The Daily News. FRIDAY, APRIL 6. AS THE CHINESE SEE US.
VbSwBfS », Y~T y /W'lrat )i an anonymous writer, accredited g^ by somo to be an ambassadorial ie- Tat presentative of China in London, was owl Saajns whljtfi e' cei' resisting {he intrusion of foreigners ™ into unina. Discussing the difference* .. i fleWeW^nTcW!T!sa!ions , |)f i the East'vvi amLthe .West, h«f[SffS': •iNo 1 nlalr ih '/; fault. If it is njjt so easy fqi; hrm, tq m witty you, neither is it jfc so easy for him to starve! !if he has +tt jhas'Jie/tihß temptation t| jcheat and to oppress. Free at o| ce. £roiii:tth a • >?Pj tWme'nt/'dfJam'bftfon and! tihe i , l iapnr.e,- | ~"£,,"£ 'heinsiafi ! of his slej/s'uje ; t tp S \ypai*e" i Wm I, tlie u 'i{c(iuisi|dii a oC|f #P> u^ 'mlffl of life Be, f ° ine.,ins' ( t|'pcjt anj tbtejiflippor- ft jfature, to. cultivate mar leVs, and;, to J,; .epter.in.tjo.humanajand lisinterested °° relations, wifliiWi fellov *. j^feie,i;e- j * suit is a type, which v s ,j I rfe|aifcKw sipirforj both njcir.tlly'.i'.afld il , the gi cf, ig i ; yo|}i'o")v,n : Ei ■ope;.i:i; And i .wtylenve..ijreeog>rase tin giptaess.pf a 'i ymx practical andsciei ;itic achieve-, \, :' mentsi'yeb'weifind'it in :)oss'fb^e , . J .tY^- , ' j> ii'espwedlyi»fo'liadftUre i 'efyilisatiph'_ ( i '!'(Wvs«eyiiiiiii-kls'siJ'lttw, an 1 'an apgfap-;, p 1 tfflce I 's'o unlbvlsly wij^whiptr.,., we aWcbnstkritly'cbnfi'c itedjin your «isT<¥ #lf s «J/f'ftrV9> ttin f %*'w m> i D "oV'tall a progressive^ p6os^Uelyjt perceive j f i, W -teitoWg'"^ 0 d ear. < B ~ piir ; „psyn i|ateviiSl «jf it! , iyanta.ges, ;i and ,we.iare( Btwmijied to b cling;,ta;thei:instittttion f believe; jnsore us :the fo mer, even at, the lisfciof 'excluding oi \ l (JXl'l B .yjia/l.i * *■■»> »<■■»« < Lbi'T to ourselves we sbquld-never d /haVe'Soiight/'inWouri 5j '*>i!»li'"the •' .' ! We,st.' : , i/ 'We ; liay , e l no ni( '!> ToiV we .neither k>; proselytise a .j.'h'oVto.firpd'ijJij ej'Wis ',,', ,tliat, oui- feligje(i.;|is u ore, rational 5 | f : .thar^yours,,our,mwalit«higher, and, t •our. -institutions, more lerfect Jibuti i . ~we, liecogiiise'thab whit is suited''to' i *is,may beillradap'tedto|o|ihersi" We 1 '( l_ do:iiot eonceive that we iiav6"la' :l mrji : ' n _: siowMito 1 redeem ' l «r ti piViliße"'thb" l l \)< wOi-ld(.«'still ;, le* : 'that t aVMjsiM'is' 1 ■to be aftbomplished' ; by tl e iffrttliods of ( ■ 'nre^ri,d l wc ak'thttnlft'ul' "i ?.' 'Hh'ougfrifHve'caii'solve < ii-'owfrpuob' < lems, without ' tuVdeni )g.'oiii'selveS : '' j fl/iV'jnfof e, -""And'as' * WarlnbtFimjiMl'fei i witnyon'bV 1 "''the'd&iretd'6olivek you soiareVeiiot' i - driven t° dp. soJ)Y the i of '1 Mla"e'!'' ™" as "well as ' f • !SMfcJB fff'ff^W 1 * ; t0 ouri '! selves. ~ "hat we consu!ne,w.e/,prori ,1 if dflce",'ami''what we produceiweiconi, sume. [ - • sougnt/ jifii .firodhcM '"f othdi-l { B' : «i6ns, 'atid'Wllolditirib'Teesim- S prudent than unjust to maka.iWar.ifin! i I- .strangers in order I mts.;,' i to be'politioally stablejftustjj'e.ecppoi,,, 1 niicaHyj independent; ..and nmregard J ~. an extensive foreign,.trade asweces- ' f sarily.agpuree oL,social demoralisa- } '%™- \)\ I J~..."':'"" " I ", * *.; .. , i *'' : "' "' '■"-' I . : ',yofit -legislation: ,fpr tlie' past' 100' ''. ~, ypars.is a,-(lerpetual and '' efl'ort to regulate ' the • pf ;' ~ y° l V? \ Yi)ur,ppoj:, ; '■'. 10 , .your driink ) iy,B%i|i|ißQi^etejit, 1 i; | yoiir; ] ,„ youy aged M ride you-libtjainight- I ~[ :fnai',e. You have dissolved al! human T ajndipeißonal ■,• in vain toreplilce them by the i«iper : I /.. sonal -activity''6f tire"Stated : The •■ of y'ouf;civilisa- '' 5 'tionis its 'Ybti have i( j liberated "force's 'ybu cannot .control ;-,i ; , I :,■ -levers and - [ ■y. inent'.of business ! for the individual : tlie''Q6ttipanj', 11 £ or . i;,; 4he workhian thetool I .';"'iHt&auaking of dividends is'{lie'universal pre-oq-j ■■ "of "tlie Ld' daborei* is 'lio bile's 1 but tlie''' 'State's. 1 ' [' And h lhis'cb*cern'.even'tli^ ; ' * 'Stale l 'is'ffib6tiipfetent ,! {o ! 