Apart from this consideration it was further discovered long ago' that, under proper check and discipline, the individual Chinese is a wonderful person. There is almost nothing that he will not do as well as the person of any other nation when intensively watched and controlled. There are some things that caw do with both brain and hands better than any other human being—when watched. No foreigner could ponaibly get as much out of a Chinese community in revenues as 4 Chinese can. No foreigner could possibly induce " Chinese workman to do as fine jade cutting, watch making, bricklaying, os a Chinese cam, nor market the output economically. But put a foreign supervisor over the Chinese foreman and you get results which no Chinese organization can possibly rival The Weihaiwei regiment demonstrated what foreign supervision could do with Chinese soldiery. The foreign corporal in command of a Chinese squad would get nowhere, but the foreign captain, leading! rather than commanding @ force of Chinese officers, can accomplish a3 much with Chinese material with almost any other. The Chi-Rose Post Office furnishes another a conspicuous example. The foreign personnel in the service is a trifling minority. The foreigner simply. leuggecto, and checks the results, The Chinese do all the work and it is remarkably well done. Yet remove the foreigner from his position of supreme control and you have a muddle that the Chinese themselves ery out against. The writer has seen a Chinese community grieved and shocked by the! change.
China's last vestiges of domestic and foreign credit "rest upon. the utocratie control of the Customs revenues by a single foreigner and hhis subordinates, but the actual work im the service is most efficiently and thoroughly done by Chinese. Remove the foreigner at tae top end demoralization would act in 'a pace that would make foreign trade with China possible m thu!
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