The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-06


of sI06.72 Made-Further Solicitation
TO BE Made
When China is thoroughly awakened
she Will cooperate with great America
to save the world. This was a statement
made by DR.. Tehyi Hsieh an observer
at the Washington disarmament confer
enee. last night in his address at a mass
meeting in behalf of the campaign to
raise money for enlargement of the work
Of the seven Oriental women's colleges,
in the interest of which Mrs. Nicholas
p. I. Burke. chairman of the foreign
committee Of the diocese of Massachu-
setts. also spoke
The meeting was held in the Centre
Congregational church and was at
tended by about 200 persons represent
ing every denomination in town. Prin-
cipal Ernest II. Caverly, representing
the leading educational interest of the
town. the Brattleboro high school. pre-
sided. Because the gathering was in the
interest of spreading education and was
held during the national education week
t was considered especially appropriate
for the high school principal to act as
presiding officer. Rev DR. Herbert p
Noodin, pastor of the church, offered
prayer and pronounced the benediction.
As a result Of the two appealing ad-
dresses gifts and pledges amounting to
SlO6.I2 were received. As further eff
fort IN helping TO raise the balance of
the $2000,0G0, conditional upon the
raising of which is a gift of 81 600, 900
from John d. Rockefeller, Dollar day
viii be observed here Saturday. While
there viii be some solicitation for funds
there will be no house to-house canvass.
Headquarters viii be maintained in the
Board of Trade room Saturday, where
contributions may be left or they NAV
be sent to Mrs. Harry c. Freeman.
Mrs. Burke. who was the first speaker
introduced last evening. told of the need
of the seven Oriental women's colleges.
which are under control of 10 denomina-
ions. saving the money was not sought
20 provide maintenance. the necessary
Saiarles and other expenses for carrying
IN the colleges. but for replacing build
lngS which have been outgrnwn, She
said the colleges We're war babies grown
up and were now without proper clothes.
She told of the visit of the Rockefeller
commission of nine TO investigate the
need before he made his offer and of the
way IN which the money has been grow
ing.
1T is not question of whether one
can give another dollar or not, said
Mrs. Burke, it is choice between Chris
tian civilization and bolsheYism. and as
an explanation of her remark added that
more children in the city of New YORK
were attending bolshevik Sunday schools
thaa are attending all other Sunday
schools. And that was shown to be but
+ a part of the bolshevist work which is
going on in all parts of the world.
The purpose Of the colleges. which are
located in China. India and Japan, is to
educate and train the people of those
lands TO work among their own people
and the appeal for training and educa-
ton IS coming from hundreds of thous-
ands in each of those countries that the
condition among the women in particu-
lar may be improved and that there may
not always be widows at five and eight
years of age.
DIR. Hsieh spoke of the mutual serY-
ice which America has rendered herself
through service to China educationally,
politically and socially. He created rip
/ pies of laughter by his word picture of
the Washington conference and short i'm
presentations of some of the notables at
tending and then mentioned some of the
salient points of what was done there
referring in particular to the Shantung
/ question. the return of 4 large number
i Of postofiices in China to the control of
I China, the evacuation OF the japanese,
/ etc.
He pictured the way in which China
i IS renovating her whole life, giving sta
| tistics TO show the growth economically,
/ especially as regarding the flour, match,
electric bulb and other industries. The
need of more doctors, teachers. dentists,
and other trained workers was touched
upon, the proportion of those at present
/ serving the great population being shown
to be almost negligible
In closing DIR. Hsieh repeated what he
gave as his text near the beginning of
his address Those who bring sunshine
into the lives of others cannot keep At
away from themselves
He went to the high school this morn
| ing to address the student body in as
sembly.
DR.. Hseh is an incisive speaker. and
after hearing his memorable address it is
easy to understand why he is called the
| TEDDY Roosevelt OF Chiua .