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f f TENTSIN, China. For generations
I mn hsve been saying that soma
. day tha - world would have to
A v reckon with China. Now that
day seems ' to have begun. In
tha place of the huge, inert, gelatinous
mass, which could be struck la one part
without the other parts feeling the
blow, there has arisen a new China with
national consciousness,' an awakening
pride, a sense of dignity and a readiness
to assert her own claims. China the
helpless Is fast becoming. China the
ominous, and that portentous fact can
not too soon penetrate the thick" and
self-sufficient . complacency of civili
sation. ....
For a hundred years the world has
been hearing what the missionaries
thought of China; nobody inquiring or
caring what China thought of the mis
sionaries. Occasionally,- some western
trained Chines diplomat, like the wily
Wu Ting Fang whom by thsvway, his
late official associates in Peking, who
liars since crowded him out ' of office,
contemptuously designate as 'that for
eign devil. Wu," would deliver double
ended opinions concerning the mission
aries. But the real Chlness opinion has
boen difficult to obtain. The average
oriental is afflicted with congenital in
ability to tell the truth.
. It may be worth while to digress for
moment to illustrate this, again using
Wu Ting Fang, who has struggled hard
to gala recognition In China commen
surate with that which he enjoyed In
America. On the occasion of the return
to the states of Minister Conger, who
seems to., have been the most popular
representative his country has ever sent
to China, the missionaries In and about
Peking gave him a reception at one of
the Methodist homes. It was a strictly
missionary occasion. Wu Ting Fang,
hearing of It, went directly to the boat
and asked perxnlxlon to be present He
furthermore asked bluntly if he might
be permitted to make a speech. Then,
at the reception he arose and unblush
lr.gly looking into the faces of those
who had heard him request the Invita
tion, he said: .
'1 cannot understand why I should be
asked to be present here tonight and I
hesitated a long time about coming.
Even taking for granted the courtesy of
Including me among th guests, I still
cannot see why you should want me to
make a speech!" As a matter of fact
they didn't, and his remarks fell flat
This la the sort of thing to be ex
pected of orientals. It was of the east
that David said: "All men are liars."
Tet there is, nevertheless, more open
speech among the Chlness today than
ever before. With western bluntness.
many are now expressing themselves
concerning China and foreigners. Bo I
have sought the views upon the mission
ary question of the most prominent and
aggressive Chinese, officials and other
wise, whom I could - reach, especially
those speaking English. Summing them
up. I find a marked agreement of opln
ion; although I had been . forewarned
that the official class Is hostile to mis
sionaries and foreigners, because of the
trouble thev have made.
Chinese Sore Over Wrongs. .
, Without taking space to present each
man's views In detail, as a summary of
tha whole will give a clearer under
standing of the situation, would say
that. In addition to numerous Chinese
teachers and Christian preachers, and
a few business men, I have Interviewed
Tang Shoa Yl, a Tale graduate who
ranks second only to Tuan Shth Kal In
national influence Customs Taotal
Liang of this city, another Tale man,
who is closest to Tuan Shin Kal; Presi
dent Hsul of the Imperial medical col
lege, and his American trained asso
ciate. Dr. Chuan, who has held several
Important posts, and typifies young
China. v
Bight at the outset the soreness of
ths Chinese over th wrongs they have
Buffered from foreigners Is apparent
This nsw China, which baa advanced
further la the past two years than dur
lng the preceding thousand years, has
feelings to be hurt She is Just waking
up to a realisation of the Indignities
she has endured for decades past; th
anti-American boycott was in large part
a belated reprisal for ' American Ill
treatment of Uie Chinese Immigrants In
years pest,
. Hitherto tnere has boen a dumb. In
articulate aad ticlplena sense of antagon
ism toward a!l outer barbarians, as
foreigners wer regarded, without dis
tinction. No line ai drnwn between
those who were profeene.il y In China
for Ch'na's good snd thoye who were
professedly seeking their own ends. A
considerable trace of fhls ln'lUorlmlnnte
hostility still exists even among offic
ials.. Yet 1 found the men with whom
1 talked distinguishing, as a rule, be
tween missionaries nnd other foreigners.
