Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-05
SAYS CHINA IS PAWN IN
GAMBLE OF NATIONS
Great Britain Holds Fate of
Mongolians in Her Hands,
Declares DR.. Criesemer.
BUST nELlNaUIsn POSSESSION
beiore AniutIc Country Gun Decome
important FnctOr I'm Worlds Conn
mercr. u Must lie Freed OF Yoke of
oppression, AsScrts Speaker.


Great Britain holds the fate OF
CHINA In her hands. because Of her
POSSESSIONS In that country and
spon the British empire and the
Sthhd hcr delegates tn the disar,na-
Ihent conference In Washington take
VIII determine whether China Will
be given the open door" Such was
inc opinion OF Rev. Henry Griescmer,
~. u. pastor OF Emmanuel Baptls:
church, in his sermon last night on
China, and Who VIII Give Her the
open Door"
The magnanimous stand of the
United States delegates has placed
the rate Of China with Great
Britain. Led by Charles Evans
l'ueheh' secretary 81 state, America
has dome everything In her Iow.r 10
open the door for China. America
toes the lead in nnti!r,nl- th,, en-
ta'Iment Of naval appropriations and
n: :crapping of ra.a! forces" de-
clared the speaker
Or. Gricsemcr attached great sig
nihcance TO the arrival OF Premier
Lloyd George, who has left England
for this country. TO take part in the
conference. and declared nc sincerely
hoped that Engiand's leader wou.
take stand similar TO that of
America. He considers America and
Great Britain the two important
powers At the conference and. he de-
clarcd. upon their delegates rests.
not only n pence for ten years, but
lasting peace.
China Must lie Free.
Before China, which the speaker
declares TO be one OF the most brill
liant nations In tho world, can be-
come AN important factor in the
worlds commerce She must be free
OF the yoke OF oppression forced ulon
her by Japan. Germany. France and
Great Britain. Britain mCHt re-
iinqu'sh her possessions in China.
or all hope for lasting peace Will
be blasted. DIR. Gricsemcr declared
II was his opinion that other ma
relinquish them II England would
set the example.
The speaker declared the disarma-
incnt conference Will play a most i'm
portant part in the history o; the
world. Unless the delegates act
wisely and deal fairly with China.
the prize Of all nations" he fore
casts another world war in the next
ten or hftccn years. And America
sill have less to draw her into thIs
second var than was the case in
The recent struggle between the ma
tons OF the universe he declared
That Japan is blamed for the con-
dition Of China By u great many is
a mistake. was another important
point emphasized. Or. Gr.,semer
did not attempt to cXoncrute the
Japs. but he did state Japan was
no worse than Great Britain. France
or Germany. Could Japan remain
idle. while the other nations were
Selling China's territory" he asked.
United Stntrs of Ssin.
Before going into the discussion
OF the outcome OF the ashington
conference. the speaker gave brief
history Of China. lie brought out
the fact that China invented print
ing and gunpowdcr and also is fore
most In artistic work. This nation,
the largest in the world, is destined
TO be the United States OF Asia
Japan has DEVELOPED rapidly and adj
vanccd further than China. hut the
forms OF government In the TWO are
vastly different. China is cndeay-
nring 10 bring about n democracy,
while Japan is constructing an en-
prc. DR.. Gricsemcr declares this
accounts for the rapid development
OF Japan and the apparent stagna-
ton OF China. Establishment or q
democracy is far greater task than
that OF an empire" said the speaker.
but China is working slowly and
deliberately and, with the assistance
of the world powers. will triumph"