To the Editor of the "Nonta-Catya Daty News."
Sut,—I am sure many of us heartily con-}cur with the suggestion of Mr. Rex to hold a public meeting protesting against the intended action of the Powers to patch up' this wretched business. We {have almost expected something of the kind would be the outcome, and one cannot j but see that Chinese astuteness and cum {ning have again won the day. The officials hada deep purpose in giving us to believ that a terrible massacre had occurred in Peking. Perhaps, part of the dodge' is Jevident. The reaction, the revulsion of feeling on finch cgations sife Hed the Powers to forget all the past and made them eager for a settlement "to prs vent complications." Many of ws had thought that after the dangers and sutfe j ing undergone by the Ministers themselves nothing but a" sharp lesson would have been taught the Manchu savages—such a lesson as China world never forget But apparently it is not to be, we must return to the old regime. Life and property will still be unsafe, forei tinue to be hoodwinked by crafty and treaties will be systematically broken, But this may not be all. The' proposed action of the Powers will give the Chinese once more to believe that the foreigners are worsted, the deep-set hatred of the barbarians will remain and after a short period there will be another outbreak.
ext time the Chinese will do their work better. The rising will not be precipitated by some foolish action as that in Shantung, but will most probably be sponous, and in the words of Oom Paul stagger humanity."
By all means let us protest. Any one who has an experience of Chinese affairs j knows perfectly well the whole thin patching up, treaties, promises, oaths w huge farce. Let us by all means possible unitedly protest against such fall Are the lives of those who have been done to death of no account Must we hear and 1 of inhuman actions, tortures, butcher of defenceless women and chi dren ud know there is no punishment for xes responsible for these deeds hear of property destroyed, of frenzied mobs, of lying officials, and make no attempt to alter a system of things of which these form a part? Will it sutlico to punish a few coolies for what perhaps they have taken no part int Would that the Empress Dowager, the Governors of the Provinces where those awful deeds were perpetrated, and others in high station were made to feel their inhumanity and pay:
for it with their lives. Is this the spirit of revenge?
Let a Higher Court jude, not one of earth. We believe it ix justice! Be that as it may let us protest against action that will give opportuni for such deeds to recur.
1 The suggestion about business telegrams is proper and will no doubt have weight, but China's interests are not wholly comial. Some of us dain to have the terests of China at heart, Let us then, missionaries, merchants, members of ull professions, combine and utter such protest as will have its effect in the better government of this vast empire. Tam, ete., A Misstosary.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.