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do 10 aid other nations especially where
that work is the result not OF govern
mental action. but Of voluntary action by
associations of individuals who have the
opportunity for usefulness and who sieze
il.
NOW. reference has been made 10 my
experience in the East. In the first place
a progressive nation Is looking for trade
and Il IS pushing its agents OF trade into
every country where profitable trade can
be had. In the past the principle has too
often been that the most profitable trade
has been in those countries where we
could buy the things we wished TO buy
at as much less than their real value as
possible. and then dispose or them in the
markets OF the world al as high prices as
possible.
In other words. there has been a gen
eral low tone IN the principle upon which
We have dealt in trade, and indeed II
refer now TO the past, and I am not
making invidiOus charges at present. by
which we as a government should play
a bunco game on the people OF these ret
progressive nationalities and get from
them something for nothing. Now. there
has developed in the character OF the
t:ade which has been carried on in ma-y
OF these Eastern countries a moral tone
that does not address itself 10 the ad-
miration Of the people OF those countries
who have risen 10 any sense or moral
discrimination. and therefore where we
made advances by trade we may expect
10 ind lower tone OF morality than We
find in our trade at home in that kind
OF n country.
Therefore We find a close RESPONSE
hlhty with respect 10 that advance OF
trade, and we have come 20 believe that
We should send some agencies there that
VIII emhody the real morality and the
highest standard that We hope viii rep
resent US. And that is one affirmative
reason why We should take action anS
assist. as far as We can, these coun-
tries in the realization that we do have
a higher standard here. and II is one
which We invite them. under the auspices
OF the Christian religion, 20 embrace"
work in Manila.
Speaking Of the y. NJ c. A. in the
East President Taft said;
i have seen its work in Manila: 7
know something OF its work in Hong
Kong and Shanghai
Now. we have, Of course, a State De
paTtment. and we are anxious through
the State Department 10 communicate
10 every other nation a sympathetic feel
ing with respect 20 its Improvement
morally and every other way; but there
are limitations. and every strict Iimita-
. tons. as To how far We should go in
actually aiding them. In movements 81
Nobody supposes that We send a Young
Mems Christian Association into China
with a view Of annexing any territory.
nor with a view Of interfering with their
government IN any way. except that
some OF its graduates may rise tas doubt
I less they Wild 10 important positions IN
the government. for I have noticed that
IN China and other countries the men
who have been subjected to influences Of
this sort by foreign education and other
wise generally drift into positions OF
prominence. and 70 is through them that
we may hope ultimately that these coun-
tries shall come 10 the conclusion that
their standards should be the same as
ours"
DIR. Mott Tells of Work.
Following an address by former Com
missioner II. b. r. mcfarland. OF the
( foreign department, DR.. John r. Mott
made the opening talk Of the conference.
Under the caption. A programme OF
Worldw expansion for the Y NJ g.
\. in the far East. In the near East.
and IN Latin America" Mr. Mott pointed
out the impressions he had gained from
world tour Of missionary countries.
DR.. Motifs programme for expansion in
wolves the addition Of fifty experts dur
ing the next three years 20 direct the
policy Of expansion. forty-nlne buildings
IN ten nations 10 provide proper equip
ment for such expansion. and E.5l5 90
IN money 10 cover the cost. The countries
which are 20 be benefited by this pro-
Eramue include the Philippines, Japan.
/ Korea, China, India CeyIon. Russia.
Turkey. Porto Rico. cuba. and Portugal
The arrival Of President Taft interrupt
ed DIT, Mott and was made the occasion
Tor a prolonged demonstration by the
delegates.
( The speakers Of the afternoon included
T Gen. Leonard Wood. who commended the
/ associations in Havana and Manila.
John Wanamaker. Of Philadelphia. PROF.
Burton. OF the University Of Chicago
+ Gen John ". Foster. former Secretary
/ of state. George w Perkins. OF J. 2
Morgan & Co.; r. 5 Miller. director Of
the division OF far Eastern affairs. Of the
/ Department Of state. and President How
ard =. Bliss. OF the American College
/ al Beirut, Syria, were among the other
I speakers.
/ kilograms were read from William Jen,
nings Bryan and Charles W Fairbanks
/ Among the interesting persons present Al
/ the conference We're President T. Hara-
/ da. of Dosnisha College. and c. 7
+ wang, a leader Of Chinese students II
+ the OCcideut.
/ Tho conference was altogether uniqu,
in the history Of the White House.
Labor in Porto Rico.
TIE report Of George F. Tibbetts. in.
I ternatOnaI secretary for the West Indies
was a feature Of the conference. II out.
lined the progress made in the follow
ing words:
The campaign which was recently con.
( Quoted in San Juan, and the successful
4 conferences which have been held in
every principal city OF Porto Rico and
cuba, has proven beyond a doubt that
the people are now ready TO do every.
thing IN their power TO establish and
promote the work o. the Y. NJ. c. A.
The secretaries, under the direction Of
the foreign department of internationa
committee and assisted by an American
: advisory committee for the West Indie!
Of ffty-hve prominent laymen. began &C
tive work March !. 1909. The needs O.
Porto Rico and Cuba had been studied
for one year previous and carefully pre-
pared policy had been outlined. 4
pamphlet entitled. What the association
is and does was published IN Spanisf
and Enslish and freely distributed, no
only among the citizens Of San Juan
but also throughout the island. A mas.
rrcn+lnc. NNas hAIl In the Af..nlclral Thnn