of waking so vast a population of exosilent, how- causes of aureby and riot. 1. Robbers. foreigners, that is fansign trasie, provide abiding, waally governed people being 2. Pirates. 3. Smugglers. 4. Diabanded all the extra money obtained, and he brought to ruin and loss of independency still Wurther advantage of leaving all by the gross turpitulo und incompetence
soldiers. 5. Postitutes.
started, and are
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KORE. THIS BEFORE.
There have always been robbers in all Chinese anothots af miministration free of the comparatively few people who oon- parts of China, but their numbers are front forkigu interference. The Covenatibus the upper classes. The officials greatly increased aineo the revolution mens knows perfectly well that the fur of the Manchu times were so bad that rampant everywhere sign Powers must be made to despair it was universally believed both by Ch Pirates have also always existed a saving Chlox from bankruptcy in any nose and foreigners that any change must Fat the coasts, and internal waters of other way, as the foreign Powers and be for the belter, and the revolution wa China, and these too hare largely increas-mercantile communities will be intensely hailed with joy when it begun, yet deep ed in numbers and daring during the averso de this horntons addition to the disappointment som set in, after a cu lash eighteen months. The samo obser- burdens on foreign trade. The plays are publie was declans and its work scen, vaticris apply k smugglers. Disbanded therefore being carefully and surely and for a long time past the general soldiers are, comparatively speaking, ads, al it is high times that all verdict of the public about the state of now lement of disorder, ned ars now eigners in China, and in foreign countries affairs amongst celcials has been a hun perhaps the most dangerous of all. Desteading with China, awoke to the impend dred times worse than the Marchus," | titutos, principally from districts, devas.ng danger of a new and crashing impost The Chinese meredatile community re tated by famine, ze always to be found upon forsign trade, and examined the tained up to a comparatively recent poriol a good reputation for trustworthiness, wandering about in China, and from whole question with a view to voncerted sheer hunger are driven to ju them action before it is too late. A great deal and fair dealing, but this has gone, aut solves to the other elements of discrder. may be done towards compelling China Chinase date thus shange frein the Boxe These Byo classes of active anarchists to take such steps in the direction of episode of 100. There have been ince are now to be found in all parts of the great reforms as would rouler an increase that time many, great Chinese bankrupt. of Customs duties necessary. But boeies, which have mined a very large zum- country in great numbers, and keep up a
Įsides this "it wên, in the end," be far ber of Chinese, but it is, tounil that where- state of fear and unrost everywhere),
better to let China become bankrupt, and as the victims are ruined, the so called establish a Debt Commission, which bankrupts are living on the fat of tho moans the beginning of a great and trily | land; it enjoying life with complete healthy reform, rather than throw into immunity. This has given i heary shock to Chiness ideas and the feeling is "gen her lap vast amount of additional re- revinto, and the new loans would be erally expressed that such things were or some other foreign country, a smat-rowing more money to an almost un-unkoww and were impossible before that toring af forsign knowledge without co-limited amount, as beah the additional sime. The unscrupulousness and triokery quiring the foreign charsetsristles that revenue, and the ney lumam would be in Chinese circles is still contituing and is one of this saddest features of Chine. are necessary for the sound use of the squadered to "very largo extent no
of to-day, foreign knowledge. Those men aro nearly matter how many auditors, etc., were all very young, and consider themselves appointed, and feare China In a com so superior to she rest of their country partively skart time in a worse condi- men that they think that it is their right tion than ever. to have high posts with large powers, and large pay, and as many of them do not get these good things they are ready to become malcontents. The next class is, (2) Editors, and other connected with Chinese newspapers. The remarks made as to class (1) apply to this class also. Tho next class is, (3) Exothicials, who aosition of affairs in Peking af present.west, and while they would give a warm! out of office, and whose sole desire is to The common idea, both at Feking, and
THE AGITATONS.