What surprised me wss to discover thttt
every Chinese with whom I talked dif
ferentiated the American and, British
missionaries from the French. It is
the laat-nnmed who have esaumed civil
authority, 'and who have created most
of the conflicts between the I'hlnrxe
snd the missionaries. That subject,
however, demands sn article by Iteelf.
In Ching but Not Under China.'
The white man Is in China, but not
of it. He has. as Sir Robert Hart re
minded me. more privileges here than
anywhere else in the world, i He Is
amenable to no Chinese law. The na
tives regard him with fear, and at least
outward deference. A Jinrickisha msn
pulling a foreigner does not hesitate to
violate all the rules of the road. Extra
territoriality has given the subjects of
other nations privileges which they have
not hesitated to abuse. The Chinese
believe, and with reason, that every
foreigner considers himself superior
being, and of a superior rsce. '
h An background for all consideration
or ai tmnga Chinese, these regrettab'e
effects of extra-terrltoriality. and of
the whit man's sense of racial supe
riority, must be borne in mind: they
will illuminate the report of trouhle
that arise in this monster nation, which
is awakening, bewildered, from the sleep
of centuries. All my interviews with
th Chlness have largely exonerated the
missionaries upon this point I myself
have been harder upon them, in the
preceding paragraph, than the Chinese
have been. It cannot be questioned
that th great mass of missionaries
her really care for the Chinese, and
are honestly endeavoring to serve them.
The loyalty of the missionaries to the
native, when contrasted with the con
tempt and disfavor of most other for
eigners. Is really remarkable. .
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Doctor's Good Reputation.
Whatever fault they find with other
phases of mission work and many
have scant patience with th distinctive
ly religious propaganda the Chinese
have unanimously praised th medical
and educational branches. Remember
that this nation of 400,000,000 persons
has no modern medical science, outside
of th missions, and that there Is no
end of sickness, much of it la due to
Ignorance and filth. Th ordinary medi
cal missionary treats from 6,000 to
16,000 dispensary cases a year.
So this humanitarian work, which
writes Its own good record in th healed
bodies of the people, eomes in for noth
ing but praise. Some of tha officials
manifested sincere gratitude In speak
ing Of what the missionaries hsd don
In this direction for China.
Similarly, concerning tha educational
work of missions. I could elicit only
one opinion. Until within five years
China has had nothing of what th west
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could call education, except as the mis
sions gave It. . Chinese statesmen and
phllosopheVs were Ignorant of the sim
plest facts of geography, history and
nature, such as any 10-year-old boy In
America understood. ' The leaders of
new China freely credit the mission
schools with having awakened the edu
cational impulse In th nation, and with
having pioneered the way.
Rice Christians. ,
Despite the .fame and unquestioned
service of many veteran missionaries
to the Chinese people, several Chlneae
stated to me that th later work of
the missionaries is wiser and better
than that of former days: or, aa one
expressed It, "the past ten years have
accomplished more than the previous
90." The praise for th younger men
has been pronounced; but this Is not
unexpected, when one has seen the
character and calibre of the recent crop
of missionaries though it would b
difficult to see how they could surpass
tha many giants whose fame Is part
of thet history of Chines missions.
When It came to apeaklng of th
matter of" converts, most official Chi
nese raised their eyebrows or shrugged
their shoulders. "I think very few of
them are honest." said one, "they are
after the missionaries' money, protec
tion r psestlg." Again: "The mission
aries have reached only the lowest
class of Chinese." . Careful Indulry
among th missionaries themselves has
confirmed this, at least with respect to
the situation prior to 1S00. Their work
had until, then been accomplished al
most wholly among the poorer people:
since. 1900, however, many of a better
class have been reached.
On th subject of "Rice Christians."
1. ., persons professing conversion for
personal gain, several of th beat In
formed Chines agreed that not more
than SO per cent of the convert are
honest. One of the most successful in
dependent native pastors agreed with
this, saying that the percentage Is now
fully SO per cent;- probably 10 per
cent are deceiving th missionary. This
statement; was made In th presence of
a veteran ' missionary, , who assented.
