The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-06
RICH CHINESE
BUY TANKS FOR
BRITISH ARMY
Returned Methodist Mis-
sionary Tells Of Con
ditions In Mayalsia

New York, August Erich Chin
csc merchants in the Federated NAL
ay States are buying armored tanks
and presenting them to the British
army, and many have also given air
planes, according to J. Stuart Maggie,
who has just returned to this coun-
try in connection with the 1919 Gen.
tenary Celebration Of Home and
Foreign Missions of the Methodist
Episcopal church. Mr.. Nagle a
Methodist missionary. has spent the
past five years in Singapore where
he is president of the Anglo-Chinese
college. Il.
There are a number Of wealthy
Chinese who are giving more than a
tenth Of their incomes to aid the
allies" declared Mr.. Maggie. Some
gave large contributions toward the
battleship Malaga which was given
by the Federated Malay States to
the British government shortly after
the outbreak Of the war; and which
took a prominent part in the famous
sea fight off Jutland. These people
are also investing heavily in war
loans and give generously to the
Red Cross. At one single affair re-
Gently they raised $4,000 for this
cause. The boys of our own Anglo
Chinese school last year gave over
$4,000 towards war charities.
THE Chinese n Singapore have
already raised 100000 for the
Methodist Centenary, which sum
will be used in Singapore and a great
portion Of it for the Anglo Chinese
college. Various fields in Malaysia
are going to raise more than $780,
900 for the centenary" said Mr.. Ma
gle. The purpose of the centenary
is to conserve the results of the war
so that the church can prevent any
recurrence in future of the conflict
now raging in Europe. When our
armies have won democracy for the
world, the church must be ready to
step in and make democracy safe
for the world.
Missionaris Get Into War.
Sometimes even the missionaries
get mixed up in war" continued Mr..
Maggie. Shortly after the outbreak
of the World war, the English gov
eminent informed all the Germans
in Malaysia. The Germans then
bribed some of the native troops to
mutiny. There were 80 Of us holding
our annual conference when word
was brought us that the troops had
mutinied. and that they had seized
cannon and were going to clean up
the streets of Singapore. We all en-
listed on the spot and some of US
actually engaged in the fighting
which followed. In week it was all
over but some of the German pris-
oners had escaped, among them the
captain of the battleship Emden,
perhaps their most important host
age. They say he got back safely
to Germany. The Malaysians have
been loyal ever since the mutiny,
though, and there has never been
any more trouble.
Prices Are Very High.
prices are exceptionally high in
Malaysia as everywhere. and it is
almost impossible to get canned
goods, iron and steel implements,
print paper and white cloth. This
latter is no little hardship as nearly
all the clothes worn by the white
people there are of this material
Rubber was very high at the be-
ginning Of the war. Then it drop
ped from $3.50 a picul down to $50
"a picul is about 100 lbs.) Out
there the reason given for the tum-
BILE in price was that the United
States government had discovered
thousands of tons of rubber stored
away by the Germans here in Am
erica, and that the United States
had confiscated this and then placed
ban on the importation Of rubber
until such time as the stores on
hand could be used up.
"One result of the war will I'M
doubtedIy be a broader colonial pol
icy on the part Of Great Britain al.
though no one could complain OF
their rule over the Federated Malay
States and things are very peaceful
The English government after the
war, will undertake a larger educa-
t;onal program as part of her col
onial policy. I think it is significant
that last year, in spite Of the fact
that all of her resources were taxed
to the very limit. the English gov
eminent increased her appropr!a-
tons for education by rs per cent.