p. 16 | Not Mercy but Justice

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Jan 20, 1898

Not Mercy but Justice.

—China, voiced by Li Hung Chang, asks not from Germany mercy, but justice. That old statesman inquires:—

“Is it just to oppress us while we are struggling to emerge from the restraints of our ancient civilization, while improvement and progress steadily continue? Should China be distressed by having her shores invaded and her territory occupied because of an occurrence which western countries would deal with by law and not by war—an unexpected incident, deplored by my government and followed by full redress?”

But will the fearful earth-hunger of the Russian bear and the German vultures be satisfied with justice? In other words, is it justice they are seeking, or pretext for territorial enlargement? And China is heathen and Germany and Russia are called “Christian”! The Christian will grant not only justice but mercy.