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At the Summer School of the London Missionary Society at Swanwick, Derby
[BY SIR ÁRTHUR K. FAPP, K.B.Eshire, on August 17th, Mr. C. G. Spar
When I was in Hangchow my friends took me to see the famous temple of "Yo F-the God of War. He is ons.of.the great heroes of the modern youth of Chiun. The story runs that he had heen Aghting the Mongols in the North, and on returning home was prometed to a high position in the State. His enemies plotted against him, and at length, after a mock trial, succeeded in getting him condemned to death as a traitor against the country. After the verdict had been pronounced his clothes were torn off, and it was seen that branded on his back were four blu characters in Chinese
Tsong Uzin rao Aon With uelity The words had been proteel quitntry. I
ham, of the Advisory Council of China, gave a hopeful view of the future of that country. China, he said, was now gov
different orned by four generals in centres; but as the sarinies were better disciplined there was less of what the Chinese called looting to emptiness." The people were intensely nationalistic and did not want the foreigner. The present troubles were in the nature of family quarrel, and the people wanted. to settle it for themselves. Amidst it all the progress of the country was remark- able. New towns had sprung up by the side of the old ones, with thorough- fares, parks, and public services which would bear "comparison with the West. This national feeling was showing itself. in the Church. New churches at great cost were being erected, and through syands, colleges, schools, and hospitals China would become dominantly Chris- tian. This was not a foreign movement.
axed there by his mother thefore be start; ed off to the wars. The populace stau ly demanded that he should be declared Innocent and released. This was done, but later, through bribery and false witbut it was moring in and through ness, he was re-arrested and executed. Chinese life and institutions. etter, his lett he was regarded as a great national tero, and altimately a a deity; and to this day he is thought of as the Liod of War The youth of modern China is idealistic, and this story appeals strongly to its imagina
tion.
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still trust in the justice and honour of British administration. In Singapore, for instance. I found that nearly 250,000 Chinese emigrated last year to the Straits Settlements, and most of them came from those very districts where there had been strongest anti-British feeling.
Eseness for Education.
saying of the Chinese fathers that pro- vided an explanation" No eye, po can sec; no can see, no can go." I believe, eventually Chinese youth will see clearly the road of progress, and the whole na tion will then move forward as, perhaps, no other nation has done, at any rate, in our own times. Some parts of the great Republic seem to me to be passing through the demonstration" age-the
It is difficult even to begin to under stand China or its great modern youth movements-for Caina is moving. Thing in a country with an
4,000,000 square miles and a population On the prow of every Chinese junk, or which, according to the latest census sampan, I noticed an eye had been figures, has reached 438,000,000; a coun" painted, and I was told of an ancient try without good roads, with only 7,000 iles of railways as compared with 36,000 in our own little islands, 40,000 in India, and 112,000 in the United States. Konds and railways have inevit ably a great influence in the opening up and development.of any country, and China is short of both; but notwithstand ing these handicaps she is moving ahead, and is preparing herself to take her due
general strike period. The more re- position among the nations of the world. the country has been racked by civil war sponsible of the people realise that con- and drained of its resources by succeed-structive work along, educational lines, ing and rival War Lords, but with unsur- passed industry the great mass of her people are at work increasing her output and developing her inexhaustible natural
resources. "
though apparently more slow, will lead to quicker and to mere certain results. Young China realises that knowledge is power, and the universities and colleges are full. I addressed large numbers of students in colleges and schools, and only twice was it necessary for me to speak through an interpreter. Chinese youth are studying English, and I was much interested to notice how quick they are to grasp the point.
Some of the best Association football I have seen for years was played by Chinese teams. Keen, clever, sportsman-" like-no fouling, no dirty play-they might have been two teams from two of our own public schools. As I watched them play against teams of other antion-
Slowly but surely, I am convinced, she 1s working out her salvation, "and the hape of the future-and pessiuly the menace and the danger of the present is in her youth. Eager, impulsive. sometimes are apt to forget that old pro- verb of their fathers, Bu Pa Man Tz Ps Tsan Don't fear slow, only fear no go."
It has been one of many fail ingy of youth in many countries, our own included, at times to be in top great a hurry, and yet bus it not always been the young man in a harry who has ultilities. I felt that was exactly what was mately got things done Infinite patience needed-that the nations should all learn is needed and, above all things, a deter- to play "the great game and to work to- mination to understand the Chinese view-gether for the common good. point and, may I add, to know the Chinese.
