The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-06
Halls APPROACH
OF GREATER CHINA.
AMERICANS FAIL 10 GRASP STU
ALTON IN ORIENT.
DR.. Arthur Smith, Authority on East
ern Matters, Points Out wherein.
United States Policy Toward Chinese.
Nation Reacts Disastrously DUTY Is
Plain, but Generally Neglected.

DR.. Arthur Smith, author Of Chi
nese Characteristics, and "village
United States IS failing to realize the
vast Importance Of the awakening going
on today among the people of the dense
~ populated orient. DR.. Smith is
guest at the West hotel, and is attend
ing the missionary meetings being held
at the Plymouth Congregational church.
He has just returned4to America, after
eight years spent in China.
"The awakening in the orient is the
greatest thing in the world, he said to-
day in the course of an interview. In
China 4oO,O00,QOO people are just COM
ing to consciousness, and demanding
better things. In India 300,OOO,0O0
souls are beginning their cry of India
for the Indians just think, half the
population of the world is waking up!
AS vet these people have not
learned enough to do as great things
the restlessness is there. The present
dynasty in China is more than $50 years
old, is today weak and tottering, upheld
by the strength of the great powers,
But with China IS. awakening will doubt
less in time come new government.
Two Considerations.
Ill OuI lc1dClOuS WIFI ,Cu1ud tu0Io
are two things now essential. The first
is the passage Of the Foster bill now
pending in congress. This bill makes
but little change in the immigration
law. It simply definitely defines the
various classifcations. Under its pro-
visions there would be no injustice.
There would be no danger Of the NOR
chant being classed with the laborer.
" Second Chinese students should be
| Ivo,s& 41I I'D
| lean educational institutions Har-
ward has invited ten Chinese students.
Yale has done the same. Wellesley has
| invited three Chinese women students.
This is just start. [ believe the invi-
tation will become general among our
educational institutions. -.
| Fail in Practice. ... d.
"We Americans chatter about JUS
| tice, but we do not practice it. AS a
result there is a strong feeling in
China against Americans. The educated
that With America, China is not the
most favored nation, but the least IA
vored. They. remember what perhaps
we have forgotten; how Chinese have
been wronged in this country; how a
few years, ago their countrymen were
| dragged about the streets Of San Fran
cisco and murdered. And SO it is, the
American boycott in China continues
while Germany, England and other ma.
lions are constantly increasing their
| trade with the orient. Last year Amer.
lean trade with China aggregated $780,.
100000: It should have been at least
| 100000 E51. Fl t5..,.~ ]
1.,~.<. Bank Is Needed. >~| j.
1--WE have SnoAz-Amerlcan- bank in
China. Every other country has: Where
is our flag in China9 It is little to be
seen; and because we have wronged
the people of China. Let us admit it
Nations can It apologize for wrongs, but
we can make our amends by now treat
ing awakening China as we should. WI
can freely admit her students, and hell
them to attain that which they so muel
desire, that which we have, and shoule
freely give.V - VI. - Is. -. !.