next went to Mukden and] spent several days going through the great arsenal. I was much impressed by the seriousness of this undertaking, as well as by the great numbers of Chinese who were coming og immigrants, mostly from Shar tung, to take up land in Manchuria, was estimated that there would be 400,000 migrate to Manchuria within the year, with the intention of settling. The atmosphere was much ike that of a growing Western city in America, The city was growing] by leaps and bounds.
then went to Peking and two} of the first men whom I interviewed were Marshal Chang Tso-lin and Mr. Yang Vu-ting. Both impressed me strong men, Mr. Yang had more of the mind of a Westerner, while Chang Tso-lin impressed me as a man of great power of will was trying to build up a good government. He promised me that} all foreigners would be safe and that missionaries and mission pro-Yerty would not be molested. And T found this to be invariably true. He told me of trying to get aid from foreign countries.
"While in Peking I visited the Yenching University and was impressed by the fact that its buildings have been erected along the of classical Chinese architect Tt huros my eye for architect to see the American and [British missionaries setting down in China buildings of Western architect: ture. T wish that they would have copied the best of Chinese classical architecture, The Model Province "There was one thing on the campus which T did not like to see. That was a marble statue just erected in memory of a student who was killed when a mob, led, as Tam told, by Red Russians, attacking the executive building in Peking during, the trouble over the firing on Taku! Forts, "After leaving Peking I went to the Northern Wall and to Kalgan, which is practically being run by Red Russians. However, I found no anti-foreign feeling either here or in any if the other places I visited. I mingled freely with the crowds in the market places, alone when I could and was never met with discourtesy. There were only the usual curious crowds, who seemed to ask, "What is this tong, lean Yank doing in our midst?
"My next visit was made to Shansi, where I met Yen Hsi-shan, He is a strict believer in Confucian-
"The particular reason he gave was that labour conditions under the rale of the Southern Amy made it impossible to conduct his _work with any semblance of discipline. Surgery could not be performed under stich conditions as existed.
This man stayed ax long as he could—until the labour unions presented him with a list of demands including, 1. that no employee could be dismissed without the consent of the anions, 2. that six months pay, shoald be given on dismissal, 3. that employees get 14 months' salary for 12 months? work, 4, that any ployee shawld be given home leave on account of sickness or fey ans ism and in one temple has a library, 'a museum, which is almost unbeatable, and an auditorium where] lectures are delivered every Sunday. He is planting millions trees each year—a> thing that is much needed—and is carrying on education. This is the only place iwChina where I have seen practi ically all of the children of schoo! age going to school. I was impressed greatly by the Governor's} education and his sanity. He has a Jarge army, true, but it is-used only} to preserve peace. Anyone can £0} into the interior without being afraid of bandits and Chinese business men have large homes outside the city walls. This province is justified by the name of the "model province"
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