In th Independent churches, he added,
the proportion of these pretenders Is
praotically. negligible, for there is noth
ing to be gained by trying to deceive
a strictly Chines church, even If it
could be accomplished.
Squeezing and Religion. .
"Lov. and squeeae not," was a Chi
nes student's summary of th preach
ing of John tha Baptist when he was
'called upon to translate It Into English.
"Squees not" meant to him, of course,
"exact no more than la your due." China
la the land of the , "squeese." Every
body through whose hsnds th golden
orange passes feels entitled to soma of
the Juice. - Notradesman, for example,
can hope to do business with you un
less he pays a "squeese" to your cook.
This sort of thing is universal in all
walka of Chinese life. -
Naturally. I wanted to know if Chris
tians are exempt from prevailing Chi
nes practices, which, expressed In
blunt Anglo-Saxon, are plain lying
and stealing. At one ' I began to
hear the difficulties under which a
person Just out of heathendom and a
person still surrounded by heathenism
continually labors. One man's cook be
came a Christian and stopped "squeez
ing." ' Soon It became noised abroad
among th bouaeholder that Mrs. R.'s
supplies were costing her less than her
neighbors'. Th latter called their oooks
to account, who thus "lost face." and"'
they straightway put to work a nior
effective and far-reaching boycott than
any labor unions know. The cook and
his . mistress could not withstand It
Some missionaries cherish the belief
that their Christian servants - do not
"squeese," but th more general opln-,
Ion la that they differ from other In
that they exercise moderation.
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Some Fall From Grace.
Sometime an American Christian
falls from ' grace when putting tip
stovepipes, for Instance by Indulging
In profanity. There are no swear-words
In Chinese or Japanese or Korean; In
fact as a venerable missionary Impres
sively said, when I remarked upon this,
"No people wh know not the true Ood
ever . swear." In the east however,
there is reviling, which must b under
stood before th meaning of the New
Testament injunction concerning revil
ing can be appreciated. The foulness,
th detailed fillhlness and the wealth
of unspeakable Invective which an art.
ental can command In reviling are be
yond th occidental Imagination.
Sometimes native -Christians fall by re
verting to this. I chanced to learn of
th dismission of an efficient Bible
woman of unusually high class. Th
incident had occurred the day before. .
A purse had been lost on -Sunday
morning in church. Greatly distressed
about It this Bible woman bad on Sun
day afternoon gone to a fortune-teller.
Then, when remonstrated with, she had
reviled another Bible woman.- Then'
three heathenish - offenses Sabbath
breaking, consulting a soothsayer and
reviling had cost her the favor of th
church. So It would seem that being
a Christian In China Is not so simple a
matter aa it is in America.
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Of the GREAT ROYCROFT STOCK at the
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Is now in full swing and the thousands of bargain hunters are flocking to this storer-in fact the whole
town appears eager for the good things of this great sale ; .
$75,000 Worth of Men's, Women's and Children's Fine Spring Wearing Apparel
Bought at 5, 10 and 15c on the Dollar and sold for a mere fraction of regular values. Here's the feast for tomorrow:
3600 Pairs Pants
oosolMd, Singed, Water aad Smoke.
old Cheap Saoagh,
50d 'or all kinds and conditions of
Dress and Work Pants; damaged, of
ours. ;
054 for th Boyorofts 11.0s Dress
Pants, water damaged,
f 1.45 for th Royorofts I1.B9 Dress
Pants, amok and water damaged.
1.95 for th Royoroft 14.10 Dress
Pants, fairly good Shape.
92.SO for th Royorofts $5.1 Dress
Pants, good condition.
3.05 for th Royorofts' IT.S0 Dress
Pants, la perfect eondltlon. '
The Roycroft Hats
Were Vasaoms, Zvea la XnvT.
11,000 Btetsoa, aiallory ) Sweet,
Dempster's, wsr thai loading broads.
Boxes soaked with water aad smU of
smoke. Mats mostly parte.
92.50 for $1.00 Royerofts, Stetsons,
all shapes.
