That many Chinese are tired of and disgusted at the present regime very ovilent to all who have much inwith the Chinese, 'The maj no help for it, and m. But there is a mijority who realise that in order to save China for the Chinese, drastic reforms must by introduced and' adopted without delay. Books and pamphlets ara printed fand scattered broadcast; some of them advocating war to the death with foreigners, the overthrow of the Mancha dyn and {a its stend to establish a Repu! or a native Chinese dynasty. dark picture i+ portrayed of whit will happen if reforms are not introduced, and a very glowing picture is given of the Hany, perhaps most, of there books, are orions age in store for a reformed China. crude, inconsistent, wild, ard extravagant aeon the writers will not influence their intelligent countrymen to ate will exert a great influence:, and por-any appreciable extent. Some more moder-ips rouse them to tike an interest io national affairs, One of these books, "The Bell for Rousing the Age" (GE{fE#g). is being scattered broxvdcast by thousands in various parts of Ce tral China, Being written in mandarin it appeals to all classes (even being eagerly read by the literati). Foreigners generally are denounced, but the book contains many reference-s showing that the most intense hatred is reserved for the Russians. The writer does not give his true name, but tells us that he is warnted with many foreigners, foreiga countries, and studied ra and their The book opens ment over the troubles which have come upon China through the advent of the foreigner, " who regards all the Chinese as oxen and sheep in his cattle yard."
The Manchu Government is abused Decuune it has so long noglec'ed to introduce reforms, for reform has brought power to foreign nations."
The writer tells his countrymen that the Foreign Powers have decided to sp! Ohina and are only waiting for a favor able opportunity t> carry this intention into off-ct. It is shown how Japan has gine aherd since she introduced reform. "Now Jabin is in no danger of being it up, but on the other hand she is king of coming to China to secure her share in the splitting up of this nation."
"The frreigaer's intention to split_up Chiao is tha key-note of the book. The writer refers to it again and again, as the greatest danger which threatens' China. {All his eff rts to rouse his countrymen are based on this thought. It cannot be avoided unless the Chinese one man to grapple with it, powibility or the Manchus help." for did they not kill the progressive officials 1 Their one desire is to preserve their own power; they care nothing what becomes of the Ohineve. In the Boxer year they brought great trouble up" the spite; then it dawned upon them that the o'd plans would not do, and so they introduced a few trivial reforms. But did they carry out these reforms? Wore they tut intro ced to deceive the eyes an ears of the people and t" toady to the foreigners? Since that time ti ion's sidness incurable disease. We Chinese originally has increased and to-day it ax become a0 the power of ruling the wor.d, Jot we have been so injured by the Mi chus thit we are in ths present doplorable condition. The nition is dead, the race destroyed.
"Those officials who have visited foreign countries and seen for themselves the sources of foreign wealth and power ought, on returning to their native country, to have raised their voices and vehemently denounced our woakaosses and faults and roused their brothers of the fatherland from their delusive dreams. But their ideas were useless to them; they but did not Japanese who have foreign countries; they, returning to Japan, were the means of reforming their" country, hence to-day Japan [is strong and powerful. Those Chinese who have travelled abroad are most contemptible; they are stupid and deaf to reason, they obstruct all plans for the benefit of the nation. They will have nothing to do with the introduction of Westera methods and improvements because they lite the foreigner; and yet when they seo a foreigner they ae ar.t does on seeing act, even their bones tremble. They agree to whatever the foreigner says. They say among themselves that they will not hive foreign machinery, nor build railways or steam Boats, yo" they like to uso foreiga goods and to travel by rail and steamboat. They give the foreigner the power to acquire our wealth, train our troops, to establish schools and colleges and to educate our youth, but they them-solves are unwilling to do any of these things. Is not such section incomprehensible? And yet, I fear, it is because they imagine the old order be has changed their p ion, wealth, and emoluments will be insecure.
The writer next. tries to show that the intention of the Foteiga Powers to split up China is n> now policy. Ho states that, the Russians began it in the reign of Kang Hoi and the English in the reign of Tao Kuang; and'Rtraces the successive struggles the foreigners have had with Chins down to the Russivn occupation of Port Arthur and Dalny, and her refusal to retire from Manchuria, although by frowy bound to do so. He sketches the course of the war between Jabin and|/ Russia _dowa to the Japanese occupation of Kaip'ing and Fénghuangchéng. In all these things the foreig intention to split up China coming nearer and nearer. He tells us that the Japanese victories led the Russians to revive the "Yellow Peril" scare; the Eu roprin_ mations believe the Russians who sly "Japan is only a small vation; they have only adopted our method is for thirty years and yet are so powerfal. If China, whith is such a great vation, is not split up now the white race will by-and-bye be in peril feom them; therefore they all "We must destroy the yellow race or they The present movemonta of fo and troops all point to the splitting up of our nation. Shame ea us! Shame ea us!! Just think of our honourable Middle Kingdom, which from ancient tims was regarded by the barbarians of the four regions as the Great Kingdom and Celestial Dynasty, being now regarded as having fallen' from." first-rate to a fourth-rate Power. When foreigners do not speak of China ick man of the East they call us a race of savages. Here follows a description of how Chinese are treated in foreign countries. I quote one instance "There was once a Chinese student named Sen la Amerios, who become very friendly with a young American student, One day the American s*udent: arid t" Mr. Son: Although I am very friendly with you, if we meet in the open, you must not recognise me." Me. Sea was astonished ani asked what ho meant by it. Th American student replied: ' You Chine are the slaves of the Manchus and the Manchus are auc slaves, if therefore my countrymen know that Iam friendly with amin who is a double save, they will be exceedingly annoyed."
Regarding foreign concessions he says? "Although concessions are leased to for-policemen who stand in like the demons standing before the place of the King of Hades. The interers and others in foreign hongs are just like the underlings of the Decider of Life and Death in Hades. If tho} speak t" you, they mike your hair stan on end.
"Tu Shanghai there is a Foreign Public Garden, A nofics is put up at the gat ud Chinamen are not allow thus we Chinamen are regarded as a genre lower than dogs. China is still a nation, and yot we are treated thus, but wait until China is split up, and we dare not venture to imagine the treatment that we shall recei om my reworks you will imagine that I ama madman, or suspect that I belong to the Boxers. But you are wrong. Tam not in full sympathy with the Boxers, Thave met many foreigners, visited foreign countries, and desire that we may learn foreign methods. I give unstinted prai to foreign learning, yet I am fully convinced that the foreigner's heart is full of enmity, Should our country be split up by foreigners, we shall indeed be in a sorry plight. 'I therefore venture to use ese strong and vehement words, to rouse all to try and save oar country, To do this, there are ten things we should clearly understand L.—We should clearly understand that the splitting up of China, not only means the destruction of the nation; it also involves the extermination of the race, 2.—That after foreigners have split up China, the Mancha eroment will be retained to crush the Chinese.
3.—That it is now useless to think of gan plan to save China, except attics involving forcible loss of The fault of Chins has ever been, that she never makes preparation; she only talks of prepstation when the danger has come upon her.
4.—The death of a few men at the present time will be the salvation of many nable lives in the future.
—Clearly understand the distinctions between the various races of mankind. (Here follows description of the various races. It is shown how other races have been conquered by the white race, Statistics are given to show that during the last 200 years the white race has creased and other races diminished through the cruelty and oppression of the
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