The next factors to be noticed are the agitator. They are principally to be found in three classes, namely, (1) The students who havs obtained in Japan,
Tho ex
This rapidly approaching emergency re- quires most urgent and careful attention from all fonsigners having business in teresils in or connected with China.
WHEELS WITHLY WHEELS.
Something should be said as to the real
A SPLENDID PEOPLE.
Bet although so many of the officials, nal business classes have so heavily de- teriorated, yet the immense populativa people of Chira, are stil sound, and of the poorer classes, und of the country abovo the average of the same classes in thany countries in the world. They woul mest gladly welcome a just, firin geveen- support, they aave not to prer of in
itiative for the establishment of such a government.
Chian is falling into the position of hi Turkey, Persia, and Mexico, but with such a fine race of people is a whole, the pity of it is inexpressible.
get back into office, and who have few in the Provinces is that Yuan Shib-kui is pow coming out to show his whole if any scruples as to the incans they strength, and that he has nbsolute pogor, adopt to achieve their purpose..
Of these three classes the students, and is now prepared to use it. I have und editors, are new to Chins, and they good reason to believe that this is not really a corret View, and that, though
The one thing that is needed to pro form a fairly largs and rapidly increas his disposition remains very autocratic, ing eloss, and their influence and powers is weakening in his grasp of affairs, lace real famation in China is that for mischief-making are out of ali prard is not completely master of the situe public opinion should be raised through.
ortion to their nutabers." oficials, are a very old class in Chias, tion in Peking. There is an evil spirit out the upper classes to a higher plane, nad.. so zruby old officials have been in high places, and a rapid and and should be so strong as to compet ousted and replaced by young returned colossal fortune, as gruts that made every one to conform in his actions to students, their numbers have largely in by the notorious Chief Eunuch of the late the standard demanded. The only way dynasty, is being accumulated, and Yuan that public opinion can be sọ mised in creased during the last two years. **
allows it to be so. Corruption is remy run of compulsory lucution of The foregoing gives a very brief me. tion of the setun nuthers of the anarchy prus as in the very worst of Manchu every kind, in every department, for a that is now pervading the country. Tak times, and nothing is sufo from rapucity. period of about thirty years, and the only To mention ane instance ske. The rail-question thus remains is, by whom is that ing them altogetary they constitute only
azo being ruthlessly bled, the excployees The answer to that question contains amal: fraction of the entire population, ways that produce a very large venue education to be supplied and enforced? of which the vast majority are peaceable, are difficulty in getting their salaries the key to the solution of the great Chin- law-abiding and Industrious.
The dividing point just now is not be and wages, and the plant is being allows problem.
Yuan Shikai now comprises the whacie His Presidential tween the Norsk and the South, but bed to deteriorate from the want of up tween Pokitig and the Provinces. What up to such an extent that there will Chinese government.
I have written so far applica mora spesoon be collapse and a large amount of Orders are at the same styin, and almost be found and spent equal in beauty, u thought and expres. tially to the Provinces, and some snalysis money will have
in putting the plant and rolling stock on to the ou Manchu Decrees, but the of the position at Fuking is necessary into proper order again. Taking needs Presidential notions fall as far behind the onder to give anything approaching a wanprehensive view of the present con- ditions of the country as a whole.
reform.
THE OLD EVILS STILL
purging much more than the provinces. Orders as the Manchu actions fell be
The time has fully arrived for the groat bind the Coutes, and there are glimmer.. Powers to put aside day-to-day opportun. Ings that the country recogúzes this and isin, and to grapple with the tremendous resents it, and it is this froling that lies problem of China in a true spirit of pre-at the very root of the present discontent Relenca. The thorns and thistles of cor throughout the country, and the conse are queat resistance to Peking. This is a ruption and misgovemment that clicking the life of the country must be healthy discontent, the first sign of the eradicated, and us it is but too painfully formation of the elements of public opin. clear that there are no Chinese living who ion, and the only hopefil sign in the can destroy these noxious weeds, risform position to-day.
