The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-20
AMERICAS ATTITUDE !.
TO JAPAN DESCRIBED
Professor Smaller Mathews Of University
of Chicago Was Recently in Japan in
Interests of Federal Council of the
Churches of Christ in America.

Osaka, Japan, March 20.-Before con-
GLIDING his visit TO Japan in the inter-
ests of friendlier relations between this
country and the United States, Profess
sor Smaller Mathews, of the University
of Chicago, met the request of the Osaka
Asahi for formal letter expressing his
sentiments as to the attitude of the
! United States toward Japan. Professor
, Mathews visit, as has been said in these
dispatches, has been notable for the free
dom with which he took up the discus
sion of the American attitude. He was
sent here BY the Federal Council of
Churches of Christ in America for that
purpose. In his letter to the newspaper
named. he wrote:
ut is with plea sure that | respond to
your request TO express my sentiments
as to the attitude OF the United States
towards Japan. In so doing ! am alone
responsible for any mistake in the opin-
ions express.
"ul As regards the churches, Of which
am in a way representative, | can say
lunqualifiedIy that their millions Of mem
beers have a profound interest in and re-
gard for Japan and the japanese. We
mean to help Japan to the limit OF our
ability and in the way which the body
of distinguished Japanese Christians may
deem best. There is in America keen
sense OF the significance OF japan as
the meeting place of modern thought
among Asatic peoples, and We wish to
be permitted to help Japan realize her
hope of helpfulness as expressed by rep
resentative japanese. ii schools, churches,
Christian associations teachers and pas
tors can be of service 10 Japan, America.
which needs the same assistance toward
morality, will share them IN the future
as certainly as in the past.
"(2l As regards the American people
as q whole. ] can affirm the same atti-
tude. Nv opinion is here not one Of
merc speculation. but is based upon in
vestigation among leaders Of public opin-
ION throughout the country. Any indica-
tions Of a contrary spirit are narrowly
local and the outcome Of economic condi-
tions and not Of international IN will.
One Of the most distinguished citizens,
now president Of the republic. has ex-
pressed the same opinion in letter 20
me. which I have already had the honor
Of presenting to the Japanese people.
This universal good win can be trust
"a 10 discover some way by which any
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removed. A. Secretary Bryan has 20
finely said There is no last word
among friends.
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orr nations needs 20 understand more
accurately the point Of view Of the oih-
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