Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-28
America For Fair Play.

.,rrou1 experience, the Chinese people
have found America to be more friendly
than other countries They have AL
wnys found that America stands Tor
iusticn and fair play In her dealings
with China In time of need China
naturally turns 70 America for ryurss~
thy and support let mo give you m
stances Of the United States living up
To tho spirit of n treaty. In 1900 the
Ttaver outbreak I'm Peking was F1p~
pressed by foreign troops. with the
ereeutInu Of the United states. all tho
powers demanded M largo an tnderr-
uity as China could bear. Americana
alone eduuaolcd moderation. yonr great
Secretary Of States. John Hay made
every efforf - obtain n reduction Or
tho heavy burden laid upon China but
nnfort1luafclr m vain. Actuased by 2
high aenae ~ Justice and fair piay. the
United states afterwards rcrnitfed 2
large norton of the indemnity allotted
| ~ America. IN recognition Of this noble
aet rhina has devoted this large surn
| ~ tba education OF her youth thus
| raising "A monument 70 American mag
nanirnity moro enduring than marble
| or bronze.
For the last ten yoarg the Chinese
government has been sending every
wear according To we'll laid plan. stu
| dents TO the United states for the pur-
pose Of giving them a good. liberal edu-
/ cation in American colleges and uni
/ yerajtfcs A thousand students have
80 far received their training here m
| der tho auspices Of the Chinese govern
rnent You can imagine what must oa
/ tho result when these young men and
women return 20 China with American
| iaeaa. American methods and American
nointr of view They are all spreading
| the rarne and fame Of America aTnon z
tho millions Of China's population Such
is tho investment which America has
made in returning a part of the Boxer
Indemnity. For generations yet TO
come America VIII reap benefits at cnrn~
round interest
Il must turn however, TO another
grave situation. one which is not poifti
cal hut in which as ever. America IS
our closest friend As you know, there
has been a prolonged drought IN north
China. The famine that has resulted
is due entirely 20 a lack Of rain. The
area affected is one Of the most fertile
| in the whole republic. and it, popuia-
| ton is industrious and intelligent Dur
| ing the later years Of the great war
when there was a shortage Of food n
/ Europe. the district, now suffering and
| in the greatest need were the very ones
| which exported large amounts Of wheat
| -four 70 feed the war-strtcken peoples
| abroad The picture Of the famine area
| IS pathetic and appalling. Honest IN
dustrious, simple folk commit suicide
| upon a wholesale scale. rather than re-
| sort 10 plumber. The deaths by disease
and starvation OF these tillers Of n,
soil touch the heart Of humanity. NJ
country is doing all that It can undel
the handicap of its other difficulties I
is carrying a burden at the presen
time Of 5000 900 destitute, helpless
people. These are being fed, clothet
and housed. There remain. however
more than 5000, 900 who are now ex
isting upon the bounty Of our grea
friend. America, and who must continue
il Is sad to say 70 look TO that help /
they are TO have hope OF living until tn
next harvest Your gifts are being re
ceived with unutterable thankfulnes
and gratitude by these poor people. an,
by the people of China as a whole, a
testimony of the United States friend
ship and sympathy
Mr.. SEE is making a speaking tour O
the principal cities Of the East an.
Middle West as a preliminary TO Chin.
Famine Week" May l to s. The pur
pose OF this week is to raise funds il
the United States for the Chinese famin
sufferers, to meet the crisis covering
the six weeks after May /. during whicl
time 600 600 people viii be entirely de
pendent on outside aid for food to stav
off starvation.
Educated In United States.