The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-08-09
PEACE IS The
HOPE OF JAPAN
The Views Of a Distinguished
Traveller Here From the
Orient.

I
tween itself and the United States, ac-
cording to the statement yesterday Of
Dr. Henry Churchill King, president Of
oberlin College, who stopped over in
Honolulu on his way back to the main.
land after an extended tour of the ORR.
emit, whore he has been studying ori-
entail people and particularly the ques-
tons involving competition between
the West and the East.
"After study of conditions gem
orally" said Doctor King, 81 have re-
ceived the impression that Japan wants
peace. / interviewed Count Oluma,
the prime minister of Japan, and the
presidents of many of the leading uni.
versities Of that country, and all of
them said the almost universal desire
was that peaceful relations be main
tanned between the United States and
their own country.
'Of course, there is what might be
called a lingo party in Japan, as in
many other countries, but jingoism is
by no means popular" y
Missions Effective in India.
Doctor King expressed hope in re.
gard to the work of Christian mission
aries in the Orient.
''In India the Christian missionary"
Doctor King went on TO say, "has the
greatest difficulties TO overcome, but
Just now the situation is a hopeful one.
For the past few years the universities
and colleges in India have been trying
to bring about revival of the Hindu
religion and to overcome the work of
the Christians, but while this revival
is going on the Christian missionaries
are being helped, though indirectly, not
in the matter of making actual con-
verts, but in the spread of western
ideals.
"Western civilization is forcing its
way into India as well as into other
Asiatic countries, and the efforts of the
educational institutions to make the re-
ligion of Buddha more powerful win
not stop the awakening.
Real Awakening in China.
''In China the outlook is encourage
ing. There is less hostility to the west
erner at the present time than ever be-
fore, and the introduction of modern
machinery and other advantages of the
western world is having a marked effect
upon the Chinese people. The younger
element in China is working for real
awakening, and as that work progresses
Christianity advances.
Better Feeling in Japan.
"For some time past the japanese
did not like the American missionary
very well, not so much because they
did not want him to spread his doe
trines, but because there was some feel
ing of resentment toward Americans
for nurely political reasons, and many
of the Christian japanese wanted tc
do all the work themselves. That feel
ing of hostility is not so strong at the
present time, and will continue to be
come weaker.
And, of course, there is in JapaI
a feeling of rivalry in connection witt
international commerce and industry
There is no getting around the fac
that Japan and the United States mus
struggle with each other for the con
troll of trade in the Pacific"
Doctor King did not say what hi
thought the outcome would be.
Two Addresses Sunday.
Doctor King delivered two addresse!
yesterday. At eleven O'Clock he spoke
at the Central Union Church, and las
evening he addressed an audience a
Kawaiahao Church.
He had arranged to 60 to the ISLAND
of Hawaii tomorrow, but it was an
nounced yesterday that he would re
main in the city this week and address
union meeting in the parish house O.
Central Union Church Wednesday even
ing at seven-thirty 'clock. The Meth
odist and Christian churches will dis
miss their midweek services to lister
to Doctor Kings address.
The distinguished visitor will delive
several addresses while in Honolulu
and it is likely he viii give the peopl
of the city the benefit of a series o
lectures which he is preparing to de
liver at the University of Californi