The Washington herald., 1912-10-21
CHINESE WOMEN
To Have BALLOT
Suffrage Assured, Celestial Speaker
Tells Audience at Y. u. G. A. Sun.
day Afternoon Assembly.
CONDITIONS IN NEW KEPUBLIC
WILDLY TOLD BY DIR. WONG
Six-nation Loan Not Essential, He
Says, and GsTernment VIII Hot
Accept Under Restrictions.

woman suffrage IN China seems to
be assured" declared Dr.. T. T. wons
yesterday. in . lecture on present Con.
ditions In China" Dr. Wong is president
Of the Shanghai Young Mems Christian
Association, and IL In this country as
director general Of the Chinese students
under the Boxer indemnity fund. He
addressed the Sunday afternoon as
sembly at the Y. NJ. c. A.
Tho ballot to woman already has
been granted" he added. and now needs
only the approval Of the Comgrsss. which
II will receive without doubt at the next
session"
In discussing the negotiations which
the Chtness republic u now conductine
with bankers Of six nations. Dr. Wong
said that his people were not disposed
which the lenders would supervise the
expenditure of the funds and would be
reimbursed by a guarantee Of govern
ment revenues from certain sources.
However. Dr. Wong asserted that even
II the loan should fan. IL would by no
means result in the bankruptcy of the
republic. for normal conditions are rap
idly being restored and the provinces
are sending in q constantly increasing
volume Of revenue to the central govern
ment.
For National InProvenents.
TN any case" declared Dr.. Wong.
"eight-tenths Of the loan was to be de-
voted to national improvements. Hence.
IL We do not get the money with which
to carry out these improvements nov.
they merely will be delayed until a more
favorable time. The question OF national
solvency Is not involved
DR.. Wong asserted that the possi-
bility Of the Chinese republics being
overthrown was very remote. for the
reason that the government Is in the
hands Of very able men. working in
thorough harmony. while General Yuen-
shi-kai. the President. is a strong exec
utive who is at the same time acceptable
to both the liberals and the conserva-
tives. For ten years prior to the revo-
luton" said DIR. Wong. General Yuen
had been one Of ths most influential
Viceroys Of the old Empire. and in this
position became known throughout all
Of China The commanding influence he
thus attained. together with his own
abilities. enabled him to bring back all
Of the seeding provinces into the union.
and today China is more thoroughly
united than she ever has been before
in her history. But within three months
after Yuen's Inauguration As President
his hair had turned white"
Christfsa influence Felt.
The influence of Christianity upon the
success of the revolution. according to
DR.. Wong. Is very great: and on the
other hand. the future of Christian work
in China 10 dependent upon the success
Of the Republic. mot a few Of the
leaders Of the Republic are Christian"
said DIR. Wong. 'Dr. Sun is one. 50
also is at least one governor Of great
province. as well ~ many of the high
officials at Pekin. During the war, the
secretaries Of the native Y. NJ. c. As
also, all over the country served with
the Red Cross. Within fifty years, at
least 100000 Chinese. and among them
representatives of the influential classes,
have become Christians"
Our people" declared DR.. Wong.
think more Of Washington than ever
before. both on account of the high
achievements Of its citizens and the no
bility Of character shown by them"
Brig. Gen. Aaron s. Daggett. L. 9. A..
also spoke on conditions in China.
DIR. Merrill E. Gates. of the Board Of
Directors of the " NJ G. A. also spoke.