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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
RACIAL FRICTION
PROBLEM.
HOW DIFFICULTIES CAN BE OVERCOME.
BREAKING BARRIERS.
THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1929.
Co-operation: ̧--
HOTEL INQUIR
VERDICT.
LESSEES NOT RESPONSIBLE, FOR THE BUILDING.
MANAGER'S PROTEST.
We have received the following letter for publication:"
Sir-Much as I deprecate having to criticize the verdict of the gentle men of the jury who delivered their findings in the King Edward Hotel Fire Enquiry yesterday afternoon, I feel that, in justíco to ---myself as the manager of the Hotel,
and in Justice also to the pro prietors thereof and to the pubile,
and naturally? Some people think that the best way to meet is on the basis of games. I think there is no question that a good friendly game may be not only enjoyable but incidentally'a means of mak- eing people more friendly. The idea of a social club with or with- out games is not a new one. 1 believe you have a new'' club in Hongkong. I was a member of the Union Club in Shanghai throa Spenking on the subject of years ago, a club open to British, Remedies for Racial Friction" at American and Chinese, where the meeting of the Victoria monthly luncheons were given. Diocesan and Missionary Associa- and the Rotary Club there struck tion, at the Helens May Instituto ma as having more of the real stuff, on Tuesday, the Rev. R. D. Rees, of friendly give and take in it. who is Assistant Professor of It was more natural and spont History at Lingnan University,aneous. pointed out that it was not only In China that rncla¡ friction exist-
The third kind of meeting ed. In fact, the question was a ground is a common job of work world-wide one, and one which to do. Our universities and should receive immediate Asid schools provide a great opport urgent attention. The fact that unity for those who are teaching there are 700,000 Chinese in the in them to work together on some Colony, and only 16,000 of other objective task. Fellowship is races, makes big demands on often a by-product of something buman nature.
In the course of his address the clse. The war was a good filun- tration of that. Some of us and Rev. R. D. Rees sald-Hongkonghe same thing in university and was not the only place where there school life, in the work of the are different relationships between church or an institution like the races. Three weeks ago, al' Ling YM.C.A. It seemed to me when nam University he was talking to I was in Hongkong in 1925 that Dr. Chang Ching-yi and a discus-there was a great deal of that kind sion arose about the Jerusalem of co-operation in the Colony, and conference last Easter, where Dr.I could not help noticing in the Yi was one of the Chinese defe- Cathedral at Shanghai that thero gaten:
that direction.. seemed to be no offort made in
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munion.
must protest most emphatically against the Jury's expression of opinion, which was to the effect that they "considered that the management of the Hotel were seriously remisa in having the basement gate at the foot of the stone stops--the only practicable) fire exit in the Hotel-kept lock- verdict, these gentlemen of the Jury ed." In the Course of their had distinctly stated that "the in ternal design and construction of the premises was such that without adequate means of escape the build- ing was from the point of view of danger from fire unsuitable for oc- cupation as an Hotel." This para- graph of the Jury's verdict was just antecedent to its condemnation of the management which I have just previously mentioned.
He told the story of a Japanese blahop who was emphasizing the
As far as my experience went. need of removing causes of racialno Chinese was asked to co-operate friction and who pointed out the in the work of the church and. I serious damage done to Japanese- never remember seeing one at the are not the proprietors of the bulld The management of the Hotel American relations by the new re- ordinary services or at Holy Com-ing as is well known to the learned gulations on immigration. The Japanese resented their treatment
gentlemen of the Jury, and even by America and the Bishop went Hongkong, a member of the teach- responsible
One of my Chinese friends In the owners of the Building are not for the construction on to point out how the Japanese ing staff at one of the schools thereof or for its adequacy from the always treated other peuples with here, told me that his British point of view of danger from fire the atmost courtesy and considera-colleagues said "good-morning" or otherwise for the purposes of an tion. This brought a Korean de- to him but that was the extent of Ilotel. Thest point are clearly legate to the platform who as their friendship. In fact there matters which, if any responsibility that he had not meunt. lo speak was no friendship in it. It is not should attach thereto at all, such on the relations between Koren always easy to entertain one an- responsibility can only lie at the and Japan because they
were other in our homes, but most of us door of the building authority be- hopeless!
could do more if we'really wanted | fore the actual construction of the 46. But friendship means sharing building was passed by such nu- and if we, who are colleagues in thority. The Jury may not be an institution, cannot share our aware of the fact that when the life there is something wrong building was constructed, it was as somewhere.
and for un Hotel..
