The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-23
NOTED SPEAKERS
To BE Heard at First Presbyterian
Church Tonight-Will Speak on
Churches and Moral Aims
Of the War.

Below we give two brief sketches
of Dr. Sidney l.. Gulick and DR.. Will
liam Frederick Slocum, who Will ad-
dress a mass meeting at the First
Presbyterian Church this evening,
representing the National Committee
on the Churches and Boral Aims OF
the War:
Sidney L. Gullck
DR.. Gulick was born 1860 OF mis-
sionary parents, on Ebon on the Mar
shall Islands, in the middle OF the
Pacific Ocean. He is a graduate OF
Oakland California; High School
(1S79), studied one year in the Uni
versity of California, and was gradu-
ated from Dartmouth College and
from Union Theological Seminary.
He was missionary to Japan for
many years. Since 1913 he has been
connected with the Federal Council
of Christ in America. DR.. Gulick Is
seeking to promote better under
standing between America and Japan.
He is the author of the Evolution
of the japanese" the American
Japan Problem" and Flight for
Peace" America and the Orient
and other works.
In 1915 he was appointed Secretary
of the American Council Of the World
Alliance for the Promotion of Inter-
national Friendship through TIE
churches. This Christian World
Peace Movement proposes the estab-
lishment in each local church and
congregation of Committee on In
ternational Friendship, thus connect
ing the local church directly with the
World Movement These Committee
seek to promote systematic study by
the church members of the Cnristia'
method of establishing World Peace
on Justice, Friendship and Goodwill
DIR. Gulick is the author of the pro-
posal to limit all immigration numer'
ically by providing that the annua
maxium admissible immigration from
any people shall be not more thar
some per cent-say five-of those VINO
already have come from that people
and become naturalized American cit
liens, together with American borr
children of that people.
He also urges that all aliens II
America should be registered, payinI
a registration fee, that there SHOULD
be Federal Bureau for Alien Educa
ton for citizenship, that only thos'
who pass the examination should be
come citizens and that all who pas
and thus qualify should be given TIL
rights of citizenship regardless o
their race. These proposals are re
ceiying wide attention ana endorse
ment.
In February, 1915, the Fedora
Council of the Churches of Christ II
America sent a Christmas Embassy +
Japan consisting of DR.. Smaller Math
ews President of the Federal Council
and DR.. Gulick. They received tn
warmest welcome from the entire ma
ton from the Prime Minister and hi
Cabinet, from educators, editors an
from business men. In conferenc
with Mr.. Paul Scharrenberg, Score
tary of the California State Fedora
ton of Labor, arrangements wer
made by DIR. Gulick with the represen
tatives of labor in japan by whic
two Japanese fraternal delegate
came to America in July 1915. Thes
delegates we're cordially received b
: the representatives Of organized la
Dor In California thus helping the In
dustrial classes on both sides Of tn
Pacific to understand each othel
There are many evidences Of a de
veloping of a better ttitude towar
each other. In 1916, Mr.. Suzuki cam
again to America bringing invitation
to Mr.. Scharrenberg and to Pres
dent Gompers to visit japan In tn
Spring Of 1917. The entry Of Americ
into the war made this visit impoi
sible'
william Frederick sIocum
mr. qlocum was horn I'm Enelan,