The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-29
CHINA IS ClsII|
OFF sAlcklEs 0
INERTIA
PRINCE raAS-nsuzt
Uncle Of Emperor Of Nowssy xin0
dom Is Touring United States -
securs Modern Ideas far HI
Country. j
His Plan To Establiah Up-Is-np1o|
Army and Navy Creates ssrisr6
Problem for Leading Ua&isus

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept Se.--Chiun
10 awakening. The great nation III
the Far East II coming to realise e.
meaning Of progressiveness "a navoI1
and army aftairs. And she has oonnoI
TO the realization Of her bactxardnoon1
py me forwardness Of the Un1to0(
States. &
This IL the word brought 30 Amers,
lea by Prince Tsai Hsun. uncle of tho|
emperor OF China, FIRST lord Of tho1
Chinese admiralty and special envoy1
OF o. his government to the Unite6|
Oficially he 10 ON an educafdonaIi
tour that win bring him In touch with
those things that have made the Omit
60 states . great nation That's the
omlcial meaning Of the visit. But,
unomcially 1t IL learned that his viGltI
10 to inspect the steel plants and
learn II the United States can handIol
the orders for war ships Of Chinese
government. ts
This is his mission.
In view Of this, the princes state
ment made upon his arrival here -
particularly significant. He sa16.
through an Interpreter:
America and American institutions
are highly interesting to China and
Its people. The result II q gradual
unfolding Of latent forces. We are
beginning to develop our natural ~
sources and inject the Occidental
spirit OF progress into the Orient.
With me on this tour are seven cap
tains OF the Chinese navy, and Adj
miral Sab. These gentlemen are 70
inspect the shipbuilding plants Of AM
erica and report to the government.
Our visit here IL mainly. however, 70
acQuaint ourselves with methods
rather than to place orders for war
ships"
with China coming to the realisa-
ton OF her power In point Of numbers
and her lack Of power, through lack
Of warships, the problem Of the Orient
becomes greater problem.
II China with her 0.0OO. 900 popu-
lation, her vast resources, and her
enormous territory becomes . nation
equipped with modern hghtinG mn
chimes, and with q huge STANDING
army, armed with modern ana power.
ful weapons: backed by . modern and
powerful nation. there will be lot
for not only the United States, but for
the nations of the world to think and
ponder over.
Students of Oriental politics are not
thinking 80 much Of Japan's aggree.
siveness In the Far East a. they arc
Of China's progress.
It IL China that IL looked upon with
the greatest apprehension and By
those who have made q study Of -,
fairs in the Orient, China. with MOD
ern army and navy, could crush u
pan by force Of numbers alone, ana
then her resources are 90 great that
a war that would bankrupt one natlou
would hardly give China q momentsn
financial uneasiness.
So the visit of Prince Hsun and hlD
stan OF captains and the admiral Of
the Chinese n Of the greatest sigma
canoe to the United States and the
world.
China wants to buy battlsshipo-
Chas Schwab, steel magnate. met the
prince on his arrival here. 6Chwab
builds battleships and the prince -
an envoy Of the Chinese nation n
greatly interested In battleships.
This progressiveness means the
awakening of China and when the
yellow giant shakes on the letharBy
that has bound him to customs ana
ways of the time Of Confucious, then
the world will see q great chance "a
Oriental affairs.
China, progressive and modern
China. IL the real problem that must
be solved.