May is the danger month in China. May 1st is Labour Day: May 4th commemo- rates "the formation of the Students'
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amount of bitterness it would be a mistake to exaggerate, but folly to leave out of consideration.
Bolshevik Influences. Some people are apt to dismiss the Patriotic Movement in 1919 and the dis present dithculties in Canton by suggest missa at their instance of officials in ing that the thought of young China Peking; May 9th, National Humiliation to-day is entirely swayed by Bolshevistic Day, commemorating the famous twenty- one demands made by Japan of China in inquences trom Russia. I found no res- ponsible Britisher in China amongst the 1915; May coth is the agaiversary of the many I met who took that view. That Shangha: tragedy. When I left Shang- such infucher does exist is undoubted, hai on May 10th the first three anniver- and is deplored by British, Americans, aries had been safely passed, but there Chinese, and Japanese alike, but the feet was a certain amount of apprehension as is that China is awaking. She realises to what might happen on the 30th. Many "that she is not a nation of coolies, and, of the best type of Chinese feel that the unfortunate incident of May 30th, when excepting isolated instance, she does not a **foreign regard the foreigner as devil."
Unfortunately, Chinese youth has been prejudiced against our own country, and a number of regrettable incidents have not helped macters. Do we not see even in our own games how those who are
Things are changing in the changeless looking on sometimes rise in ange East. The consecrated work of Christian against a player who they think has been missionaries, education, modern inven- guilty of a foul, even though the referee;tions, the world war-all have had a who saw more closely than, they could share in bringing about the change. possibly see, knew that no foul was com- Thought is changing, especially where mitted or even intended? Whilst natuyouth is concerned. I do not want to rally we trust our fellow countrymen in give the impression that the change is China and believe in the sense of fair mainly in the wrong direction, because" play, every true Britisher must regard I do not believe it is Though Bolshevism sympathetically the great Youth Move in China, as elsewhere, is largely anti- ment of the Republic of the East in ite Christian and has been particularly endeavour to attain that ireedom that it bitter in its attacks on the Y.M.C.A. took us so many years to gain. I am con- the desociation buildings which are vinced that, if left to herself, and if there to be found in most of the big cities are are not even too many anti-Bolshevistic crowded as
before, and movements initiated by foreigners, Elias Y.M.C.A. the colleges and universities will herself ultimately throw over this is exercising an infinenes out of all pro Russian menace. A significant incidens portion to its numbers. The responsible occurred in connection with the Canton leaders of the movement in China, in Caristian College about the time I was whom I have absolute confidence, have in China. The students, practically all wisely steered clear of party politica, and of whom were Nationalists, determined to have done their best to work for peace get rid of three of their number who were and goodwill and for the good of China avowed Communists. The matter waa as a whole,
never
the
put to the vote and expelled by the man- When at Hangchow I was dining at agement of the college, who concurred in the house of a friend with a number of the view expressed by the majority of Chinest. ladies and gentlemen. I asked the students. The representatives of the them to write a brief message that I Canton Government suggested that the could carry to the people of Englund, decision should be reconsidered, but be: They wrote it, and the picturesque fore the college management had time toebaracters in Chinese lie before me as I take any action the students met again write Chung hai shi shin young hying and agreed by vote that they would all tho. pin." Translated into English the resign in body if the Communists were words mean: "East West clasp hands taken. back.
or ever enjoy harmony peace.
"Ata
It would not do to attach too much memorable gathering in Shanghai, when importance to this incident, as appar- British, Chinese, and Americans were ently there are two very distinct parties present, those present formulated another in the college, but it is significant. We message to Britain: "Within the Four need to sympathiae, too, with our own Seas all are brethren." I believe, the people, who are living in China and who, underlying message of both is sincere) for the most part, are very friendly to and most cordially reciprocated by the the Chinese, who they honour and trust. great mass of Britishers at home and in Many of them have suffered hardships Chine. I am convinced that the hope of and indignities of various kinds, and some China is in her youth. The youth of heavy financial loss, because of the action China is thinking, and I believe that that has followed the sometimes mis ultimately, though possibly through guided thought of Chinese youth. In many mistakes, thinking youth will lead their hearts Iath convinced the Chinese China in the paths that lead to peace and
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