The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-11
REORGANIZATION OF, n.
CHINA NOW AT HAND
London Paper Says Celestials
Hold L. s. as True Hero
Of Democracy.
JAPAN OUTMANECVRED"
!.
Era Of Good Will Between White
and Yellow Races l. BE-
! ing Prepared.
JAPAN OUTMANECvRED"


Lo"DoH, Jan. l0.--rhe DoNg Chroa-
icie's CORRESPONDENT at Shanghai has WRIT
ten 'he following under II recent date
ITO stand in the main street or any
Chinese city aud TO see all that you look
at will most probably impress YOU that
the Americanizatlon OF China is at hand.
think there IL no doubt about IL. Per-
haps in the far interior. whore Americans
have not pushed their way to any great
extent, there is not apparent az yet any
strong American element. but here in the
cities IL is uninlstakable and there 1t will
not be absent for long. d..
AT the coast ports, In the capital and
In the Yangtze Valley for several hundred
miles from the sea one finds charactcris-
tics that are Enthusiastically American. You
see II in the streets. 1t is Their. In the
clothes and In the hats the chinese arc
wearing. although probably nouc OF them
have come from America.
The young Chinese. II SORT U: national Z
DANDY whose philosophy is entirely a PHI
losopny Of clothes and how TO make dol
lars by doing nothing for them, flaunts in
your face mis- American cut suit his
American fob, his felt la; tuned W
Americaniike at the back. his American
| boots with the Dulgy toecaps.
America Their Guide.
There can DE 10 doubt. taklns Cnina
as Il whole. about this growing spirit
among the youthful Chinese which holds
America as the true hero ~ democracy
, and which induces them 10 look upon
! america as their guide ia matters OF ma
t.onal conduct
, Tile atmosphere Of the Chinese in
! Pe..!n has Away bc.u. e anything.
| fay oraD!e 90 Eritishv.s. II - =, now.
But there is a .oudc. cry going W with
"A strong America" accent IN all matters
political. The Minister'S of stat are pro-
! American. The new chinese officials are
/ M moi If .f,r ,.t'I iNv
oven Yuan SAih-k'ai. tn. President is
known to Gc peculiarly friendly toward
| An!ev.s. ard tie other great President OF
the world. lie IS understood especially 10
favor American capital coming into.
| China.
"America's representatives, arc force.
fully backed w by foireiul American
press mon. The American missionary also
plays his part we'll lie probably works
| pOlit q. ccCuoiEy into his uv.ngelistr
propaganda more than any missionary
OF any othcr nationality. Then there is
the vast orSugizJ zion nf the ). NJ. =. ~.
IN China. worked almost exclusively ly
Americans. who are absolutely indrfatic-
able in their work In al parts ~ tho
country and lave don" more during the
last .v" years to .,mericaNizc China tha,t
any othcr force operating mere.
L. :. "n Good Terms With All.
~ a MASTER OF fact America has as.
tun. ID Ia, political .it .inai.,..! guid-
,a'Cr IL Chin. This attitude. speedily
gr'wi"a ~ Cd tics that ou,Iualpuvrcd
Jt9Ll. Eu,- and England. was
strengthened Immensely h.. President Wi
son, early recognition OF tho chinese
lv,'ib.r H.i Ms attitude ii. connection
with iuya iuGt,r's. During III" revolt.
t.ot tISl's'. Giplouatists Tcrc 50 ely.
ounsp-vt ana they nave been since.
aS TO iN"ur IT, .r"oyarcr ~ the Chinese