| Show IS I From the occasIonal reports that reach the world from the Chinese empire It is II supposed that IhM n a crisis may be near ner at hand which may cul cui culmInate mInate In anar hy iy and perhaps foreign There are ara at least two political bar ar artiel I tics tiel In Chinn One On for Official corruption anti the of the theold I old system which makes It possible for tor officials to lo nourish flourish and grow rich That party hates the lor foreign devil anti alt all manner ot of Innovations Innovation The other othor party for tor reform along the lines suggested by the for tor foreigner eigner and which have Men been by Japan to the salvation ot of that Ihal coun country country try This party aims at the ment or of U n strong government and the unIon ot of the scattered red forces of the vast realm Since the ar with Jn lul the tho reform party has increased very much In strength It Is Ie composed Of the most Intelligent and patrIotic ot of the o population The Tho young emperor be In by b the Reform Heton 1 artto Judge Judee ti m the 8 sensational reform he proclaimed some timo ago I go and on account of t whIch ho he was wal lahl to be In saner The Tho empress his aunt and the tho thoro thereal ro real ruler In C China promptly annulled the tho Imp edicts continued In power the tho corrupt officers office that profit by bythe the Ibe suicidal polIcy ot of the thi empress Jut hut this was not nil all When German mis missionaries been killed In one ot of tM th the provincial officials re the crime not only were not punished but the they were actually Promote to more remunerative offices And this was a a clue to other provincial governors The They understood by this that the central government would look with favor upon for tor elgner Russia Is believed belleve 1 to be at the bottom ot of this policy of the empress That country has hils a large armed force torce near the Chinese border and hopes hope It if an any disturbances s to be called upon to restore peace and order which would be equivalent to tile the annexation ot of ter ler territory would regret the of oC 1110 under a strong gov government emment us aJ that would mean no more to St Her statesmen are Bre therefore believed Ue to 10 be Intriguing at for tor the purpose of oC maintaining the tho empress In power anti with her the policy of robbery robber ot of which she sho is III said ald to be the head V VAs As 1 a consequence the party parly has hils been lleen growing bold lately It Ith Itis h is believed a society with branches throughout the tho empire for tor forthe the tho purpose of the for tor Should this prove true we shall probably hear henr ot of attacks upon missionary stations or upon foreign consulate with destruction of proper r rt t I and the taking of life The Tho cease conlo quenco would be retaliation by the tho powers whose hoo citizens were the tho ob obJects jeet of tho he attack There would be bemore bemore more and perhaps rela reis about the Ihl dIstributIon of the spoils There arC am thus of complications Thu Tho United States Slates can an bardl hardly bo be 1 a disinterested sted f of e events In China Chinn Anarchy there would call lI for tor foreIgn intervention anti and the question qUIllIon would always arise to hat extent this country would feel Justified In takIng Inking any partin pert in the program Our govern meat ment spoke with emphasis on the question ot of the open door It mIGht speak again should complications complication arise orlle In the mean meantime lime 1 it should be noted that much of tho ho trouble In Chin s Is I brought about aboul by the Iho that loot Persist In traveling where foreigners have hae no legal right to be and where Iho they are Qt wanted IlIa It is sometimes the of oC undue meddling If I vats ate anti and domestic affairs The Chinese ChineN particularly In the InterIor are arc a as much prejudiced D a as foreIgners are against them and no noone one has hili any to force them Ihm calves To do so 10 sois is II contrary contrail to the spirit of ct Christian missions minIon which first of nil all I is regard tor or orthe the of others and courtesy Mis Missionary Missionary societies should teach theIr emissarIes to work rork according to to golden rule Me It the they dId there would bt bt results result In tar far away lands lana |
