To the Editor of the "NowrH-Cuiwa Daisy News." him on those points mentioned in his letter of the Ist instant which appeared in your issue of yesterday.
Sit,—I wish to thank Mr. " Pro-Chinese" for his sympathy to my previous letters and even more for his kind solicitude for the future welfare of China. His pessimism land down-heartedness show him a truer friend to China this time than his former self.
But he is greatly mistaken his views regarding te Chinese as a whole and myself in particular. T wonder what makes him think that "Tam capable of "feeling satisfied with my country in her present condition. © What I said Defore was that all men are equal, fas least as far as independent spirit concerned, and that no rich men should despise the poor, no powerful Persons should despise the weak and no foreigners should despise the Chinese. "I have never made fig slightest hint which Feveal that I consider our waco perfect and am entirely satisfied with it. If anybody made such a hint at all, it was rather my own friend, Mr." "Pro-Chinese," who termed us Chinese as only partially civilized. If the Chinese are only' artislly civilized, there goes then without question that - foreigners muse be fully civilized. "Te is my friend wife may be entirely satisfied with the present condition of his ration and who is shallow enough to display it everywhere.
Tadmit many of the charges made by my friend against the Chinese ace, although my lack of information' and inexperience in SHanghai make me ignorant of come of them, Granted that aman of 40 years' experience knows more than T do and that all these charges are true, To our shame we confess that! most of our brothers have been #0 ignorant, many so unhygienic and selfish, sind some so dishonest and treacherous! To our Heavenly Father we bend our knees, asking for mercy of repentance.
But for all this, we allow no man look down upon us! Who are (perfect and without 2 Have not the Europeans and -Amerioan their and dark side as well? The man who commits faults and repents is in a far better position than he who thinks himself per-feet, looking down upon his fellow human beings.
I consider spirit, and spirit only, las the real essence of a man, Wealth, rank, power, even learning Jand supposed social morality must. not be made too much of. The true and worthy pride is the pride of spirit which will not bend before any of the external distinctions, Love and love only join two spirits together and may unite the whole world into one endearing family. We despise only those men who despise themselves, the greedy Jeurs of wealth, the major-domes of the great, the blind worshippers 6f fdols: these and these only we pity Jand despise. The false pretenders, the vain displayers of rank and learning: these we hate and despise. We despise them because they have forgotten their own spirit and inner importance; they are no longer free human beings, but willing slaves to extend distinctions Be it said once for all that we love our fellow man, we must not despise them, nor allow ourselves: to be despised by them. We must not despise any man because he! is poor, humble, ignorant and weak; nor must we despise our-Jvelves by flattering the rich and powerful. Pride in a poor man is like a spotless jewel, attractive and ig. No millionaire is richer than a beggar who is proud! With all her weaknesses and faults, old China has still that invaluable Pride left im her heart. This is why I say the Chinese are not to is why I, while things, still ight hopes for the future of I am, ete, D.Z.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.