NOVEMBER, This number of the Recorder is more than usually interesting because it deals exhaustively with the Guestions of treaty rights and the, 20 called, "toleration clauses." The editorials and the first" three articles discuss the Christian ate titude towards the Chinese demands. that these "special privileges" should be abrogated. The "Recorder" puts itself on record as distinctly in favour of a renunciation by mise sionaries of the status conferred upon them by the "unequal trea tes." The clauses which it is desired to see expunged from future treaties or to which excep. tion is taken are printed in fall and the history of their negotiation set, forth clearly and in detail. Tha feature of the number is valuable because few people know whap these rights are and many are of a Joss to know in what way they hurt the susceptibilities of the Chinese, It is very convenient to have the material for a judgment set forth in a form in which it is easily gob at. We copy the table of "righto" as net forth in the Recorder." i (1) The right of entry into Chins (2) To be taught Chines to study Chinese literature (3) Travel with passport all oven China (4) Extraterritoriality (5) Establishing churches, hospitals and schools where foreigners fare permitted by treaty to live (6) Personal protection (1) To propagate Christianity with out molestation (8) The "right" of missionary, societies to' acquire land in pete petuity in the "interior" and to erect buildings thereon (9) "Effective protection" to mise sionaries who go into the Besides those "rights" affecting missionaries there are three clausog which affect Chinese Christians. (1) To be free from persecution og Christians (2) To have liberty of conscience (3) Exemption from payment of taxes or levies for "the support of religious customs ang practises contrary to their If we except extraterritoriality, which is not a missionary "right? and is not 0 stated in the will be plain that not one of these "rights" does a wrong to oR, encroaches on the liberty of any, Chinese. They are the elementary, Fights "that are conceded ta strangers in any civilized country, It reflects very adversely on the Chinese government that it wag ever thought necessary to. have clause inserted in a treaty thee foreigners were to have the "right? "to be taught Chinese and study Chinese literature." What would be thought of the American government if Chinese going to the States were to humbly request permission to "be taught English and study, American literature" or to be grant: ed "personal protection" while resident in the country? One cannot help feeling that the whole discussion is unreal, Will any one of those "rights" be reversed when the toleration clauses are deleted? Treaty or no treaty no future gov ernment of China will deny any off the "rights" which-are said to have been secured from the Mancha dynasty by force, There are two interesting articled, one on ancestor "worship and other-on Chinese medieint sand usual Frespondence—and book revdemss ate:
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