Chronology Entry
Year
1900
Text
Twain, Mark. Mark Twain to women : adverts to foreign topics [ID D29369].
Wherein He Agrees with the Boxer
"When one is not expecting a thunderbolt like that it is exciting. I thought, what a good thing for the whole world! 'Russia has 30,000 soldiers in Manchuria,' I said to myself, 'and this dispatch means that she is going to take them out of there and send them back to their farms to live in peace. If Russia retrenches this way why shouldn't Germany and France follow suit? Why shouldn't all the foreign powers withdraw from China and leave her free to attend to her own business?'
"It is the foreigners, who are making all the trouble in China, and if they would only get out, how pleasant everything would be!
"As far as America is concerned we don't allow the Chinese to come here, and we would be doing the graceful thing to allow China to decide whether she will allow us to go there. China never wanted any foreigners, and when it comes to a settlement of this immigrant question I am with the Boxer every time.
The Boxer is a patriot; he is the only patriot China has, and I wish him success. The Boxer believes in driving us out of his country. I am a Boxer, for I believe in driving the Chinaman out of this country. The Boxers on this side have won out. Why not give the Boxer on the other side a chance?
Wherein He Agrees with the Boxer
"When one is not expecting a thunderbolt like that it is exciting. I thought, what a good thing for the whole world! 'Russia has 30,000 soldiers in Manchuria,' I said to myself, 'and this dispatch means that she is going to take them out of there and send them back to their farms to live in peace. If Russia retrenches this way why shouldn't Germany and France follow suit? Why shouldn't all the foreign powers withdraw from China and leave her free to attend to her own business?'
"It is the foreigners, who are making all the trouble in China, and if they would only get out, how pleasant everything would be!
"As far as America is concerned we don't allow the Chinese to come here, and we would be doing the graceful thing to allow China to decide whether she will allow us to go there. China never wanted any foreigners, and when it comes to a settlement of this immigrant question I am with the Boxer every time.
The Boxer is a patriot; he is the only patriot China has, and I wish him success. The Boxer believes in driving us out of his country. I am a Boxer, for I believe in driving the Chinaman out of this country. The Boxers on this side have won out. Why not give the Boxer on the other side a chance?
Mentioned People (1)
Twain, Mark
(Florida, Missouri 1835-1910 Redding, Conn.) : Schriftsteller
Subjects
Literature : Occident : United States of America
Documents (1)
| # | Year | Bibliographical Data | Type / Abbreviation | Linked Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1900 |
Twain, Mark. Mark Twain to women : adverts to foreign topics. Public Education Association complimented by the humorist. New York Times ; Nov. 24 (1900). http://www.twainquotes.com/19001124.html. |
Publication / Twa34 |
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