The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-18
China IL q mighty empire socially,

China Il Q mighty empire socially,
politically. economically. -eligiously.
While we are absorbed watching the
stage Of the great European conflict
events are moving with tragic swift
ness in che Far Fast. The race storm
- facing eastward as we'll as westward
and it's effects will be Of longer dura-
ton thar the storm in Europe.
China covers an area OF 1896, 1876
square miles. IT'S population is va
riously estimated. but IL probably
somewhere between 800. 900, 900 and
400, 200. 900. This would mean an av-
crage population of only 122 to the
square mile. So that despite her large
aggregate population China In sur
passed in density OF population by nine
other countries-Belgium, Holland.
Great Britain. Italy. Germany. Switz-
erland. Austria-Hungary. Japan and
France. However. this bald statement
Hoes not take into consideration the
.ac; hat some portions Of the land are
very densely populated; for instance.
Shantung. 525 to the square mile;
Chekian. 463; Kisngow. 44s, &C. Thus
certain portions Of China are perhaps
more densely populated than n
other country depending upon agri-
culture and hand manufacture for its
support. An additional cause Of the
immense population of China Is the
great area of land capable Of popula-
ton. China. az may he seen by look
ing at a relief map. might be roughly
compared to n huge half moon. facing
southeast, with mountains around the
outer border. These mountain masses
have poured down water through ge-
ologic ages. bringing down the detri-
tus which forms the deltas OF Hwang-
Ho and Yangtse Kiang rivers.
Another source Of fertility Is the
location Of China with reference to the
equator. Were the map Of China to
he laid over the map Of North
America on the same parallels Of
States. the West Indies. the Gulf
of Mexico. most of Mexico and
n portion OF Central America. The
climate permits OF two or three and
m some places four crops a veal from
the same land: IL permits the produce
ton of dry rice In Manchuria and of
water rice In eighteen provinces.
South of the Yangtse. with a very
slight exception. the rainfall averages
from Atty to seventy-Hve inches a
year. n for the rest Of China from
twenty-five to nifty inches. Thus the
rainfall averages higher than the rain
fall OF Europe or the United States,
and 1t Is we'll distributed for the pro-
duction of crops. There is warm air
from the Pacific and coo dry air from
the north; the warm air from the
Pacific rises and the cool dry air from
the north and west flows In. During
the summer the and becomes hotter
han the ocean and the air laden with
moisture flows in from the southeast
and is arrested and cooled by the
mountains. resulting in copious rains
during the summer when these are
most needed by the crops.
The size and extraordinary richness
Of the loess formation OF China, due
To the trade winds. is still another
cause of her fertility and immense
reputation. while no other similar area
Of land exceeds that OF China for
general ~salubrity Of climate. Thus
China's size tabout 900. 900 square
miles,. the large proportion OF arabic
land. the healthful climate. the ad-
m!rab!c distribution Of rainfall. the
loess formation. are the conditions
which make possible its population.
Also no race seems to exhibit a finer
combination OF the qualities necessary
10 the maintenance Of a large popula-
ton than China. They r nv a peo-
pie. virile. industrious. intelligent and
reasonable. adaptable and cheerful,
with u good modicum OF common
sense. solidarity Of thinking and re-
%l.gious instinct. The doctrine OF flial
reverence. the desire for IONS. due to
ancestor worship: the habit Of a grain
and vegetable diet. make them a peo-
pie likely to endure as they have al
ready endured.
The author says that = great Ia the
Chinese virility that the population
practically doubles every eighty years.
whereas in Europe /, takes n hun
Grcd years. or substantially another
generation. to double the population.
This should give Ms pause for thought.
Naturally the conclusion which the
author draws. being a Christian mis-
sionary. Is the danger Of so vast a
population and so potentially wealthy
n population progressing under any
other law than the law Of Christianity,
the law Of love. the for hui
man solidarity and race interest.
The author asserts that nationalism
was the key to the political develop
mpnt Of the nineteenth century n
that intcrnationalism In to he the key
~ the twentieth century. n seems
fair to state hat Christianity with It's
two unalterable tenets to q v good
ness with all mes mind n heart and
soul and ones neighbor as oneself. with
its distinct definition NJ ones neighbor
as any one who 10 In need of support.
protection. help. In the logical religion
for any overgrown nation. Bishop
Bashford. who nay he considered a
p~rejudiced witness. suggests h fol-
lowing measures for the relief of
China:
Introduce Christianity rs rapidly a. poN-
sihle, thus ensur,ng the education of Chi
nose children,
Introduce the applied sciences and de-
velop Chlns's marvellous natural resources.
Introduce Christianity and the applied
sciences into Malaysia, which In tho nat
oral region for Chinese. japanese and
Indian colonization, and In due time en-
sure FOR these people the liberty to decide
for Themselves whether they will main
tain iheir affiliations with Western civil
cations or establish new Affiliations with
china and Japan.
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