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UNWISE SYMPATHY FOR CHINA.

AN AMERICAN MISSIONARY GIVES SOME COLD FACTS.

ENCOURAGING NATIONAL ́ CORRUPTION AND

DISHONESTY.

The American public is being gulled with a great deal of sentimental stuff about the China situation both from their own politicians, and "inspired" sources. It is therefore good to know An that they do occasionally get a cold douche of the truth. Amerient missionary writes thus from Haichow in the Christion Blazer, one of the most influential religious papers in Amerien.

government over, ageneral revision; of the whole customs question. The American delegate, Mr. Strawn, was anost liberally disposed towards China, and it is hardly ton nucl to say that he was willing to grant anything that Chinn asked.

It may seem questionable to some for a missionary writing to a re-

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80 devote ligious newspaper much space to discussion of what are ordinarily called political ques liona. But it is a pinin fact that public opinion in America is very largely based upon and influenced. by missionary information. Govern- ment action follows public opinion, und in China we are very keenly affected by the policy of our Gov- ernment Lowards China's Govern-

ment.

A Fresh War For New Revenue.

Now if I were writing a senti mental nuvel i would love to record here that the Chinese people were deeply moved by this friendly gesture and rose to the situation. Hence it is not only natural But facts are facts, sad as they may but right and wise that we should be. Tossing a hunk of raw tural have something to do with the into a pack of hungry dogs will making of the bed on which we have certainly not result in improving to lie.

their personal amities, but will free-for-all serup. eventuato in Immediately it was seen that there was to be a new source of revenue, a fresh war started for possession of the treasure chest into which it to be poured. The foreign delegates actually had great dif ficulty in getting to Peking through the lines of contending armies.

WRB

A year or two ago it became the fushion of those who ought to have known better, to endeavour to per- suade those who had no opportunity of finding out any better, that China's pitifu! conditions largely the result of the chains im- pased upon her by dominating for- eign governments... Belease the grip af foreign greed and let China rise in her might," was a general form of singan, but had you noticed that you have seen very little of such talk of late?

Suffering From An Overdose.

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The Canton Tarins.

The success of the Canton advance into Central China put a new aspect on the situation. With no little reason they declared that they were independent and had had no It is respectfully submitted that part in the Peking Conference; China is suffering from an overdose therefore they proposed to enforce a raise of tariffs without asking of misdirected sympathy. Half-

Britain took the load in tuths are the most dangerous state any one. ments with which any one has to advocating that in spite of the deal, and many well-meaning agita failure of the tariff conference the tors have been brought to grief proposed grant of two had one- thereby. It is a fact that some of half per cent on commodities and China's revenues are under foreign five per cent. on luxuries be granted control, and that simple fact has anyhow, but they are met now with what will seem a strange altitude been heralded far and wide as un unwarranted intermeddling with on the part of Canton. That gov China's interval affairs, denying ernment has cabled America vigor. her the right to be mistress in herously protesting against the raise own house. It is in this form an on the ground that the major part unanswerable charge against for- of it will go to their enemies who eign governments, but there is an wit thus be enriched and enabled other side to which scant attention to fight all the longer i has been paid viz., how did this condition come shout?

The writer is especially familiar with one of the last big loans con- tinated by the Chinese government And asks the patience of his readers in listening to its details

la 1912 the newly established Republic" was desperately in need of funds. The Chinese people would not take up its loans, and when foreigners were approached they asked the fair question as to how the Chinese Government ex- pected to pay interest and even- tually the principal of any loan, as all their revenue was already far too small for running expenses. After much, consultation the Chi- nese government freely and frankly agreed that the income from the salt tax was to be turned over to foreigners as a first obligation on

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The utterances of two presidents of foreign colleges deserve atten-į Lion One of these, at home furlough, wrote a most laudatory article concerning the hope of China as expressed by the successeS of the Canton armies. The other left China with a declared purpose of proclaiming to the American public that no fears about Bolshe- vism should be entertained for China. Their utterances had hard- ly more than been published when their own schools were compelled to close down because of the agitators that followed in the wake of the Caston Army.

The Ones First To Be Hurt.

It is one of those strange and perverse facts that the very people who have done most to awake

a loan of about $125,000,000. The sympathy for China are the oner

recognized, even in a insger part of North China, as openly syn- pathetic with the Canton govern- meat, but they are the first brunch of mission work to be attacked. Hospitals that are open to every sufferer, be he northern or southern soldier, beggar, or even wounded instances robber, have in many been forced to close.

salt tax had been confessedly the that are first burt. The schools are Bost, notorious in all China for its graft and thieving, the government receiving finally only a small por tion of what was actually paid by the ultimate consumer. The for- eigners were to undertake a com- plete reorganization of the snit ser vice and endeavour to place it sound and honest basis. apon And it is fair to say that no Chi- nese living believed it could be done.

It will require an apologist of agile mentality to explain away these diaturbances. If the Canton- ese are really fighting for liberty and freedom of speech, life and con duct, why the fierce attacks on Christianity?

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Moral And Business Aspects. The moral aspect of attempting to abrogate this loan and its con- ditions might safely be left to the kindergarten class in Sing Sing.

What Advice Can Be Givant As a business proposition, imagine what an American business firin

When it comes to advising or would think of a chance to borrow suggesting what America can do at five per cent. and clean up for Chian we are at the end of our. thirty-five million dollars a year wits. Whatever we do will be after all obligations had been met!resented by one side or the other, I am sure he would not object even for it is impossible to please two. if he has to have Chinese, Turkish, parties whose demands are diame Eskimo or Patagonian inspectors!trically opposite. Failure to do In a similar way the Maritime anything at all will be equally bad. Custome is mortgaged for foreign Certainly it is a time to pray for loans and has been for several do the wisdom that is from above, endes the sheet aachor of Chinese first pure, then peaceable, gentic, finance. The loans have been based cagy to be antreated, Full of upon an agreed rate of duty, and it mercy and good fruite, without is no more than common honesty partiality." that consent of the loaning parties At the opening of 1997, China's worse than at any be gained before these rates are condition arbitrarily advanced and trade time since 1900, when the Boxer stifled. So rauch for the ristorical madness swept, over the country But while foreigners are threaten- foundation.

Under the incessant clamor from ed, it is the great bulk of the Chi- the noisy portion of the Chinese nese people who have no interest (who were living largely under for whatever in the outcome of the con eign protection in the ports) and fict that are suffering untold mount the pressure of a sympathetic horrors. To this inarticulate maza | Dix, public the various foreign govern- in their silent sufferings there can- Theatre. mente sent out delegates over a year I not be too much sympathy given. -- Paul Sloane directed the produc-general, he runs right into the most ago to confer with the Chinese North China Daily New

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