91.85 for M-00 Mallorys, all shapes.
91.35 for 11.00 Sweet, Dempeter-s.
OH 4 to.' II.J5 Sweet, -Dempster's.
79 for $1.00 Sweet Dempster's.
19 for too and T5o Men's and Boys
Caps.
Hat stock was mostly In th origins!
packing cases as It earn from th fac
tories for Spring trad.
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; Roycroft Neckwear
Boyorofta aTeekwear A. big lot. mora er
damaged; lots of them only mussed never
, mind what Royerofts sold them for pick them
out for .fi
ateyeroft' aTeekwear Second lot a little better
than th first sham to tell yea bow high they
are Burked they are In this sal at. ....... 10S
ateyeroftsf Snspadera This entire stock has
. been arranged In three lota aooordlng to ths qual
ity and aooordlng to Uie damage thoughnon
In th lot are injured enough to amount to any
thing. Value ap to $1.00 9. 19. 83
ROYCROFTS MEN'S $4.00 AND $5.00 CO'AO'-HAND-MADE
SHOES AND OXFORDS. :.V--
Only damage Is th burnt boxes Including vicl kid. patent leather and bos
coj made in the very latest styles. From the world's most famous
. makers no petier ouiainaoie at any price.
BOTomorTr woimri W AO
aid 330 fnio........)l.iO
Th very finest ylol kid, wlti patnit
lata tips, lao aad oluoher style
and all ths latest styles of heals all
rtsss every width. '
Woman's $$ 00 fin rid kid 8ho and
Oxfords, lao and bluoher out, all
mad on th latest lasts, flwlbl
soU all sis and widths, pair 91.90
Women's 11.00 Congress House
Shoes . ..i......... ...S
Women's 11.11 don go I a kid Lao Shoes,
with stocks and patent leather tips.
all slses . ......91.33
Misses' $1.10 blnoher ut taa dongola
kid Shoe, rises 11M to I. ......98
Children's $11 vicl kid and patent
leather spring heal Sho, slses I to
691
Children' $1.10 fin viet kid Jfcsaool and
Dress Shoe, slses $H to 11. ...98
Men's 11.10 Work Shoes, la lao and
congress stylss. McKay sawed and
v soUd leather throughout 91.48
moTCBorrs' womhits ee
1.78 QXTOBDS IOB iOC
Thonaaads apoa taonsaads of pairs to
select from Dongola kid Opera aad
Oonuaoa Bens heals, flealhl solas sad
easy oa the feet. 1
Infants' $1.00 viol kid ' and patent
leather Lao and Button Shoes, slses
I to 1 48
Misses' $1.1$ Whit Kid and Strap Slip
pers, slses 11H to I ..-79
Children's $1.00 whit kid two-strap
Slippers, si see $U to 11 69
Children's 1(0 whit kid two-strap Slip
pers, slses I to $....!,.... 59
Msn's $1.00 English welt . lao and
toucher cut Shoe, In viol kid. patent
leather and box ealf 9198
Boys' $1 (9 best quality of satin- ealf
- lac School Shoes, slses 1st to tH,
pair fl.29
Uttl Oenta $1.10 good quality of satin
ealf lao School Shoes, - slses 1 to
UVi 98
Youths' $1.00 bast grade of satin calf
School Shoes, slses 11 to I..9I.I8
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(TOMORROW MONDAY)
YOUR CHOICE OF ANY SUIT
IN THE HOUSE
;$9.85.-
Bart, Schaffner k Marat Xlrohbanm,
and other tne makes emok and
water damaged only. Talues from
$30 to S40. .
CHEAPER SUITS'
$1.95
$4.95
For 800 finite Snd
coats. scorched
singed. ;
For the Royerofts'
Spring 110 to 115
snd Overcoats, water and
smoke damage only. .