The great cannot come from within.
METHODS OF BARDARIESİ.
A BINGEE ALTERNATIVE.
China has still just ono alternative left
At Peking the present state of affairs
First is extraordinarily anomalous. Provisional President who furetions as Dictat Yexba Cabinet, of fourth rate mon, who are a feeblo echo of tho Pro- visional President; and lastly a Parlia ment that does not function at all. "Sisco the establishment of the Republic not one single step forward on the road Fewers have, one and all, very urgant loading to horost administration of the problems to deal with much nearer bome, | country has yet been made. All the old yet two causes compel them to regard to the loss of her independeros, but that evils that existed under tas Manchu quo- the reform of China ta within the range is a subject that I will deal with in a narchy exist still, some in an exaggerated of their direct responsibilites. The one separate article. It is an alternativo that fc. and the people of China, and the css of the world is becoming more mark will not be adopted, for those in charga outside world fook vainly, so far, fored overy day: And it would seem that of the skip of State in Chins to-day would Nature has decreed that Western civiliza rather let the ship bo wrecked on the The officials at Peking are more anti-tica must be taken into the dark places rocks, under their own control, to be, foreign than ever, and reject all advice of the earth, and, the reform of Chinnsved from shipwriest by foreign - beli The great foreign Powere, cr-rether from foreigners capable of, and willing will soon be added to the White Man's and guidance.
soma of them, so dread the thought of and anxious to help theai. To take me burden. instance as an illustration. It is a mat-
being dran into active participation of for of common knowledge that it is a
China is til governed by barburon the government & Clan that they will tremely important for Chins to beve the administration of the Sait Gabelle thor. methods. Proof of this are seen daily, allow themselves to bo urawn into any oughly and quickly reorganized, yet the but as may be mentioned as an illiutra kind of scheme that is cunningly put be officials are resisting in overy way the tion. The large sums of money actantly for them as a posible way, to enablé, offoris of a skilled foreign expert in re-offered by the Goverment for the capChina to save herself, and so permit the form it. Even if the Central Govern.ture of certain individuals named, "dead Powers to escape from the dreaded ro- ment was sincerely anxious to reform or alive, is a most shocking encourageponsibility, But escape is imposible; the Gahelle it would be a matter of incat to deliberate murder for the sako zato temporary experients that do not menso difficulty, but with, the Central of a money reward, and ni nch of say go to the root of the evils will only slight Clovernment hostile any reform is quite ry. The preteney just put forwardly postpone the crisis and make it mah impossible and the position is absolutely that the rowers were only offered by worse when it comes. Staboship of absurd. Even if aufficient pressure is the Privident for the arrest and con- the hight orfer in not only urgently brought to bear on the Government by virtion of tho rebols named is unworthy needed, but is imperatively required. by the foreign Power and a protetics of scof a moment's consideration. Coavic the Waiting Work—"' N.C.D.N,"
tion implice a full and fair trial of o quirsenes is made, then the moment any attempt at roform is made in the salt prischer, but such a trial is unheard of, and se udurly impossible in China. Man district, olivo rocistanco will begin, an
are being captured, and shot or beheaded the spot with the onnicases, and ap temple at improvement will be defeated trial. The rewards offered were simply Street.proval of the Government, and all at imediately, without any prodamos of a It may be said that such a corso is an incitement to murder, and to get an wholly improbable as, the Government momy out of the way and nothing aled. must wish to get a large rovonue from THE MOVE ON THE COSTONS the Gobelle, and must wish to make it
Tho Central Government has two arvalhablo sócurity on which to obtain loans. On the face of it that Is cial objects in view at present. The aonry plansblo view but there are cir first is to alarm the foreign Powers na oumstances which show it to be falls much as possible as to the fertible con sequences that will tappen if China is cious,
allowed to become openly bankrupt, and Debt Commission is appointed: and the second is to show that China has at present no more security to offer for fur
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