'utide^take," ' \ i iil $1 f^MVm'Wb it'.isdeter-, • imneij.ai'a beyond its control.. "',Yp'u'' j s *aepertd on "variations of Bupiply'ahd ' ly.deniand which 1 yott&riiieitlicr"deter- j ft" rnppe.Dorantkiuatao of'', [ ;of ! a tarifi' ( in.some l'!e,inpte gqimtn'^ ] th> iiidusfry'of niißaXJs,alioia(ilids' ! b'f," ■i ■inilk'away.' :You aHe'plt'tlie iJlei'by M ,!S ■■■ . 'iuipi'OSpeo{br''s' .'hick, ' fiiV-, inventor's, >' %- • i •nixS'at'rtfije'm'fe'ijc^'pfj'ourVpwii'ilistru- .' ' WlihtsV'"'-'! Yodi', 'ca'pital'';)s; ,' '".'' cHSTfpl' fopcys/'s'tarye'iit and it tprns ' jli;roJt^ A, ''WJ I ', • ■ ..W U *»HW>e»>. iHQti 'yf,myo/( ', ! P,l|«P'!e,. ji^ I( y%,' 1 ,;. JfiOV.er., any.!tinkle.'ao ; i< „,. tI|JK >yhioh you.i:«all :free,',-;(but is i ..bfiiilidi'ippt l)yw:r«ixOnßbl(! will, but I .! byi,ithi4!afcoumivlated'lh i ritib'hai!ty' i 6f -i '". caprice., ..v/iniji'n i .< Sl't'uk the iiijterna} l of " itselpo;ia ! Ch'ina'- • " t ' 'man,;;,'a^ii i^ove.^'coß'ragiri^'is I '•' 'i tWlfi'RP?!^*!!!?^ywrifpfeign relations, „, Cpfinpprcial, jpteroopSa .between na- ,., .tipn.i, it.,,\vas:, supposed-, ssome fifty s n years ago,, would inaugurate an oviW d t- peace;,ar.d theraappea;r ;: to be many o among tb'tffis be-' lief." But 'neverywrisHieH'ef' moi ' e t ■ : plainly contradicted 'by the : : Facts ] Thu'conipetitipii for 'markets ''bids' 1 fair'to fruitful i; causeof war than : ,ever in the past the I E ttinbitiqn .qf'pi'iiipos or the.bigbti'y'Of '1 priestji..,.: ;Tbfi psoples of Euriipe fling ; thcmsplxcs, iljke .hungry blasts 'of eyery yet unexploited , ;'qurt,r-'"( .. ter .of.the globe. Hitherto 'fli'jjy have ' coiilinedtheivactij of spoliation to those whom they regard as outside their V i ,o,wn i.palej "#uji l wdiile ! {hey : \ divide tlie spoil, they watch' One an- ~ .' othdr With' a 1 jea'lbus' eye; awl sooner.- j or liitbi', wheiithere is left tir - , r divide they will fall upon ; oue,iin-. j e other. .That islhe.real meaning,pf ,v >l ,J or be deronned'. "kift, "i« is precisely tliose -trtidl. felafipns,' whiclrlt was, f thpuglj \vp\s\ kjiijjjoufin the' i)onds 'f, of l;y .making every one'' 'J of you cut-tliroat rivals of the othe'rs,'', , have bi'OJidit ywi .within ' '' dfitanft' Wi- VAiei-vl' shv of extermi nation, . , ' .;"■■ ■* , ':: •■ ■■■■■ •■ j ' If; 1 thus clla'rhctei ising your civilisation, I am riot, (I think) carried v. away Isy-affbolish flhaUvinjsrii;' Ido . upt.. conceive... tie. [ inhabitants' of ,- .. be_natpr,d]y .more,.foolish' g and depraved' t'lian those of "China.. 2 '■' Oil thef'onti'M'Jv'iti is a cawlfpal.tonqt. J of : oiii l "fiiith; thi\t ; 'human ; nature. ,i'u, & ■•' cvoiwlierei She-' tl.iat it is, I ~. (•ii;ciiiuf(tftpces ll tliat.rijiake it good or (: ■ ; bail . If, tliep, vour-ecpuomy, w nai' J aiid RSi'ekly as i ■ 'tivfe -as we ccmceiVe, the, ca,nsq>>yo f think must' Vie "sought not in ,auy. .'8 :; radical tor, but,.iii, < pi.eci.se]y those:political , and social institutions which you are 'I urging lis'to adofiiatajiome. Can '•■ you ■ WMiVlfeiy' iii 'the" i that \ve : i'esist , 'yotii' , iiiHiionce by any j : •t ,niean.svat'ourooinma(id|ju)d tha,t the, » .iflore - intelligent .^ajnongst; us, ~w.jjile,, a, they regret .the, Kiolence jto ■ ~wlij.c,h iv your agents have been exposed.,,yet;;ii ■ ieejvtlmt jt nothing,in thei ,• •: scale,' when.'Seti'against the intoleiv able evils which would result from ui the success of your eutei prise 'I Ui ■i-'j-M" ( ■:•'). ;/, I rr t-v {■•''■> '■>
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