APPENDIX  C

The  following  letter  gives  the  attitude  of  the  British  Government
in  respect  to  intervention  by  missionaries  in  the  interior  on
behalf  of  their  Chinese  converts.
MISSIONARIES  AND  CHINESE  OFFICIALS
To  the  Editor  of  the  “North  China  Daily  News"
Sir,—Under  instructions  from  H.M.  Minister  at  Peking
I  beg  to  hand  you  herewith  for  publication  copy  of  a  circular
dated  August  31,  1903,  addressed  by  Sir  E.  Satow  to  H.M.
Consular  Officers  in  China.
I  am,  etc.,
Pelham  Warren,
Consul-General.
October  31,  1906.

Circular
H.B.M.  Legation,
Peking,  August  31,  1903.
Sir,—Cases  have  come  to  my  notice  in  which  missionaries
have  addressed  themselves  directly  to  Chinese  officials,  either
verbally  or  in  writing,  on  behalf  of  their  Chinese  converts,
instead  of  acting  through  the  proper  channel,  which  is  one  of
H.M.  Consuls  or  the  head  of  H.M.  Legation.
Such  intervention  I  presume  would  be  defended  on  the
ground  that  some  action  has  been  taken  in  regard  to  the  convert
which  is  in  violation  of  Article  VIII.  of  the  Treaty  of  Tientsin.
It  is  necessary,  however,  to  point  out  that  missionaries  are
not  accredited  agents  of  the  British  Government  for  the  enforcement ­
  of  the  Treaty,  and  Article  VIII.  was  not  intended  to
confer  upon  missionaries  any  right  of  intervention  on  behalf  of
native  Christians.
I  do  not  see  any  objection  to  a  missionary  addressing  the
meal  Chinese  authorities  directly  on  any  matter  affecting  himself
personally,  such  as  for  instance  a  robbery  that  has  been  committed ­
  at  his  house,  or  any  similar  private  affair.
H,  however,  a  missionary  has  to  complain  on  behalf  of
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