Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-10-09
sun YAT sen TELLS The
TRUTH ABOUT CHINA
Gives / IN the Form Of an
d. Address to the American
People.

I'm answer to the food of misrepre
| sensations concerning the Chimes
| republic. DR.. Sun Vat Sen. tn
man who really founded the RI
public and who was It's first provisions
president, recently gave out an address
to the American people through tn
columns of the New York Sun. d.
Sun said in part:
"While officially am not compelle
30 speak of Chinese affairs and ca
In no direct sense be mOuthpiece TO
the government of the republic. fee
that it Is my bounden duty to spea
quite fully regarding matters in whic
I am deeply concerned to the end tina
certain MISUNDERSTANDING prejudicia
to the interests Of my country may b
cleared.
"Perhaps l would not feel this just
flcation were it not for the fact tina
with my own eyes l have read II
American and British journals man
misstatements Of fact. particularly re
garding my own relations with tn
head and heads of the Chinese govern
ment and Of certain factions of m,
countrymen.
'The relations between Presiden
Yuan and myself are personally YER
cordial. 1t is true that we do not agre
upon all matters of public policy. bu
our differences are those which tn
world expects to find among it's publ
men.
II believe can safely say that upo1
one matter of first importance all tn
leaders in China are of one mind-th
best good Of the country. As to how
this may be attained is quite anothe
matter. but we are all striving AM
working for the one meritorious ant
noble end.
mo one thinks of civil war in tn,
United States simply because Mr.. Taft
Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. Roosevelt do no
agree upon matters of public policy
Each of these gentlemen is certainly
true American and patriot of {
very high order. Yet there are-if m,
knowledge of American affairs /!
worthy-many great and vital issue!
upon which they disagree totally.
MAY it not be so in China?
II have but within a few hours re
turned from visit to the capital, thu
city which. If foreign journals are tt
be credited. hardly dared visit be
cause of the personal danger I would
run. 1t is too bad; it is wicked. indeed
that such ideas should be published
broadcast. Great injury is thus done
our country and the cause for which
we have SO long striven. Both are
given setback in the eyes Of thu
world.
Will Be No Civil War.
"During my visit to President Yua1
told him very frankly my ideas upo1
many important matters that were
then to the fore. We discussed al
length the six power loan, as it hat
been called, and the terms upon which
It should be made and accepted. W.
also went into the matter of the relief
Of distress. the organization of politi
cal parties. the teaching Of civil sci
ence to the people, the disposal of gov
eminent mines and lands, the projec
of opening vast tracts of agricultural
lands for settlement and other mat
tiers of import.
AT that time President Yuan gave
out very complete statement Of hi.
views on many of these questions, ani
while his expressed opinions were his
own they embodied very largely my
own views on the various topics.
II wish to 60 on record once ant
Tor all as saying that in spite of thu
efforts, past or future, Of the enemie:
Of the Chinese republic there will b.
NO civil war in our country. China
has been credited with having been &
sleeping nation for centuries. and II
a certain sense-in many senses, ii
fact-the phrase has been correctl!
applied. But our enemies must no
count too confidently upon China being
asleep today. Her leaders are awake
to the needs of her people, to the cal
Of the twentieth century, to the hope:
and ambitions Of the present.
I'VE understand too we'll that Their.
are certain men Of power-not to in
clude for the present certain nations
who would view with a greater OF
lesser satisfaction an internal rupture
In the new republic. They would vel
come as a move toward the accom-
pltshment Of their own ends and de
signs civil war between the province.
of the north and the south, just as
hfty years ago, there was applause II
secret lin certain quarters) over thu
terrible civil strife in the United States
"Americans Of today who were alive
In those dark days Of the great repub
he will remember the feelings in the
hearts Of the people-the bitter and
painful thoughts that arose from The
knowledge that foreigners were hoping
and praying for the destruction Of the
American Union.
Had the war been successful from
the souths standpoint, and had two
separate republics been established, !,
It not likely that perhaps half dozen
or more weak nations would have even
tually been established? l believe that
such would have been the result. And
further believe that with the one
great nation divided politically and
commercially outsiders would have
stepped In sooner or later and made al
Rolla Williams spent last Wednes
day In ST. Paul visiting friends. .