Over-and
new
Suits
Roycroft 50c, ?5c$1.00
and $1.25 Shirts
SJom of them slightly solled-br water,
I or tnem sugntiy cornhed. but
materially injured: Manhattans,
some of them
Wilson Bros.. Monarchs
colored and whits Shirts, all
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25c
Roycroft Laandered Col
ored Dress Shirts
Almost full and oompl.t box,' Intend
.ed as Roycroft's leader for $1; perfect
In every respeot except that fjfa
the boxes are soiled by wa- 1 WO
tsr. Choloe.
Roycroft $1.75 to $3 Shirts
nd
89c
Being ths flneet percales, madras cloth
etq.; coat styles, or open oaiK sr
iron l. cuns anaon.a or currs
separate; not a aerlous blem
ish. Choice
Roycroft's Swell Suit
arid Cloak Dept
Escaped with a drenching th firemen
nsed the chemicals only.
96.85 for hundreds of styles of Roy
crofts'. $11. B0 and $15.00 Spring Suits.
$0.75 for Royerofts Imported 125.00
to (31.80 London models; amok only.
911,95 for Royerofts Paris models,
no two alike; suits fit for the finest
. . woman In Portland. Th price
wouldn't pay for th trimming on
them. , - ' , -
COATS, LONG AND SHORT, SAME
AS SUITS SMOKE DAMAGE ONLY
92.95 for Royerofts (l.Ot to $10.00
Spring Jackets and Coats.
94.95 for Royerofts' Long Coats, in all
tha now mixtures, 'lll.SO . 114.10
values. -
96.85 for Royerofts swellest $11.00
and $17.10 Spring Novelty Coats.
Dosen of 'em, no two silk.
99. TS for Royorofts exolustv models
In $10.00 to $27.10 superb Spring
Coats, all lengths, perfect In fit and
finish, man tailored.
912.50 takes th choloe of Royerofts'
finest $10.00 to $40.00 custom man
tailored Spring Coats. Thee eoata
. are good enough for Alio Roosevelt
Children's Department
CBXbimxnr'ai tJoan,
', snd 94.95. Worth
11.10.
1.95
91
tt.oo,
15, 92.05
1, $7.10 and
SBTJSSBS, 19. 89,
Worth 10 to ll.to.
CBXI.DBJdH'S
69, 99.
10 for lOOdosen water and smoke
damaged Lactiss' Wrappers, $1.10 to
. $4.10 values. . ' , ,
a BOTCBOTTaT $30,000 BaTTXBB
Spring StocR of Ladies
Finest Wearing Apparel
laok aad Water Paniafsl Sold t err
a Soag.
LADIES' WAISTS
19 for badly damaged Waists, worth
up to 11.10.
05 for 11.00 to 11.00 Waists, perfeot
. In every reepeot. , Boxes burnt . or
. smoke smell, that's alL -
old by th Xundrads All Olotas '
91-95 for a lot of 100 of th worst
- riamaarxV Skirts, valuss up to 11.00.
92.85 for 11.00 and $7.10 Skirts, ta
nearly perfeot eondltlon; smoke
smell Is about all that's wrong with
them. -
f4.48 for Royorofts finest Drees
: Skirts, worth up to 111.00; outslds of
ths boxes only were damaged. Escaped
with a drenohlng; th firemen used
th ohemloala only.
, : bbad ran xxn.
MojtVsi Underwear
18 fo Obelea of Xot Bslng more
Krfet loodsv but not so high-priced,
lng la mor oomplet. slses also.
Values up to lOe.
33'' or Caolo of rot a. B.lng prfot
goods aad partly damaged or sol 14
goods, or odd shirts, or odd drawers,
or a few suits of a kind. Values up
to $1.00. v "
47 fo CTaols of 7ot tAwhlch In
clude much of Royerofts' aswest and
: beat Spring Underwear; som of his
highest prloed garments, balbiiggans,
oasnmeres, derby ribbed union suits,
too values up to $1.00, not soiled,
and values abov $1.00 that are slight
ly dlsrigured.
T9 for Boyerofts rtaMrt) TTaSerwear
that sold for $1. 14. $1, $, it. $j, ft
. and $10 per aurt. Inoludlng th Nor
folk and Mw Brunswlok. th Cooper
ribbed, th Jaeger. Wright's, Sterling
and other high-class makes. .
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