The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-06
DR.. DAVID TUI.
DR.. David Yui Thinks Abrogation
Would Be Blessing to Both Coun-
Believes Many Japanese
Share His Views but Fear
to Express Them
to Express Them

"HERE Is unrest in Japan as
we'll as in China over the
clause in the proposed League
bf Nations which permits the former
eountry to inherit the rights that Ger
many grasped in Shantung province in
1898. This il the conviction Of DR..
David Yui. due, he says. to no narrow
feelings Of patriotism toward China
nor to small partisanship, but based
IN what he has seen both in his own
country and in Japan as a citizen Of
she world.
DR. Yui Is the chief executive OF eAe
z. M. C. A. in China and by Greco an
Episcopalian. He is 81 years old. was
educated IN Canton and took his mas
ter's degree at Harvard. He is hand
Some, little above medium height, and
his intelligent features are lighted by
candor and good faith. His visit here
related to the duties of his office.
Recently he was sought by the pro-
gramme makers of the Merchants
Association Of New York city to speak
after Frank vanderlip, late president
or the National City Bank. One
remark that he made then has
fastened itself upon the minds OF men,
now legion. occupied with world ideas.
This is the sentence which has
been picked out for comment from a
speech pregnant with excellencies:
TN China we believe that from now
On no country in this world will con-
tinue to be ruled by a king or an
emperor or a car or a kaiser or a
nikado!"
Speaks ms an Individual.
Prefacing his later calculation of
tnis mordant sentence DR.. Yui said:
"The position that hold and in
which hope to benefit my country
with the aid OF the great and wonder
full association that honors me with It's
y confidence orders that I should not
Nake a partisan view OF events In
China, in Japan or in other countries
Of the world. Ny personal opinions
must not be weighed with any con-
nections, material or spiritual, and
what say freely as man has only
the weight Of the individual opinion
I'm a speech practically extempo'
raneous 1t is rare that anything very
valuable gets itself uttered. Gener'
alities usually rule public speakers
unless the occasion is made for a per
son in authority to deliver a policS
deliberated over and meant to Lead
or persuade. My speech from which
this extract has been made naturally
waived such authority. In politics
held no authority. but II this is clear
ly understood there is no reason
against my giving personal views Of
what has happened historically ant
OF what is happening to-day IN tn,
n East. But 1t must be recollected tina
"a a. Is not as a partisan I speak at all
1--WE are sure of winning in China
That the rest Of the world 80 striv
u lag after; we have been fighting To-
democracy and We will win II
fUhen? The day Is not distant.
fE'The militarists OF China have beer
}poosing the constitutionalists, and II
his opposition they have been aide'
$3.50 abetted II not instigated by
faction OF another country which see
a hindrance to their ambitions IN ,
strong and united Chinese republic
China wants to be a republic and on
firmly established in the hearts of al
the people. That phrase all the peo
pie means 400o0O.0o0 souls. Ono
awakened. once united. they make
bulk which will prove indestrucuble.
$50 much I felt myself called upol
: say in the sympathetic atmospher
.ony hosts the other day. They ar
Sneralities. as may well be seen. blu
one the less true. II we proceed Il
4 calm afterthought to Particular
always remembering that IL as an oh
server of events speak. We shall b
led at once to the vexed Question O
the Shantung clause.
THE shantung situation Do no