The speaker continued: That is typical of the kind of dieulty that has to be faced in nearly every part of the world and some people say that just now South Africa has the mosi acute racin issue. The issues there
Language Barrler,
have been very serious as between The, reference to the language the Dutch and British and as be- barrier may be a suitable place tween the white people and the at which to anticipate a difficulty Indian settler, but the causes of that is often brought up. Many friction between these three races of us could do far more with the bad been reduend in recent years, Chinese Innguage than we do and The main issue now is between the would find it a source of great black and white. Where you get interest. But quite apart from a country in which white men can that, there is a growing number live permanently, where there are of Chinese who can speak our big economic, developments, and language especially in the port. where the controlling race is in cities. And not only can they the minority, then you are bound speak our language but their to get problems, of enormous dif, minds can move in the same world ficulty. The less serious, but per- of thought, interests and idens. haps the most noisy debate is the Philippines, and the complicated relations between China Foreign Powers,
and
Diflculties in Hongkong. I have mide no pretence of giving even a complete catalogue of all the spots on the earth where racial problems are found. We may be doubly thankful that a the present moment aur diteul ties in Hongkong are not so acute
It is the fashion In some quar- era to make contemptuous re- marks about the returned stud- ents. There are entes where Chinese have been sent abroad after an early training and have refurn- ed either denationalized or with. a thin veneer of western civiliza- tion, but these cases are excep
onal. I have met hundreds of returned students and worked with acores of them and have no hesita-
on in saying that it in thy ex- not justified. They are not all a success when they return to China, but the products of our own un iversities are not always a success elther..
Now, returning to my protest about the management being re- misa, I think it a duty which I owe to the public to recall to mind the following facts relating to alleged basement gate being kept locked, for the following reasons:
(u) There are no regulations
tho
by the Government that such gate should be kept at all times upen. (b) Apart from the basement gate, there is another exit leading to the land between King Edward Hotel and Alexandra Building, from the fire escape. (e) The management la not responsible for not having an external fire escape, (d) If either or both of the
wald exits from the fire escape were allowed to be kept open, apart from guards, which would be necessary by day and by night, how could the Hotel management deprive thieves from entering the as in other places, without, howperience that these criticism are
premises of the Hotel? : ever, taking the credit to our
Irrespective of what has been selves. Perhaps it will be healthy
the mentality of these learned stated above, I fail to understand for all of us to face the real pro
gentlemen of the Jury when they blems and set ourselves to the task of using all our intellectual
censured the management for this and spiritual resources for the
simple reason, that the majority of But from the ranes of the re-the people who escaped from the solution of them. Same people talk easily of the wonderful co-operation and women who are quietly doing through one or other of the exits
turned students thore
men burning building saved themselves of the races, but those who look below the surface and realise a great job of work for their above mentioned. If anyone had that in a Colony where there is a Hongkong, here we have a. Re- the gates belog locked, I would country all over China. And in perished in consequence of either of papulation of more than 700,000 turned Student Association of have had nothing to say against Chinese amongst whom are living more than a hundred members, their remarks, But as there had 10,000 of other races will not And
all woll-educated and capable been no evidence put forward at it difficult to realise that such a situation makes big demands on men. There are others too, who the Enquiry to the effect that the human nature. Quite apart from therefore, that the language quen-any death or injury to any person know our language. I do not feel, locked, basement gato had caused the crises existing in the neigh tion is a barrier to anyour who or any delay in effecting any such bouring kind of China which are wants to know the Chinese, always reflected here, there are
person's escape, I fail to see why countless daily problems of rela- |
the Jury should have condemned
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tionship. Quite frequently human I would suggest the possibility the management at all, unless it be nature fails, and even when it of small groups consisting of mem-that, in considering their verdiet, does not fail everybody knows that bers of different races, for the dis- in as much as they thought it their to make a success of our relation- cussion of matters of common inter- duty to exonerate the Fire Brigade (which I ngroe) and condemn the ships we need special efforts. Į est. This is only one of the many The special relationship in which ways of breaking down barriers, Government in connexion with cer |Hongkong lives also demanda but there are several points to re-tain recommendations made by a
constant and conscious effort to keep it anywhere near the level of the Kingdom of God. For the higher we put our ideal the more we realise the, need.
sure..
J. II. WITCHELL, Late Manager, King Edward, Hotel,
commend it. Tes, dances and Commission appointed in 1926 re. bridge parties are not particularly garding fire fighting Improvements suitable occasions for the discus (about which I know nothing) they sion of British ideas of law and had thought fit to pass some cen- order, the Three Peoples Principles,I regret that I should be taking or the effect of American movies so much space. In your valuable Misguided Sentimentalists.
on Chinese moral Ideas. Some columns, but trust that you will This situation involves not only people still practice the art of forgive me for my outspoken com British and Chinese, but all races conversation around the dinner menta on what I consider to be "not are concerned. What can be done table, but there are not many in cricket on the part of the Jury,-** about it? There are some people these days: Two people of dif- Yours, etc., who believe that more contacts ferent races talking together feel. are needed. between different rather shy of revealing their inner racial groups and we should at thoughts to one another, We talk tempt to get together more. There fairly freely to a member of our is a big truth here, but the get- own racial group, but if we com- together business may be too easy. menco beating down stupid and There are some' misguided senti-Irritating barriers I am convinced mentalists who speak as if the there is a call for something of more you come in contact with this kind). Let each of us ap people the more you like them, and proach it in our way. There is have regarded it as a gospot of no royal road, mutual understanding and salya- We, in Hongkong and South tfon. I presuppose some real China, have a large share of the interest in other people and a responsibility for holding the Jind desire to meet them and get to as followers of Christ in this see- know something about them, not tor and not only for holding the because we ought to but because line but advancing the attack. we want to. Can we find some Hero In this question of raca is' common ground of interest that a section which is to be captured will, bring people together easily and transformed into the kingdom
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