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Show DY DICTATES OF CONSCIENCE Oen. Gordon Went Unarmed Through War In China. In euaio rrmlnlacrncrt of Sir Fred-crick Fred-crick St John, dlptomatlat who tertol hit country (England) well, we have the facta which prompted Oen. Oordon to carry no weapon but a cano when lending the lmprrl.it troop during dur-ing Ihe Tal ping alruggle "When ictlng In conjunction with the Cblncao general, Han ko-tln tin, agalntt cither Nankin or Koochnw, Oordon received a nictaye from tbe rebel Iradrra uttering aubrolaalon It their lite were guaranteed. Hating obtained the conaent of the Cblnca commander, he agreed Tha town aur. jwrarnaxsss rendered, and the three ribel chlefa " 'aTaai appeared before Ban ko-lln tin. He, teeing that Ihry hid not ahatrd their liea.lt In aim of aubmlatlon, had them decapitated on tho tpol. Whereupon, exaepcratcd beyond control by turn trcachrry, Oordon armed hlmielf with a rcrolior, and waa hoatrnlng to tho gcneral'a tent with the Intention of chaillalng him In Ihe moat aummary manner for hla breach of fnllh, when all.Menly he pautrd, nnd coming, on reflection, In the ronrliitlnn that hit contemplated act win tltnple murder, he threw awny hit weapon and regit-tcrrd regit-tcrrd a row that an long aa he remained re-mained In China, ho would never again carry any weapon more formidable formid-able than a cantO . |
