South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-04
CHINESE ORATOR
GIVES LECTURE
MARX Twain of Orient" Dis
CUsSeS "China and the
Shantung" Question.

And there's nothing yellow about
me but my comIIexiou. DR. Ng
Pong chew. noted Chinese pubncist
and lecturer. told his Notre Dame
audience b. way OF introduction.
The audience chuckIod ~ the
Mark Twain OF China
And. ne added. complexion is
only skin deep
The audience chuckled again.
DR.. Chew smiled. lie had come 10
talk TO the students and faculty
about China and the Shautuus sit
uation." and although English was
not his mother tongue he would
speak under difficulties in the Lam
Euage Of Americans. NJ said. lie
wanted At understood that although
ne had been born in China he soon
realized his mistake and came to- the
United States and is now 100 per-
cent American. And again ne begged
Indulgence because OF his imperfect
command Of English.
The Shantung AFFAIR.
But,-better commands of Eng
lssh have seldom been heard at
Notre Dame. For an hour and thirty
minutes. Dr. Chew told, in the most
forceful and most persuasive Lam
Euagt. of the history aims and
Ideals OF his people Tie told of back
ward mOnarchical China and OF the
Shsntung affair. told Of them in such
= way as 10 hold his audience as
Few lecturers have held their hear
ers az NotTc Dame in recent years.
4 keen sense OF humOr pervaded his
review OF Chinese history. and no.
embIttered criticisms married his
discussion OF the ShantunC treaty
His facts and his figures he drama
tlcally presented and ne let his audi
fence draw conclusions
China" ne said ''is awak ening
from her sleep OF As centuries Her
$50, 600, 600 people form One-fOurth
OF the human race. For centuries
china has been slumbcring, but now
she has Overthrown monarchy and
Do will never be restored China Is
vet but "A republic in name but in
time she Will work out her national
destiny"
Missionaries. DR.. Chew asserted,
hrst brought the Information 20 the
Chinese that they were not the only
mortals on earth. Education follow
cd In the wake of Christianity and
thousands OF students from the
Orient came 10 America TO study.
Changes just beginning.
TOO much" said the lecturer.
should not be expected from China
az FIRST Even you Americans can
not do the impossible at first. You
remember you tried seven or eight
years ago 10 turn donkeys and ele-
plants into Bull MOose,-but failed.
In China the changes are just be
ginning. Our new system OF educa-
ton Will raise new race. new
race with complexion the same as
our own but with blood and ideals
the same as yours. Indeed i think
the new race is already here
The doctor then lightly recOunted
Instances OF Americanization i'm
china. American locomotives, cars.
even american chewing Chicles
mas gone into that far country and
taught Chinese youths the Ameri-
cans chewing-gum secret of per
petual motion.
Explaining the difficulties sur
rounding the Shantung settlement.
ne said Japan had imbibed much Of
the material civilization of the west
within the last half century, much
Of the German militarism. but had
overlooked Christian. spiritual
ideals. Chinese delegates 20 the
peace conference refused TO sign the
treaty because they believed Shan
tung which had been stolen from
them by Germany was wrongfully
being turned over 90 Japan. A quar-
ter OF a million Chinese laborers
served with the allies In France and
more coolies were killed digging
trenches than were Japs in actual
battle. In her four years in the war
Japan was active enough 20 lose 200
soldiers and sailors The ultimate
aims OF Japan as admitted by Count.
Ito are the conquest Of China and
the establishment of a continental
empire IN Asia.
But" concluded the doctor. II
am optimistic enough 20 believe that
those dreams will never be realized
that China must ultimately come n-I
20 her own with other and distinct
nations Of the world"