The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-14
SAYS CHINA TO
WEAR OUT JAPS
Missionary Says Nothing
To Be Gained by U. S.
Withdrawal

CHARLOTTE, Jan. 14.-Rev
F. w. Price, Presbyterian mis-
sionary from Marking, China
told the Mems club at the Second
Presbyterian church at it's jan
uary supper last night that moth
ing could be accomplished by the
withdrawal of guaboats and citi-
zens from China, a task that
could not be accomplished with
out Japan's aid in avoiding
mines and bombs.
1.-The United States still would
be vitality affected, because she
has a $200,000,000 investment in
China and twice as much in ia
pan," said the minister. eve have
a $200,000,000 trade with Japan
and half as much with China.
There are 1000 missionaries in ia
pan and 5000 in China. In 1920
when the earthquage occurred in
Osaka, Japan, that country's ap-
probation of the relief work of
American was very great.
DIVINE MISSION
Japan believes her emperor is
the son of Heaven and that Japan
has a divine mission to erect an
Asiatic empire. She thinks she has
a world destiny and hopes = to
stretch her sovereignty across the
Pacific to the shores of South
America. She has been encroach-
ing on the continent since, in
1875, she annexed the islands
south and Formosa in 1895. She
took Korea in 1908 and Man.
churia in 1881. She has been
preparing for 60 years in a mill
tary sense, while China's prepar-
atoms for war have lasted only
six years.
"China has been awaiting this
struggle for 10 years. Christians
in Japan and China have tried to
forestall the war. Many of the
leaders of China are Christian,
but this is not true in Japan. Four
families control the banks, indus
tries, and the economic policies
Of Japan, while China is at heart
a democracy.
SEES LONG STRUGGLE
"This is to be a long, drawn
out struggle. China is no match
for Japan, but with the "scorched
earth and broken till" policy, the
Chinese will resist the invasion.
With her government IN the
mountains of the west, China will
wear Japan out with guerilla
warfare. Japan will at last break
under the strain of the excuses
of drafts for munitions and men.
The war is unpopular in Japan
and will grow more so as costs
mount and trade decreases.
"China may be forced into the
arms of Russia. though China is
not communistic. China is united
to resist the Japanese, and China
will win in the end as an endu-
rance contest and as the peasants
organize.
THE war is having a restrict
ing effect on Christian work, and
Japan holds the church in suspi-
cion and is manifesting great OPP
position to its work. Missionaries
homes are being looted.
HITS ISOLATION IDEA
DR.. Price said the narrow iso-
lation idea in America is wrong
and impossible. though the neu-
trality policy favors the japanese
by conveying to them iron, cot
ton, and oil. The only thing that
can bring japan to her knees
would be international economic
pressure and the pressure for in
ternational law.
eve should work for a just
peace" said DR.. Price. Japan is
offering peace on the terms of an
autonomous North China with
Japanese advisors, economic CO.
operation under Japanese dieta-
ton, and japanese garrisonS with
no Chinese army. But Japan is a
poor coionizer, as witness Korea
and Manchuria. The Japanese
only exploit and do not advance
the interests of the subjugated
colonies"
The question was asked wheth-
Ell boycott of Japanese silk and
manufacturers would be effective
with q consumers agreement,
even without national embargo,
and DR.. Price thought it would
have lettering result on the ia
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