Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-18
MISSIONARIES
ASK PRESIDENT
To AID CHINA
Five Thousand Word Message
of Protest Against Jap Pol
icy CabIed From Picking to
Washington,

rsY aoRhiNo JouRHAt srrcist LGAsro Was
Picking. April l7.-lnterVentiOn bA
the United States in the negotiations
now proceeding between China and
| Japan r. recommended TO President
| Wilson in the appeal recently sent 10
him by American missionaries In thls
country. The message Of 5000 words
was cabled TO Washington. Il charae-
terizeg the Japan demands Oh China
as acts OF aggression such as eventu-
ally will present menace TO the Unit
cd States Recalling the fact that ia
pan has at present in this country
doubled her usual quota of troops
(amountlng to $4,000 men). the mis-
sionaries urge that Japan be notified
that the excess Of troops should BE-
removed.
Chinese Pay Gable Tolls.
The understanding here u that chi
nesc officials or several OF them, paid
the cable charges. amounting to near
~ Sc, 900 on the message to President
Wilson This communication was
signed BY the Revs f. w fhwing
John Wherry, G. y. Fem and w. a. p.
Martin. all connected with the Ameri-
can Presbyterian mission at Picking
the Rev Chauncsy Goodrich, Of the
American board Of commissioners. for
foreign missions, who Is stationed al
Tien Tsin. the Rev II II. Lowry. OF
the Methodist Episcopal mission at
Picking and the Rev c. +. Hubbard
The petition asks President Wilson
TO demand of China. and not of Japan,
American participation in the confer
ence now under way. II is suggested
that Great Britain and other nations
be invited TO participate
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American missionaries. Of whom the
great majority have not seen the mes
sage. Some Of them who were request
ed TO sign IL declined. The American
hoard recently requested its mission
aries to avoid public expression Of
opinion on political affairs and. al
though II IL said the missionaries gen.
orally side with China on the present
controversy. few of them have been
active politically.
Too Many Jap Soldiers.
The missionaries ask that the gov
ernments of both China and Japan be
notified that the presence of unusual
bodies Of japanese troops on Chinese
soil not only embarrasses the freedom
Of negotiations hut constitutes an out
rage TO the rights Of China and a Sc
rious menace to the peace and safety
OF Americans and foreigners, gener-
ally, and recommends that pending
the removal of excessive contingents
of japanese troops all negotiations
had been suspended"
Declaring that we wish IL under
stood that we are not partisans," the
message says.
Denounccs Mikado's Policy.
Let IL not be thought that China is
republic only in name because of
the autocratic powers at present vest
ed in the president. The powers OF his
high office are wisely and patrioti-
cal'y exercised. The formalties and
parade of kingly station are all avoid
cd and advancement toward more
popular form OF government is vastly
easier than 1t would be under imperial
rule"
The memorial offers explanation Of
the shortcomings and enumerates the
achievements OF Chinese government.
IT denounces japanese aggression as
"a danger not only TO China but even
tually to America and adds:
Shall we go on forever being
fooled by fair speeches made al full
dress banquets Al the japanese capt.
tal?"