Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-25
CO0DNOW SEES NO CAUSE
FOR ALARM|sT VIEWS
President Of Johns Hopkins Discusses
Trend Of Affairs in the
East.
ADVISER TO CHINA REPUBLIC
Grea, Educator. Here tn attend
Alumni Banquet. Is Authority on
Ahairs of Celestial Kingdom.
VIII! Yuan Shi Kai Refused Toga.

The layiu- aside OF dynas:ie p-e;cu-
sions hy Yuan Sni kat. President Of
China is due, believes ~ Frank
Johnson Goodnow. president ~ tn.
johns Hopkins University. partly to
tn. Intervening hand OF Japan AMI
partly t. public protest against re
;urn {" the monar, hical regime IJr
Goodnow, who was the speaker last
night at the annual banquet OF the
Johns Hopkins alumni in Richmond
is constitutional adviser to the new
est republic and is familiar with East
crn affairs and conditions, and his
views are based On firSt-hand informa-
ticu.
With the whole world trembling in
the throts ot Europe's suicidal strife
Japan. Tor her own sake and for the
sake or those who are TO some extent
dependent upon her, seeks 10 avoid
uprising in China, and she has swaycd
Yuan Shi kai and his advisers TO main
tain the republican form OF govern
ncu' for the time at least. She has
!" some degree assumed charge OF
Chinese affairs, ana applied in Asia
TIA: doctrines OF Monroe. q policy TO
y hirh The other powers could hardly
chjec'- Eut Dr. Gcodnow sees no sin
, 'ster motive III .Iapans policy towards
Ter ueighhor and her kindred people
Father he secs in Japan's attitude an
awakening Chinese and Of benefit to
herself
,fI\GS no PEOPLE
H.>rHER THAN TO roc :
u Goodrow believes that President
Yuan Shi kai, in his contcmpla ton
o' founding q new dynasty. was actu-
;ie' by his military advisers who
thought to intrcrrh themselves more
firmly II monarchy were established.
Bur - tho same time tina; he may
have been moved by tho cutreaty or
J"pau Yuan Shi k.ii may have remem-
hcrcI that saying Of confucius "i:y
winning the peor!c, the Kingdom Is
won, by losing me people, the king
dom - lost" So. having been success
ful as u rcNolu;i"uiSi aud an admin.
istrat"r thina's "n,cr executive chose
10 cleave 10 the people and TO lay
asid" The toca which might have heen
thrust up"u him.
Dr. Goodu"w h;s hope FOR China.
aud H." believes that Japan. more than
"ny other r"wer - in position to help
n" nem r'suhlic achieve her high
destiny
IN speaking o! Iap.u's attitude to-
wards n" ''ui;cI States ~ Goodnow
said 'l"' "" Japanese had only tho
= "',1i',s' feeling for the Amcrican
rcoric that their. late grievance
assumption that they were considered
an inferior people lu view Of the
tremendous strides made by tho lap
ancsc since the dan tina, Perry first
sailed rs = foreign devil into her har-
bcre. Japan thinks she ia entitled to
FIRST rank as nation. she has no de-
sir" /" amtacorize any nation. and
her people seek only for tho rcCoCni-
iion they believe TO he their due.
There is no desire on the part of
Japan. ur. Goodnow thinks. Ia acquire
possession Of tho PHILIPPINES, since she
rs occupied largely nearer home and
~ the colonization ~ Formosa The
, trend OF her movement is rather 10 the
north than "a the South. and tho Phil
lpincs do not offer her the climatic
conditions she prefers. In short. Dr.
t'oodnow SECS no danger from the
East: no cause for the alarmist NJ :
tcranccs which so lately disturbed the
people OF Western United States.