Bisbee daily review., 1921-01-04

SHOulu tdhe any pdrIlCuldr interest Tn the aspirations of Japan in China,
 and leave it up to the Chinese to de. lfend themselves against any undue
 aggression, Penney replied that the
 interest of the United States need not be viewed as sentimental one; but
 that the vast trade and commercial resources of China should not be clos.
 ed and left to the advantage of any one nation.
 l The present government in China is mot progressing particularly we'll
 which is not surprising considering the ages of imperialism under which
 the country has been governed. On the other hand. even under the i'm
 perial rule, the people a. ways govern
 ed themselves locally, and the prin.
 ciple of republican government is we'll
 known and acceptable to them. Since
 the formation of the republic there
 has been reign of military govern.
 CTS in the provinces that has reacted | in measure against the inlugura- ton of Republican principles. Penney said that many people are in:linc1 to
 compare conditions in China with those in Mexico but that they are
 not comparable The people are far more advanced, sincere, and capable l in Tenney's opinion of forming and maintaining rood governmen; than are the Mexicans.
 Too Much to Eat
 Penney expressed the highest re- gard and respect for c:e Chinese peo-
 pie In his official capacity he was frequently entertained by government officials and enjoyed their company and entertainment. At bauquets II Is customary to serve Eur opelu food, cut sometimes nothing but Chinese food is served. In this case, Penney said, it is very inconvenient for the. dinner consists of about 10 courses, and al- though the guest may but nibbfe little at each, he finds that he has al. together too much. A curious Tact is that the northern Chinese, and the southern or Cantonese. speak entirely different languages, although the written language is the same. The Chinese that we ordinarily see in America are Contanese, which is un- fortunate as the northerners are bigger men, physically mentally and otherwise. The literature and arts of the people find their highest expres- sion anfong the othe rtype. The Can tonese were first brought to this country by the thousands 10 help i'll the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad
 Although Penney speaks Chinese fluently himself he said that he would be unable to converse with the Can tonese in this country, and, in fact the two people cannot converse them selves. It is not particularly di,licult to learn to talk the language, and most concerns in China now require that their employees learn it. It re- quires years. however, to learn to read and write it. and this has been a big drawback in the advancement of the people. The school at Trent sin where Dr. Kinney was in charge was we'll conducted, the professors The big majority of the Chinese ney- CT go to school, but there are more in the schools now than ever before.
 The country is well covered with telegraph lines and news is well dis seminated by papers. The capitols of all provinces are connected with Pe- kin by wire. The condition With re gard to railroads is not so good, but tnere are many new rOauS unuer con- temptation, the construction of which has been delayed by the war. New industries and manufactures are ra- pidly springing up. Merchants are in a bad way on account of the general stagnation in trade, and the fact that China is on d silver basis Con. tinual fluctuations in tue value of.sil- yer make all trade operations some thing of a gamble
 Famine Is Serious
 Christian missionaries in China in the years gone by accomplished very little, Penney said. and were often more superstitious than those they were trying to teach. At present much more is being accomplished be- cause the missionaries have come to