South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-30
BY JAMES L. GARDINER. d. L

III JAMES l.. GAfDlN Ei. ID. II.
or BOARD THE L. s. 5. OLYM-
PIC March 7-(By mail)-A word
as TO the personnel Of the passen-
gers on board may be interesting.
Ia the first place the majority Of
the $50 first class passengers, which
ne British admiralty allowed this
transport TO carry across the At
lantic. are men. / think there are
only about 90 women on board. In
these days Of limited ocean travel.
women ind it extremely difficult 10
secure passport.
There are on board some 20 or %
British and one French army officer.
These officers. ranking from captains
TO major generals. have been on
some mission for their governments
TO the United States There are a
Few prominent. well-dressed and ed
Gated Japanese and Chinese among
the passengers. I take il for grant
ed that they are men of wealth also,
for 7 note that they have their Wallets
with them. They may be something
ike Lee Hung Chang who when he
came 20 America was anxious TO
impress us with his greatness. 50 it
IS said he brought with him 100
servants. thinking that the greatest
man in America was the man with
the greatest retinue OF servants.
There are on ship only four men
wearing the military uniform Of the
r. n. q. A. s. W. Hicks. transport
secretary. W. T. Hamblin. general
transport equipment secretary OF
New York; Dr. J. s. T. Thomas and
the ~.riter. on "a special speaking
mission TO American troops overseas.
The others are mostly English and
American business men. who have
been able TO secure The necessary
passport
Meets Bishop Harris.
one Of the most interesting per
tonages on board is the Ri Rev. NJ.
g. Harris. missionary bishop Of the
Methodist Episcopal church. I have
frequently met the bishop at the ses-
sions cf the general conference of
tle Methodist church. and have had
number Of most pleasant and
profitable interviews with him on this
voyage
Bishop Harris has spent nearly 40
Years i'm Japan and is perhaps one
Of the best informed Americans on
JapInese religious and political life
lie has been decorated three times
by the japanese government and has
been given q comfortable home
wherein ne expects 10 live the re-
laainder Of his days. bv his Jap
anese friends His wife and daugh-
ter are buried i'm Japan and there
TOO. the bishop hopes his body shall
rest after ne has finished his task on
earth.
asked the bishop. ITO what ex-
teut have the principles of the Chris
tian religion permeated the civiliza-
siou of japan ."
I'm my judgment" he replied
Christianity as life as a spirit
and ass an ideal has deeply per
meated the civilization of the middle
and higher classes. You find the
bible i'm the new constitution. the
new codes. the new ethics as well a:
in the modern literature or Japan
Wherever YOU go YOU ind the ole
standards Of conduct are lifted nigh
or They are being vitalized and
spiritualized 10y the power of tn,
christian religion
ANAATiANA AkAAlAANlA~ Will WAI~.
then inquired What do yot
consider viii be the future relations
between japan and America ." Tt
this question the aged bishop re
sponded. For 60 years the two PEG
pies have been drawing nearer {,
each other and the present ten
dency is all toward closer relations
political educational and religious
And this. ] believe. IS as should be
Japan as well as America Is grow
ing more and more democratic. Boil
nations ought 90 have much IN com
mon"
further asked the bishop. "Tron
your japanese viewpoint. what d,
you consider should be the duty O.
every peace and liberty loving Amer
ican toward closer relationship be
tween America and Japan
The bishop at once replied Will
great earnestness. THE NANTES
duty OF peaceful and liberty lovin.
Americans IS 20 believe in the sin
certify and high purpose of the Jap
anese nation and give them heart,
welcome 20 our best We shout,
cooperate with them i'm commerce
education and religion. Insofar "a
America has maintained this att
rude IN the past q has brought fortl
The highest results We should keel
This fact In mind in the future an,
let IL guide US as a nation in on
relations toward Japan"
Meets japanese Statesmen.
To was my privilege through IN
courtesy OF Bishop Harris 90 NEE
seem eminent Japanese on board tn
vessel. among whom was C. Koike
until recently a brilliant leader II
che diplomatic service OF his coun
try Mr. Koike resigned his position
with the government 20 becom