Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-10-22
China PREPARING
FOR GREAT fight
Professor John Fryer Foretells Great
Struggle Against the Encroach.
ments Of Other Nations Of the
World,

BERKELEY, Oct. S.-"China Is
preparing for one of the greatest
contests of resistance that she has
ever known. The time is coming
when she will rebel against the in
trusions and encroachments of the
other nations and hat time is not
far distant"
This was the statement OF Prof.
John Fryer, head of the department
of Oriental languages at the univer-
sity, made before the student body
in Harmon gymnasium this morn
ing. Professor Fryer has just re-
turned from his sub-batical leave of
absence, having spent the last year
in a tour of the world, passing the
greater portion of his vacation in
the Orient.
When called upon to address the
students concerning his trip, Prof.
Fryer took for his subject the
Awakening of China" He is an
authority on all matters concerning
the Orient and stated that China was
preparing for struggle that would
| mean her deliverance IL successful,
and IL not would prove her downfall.
Prof. Fryer stated, however, that
the Orientals had every chance for
success. He said in part:
China for great many years
has been preyed upon by the other
nations of the globe. She has been
harrassed by Japan. and at one time
was in extreme peril. She is
hemmed in on all sides by greedy ma
lions, who are swiftly encroaching
into her interior. To meet the ad-
vance of the other nations China has
started movement that is making
that nation advance tenfold more
rapidly than at any other stage OF
her existence.
THE University Of California is
sending over its graduates to in
struct the young Chinese engineers
and other students. This work is
meeting with marvellous success. The
Chinese are rapidly grasping the adj
vanced ideas of this nation and are
acquiring practical knowledge OF
all those subjects that will mean her
salvation.
'The graduates of this university
are eagerly sought for by the au-
thorities OF the Chinese universities.
While visiting China came in con-
tact with a great many Of our alum
nj who are now instructing the
young Chinese. In every case
found that they were meeting with
great success. II is through these
men that our western ideas are
being absorbed by che Orientals who
are working out their future in a
way that will surely mean success
for them.
They now realize that the time
for action is at hand-that II they
don't take steps at once to stem the
tide OF the encroaching outsiders
they will soon be overwhelmed anc
will be unable to help themselves
This fact is only too true. 1t Is now
or never for the Chinese. They mus
awaken now or they are lost ma
ton.
II have noticed that the number
OF Chinese at the University OF Cali
fornia is steadily increasing. ! die
not know definitely with what sue
cess these Chinese graduates Of oul
university were meeting In thei
own country. found out during
my recent visit. These men are nov
becoming the leading men of China
Versed In all the branches of tn
higher knowledge, they are bringing
China out OF her long sleep ant
showing their countrymen just how
they can avert the impending peril
found that the western universi
ties OF the United States are tn
mecca OF all ambitious Chinese. !
will not be long before they will b
here In much larger numbers thai
you imagine. The value of such
course has been too well demon
strated for them to fail to gras
such an opportunity. They are com
ing. and they are coming In force