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MISSIONARIES IN, CHINA.

SIR HIRAM MAXIM'S ATTACK.

THE HONGKONG DÁILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12cm, 1911.

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be able to prove to the very letter every asser. [justly known throughout the world as "The tion that I have made..

We come now to the logal aspect of the osse.better to offer to the Clingen ?—Yours, &o, The part of Shanghai whore Mr. Jackson has

HIBAM 8. MaxTMM. been arrested, convicted, and punished is mani- 377, Norwood-road, West Norwood, March 16

which is under British control. part

*In view of the statement to which Sir Hiram What

The following lotter has appeared in the fortly that I wrote is illegal under the Maxim rofers, he has an undoubted right to

London Horn ng Post.

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St.-Ia your publication of 28th alt. nation n telegram: from Shanghai in which Y find the following --

An named Jackson has been charged hors under an Order in Council with publicly doriding and insulting the Christian religion. He had pablished in Chinese a tradet contain ing a translation of a part of ir Firm Haxim' uftick missionaries, The accused man was bound aror for two years and ordered to pay the costs of the prosect

This is the frat case of the kind in tion. Chinn. The attack referral to was pablished in the 1911 number of the RP.A. Amal. It ust be known to every thinking man' sequninted with the enbjot that the Chinese have suffered greatly on account of the missionary propaganda in their country,

ouvert units to For every the nere faith a the

thousand Chinson at least have lost

st their lives. My article was write for the

cut to

to Western nations thi den wiredness of

Rending

missionries to China t ty stack the ancient religions of that pondrial and law-abilin country Inspired with no other wish than to stop the of blend which is always inseparable frum forming a new format, fit on top

people, expecially so if the now faith porursus doctrines which are in direct opposition to what in considbröd by them to be just aud mom!.

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of

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Is it an indiotable

Cortainly if British fing in Shanghai, when it appears in the Chinese langusgo, in the very nature of things it ought to illegal in England. Still, my article has had the broadest kind of a circula tion, not only under the British Flag, but every where that English is spokon, and it has already been translated into

linguages, Why is it, this, that the missionaries do not proceed against me lu Lendon? Then again, it will be maled that the gravamen of Mr. Jackson's offence is for publicly deriding and insulting the Christinu region. offence to tell the nad truth about the dreal- a crimes that Christians have committed against the most percoful and law-abiding tion in the world? If it is an indietake offenen to duride or insult the Christian religion in the English quarter of Shanghai, is it ant also an indi table offence to insult or alase any of the Chiness religions in the British posses sion of China? If not, the administration of so-called justice must be very one-sided and anfuir. Mr. Jackson has hoon proceeded against for

acast Christianity, while the ACÍH missionarios themselves are allowed attack, ridicule, and lie about Chinese religions, philosophy, manners, and customs to and with without being so much as If the punishment of Mr. Jackson should be carried to a logical conclusion all the missionaries: in China would be arrested and bound over to Koup the

to

extout

In my articla I quoted from the writings and ceriainly for two years, which would

good thing, bat twenty yours

would be much botter.

opinions of varion personage of a rak big enough to make their opinion worth smuthings I feel certain that the arrest and puishmont Among others I quoted from Sir William Dea of Mr. Jackson for publishing the exact and Youx, who was for a long time, fovernor of Hongkong; from the Rosian Bishop eg Pak propaganda in China cannot fall to have its echo unqustionablo-truth regarding the missionary ing: from Colonel Carr, an Attache of the throughout the whole world. It is said that it American Location; from, his Exorilency Li

is the first ease of the kind in Chinn"; perhaps Hung Chang: from Eugen Simon, foted it will be the last. However, one case of this French anginser, who travelled in Chios tes kind in China 4 quite sufient to show the way years in the employ of the French Government; the wind is blowing, and will servo to demon also from the well-known writers Cheater Hol

strate to the Cisinee what they would have to comlin, Harbert A. Giles, of his Majava Conexpert in the direction of a free Pross and free sular Servich, Mr. George Lynch, the well-known specst in the arent of the missioneries becoming and able London War

Cherasqualent. Major powerful oponth to onferes their designs in Henry Kunsler, B.A.. indoquetations Chips. from miesi nory works. Mr Gaorgs Lynch was kind enough' to furnish, me with An excellent palet photograph, fako by himself, of one of the linding tissitarios solling ont the contents of a rich Chinaman's residoneo that he had taken presesion at at the aching of Peking. In my article 1 pointed out that the Chino wre a party to The Kinguey shall do unto you," whether expressed in Convention, and this being the can they were entitled to the samo treatment in case of war

that would be aco rded to Europeans. Regard

ing this subjot I wrdo na follows:

The Chinese wore a party to the first Hagao Pance Convention, and it was corlainly

noratood at the time that oil nations that agreed to the terms of that Convention would abide by, and be subject to, the same treat mont the case of war. Lot or nee

in now what happened. Some German mission- aries penetrated into a part of China where the poop a were hath ignorant and religions. They attracked the national faith, and the Chinesa rotaliated, just exactly as people would barn done in any ofter country, not excepting Germany itself. There was a fight, and two saissionarivi were killed. This Ed to rioting in Peking. The German Ambassador look an active part in the street fighting for sergral days, and was finally killed. This was a signal for the leading Christian Butions to mako varon China. Unfortunately the Japan esa joined in the crusade. This war was con- dread against an innocent poople in a mast atrocious manner. Not one of the conditions

of The Ha

Hague Convention olisarvod.

There is ont a instauos in history whera worst barbarians have treated a prople with anch heartless arealty. The Ho-called law of war were dissgarded iz overy particnar

I have made no attacks on Christianity ns such, As a matter of fact, the religious of China of to lay boar a closer resemblance to primitive Chrin fanity than the perverted form which the missionarios are now attempting to force upon. the Chinese, Do auto others as you would

positive or negative sense, is the best thing to be found in war religion which has over oristed, and isa thousand times of

that all the dogmar and coroanatomid

fuoins himself, who was by far the greatest existence. This was first exatolated by on- religious reformer t at over lived, and it is

give publicity to his opinion in these celamos. for the moment we refrain from comment, as the routation of his charges, in the first instance, may safely be left to the representatives of these whom he directly atinoks.-E., Morning Fast.)

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to avoid the barkarous Christin soldiers; in FJIMAHI ́ faof, there is nothing in history that will stall compare in wickedness with this rusade against the inocut Clinow. Neither sex, age, nor private property was responted. At the sacking of Poking tun painted of the Emperor and of all the wealthy people were rajasoked and looted, and courly every mis-ionary establishment fa Peking became a storehous for stalen property. This is strong language I will admit. My artiale in full of strong langungs, and it is or tromely distasteful to the missionarios because it happens to be frite, and anyons at all_familiar with the subject nowa it to be true. I dil not write my article without having a thorough know. ledge of the sohjot, and I sunde no wild state. ment thai I was not propared to prove up to hilt; in fact, in the artist itself will be found a great number of footnotes that give chapter and vorne te prore övery statement in my netice. anddition to pointing out the iniquition of tho present mischievous and murderous properanda,

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