Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-01-27

CHINESE HAD BIGGER
PART IN WAR THAN IS
GENERALLY BELIEVED
GDTSenesIs Camae 10 Kranee 40 AsasoKsEs
Bat Soon Became Experts IN
REanY IlEn0N

Ggrseassle Cane 10 KFamee As KsaboTeEa
But Soon Became Experts In
Many Lines
Much has been said and more writ
ten about the soldiers Of the many ma
tons Who have tonight shoulder 10
shoulder and overthrown the German
peril but little has been said, and few
persons really know that China played
& big part iii winning the war. France,
early IN the struggle imported 10000
Chinese laborers and used them. af
The start, N that capacity alone. But
long before the war WAS over most Of
these nen from China became experts
In many tines and are going back to
their natisS land Rs competent chauf-
feurs. HnacE anics, road builders and
with an insight into military af-
fairs, ant the ways OF good govern
ment Ia she Christian world. They
viii play AO small part Id the govern
ing 81 Chtnk In the future and Amer
icans have been helping them IN Eu-
rope and Win help them when they get
home II h.
:
France Ia t&ke part in the great war.
Workmeh from American were assign
ed I'd take charge Of the campaign
among the Chinese About 40 Chinese.
graduates 81 Yale, Harvard and other
large universities we're secured TO lead
ia the work and many American \ AZ
Il. al. secretaries were assigned to
work with them.
And now that the war is over the
work among the Chinese will be con-
tinued back Id China where Christian
Chinese and American secretaries will
be sent with the returning laborers.
Roscoe ". Hersey, OF New York. who
has long been associated iii X. n. q. Az
work Is Id charge OF the campaign
which has met with the hearty APP
prevail of the Chinese themselves
Last March the Y. I'M. %. A. organized
centera for work among the Chinese
labor camps ct Gieyres and PTnniers
where huts we're erected for the ex-
elusive use or the Cinnamon who were
quick to Eake advantage of the oppor-
tunities offered them Many Of the
Chinese had been put to work with the
American troops and we're scattered
throughout France but work was done
among al Of them as rapidly as DOS
sible. I.ates another hut was opened
for them as Tours and still another
was put uh Ut BOrdeau with Chinese
speaking secretaries Ia charge. Other
secretaries ere cent around the coun-
try to work among the smaller units.
The edsdeaf ional department OF the
". III. C, AZ lost no time In getting to
work arncAgi the Chinese and thoiis-
ands Of teszs books. printed IN the
Chinese uage were obtained and
distribute ID this field. too, the Chi
nese wert lick to take advantage OF
the oppofE Rosties offered them. Many
of them a4pe learned considerable
French asSa English and will 90 back
home wig fair knowledge Of those
languages sd win play big part III
the conn Sial affairs Of China Iii.
connectiol with the interests of
America 1.-THE Allies
Americs f %mnsements we're furnish
ed the CIR sse who quickly became
great mos q fans AT the same time
they were couragel 70 amuse them
elves and s Pruniers Chinese theat-
ricaI com sstay was organized which
gave pers mances every Saturday
night TEA men purchased silk and
other mats tal and made handsome
costumes m the actors and out Of old
tin cans EsAstructed musical instru-
menta 81 tseS Chinese pattern