The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
CHINA PREPARING
FOR GREAT FIGHT
Prof. John Fryer ForetelIs
Struggle Against EncrOach-
ments of Other Nations

BERK ELEY, Oct. S.-"China is pre-
pairing for one OF the greatest contests
of resistance that she has ever known.
The time is coming when she will rebel
against the intrusions and encroach-
ments Of the other nations and that
time is not far distant"
!. This was the statement OF Prof John
Fryer, head of the department of orr
entail languages of the university, made
before the student body in Harmon
gymnasium this morning. Professor
Fryer has just returned from his sab
batical leave of absence. having spent
the last year in q tour of the world.
passing the greater part OF his vaca-
tion in the orient.
When called upon TO address the
students concerning his trip Professor
Fryer took for his subject the "Awak-
ening of China" He is an authority
on all matter concerning the orient and
stated that China was preparing for a
struggle that would mean her deliver
snce il successful and il not would
prove her downfall.
Professor Fryer stated. however, that
the orientals had every chance for sue
cess. He said in part:
China for a 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 eX-
treme peril. She is hemmed in on all
sides by greedy nations, who are
swiftly encroaching into her interior
To meet the advance OF the other ma
tiens China has started a movement
that is making that nation advance
S0ld III hon nv N
sta ge of her existence.
The University of California is send
ing over its graduates to instruct the
young Chinese engineers and other
students. This work is meeting with
marvellous success. The Chinese are
rapidly grasping the advanced ideas
of this nation and are acquiring a
practical knowledge of all those sub
jects that will mean her salvation.
The graduates of this university
are eagerly sought for by the author
tiles of the Chinese universities While
Visiting China / came in contact with
a great many of our alumni who are
now instructing the young Chinese
In every case 1 found that they were
meeting with great success. 1t is
through these men that our western
ideas are being absorbed by the orien-
tails, 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 il they don't
take steps at once to stem the tide OF
the encroaching outsiders they VIII
soon be overwhelmed and will be Dn-
able 10 help themselves. This fact is
only too true. 1t is now or never Tor
the Chinese. They must awaken now
or they are lost nation.
Il have noticed that the number OF
Chinese at the University of Califor-
MIA is steadily increasing. l did not
know definitely with what success these
Chinese graduates of our university
were meeting in their own country.
found out during my recent visit.
These men are now becoming the lead
ing men OF China. Versed in all the
pranches-of the higher knowledge they
are bringing China out of her long
sIeep and showing their countrymen
inst how they can avert the impending
neri1. found that the western uni
versfties of the United States are the
mecca of all ambitious Chinese. II
will not be long before they will be
here in much larger numbers than you
irne Rine. The value OF such course
has been too well demonstrated for
them to fail to grasp such an oppor-
tunitv. They are coming, and they are
con,inz in force China is now ad-
vancing rapidly, and, I believe. is des-
+inad 70 bright future, after the
struggle. however. which is inevitable
o,,d y-hich the Chinese realize can not
he averted and are now prepar ring for.
II will be one of the biggest events
IN history