The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-27
CREEGAN TALKED
At UNIVERSITY
DOES NOT BELIEVE REPUBLIC
CAN BE MAINTAINED IN CHINA
BECAUSE oF IGNORANCE OF
THE PEoPLE-ARE PEACE Low
ING PEOPLE.

Grand Forks Times: The convo-
cation speaker this morning was Dr.
Creegan, president of Fargo college,
DIR. Creegan spent several months
travelling through that country and
consequently his address was espec-
tally interesting. Before the address,
Rev. c. G. Warner gave the scripture
reading. The university quartette
rendered special music for the oc-
casion.
China" said DR.. Creegan, lis the
oldest Of living nations. How old it
is no one knows. 1t is as large as all
Europe excepting Russia. It's popu-
lation is matter Of mere conjecture
but government reports give it one
fourth of the people Of teh world.
Chinese society,"" he stated, els
divided into I'VE castles, which are well
recognized, although not as infiexible
as the castles of India. At the top are
the scholars, who comprise the Of
ficials OF the empire. Next in order
are the farmers. These 1--we In ham,
lets of 200 to 300 inhabitants. The
other classes in order are the me-
chanics, the merchants and the SOL
diers." DR.. Creegan said that the
fact that the soldiers were given the
lowest place was responsible for the
wretched conditions that had prevail
ed in the army. But he said that in
the last few years the government
had employed German and Japanese
officials to reorganize and drill the
soldiers.
Peace Loving People.
THE Chinese" said DR.. Creegan.
are a peace loving people, but the
present revolution is not the first up
rising against misrule One Of the
greatest was that Of 1852. which con-
tAnued thirteen years. During that
time the country was losing million
men every year" The speaker char
acterized it as the greatest war In his
tory. The rebellion was finally put
down by the imperialists led by Amer
lean generals.
The speaker traced briefly the
events leading up to the present con-
test, beginning with the conquest of
China by the Manchus 900 years ago.
Since then only Manchus have been
given any of the official positions. The
thousands of students that are being
sent to this country to be educated are
Chinese and when they return they
find no opportunity to put into prac-
tice the knowledge they have receiv-
ed. To add to the discomfort there il
hardly any officials, said DR.. Creegan
who could not give lessons to Tam
many hall in graft.
Not Able to Support Republic.
While the revolutionists are led by
by very capable men, the speaker did
not believe that China was able ia
support a republic TO have to main.
tain popular government requires
intelligence and only one or every
hundred Chinese is able to read his
name.
One solution or the problem sur.
| gested by the speaker was that tins
empire would separate. the northern
part securing constitutional govern.
ment and the southern part attempt.
ing a republic. DR.. Creegan said tina,
the northern part would soon fall pre-,
| to Japan, which is eagerly waitins
for an opportunity to secure an out.
let for its population.
China, said DR.. Creegan. regard.
the United States as practically hel
only friend. as the only country tina,
IL not waiting to share in her divf
sion. But of all the nations. the mos
feared lis Japan. The speaoker urged
the American colleges To do their Ut
most to help the young generation D
1 China.