Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-08
j. s. MUST HELP
ORGANIZE EAST
AF TER THE WAR
America Must Form Agree
ment With Japan in Shap-
ing Policies in China, Siberia
and Other ASiatic Countries,
PASSED by Washington Headquarters
u. S. Censorship Board.)
~(By Burton Kniscly.)
(staff Correspondent, Newspaper En-

N(By Burton Knisely)
(Staff Correspondent, Newspaper En-
tcrprise ASSN
Picking, China oct. THE world
war taught Americans they could not
be isolated from Europe. The teimi-
nation of tho war will teach them they
cannot be isolated from Asia.
The most remarkable opportunities
for service and profit confronting any
western nation in recent years will
confront the United States ip China
and Siberia when this war closes, They
cannot be ignored. Americans must
be ready for them.
The Chinese problem will never stay
settled until it is settled right. Until
then it win bc menace to world
equilibrium. And the only right set
Element of the Chinese question is
this:
The application Of western technical
ana Industrial organization and dcvel-
opmcnt in China's great natural re-
Sourcse and tho use of fair share
of the resulting wealth in educating
The Chinese masses so they may be in
tcligeut world citizens.
Perhaps Japan can do this, though
her own skill in western ways is re-
Gently won and not fully developed.
There are more Chinese students I'M
Japan than in all the rest of the world
put together, And there ere more Jap
anesc forces now at work in China
than all the rest of the world has
WORKING there.
But Japan needs hclp-Cf American
Drains and money. She has sent re-
poated missions to the United States
IN the last few years to ask closer
American cooperation in China.
one further, final reason for Amerl-
can interest in emma needs is thatl
the same luhdamentais OF world right
ana order which we have laid down
as our goal in the European war mustl
or course be gradually developed inl
the cast, as the casts political soil be-
comes more fertile, in order to keep
the world from being lorsided,
me little Balkans could balance
Europe on the brink of warfare for
half century. Gigantic China, awak- |
ing. can do as much.
what DO the Chinese say about 1t?
Here are the words to me of Tuan Chi, !
Jui, China's premier and the nearest |
approach to strong man she has had
since her real strong man, Yuan Shi
hai, died
The mass of Americans do not I'M
derstand China's conditions or needs.
Inc greatest specific particular in
which you can help is by furnishing
capital and brains to develop China'Si
natural resources"
lie cited to me eight or ten differ
ent lines OF enterprise, giving con-
crete examples, in which he begged
American AID,
The path toward greatness of any
nation leads thus: economic prosper
n.y. education paid for by that pros
porlty, Political and social progress
indicated by that education. That is
he road China must follow.
III all the powers, forgetting past
selfish conflicts, will join in such de-
lelopment of China as will show ia
pan she herself need not be selfish
ana need no. fear white aggrandize-
nent, the normal business profits will
lccompanv the international political
oroflt OF a new China. And Japan
reserves western fairn"-~ in China as
matter OF actual sell -presefVauon.
Slperlf TOO beckons to America.
Expert engineers IN the east assure