Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-15
CH|NA'S GOOD WILL
FOR. u. S. DESCRIBED
W. Boyd Carpenter Gives
Address to Georgetown
Students.

America today stands as the favored
nation of the major powers bidding for
trade supremacy in China, by virtue Of
its past dealings in the Far East, Prof
William Boyd Carpenter. Far Eastern
specialist and for many years resident
of China, declared Wednesday night in
an address on Asia as Americas Prob
lem" at the School of Foreign Service
of Georgetown.
Barring the Ill feeling in China against
the powers that hold land on Chinese
soil through extraordinarily claims
and by virtue of possession. Mr.. Car
penter outlined several of the reasons
for the friendliness and good will toward
the United States because of its stead
fast policy of attempting to help the
Oriental nation in solving its problems.
American medical missionaries and
their work among the masses OF Chi
nese were cited as another factor link
ing the United States with China in its
present favorable status. in addition to
nearness of the American possessions
in the Pacific, the Philippines. Hawaiian
Islands. Samoan and Fiji groups, much
nearer the commercial ports of entry
than the rival powers.
Says AntagoniSm Arises.
Because Japan and Great Britain the
two major powers competing for this
trade area, and competitor to lesser
extent, France. own or govern areas IN
China, a feeling of antagonism has
arisen he said. The United States,
the only neutral" nation of consequence
Remaining in the majo power field. does
not own or control any Chinese terri
tory and is working through the lance
of good will. rather than force of arms,
Mr.. Carpenter said
Another factor entering into the COM
pick situation involved in Far East re-
lations is the esteem and respect in
which the Chinese hold the American
representatives, Mr.. Carpenter said.
Political factors entering the picture
of China of the future were touched
upon also by Mr., Carpenter in giving
the factors that have swept through
the country in the dim past and in re-
cent years. Lack of a unified method
Of transmitting information to all of the
population of China, such as a single
language in which newspapers might
reach all. was held at one difficulty
within China. The recent revolution was
designated as political factor arising
in the dense district of the Yangtze.
Japan's Part Touched.
The part Japan has played in Asiatic
history was touched upon briefly by Mr.
Carpenter, who also commented upon
the religious and political factors in
India, Persia, Turkey, in Asia Minor
and Central Asia, describing the ap-
parent interdependence of these states
in some ways and opposing points in
others, through which a movement
started in one country might sweep
through the others, yet the countries
would retain distinct independence of
action despite the similarity of ensuing
movements in other countries.
Mr.. Carpenter in closing his address
told of the necessity of treating the
Chinese with consideration and as as
sociates and allies rather than in
condescending fashion. and concluded
with plea that American citizens
travelling in the Orient should remem-
Der they are representatives of their
government and that the United States
will be judged by their actions, which,
he urged, should be such that their Ma
ton would be presented in favorable
light.