The sun., 1919-06-30
DIR. REID ARRAIGNS
CHINA'S BETRAYERS
Peace Treaty Condones Mill
tarism Of Japan and Violates
Christian Principles.
SOURCE OF FUTURE WARS
Veteran Missionary Gives
Warning of Approaching
Trouble in Far East.

The Rev. DR.. Gilbert Reid OF Shang-
in China as missionary and editor. de-
nounced the peace treaty last night be-
fore a large audience in the Fort George
Presbyterian Church at st. Nicholas
avenue and 1seth street. DR.. Reds de-
nunciation particularly concerned what
he termed the absolute betrayal of China
by the Big Four In the Shantung settle
ment.
MANY rejoice to-day that the treaty
of peace has been signed" said DR..
Reid, but regret 1t, for the treaty Is
sure to breed discomfort, cause jeal-
ousies, provoke internal revolutions and
lead to future war. Some have seen
ut to laugh at the Chinese delegates
for refusing to sign the peace. I do
not laugh at them. I admire them as
showing the courage of their convictions
and for the national spirit they dis
played. The way China's rights have
been thrust aside to satisfy the military
| ambitions of Japan-an open act OF
| condoning militarism--is enough to
maste@the seeker after truth indignant.
Woodrow Wilson may sign the treaty
| and the Senate may ratify II, but 1t IL
not a treaty that Christians can accept
1t Is a treaty that comes from the
slippery ways of expediency. 1t Is a
response to the question. What does
the crowd say?' rather than the question,
| What is the voice of conscienceT A
bad impression Is made on the 100000
| 900 people of China. They get n bad
\ idea OF the Christian church, of Ameri-
can friendship and OF Western civiliza-
| ton. The way so-called Christian ma
| tions INDUCED in war and killing ano
the way these same nations called IT
to the fight Moslems and Hindus
Buddhists and out and out heather. was
a big blow to Christian missions; but
the way the great professions have beer
forgotten, the high standard OF morals
| lowered, self-righteousness and sell
complacency allowed to expand, hate
and vile passions condoned-all this
Is even harder for the good name ane
pure character of the Christian faith.
The Chinese people are ignorant o.
all political manpuvrings that have
been going on, but they believe now tha'
Western diplomacy Is a mass OF ncon
sistency. and that they have not beer
treated fairly. They find Western prom
ises and especially American promises
nothing but empty words The Chinese
feel that they have been ,deluded ant
hoodwinked, played with and shufiies
about They were advised to enter tn
war-advised By Americans-so as u
checkmate Japan, and yet at that tint
the four allied Nations were plottint
with Japan to assure to Japan all sh'
wanted. They were invited to the peac'
table but their presence there had n
meaning. They were told that It was
| coz1 tbino rid IF the Germans
but they are finding that Japanese mas
tiers have been substituted merely 10
German masters. China gets nothing o
any Importance and Japan gets 1t all
Japan gets n sumptuous repast and TN
Allies then hand China a few nickels.
When all German rights and interest
. In the great German province OF Shah
tung, in the home of China's sages. ar
coded to Japan and not to China, who's
historic soil that Is. a shocking outrag
. is perpetrated upon a helpless natioI
The Chinese are told that Japan VII
hand Shantung back at the proper time
This Is mere camouhage for an ignoran
, public. The sovereignty OF Shantun
had never formed part Of the Germa
: rights. The province Of Shantung ha
never been leased to Germany. fe
! Japan will get these rights by tn
, strange magnanimity of the Big Foul
THE wrath OF the Chinese Is even no'
being turned against the japanese.
big boycott against trade with Japan
starting In Chinese ports British an
Americans who got China into all OF thi
I mess are now trying TO get out wit
: clean skirts, leaving Japan alone to b
3 the goat That is scarcely fair to Japar
l 1t IL a pretty ticklish business to preten
on the one hand that Chinese interest
will be protected and TO guarantee on tn