The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-13

prcat nation, and President Roosevelt
.tulu me the other day. when We tere
having an interview on this question, that
II was not Ills intention that any indi-
yidna or nation should suffer any in
dignity or Injustice at Ills hands, or ut
Tie hands or tho government, while he
was President (applatde). And 50, my
friends, felt that there was an express
sion from the chief Of this great ma
,ion that ought to assure the Chinese
that tho t,,1crican3people would not al
low, if they knew 1t, snch treatment
naa,n. Ncll. that brought about, as
say. the boycott and the question Is NOT
yet settled. but 1 think tho justice OF this
great people will settle 1t honestly aud
Justly Suggested that because of the
difficulty over hercbur Cliinaman Is as
another ChInaman-- 1 suggested that
instead of inspectors being on these
shores, thceinspection should he removed
to China. and f the officers IN Cllinns
associated With Chinese INSPECTORS could
not determine who is a eooDe ANA WHO
is not. and who has a tight to come IN
ana who not. to come to America, then}it
could not be done ut all. SO | think the
matter will he settled possibly BY that adj
jusiment. s
"NowYJ wisl, to say that the undery-
ing fact In the movements that are TAX
Ing place III China to-day, whether they
be social or political whether they be
religious or simply moral. they arc the
product q missionary influence, Gp-
plause.) 1t IS the power OF the gospel
overturning and setting free. It is life.
1t IS truth. The Hearts Of the Chinese
have been touched by the gospel The
minds OF the Chinese have been cnllgh-a
tened by the gospel.
More Patriotic.
Now another points Tie country is be-
ginning to feel more patriotic and loyal.
They arc becoming familiar with such
terms, and tile Chinese see something
worth striving for, Hitherto they had
no patriotism because they had no conn-i
try. 'rhc, other {day5l was called upon TO
lecture III the university. 7 asked, shall
i lecture In English or Chincse:' The
student body said In English. and 7 lee
.t,red in English. But IN the under school,
the director said, lecture IN Chinese
so ] lectnrcd III Chinese, and my subject
vas How to become a Chinesc.'8T said.
You claim 400 600 coo and there is no one
of YOU Chinese. You are prOvnclals If
you get beyond your province. you arc
aliens. II Hyou 90 farther South, you go
into an unknown country. Your manners
and customs and languages are nnintel-
sliglhle. Now why IS y that? because
though China embraces n large empire
ana has one civilization and one liberia
ton, the written language Is n dead Ian
gungc. 1T sis tra Latin OF the country.
They rha,yc no medinmsof communication;
and the rgovcrnment1Elthe Manchus. have
been glad to have thisscondition continue
with 4 view Of keeping them separate
and alienfan hostile to one another. The
government has done this in order to dis
lntegrate the provinces and to make them
more easily subjected. VOL. I spokess to
those classes, and I said. What you want
to do Is to select q language, the Manda-f
rim language, the language Of the otIl-A
5cias, the original Chinese language, and
make its the universal language of the
school: and then you will begin 10 cults
5vate a public sentiment. Then you begin
to unity the country. The. Englisl, Lam
i;tage Is tilowit1le medium Of intercourse
II China does not make a lai1guage of her
own, tho English language will come in
and unity the country" 8
Al the conclusion of DR.. Aliens address
a resolution OF thanks were offered to
lin for his impressive and instructive
account of conditions in China.
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