. The awakening of China . ed from their Chinese subjects. In the Boxer War Governor Tuan established anexcellent record. Acting as governor in Shensi, in-stead of killing missionaries, as did the Manchu gover-nor of the next province, he protected them effectuallyand sent them safely to Hankow. One day whenI was at his house a missionary came to thank himfor kindness shown on that occasion. Mentioning one of my books I once asked him ifhe had read it. You never wrote a book that I havenot read, was his emphatic reply. He was a prettyfrequent visitor at my house, punctually returningall my cal
. The awakening of China . ed from their Chinese subjects. In the Boxer War Governor Tuan established anexcellent record. Acting as governor in Shensi, in-stead of killing missionaries, as did the Manchu gover-nor of the next province, he protected them effectuallyand sent them safely to Hankow. One day whenI was at his house a missionary came to thank himfor kindness shown on that occasion. Mentioning one of my books I once asked him ifhe had read it. You never wrote a book that I havenot read, was his emphatic reply. He was a prettyfrequent visitor at my house, punctually returningall my calls; and when he was transferred to thegovernorship of Hunan he appeared pleased to havethe Yale Mission commended to his patronage. Hehas a son at school in the United States; and his wifeand daughters have taken lessons in English fromladies of the American Episcopal Mission. Governor Tuan (now viceroy) is a leading memberof a commission recently sent abroad to study andreport on the institutions of the Western world. Its. TUAN FANG, VICEROY OF NANKING VICEROY CHANG 243 departure was delayed by the explosion of a bomb inone of the carriages just as the commission was leavingPeking. The wovdd-be assassin was hoist with hisown petard, leaving the public mystified as to themotive of the outrage. CHAPTER XXXI ANTI-FOREIGN AGITATION American Influence in the Far East—Officials and theBoycott—Interview with President Roosevelt—Riotin a British Concession—Ex-territoriality—TwoWays to an End—A Grave Mistake—TheNan-changTragedy—Dangers from Superstition SO FAR from being new, an anti-foreign spirit isthe normal state of the Chinese mind. Yetduring the year past it has taken on new forms, directeditself against new objects, and employed new deserves therefore a conspicuous place among thenew developments in the China of the twentieth everjiihing is changing, the temper of thepeople has undergone a change. They have becomerestless as the sea and f
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