Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-21
OF CONFLICT
'W|TH.CH|NA OR JAPAN
Or. Charles w. Eliot Gives Inn
pressions of Trip to Far East
:, to Carnegie Endowment.

+ Numerous recommendations looking TO-
ward the promotion OF world peace are
made by DR.. Charles W. Eliot. president
pamphlet which has Just been published
by the Carnegie Endowment for Interna-
tional Peace and which describes DR.
EEot's experiences and impressions on
the trip to the far east which he made In
1912 under the auspices of the endow-
ment; DR.. Eliot takes up the present day
situations in both Japan end China In
neither country does he see danger OF
conflict with the United States.
DR.. Eliot concludes his report with GER
tain differences to- be drawn from his ex-
periences and observations, indicating
lines of action for the endowment which
may be profitably pursued for the promo
ton of International peace, through its
division of intercourse and education. OF
which President Nicholas Murray Butler
of Columbia University is the director.
He suggests the creation or support OF
agencies competent to reduce, relieve or
prevent the wrongs, miseries and illusions
which have caused and are still causing
wars the strengthening of public opinion
in favor of publicity In governmental and
commercial transactions; the probing OF
all secrecies and hidings in the family. in
industries, in legislation and administra-
ton: the cultivation among all nations OF
trusteeship, public spirit and the applica-
ton of private money to public uses; the
founding or fostering, in addition to uni
versal elementary education. of perma-
nent educ ational agencies. such as libra
ries, hospitals, dispensaries, training
cohoolS for pI1rSeS and technical and prO-
fessional schools in countries which lack
these inStrumentalities; the frank recog-
n. ton of the present necessity OF main
tanning in all countries armed forces for
protective duty against aggression from
without. or disintegration from within;
the Strengthening of international public
opinion in favor of an International ma
val force to secure peace and order on the
seas, and freedom for waterborne COM
merce that cannot be interrupted; and
finally, the fostering of those religious
sentiments and those economic, Industrial
and political principles which manifestly
tend to purify and strengthen family life
and to secure liberty, domestic joys pub
lie tranquillit and the peoples health,
morality and general well being.
No Thought of Dominating Pacific.
Japan has no thought to dominate the
Pacific according to Dr. Eliot. DR.. Eliot
declares it to have been the opinion OF
every Japanese statesman and man OF
business with whom he talked that there
lis no interest of Japan which could pos
siby be promoted by war with the United
States or any other nation. And. con-
wesley. there is no interest Of the United
states which could possibly be promoted
by war with Japan. War between the
two countries Is not to be thought of,
thof Ton
nit an act of aggression against the
United States, which would necessarily
cause war, is wholly unreasonable. fan
tastic and foolish--the product of a NOR
bid and timorous Imagination"
AS for China, DR.. Eliot sees many great
problems which are sure to cause more
or less internal disturbance and which
will take generations to eradicate.
1.-The western world, writes DR.. Eliot.
Ought to stand by China with patience,
forbearance and hope while she struggles
W tn her tremendous SOCIAL, industrial
and political problems"