The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-10-27
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SOON IN CHINA
David Starr Jordan Thinks People
There Are Not Ready for So
Radical a Charge
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81 think that the attempt "a oafnb.
lish a Republican form Of govurs1ont
In China Is mistako, " said Dr. David
Starr Jordan yesterday just after ar.
irving from Yokohama on tho steam.
ship Mongolia. "That form OF GOV.
erment is such a radical departure
from the present system, that with 90
little knowledge among tho Chinese
people Of its principles, those who have
set up such a government may end Il
has been mistake. "
Doctor Jordan had not heard much
concerning the revolution, for when
the Mongolia left Japan thoro were
rumors of trouble near Hankow and il
was only when reaching Honolulu that
the doctor learned that fuIlaedged
revolution was on and that republic
had been proclaimed by those in arms
against the throne. The latest news
he read in The Advertiser, copies of
which were sent aboard at quaratine.
Concerning his visit to Japan, Doctor
Jordan said:
81 have spent about seven wooks in
Japan and Korea. My main purpose
was to get in touch with the public
opinion of Japan in relation TO the
worlds peace. / was given every OPP
portunity for such study. l am Rntis.
fed That the enlightened public opinion
in Japan runs in much the samo chan
nels as in other civilized nations. The
same currents of thought flow through
out the world.
Know Cost OF War.
''The Japanese people from late ex.
perience, realize better than most
others the horror and waste Of a great
war, and the burden of increased
taxes, The necessary result Of war
presses heavily.
''In the subject Of international
peace, found great interest I had a
number of invitations to speak before
left home, and many mono after
reaching Toxic, Yokohama, 8sndai,
Karaiawa, Asaha, Kobe, Okayama,
Nagoya and Seoul Including addresses
before university and other special
audiences and after.dinner talks 1
reached the number Of siKty-6our In
all.
Peace and Prosperity.
81 spoke specially on the cost Of
war, moral, financial and physical; ehe
cost of war armament and the position
of bondage in which nations armed
on borrowed money find themselves.
maintained that no nation can have n
great army, great navy, great war
debt and a prosperous people. Sho
may have any two Of these elements,
but not all four. Prosperity means the
all NAs., .F I,l.T a.
farmer, the rank and file Of tho ma
tion. The enrichment of meney-lend-
ers and armament builders IL not pros
perity.
! ga nation must be judged by the
opportunities it gives to the comInon
man to make the most of his life, and
by The ability of the common man 10
rise to these opportunities. War saxes
destroy opportunity, war itself weak
ems the breed by killing the best and
leaving the weak as ancestors for the
next generation.
Looking Forward
:" So far as Japan is concerned, her
rulers look forward to the future. :hoy
have tried to guard themselves agninst
surprises by extensive army and navy
preparation, but they neither expect
interests of Russia and Japan are
identical in the far East, and the sue
cess of either depends ON the continued
good will of the other. The Siberian
railway has its natural terminus in the
japanese port of Fusan.
Japan s outside inDoRests lie Who'll
ly in the maintenance, promotion and
absorption of Korea and in the protee-
ton of her investments in South Man
churia. She is heavily bnrdened with
debt and taxes and every yen she can
gain or save is needed on tho main.
land of Asia.
: From America, she hopes that she
be not subjected to needless humilia-
tion or injustice. Her people recognise
Z, that Though at times a bit estrangedl,
her closest friend as WeD as beat Gus
toner is America.
Japan 8 Statesmen arc men OF
world training and world knowledge.
They know that every interest OF
Japan is served by close and sympa-
thetic relations with the United
States"
At UniverBity Club.
Doctor Jordan addressed nearly two
hundred members of tho University
Club and their friends at the club last
night, dealing with his mission in Jap
an. The speaker was introduced by
John II. Gait
Jordan Earnest Speaker.
That the doctor is in earnest over
the idea of universal peace no one who
has heard him talk can doubt and hia
reasons advanced for such u condition
are strong and well taken.
In his lecture last evening against
war of all kinds DT. Jordan brought
forth strong and urgent reasons for ali
the nations OF the world 10 do away
with such condition which took the
bosi mon IN the countries and slew them
on the field Of battle, when they might
have been left as powers IN their ma.