The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-02-01
AN INTERESTING
ADDRESS ON CHINA.

| 1Of IIlTtN-tlpnl NthTs Itpith'h'''N
the Presbyterian Church, was In
Pennington for three or four days
the last week. IN that time he
spoke twice at the Presbyterian
Church, before the Sunday school
Of that church, at meeting OF the
Miriam society, before the High
School and Elmwood Seminary on
| Tuesday morning, and at Carleton
College on Wednesday morning.
The address on Sunday evening
was before union meeting partici-
pated in by the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, South, the Christian
Church, the Baptist Church, the
Methodist Episcopal Church and
the Presbyterian Church. DR.. Paint
er's presentation of his theme was
an unusual one. He spoke of the
Chinese situation from the view
point of the Chinaman, holding the
interest of his audience throughout.
He handled his subject in states
manlike manner.
He presented the problem of the
| Chinese situation AS the result OF
| frequent uiTeuscs against them ana
humiliation repeatedly heaped upon
them by the Western and so-called
| Christian nations. These Ofienses
he discussed under the divisions OF
Social Offenses, Commercial, Polit-
zeal and Religious. The solution of
the problem rested in the Christian
religion. The following is n synop-
sis of Dr. Painters argument:
Speaking of the social otienses
against the Chinaman, he said that
undue pressure had been brought to
bear upon him with the object OF
changing his civilization. The West
ern world failed to recognize the
hoary antiquity Of his civilization
and its accomplishments. Prob
lens that are vexing to us here were
solved centuries ago In China.
These are such as the relations be.
tween labor and capital. Here the
contest often results in anarchy;
there, the relations are considered
right by both parties, and hence
they are content. In the years he
had been in the Empire he could re-
call but one labor strike, and that
was by the employees OF the govern
ment.
Ii is often forgotten that the Chi
naman, protesting against the utti-
tude Of others toward his peculiar
civilization, with justice could point
to the things his people had given Ia
the world-such inventions as the
mariners compass, the art Of print
ing, gun powder, etc.
The strength Of the structure is
further evidenced in the capacity oI
the Chinese for organization. As
an illustration of this trait, in which
he declared the Chinese eXcellcd all
other peoples, he pointed to the
work of DR.. sun in organizing the
Chinese throughout the world fur
the revolution now going on. BY
this quiet but perfect work there
had been brought about what might
be characterized as bloodless rev.
OlutiUu.
As undue pressure il brought mp
on the Chinaman To change his so
, cial customs and adopt those OF for
r eigners, whom he regards as being
barbarIans and comparative Infants
in the history of the world, there /,
, natural resentment.
The Chinese have not been treated
fairly along commercial lines. The
A., Western world has forced its com
mcrce upon An unwilling people anC
dictated the terms by which thai
, commerce should be carried on
China is not allowed to impose /
tariff higher than five per cent az
valorcm, while her products int
this country are charged tariff
/ mauy times higher. Her naturu
i resources are exploited, not for the
4 gain of the empire, but through the
= greed of foreign business men. No
4 wanting railroads, these are forced
upon her and she is compelled f.
borrow the money Tor their DuiIdin-
in foreign countries aud employ
foreign engineers to construct aut
4 foreigners 10 operate.
. In her social scale, commerce ~"
g cupirs n comparatively low rank
e being inferior to that given schul
n ars, agriculturalists and artisans
1t is hutniliating to the proud rm
pirr to be compelled to enter in,
the discussion of such things. Mann
. Of the things, desirable under Othc
= conditions, China would doubtless
u welcome without friction; som" q
: those things now considered dele
: teriuus in time she might accept
: Those things deleterious to her PEG
pie, as the opium traffic forced upol
: her by England, she has right t,
n