Evening journal., 1912-03-20
SAYS CHINA
SHOWS REFORM
Mr.. LitteIl, Missionary to
OrientaIS Again Delights
in Lecture

An audience that took every seat
in the New-Century Club auditorium
was both entertained and instructed
last night by an Illuminating lecture
on China, the Old Empire and the
New Republic" given by the Rev. s.
Harrington Littell, of Hankow, China.
Mr. Littell was a Wilmington boy, the
son Of the late Rev. T. Gardner Littell,
formerly rector of st. Johns Epis-
copal Church, and gave the lecture as
a gift to his native city The audience
was a notable one, composed OF the
most prominent men and women Of
the city. Federal Judge Edward G.
Bradford presided and introduced the
speaker
The patrons of the lecture, nearly
all of whom were present, were:
The RI. Rev. Frederick ]. Kinsman;
the Hon. Edward G. Bradford, General
Charles Bird, Chancellor Curtis,
Joseph Swift, Otho Nowland, william
c. Spruance, Jr., George II. Hoffecker,
Lammot dupont Daniel NJ. Bates. the
Hon. George Gray, General James II.
Wilson, the Hon. John Biggs, Henry
b. Thompson, DR. Evan c. Shortlidge,
A. Felix DUPONT, the Hon. Herbert IT.
Ward Frederick Bringhurst and John
B. Bird.
Cannon made Of hollowed-out tele-
graph poles, wound around with telo-
graph wire and loaded with inch-long
pieces of telegraph wire, Mr. Litteli
said, showed the ingenuity OF the
Chinese i'm emergencies. He told
humorous incidents Of the Revolution.
including the capture OF railway
station from 5000 troops by four men.
who made such racket the 5000 fed
without looking, under the impression
a huge army was approaching The
influence of the Chinese Christians
was strikingly shown. said Mr.. Littell.
I'm their stopping the killing Of the
Manchus. II was the first time in 1000
years that the Chinese had heard OF
such a thing as capturing an enemy
and letting him live Tho younger
of Chinese. educated In
Christian schools i'm China, arc the
leaders, he told the audience, for the
young Chinese educated in America
are regarded as half Americans by the
Chinese.
He said that for some days, when
the signal was given in The battles 40
cease firing in order to let the Rid
Cross come on the field TO got tho
wounded the Republicans and lmpcr-
ialists violated the laws Of civilized
warfare by rushing on the field and
stabbing The wounded. Tho generals
were powerless to prevent Il. Finally
the Rcd Cross men rushed on the field
and stood with hands and feet touch
ing all the wounded they could reach.
aud the Chinese did not then dare to
butcher the wounded under the pro.
lection Of the cross. He said tho
Chinese are much ashamed now Of
this stain upon their record.
Mr.. Littel sand tho prevalent idea
that all China Is a scene Of riot is
wrong The Chinese riots told Of IN
the newspapers no more represent the
whole country than tho Lawrence
strike shows the general condition
over America Mr. Littell does not
have much to say for tho President Of
China whom he considers re-ac-
tionary, but he says whether China
stays n republic or becomes a
monarchy. change and reform have
come TO a. He said the Chinese dc
sire to conv the American form Of
governmnt because America has treat
cd China moro fairly than any Of the
European nations.