Filial Sons, Good Neighbours and Friends, and Gentlemen or Scholars: A Secret Few Foreigners Have Found row Oce Own London, Jan, 31.
Mr. 7. Y. Wang, att. gave'
lecture at the Caxton Hall, Westminster, on January 30, entitled "China and the West."," The lec-}ture was arranged by the Union of Democratic Control, Many people in the West, said Dr. Wang, thought the Chinese were a problem—a Chinese puzzle, Tt was @ puzzle to those who had omitted to study the history of China and the Chinese. There were two main troubles connected with China, the first of which was civil war. "He was often asked such questions as when would the civil war end, and how could a better understanding be promoted between the East and the West, to which he replied that people should observe the present conditions. It was ritcessary to have some idea of China's recent history and of her civilization in the past. These two Jereat troubles of China—their civil wars and the trouble between the Chinese and the foreigners—were closely interwoven, and. sometimes tone harllly could be distinguished from, the other.
Take the civil wars; why did the Chinese fight among themselves and Kill each other? Historically, the Chinese had been under the control of kings and emperors for centuries, bat politically they were a peopl to, whom the Chinese Governmer always were diverse to a large grandfather, grandmother, and to his own children. Thus he always was burdened, so naturally he had to live a more peaceful life, and therefore to fight was to run a risk, and he always was ready to compromise and ready for reconciliation, That made the Chinese 4 poor fighter and s poor soldier, Ddecause to be a fighter and a soldier carried with it the greatest risk. Therefore it would be seen that the Chinese were the only peo in the world who believed in and practised the great principle of "Safety First." The Chinese always had despised war and soldfers, and, in fact, soldiers were Yooked upon belonging the lowest class, and of the worst character, 30 the Chines? were poor soldiers and adventurers, Their ideal was love and work for their homes. Never had they heard of a Chinese who had gone on an adventure to the North or the South Pole; hho had never tried to fly the Atlantic, because he upheld the principle of safety first,
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