Americans at home and abroad were urged to-do all In thelt personal power to further closer relationships with Great Britain for the purpose of doterring aggression in Asia by Ur. Lelghion Stuart in an address before them bers and guests of the Community Church on Sunday In an open forum there" on "AnglorAmerican Cor operation in Eastern Asia" During {he question end answer period at conclusion of his talk, "which th Speaker declared to be a simple ex: session of his own personal opin Barker rose and stated his on-currence with Dr. Stuart, thanking iim esceclaly for his appreciation of British educational tdeals.
Brletly sketching the history of werther' polities! and' territorial ex pansion, "Dr, Stuart noted that the Proposals of militarist leaders In Bapon beata striking. similarity, Western practices of expansion In the Dost a tact which the Japanese have Rot' overlooked. in justifying this Policy, "The elements of @ new mora Ponsclousness regarding the rights of countries. exposed this type of Segression, andthe present day" eas oft communication, the. inextrien Sisoetation of peoples in. their International relationships and in al-Tost every phase of international Life, render these policies no longer acceptable, the face of Japanese expansion. what happened in. Korea anid: Man Ghurla is only an earnest of what the present mlliry party intends) tarry out In North China, and. posbly tater, In. the. provinces of the Yangtze Valley, "That is of tremendous importance to Great Britain and the" United. Slates who. have com-non Interests in. rel gion, a {Telationships, commerce and peace. T Think' continued Dr. Stuart, "there fan be no delusion regarding the fent of Japanese leaders to relentless-Iy'and ruthlessly carry, out those In-Untions, Those. who have Kept contact with the four eastern rov~ {hees agree that the programme thus far begun, will be applied and carrie. Sut without consideration for the in-nonce of western nations, ithe only. factor that ti seems to ime can resist those aggressive movements, apart from internal resistance Ching, is the announcement Statement of Identical, Joint. policy, Some sort of a categorical statement our two countries, Great Britain America, will act together in any policy of aggression in China, T'wisn the Such a statement, would stop any further overstep by Tnilitary forces, and that (t-aeed not Involve us in-war which the big reasons. behind the extreme caution of our cou.tle topic, they would have been called dows. "How ey you account for the! change?" asked another.
"Partly "ecnuse to-day we are seeing our Christian duty. What are Gheistiong for if not to bring better facial and priltical conditions about? This ie not poltlal. Tt is. an ate tempt to stop' éelloerate aggression." replied the epeaker-
Prof. Barker's Plea was at this point, that Prot. Barker spoke. "I can only ask what the speaker caret answer. "What fan Britain do tg further this pro: fect:"but as en Englishman, wish {S"express rotound. acmirstion for the "American, President Wilson" After thanicing Dr. Stuart. for" his tribute to English education. Prof Barker deplored the accentvation "tivoliies. between two. great vations benad together as lose two nations may be bound by common religion and ideals. I refer to such bits of quibbling as goes on between our naval men and those in! the American Navy, for instance. At present we hear too much of such
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