The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-19
CHINESE LIKE U. S.
ChOming Tsai Finds Health and
Learning in America.
Western Medicine Changed Her
Into Healthy Girl.
LECTURES FOR The Y. ". C. A.
Likes American Styles, but Not
as Well as Her Own.
People, She Claims.
LECTURES FOR The Y. ". C. A.

VIII America help to play the third
big act in the life of Choming Tsai. of
Pekin, China?
This noon as she sat in the Y. W. c.
A reception room and poured over a
Chinese newspaper with a young man
of her own race who has been in To-
peka for some time, it looked as if it
might be thru America that she would
find more than health, and more than
education and the opportunity to serve
her own land
Years ago a tiny girl in the city of
Nan Tan in Kangsi, China. did not
thrive or grow as the other children
of her age, and her father, who held
the exalted position of mayor of that
city, left no stone unturned TO cure his
little daughter But the native physi-
clans failed. Then came a young man
fresh from the United States. and one
of her best medical colleges With his
skill he gave health to the little Chi
nese girl. From then on America was
a beautiful word in that household
old she came to the big western ma
ton and entered Miami university in
oxford, Ohio.
Greets n Countryman.
Today she is out on Il trip for the
national board of the 7. w c. A. and
she spoke in the association last night
This noon after telling d reporter that
he had told her all she knew that
would interest her. she greeted the
little man with the same almond eyes.
and tongue that rebels the same way
to the difficult English sounds. And
this was not his first visit. altho Miss
Tsaf reached Topeka only yesterday.
There is the best feeling in the
world between most Americans and
Chinese, according to Choming Tsai
and an American could come to China
penniIess and not starve- First the in
demnity that you returned and then
the many workers you have sent to
China make US love America very
much"
She has been in this country six
years and Will return to China next
spring 70 engage in social service work
among industrial women workers She
says when she leaves America she will
fences; but she hopes the day is not
far off when her native country will
have them. Our picture shows, and
many other of our amusements and
customs she believes it right to intro
duce in China if the best are intro
duced, and not Americas 5 cast offs
Wears Native Blouse.
Does she like our clothes, our girls,
our customs. or food? Not to the ex-
tent of adopting them entirely. She
wears American shoes. hats, gloves.
and when travelling. suits. But she
retains the typical native blouse. To-
day she-wore one of blue brocaded silk
over her skirt of blue serge. She ad-
mires our clothes and styles. but sa VS.
they are too difficult to follow. Our
girls are friendly and she enjoys them
and has many friends. And does she
approve of their freedom and their
manners? Choming Tsai is canny; she
would express no opinion here. She
| likes our food but not SO we'll as
/ Chinese food She has studied home
| economics and expects to do work in
introducing better balanced menus and
| better cooked food in China But she
| will take into consideration the Chi
nese food customs and work with them
and not try to AmAricanize them.
| The worst enemy of China IS
| japan" Miss TSai said. Japan is try
| ing in every way to undermine the
morale and power OF her neighbor.
/ The opium trade that had lost its
| stronghold on the nation has been
reopened in the last two years and
| Japan is supplying China with opium
| thru India in vast quantities. They
are selling morphine needles to the
| Chinese and encouraging their use
| Poisoned candy from Japanese firms
is not strange thing to find
| Return to New York.
| Miss Tsai is going to return to New
| York this week. She is studying in
| Columbia as well as helping the Y. W