The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-07
MONTPELIER
Mason S. stone Told Apollo Club About
China.

Out Of China, the greatest nation IN
area and the greatest in population ~
the world, will come something greater
than the world has ever seen. said Ma.
son S. Stone, speaking on china ana
Its Future" before gathering OF ABOUT
one hundred members OF the Apoiio
club last night. Mr.. Stone began ms
address which was received with close
attention, by stating that the Chinese
as a nation. should not be judged ex-
clusiyely by the Chinese as seen ~ TINS
country. Many Of those. now iiying
here, he stated, are not the true iaha
Chinese, but come from crossed stock
of the water" Chinese, who i've on
boats, and the Formosan pirates. Only
recently have the representative Ihl-
nese been coming to this country
Throughout his talk. Mr. Stone
stressed the antiquity of the Chinese
who had government 5000 years ago.
and were using at a remote time IN
ventions which came to Europe hun
dreds Of wears later. Among these. ne
mentioned gunpowder, the hreless
cooker and the wheel.
The Chinese are the only pure blnod-
cd race III the world to-day, he said,
and the only race with q tfuiy orig.
inal culture. Europe borrowed its law
from Rome, its art from Athens, is
religion from Asia Minor and made Its
own history, The people Of the United
States il Il conglomcration OF AL races,
he said with ancestry Of three hundred
wears considered special mark, while
Chinese can trace their ancestry back
3 1000 wears. Many lineal descendants
Of Confucius still live In China and
Confucus was born several hundred
years before Christ.
ConfucianisIn was used by the speak
or az the best introduction to knowi-
edge Of the Chinese. He told OF the
five kinds OF relationship laid down by
Confucius, the first Of which, that Of
parent and son, has had so great an in
iiuence in the molding OF Chinese char
acter The Others are those OF husband
and wife, brother and sister. master
and servant, and friend and friend.
The first OF these tenets is China to-
day, for filial feeling in China is real
devotion. Tsoism, or fright" is sys-
tenn Of precepts governing human con-
duet, Mr.. Stone explained, rather than
a religion OF a philosophy.
After outlining some Of the char
aeteristics which give the Chinese their
dignity and the quality Of being self
contained, Mr.. Stone outlined recent
Chinese history, dwelling upon the
part played by the late Empress Dow.
ager during the late nineteenth and
early twentieth centuries.
The United States is looked upon by
China as its best friend among the ma
tions to-day, the speaker said, and also
stated that he was proud that the
United States alone of the ten coun
tries which went into China at the
time OF the Boxer uprising, left China
without seizing a part of her terri
tory. The only difficulty which has
arisen since that time, he said, was
the detention OF descendant Of Con-
fucius. who wished to enter this coun-
try AZ a student.
Japan's ambitions have been cur
tailed by the four-power treaty adopt
ed by the recent conference in Wash
ington, he stated.
Refreshments were served following
the ADDRESS. ne eptdkci Ndr iHti17
duced by Fred Yeaton, president Of the
club. who stated that Mr.. Stone had
the unique claim Of knowing at least
one or two persons in every town and
city in the state.
John S. Buttles, commissioner OF in
dustries, and Fred s. Pease, deputy
commissioner, returned from their re.
spective homes yesterday.
Some of those who had been invited
TO attend conference relative TO the
suggestion of candidates for aldermen
on the city council the coming year,
went 10 the memorial room in city
hall last evening but whoever called
the aggregation together had made
other arrangements for there was no
one present to preside over the meet
ing. Ii is understood that meeting
will be held this evening at the same
place.
The following item viii be interest
ing to horsemen in Vermont, having
been written by Frank Trott, the we'll
known authority of turf matters;
flames NJ. Boutwell, of Montpelier,
VI. has a good start toward the futur-
ity events of 1928, as Cosstess Nobel,
2;OeI4, has youngster at her side by