The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-21
RODERICk 0. MATHESON, EDITOR
Pence-Lovinq China


THE World Peace Congress, reports Sunset
ASeMagazine, was in session Mira Ali Kul
Khan spoke feelngly of the beauties and intel
lectual joys of Bahai. The delegates nodded
Professor Ishihachi declared that the, United
States must learn to treat all nations Justly before
world peace could become reality. The dele
gates nodded, DR.. Sydney Gulick spoke of the
wrongs endured by the Japanese at the hands OF
Americans and proposed his 6ye-per recent immi-
grant scheme to right these wrongs The dele
gates nodded. World Peace filled the room to
the ceiling, would by-and.by spread its white
pinious over the nations of the earth-if the in
justice inflicted upon Japan by cruel America
could be righted. 49, f<.r,
Dr. Ng Poon Chew, lecturer and editor of the
Chinese World" arose and cleared his throat
His was the last contribution to World Peace on
the program, The audience poised on tiptoe,
ready for instant fight upon Doctor Chew's con-
clusion. 1t settled back with a sigh of satisfac-
ton at the first words of the Chinese orator,
The gentlemen preceding me-" said Doctor
Chew with CLINT in his eye, "have dealt in the
cries and speculations. shall present only facts
cold, hard facts. You will not like them, but l
shall present them nevertheless" And he did.
He described Chinas peaceful attitude, China's
loathing of armed conflict, China's consistent re-
fusal, continued for fifty centuries to prepare
for war '"
They say that China has an army" he said
with twinkling eyes. Il admit that we have
fought a number of wars in the last sixty years
but our army never won a battle. 1t may have
been sitting army, or a running army, but China
never has had a Standing army" ....
The peace delegates cheered. Doctor Chew
waited. And because we never had standing
army, China has become the international com
49,. IL.
kong. Wai-hai-wai; Germany took Tsingtau
Russia took Port Arthur, Mongolia; Japan took
Manchuria, Formosa, Korea France took nib
BILE, Portugal bite. And now Japan does not
want to leave US even the crust The Mkado
wants to Jap-a-lac all China. He has new Mon
roe Doctrine. 1t says Asia for the Japanese "
The peace delegates growled.
Over in Shanghai, in the heart of the great
Chinese city, there is beautiful park" continued
the speaker. "A high iron fence runs all around
it. Over the gate is sign. 1t says No Chinese
and Dogs Allowed in the Park do not want
that sign to come down. I want it to stay there
lest we forget.
"You may not believe it, but the Chinese are
real human beings. When a foreign soldier
chases them up the street and pricks them with
the bayonet, he hurts both their backs and their
feelings Because they loved peace so much, they
did not resist. But their ideas are changing They
are going to engage Christian officers to teach
them how to slay the largest possible number of
men in the shortest possible time at the smallest
possible expense; they are going to learn from
Christian nations how to kill and be killed most
scientifically and efficiently in order to live.
They invented gunpowder in order to scare off
the devils with it; now they learning from
Christian nations how to raise hell with it in order
to be allowed to dwell in peace"
The peace delegates listened and applauded,
looking anxiously at the Japanese representatives
meanwhile. Doctor Chew went on, reciting the
things that had been done unto China. And he
maintained that China, the classic example of
enduring .pacifsm, must and would proceed to
itself to the teeth in order to regain its self
respect and its purloined possessions. The lap
anese delegates smiled.
Is It possible that Europe will disarm even
partially after peace is concluded while Japan
whets its knife and ticks its chops for more? VIII
there be an international police paradng the street
in front Of the Chinese pagoda to shoe away
predatory small boys or will the international
community pie provide nourishment al! around !?
When peace negotiations begin the problem Of
the Far East will turn out to be far more difficult
Of solution than most people imagine, matter
which side wins.