Evening star., 1914-11-22
SCHOOL IN Japan
TO Be A MEMORIAL
Or. 7. H. KuWashima Plans 1t
as Tribute to Mrs. Wood
row Wilson.
HIS VISIT TO THE U. S.
IN INTEREST OF PEACE
Director.in-Chief of Society for the
Interpretation of Oriental
Civilization.

DIR. T. H., Kuwashima, a japanese
educator, who has been touring the
United States since last July, and after
a visit of a couple of weeks to Wash
ington is leaving tomorrow for his
homo, at Toxic, intends to found and
conduct in Japan a school similar to
the Martha Berry School at Rome, Ca,
in which the late Mrs. Woodrow Wilson
took such a profound interest.
DIR. kuwashima said last night that
the school will be established in his
native province of Mito. in honor of and
as a memorial to Mrs. Wilson. He
said that President Wilson is acquaint-
ed with his intention, and that the
President has written him a letter re-
ferring appreciatively to the fact.
DIR. Kuwashima visited Washington
last July, coming here with letters of
introduction to Secretary Bryan and
others. and ut that time and again
few days ago met President Wilson at
the White House. The principal pur-
pose of his visit to the United States
has been in the interest of The Toyo
Bummei kyekai," the Anglicized ver-
sion of which is THE Association for
the Interpretation of Oriental Civiliza-
tion," newly formed organization to
spread general peace propaganda, and
which is against great navieS, great
armies and militarism. He expects to
reSentativeS in the next Japanese
parliament from his native province
of Mito and expects no contest for the
seat he desires.
Placed Wreath on Grave.
At Congress Hall Hotel, where he
is staying while in Washington, Dr.
Kuwashima last night discussed with
a reporter for The Star his intention to
found school in Japan in honor of
Mrs. Wilson's memory. He told of
some of the things he has observed
while touring the United States. and de-
clared that without exception the most
inspired moment of his life had been
November Z, in Rome, Ga, at the grave
of Mrs. Wilson, where he had gone to
place a wreath as mark of respect
and where there came to him a reaiiza-
tion of the beauty of character of this
American woman.
Il am a Christian convert" Dr.
kuwashima said. I'VE see lot in the
newspapers about the Christianizing of
China. and perhaps it may be just as
we'll to say that while there has ap-
parently not much been written or said
about the Christians in Japan there are,
nevertheless. 100000 Christians in my
country. The late Mr.. Kataoka, who
was speaker of our house of represent
atives. and perhaps the best speaker
the house ever had, was a Christian,
and there are a number of Christians in
the Japanese parliament at the present
time.
Why He Became Christian.
Personally, 1 embraced Christianity
because / get more out of it than 1
did out of the religions of Japan. The
Japanese have three religions, the
Shinto, which is the religion of the ma
tive japanese, being the first; Bud
dhism. which Is the religion that comes
to US from our Indian peoples, being
the second; and Christianity, the relig-
ion Of the occident, the western man,
being the third We do not admit that
China's Confucianism is religion. al
though we value it's moral teachings
In the Shinto there is ancestor wor-
ship from which the Japanese people
get their great loyalty and patriotism.
From the beliefs of the Buddhists we
get most of our religious ideas in
Japan.
But 1 became Christian because I
could not get out of these two other
religions. Shintoism and Buddhism,
the universal love. the brotherhood and
sisterhood of mankind all over the
world. which is the particular charac-
Ieristic of Christianity"
DIR. kuwashima has delivered a num-
Der of addresses before university, col
lege, church and other public gather
ings in the United States designed to
bring about better understanding be-
tween the people of Japan and of the
United States. The newly formed or
eanization for the Interpretation of
oriental civilization, of which he is di-
rector-in-chief, is to have a branch
Office at Chicago, it's headquarters being
in Toxic. The society is composed of
japanese mobiles, former members of
the Japanese cabinet. Japanese edu-
Gators and editors, and includes in it's
membership English and American
professors at Japanese universities. Dr.
kuwashima has done postgraduate
work in this. country and holds de-
grees from American universities.
School an Inspiration.
II went to Georgia" DR.. Kuwashima
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