.1 I'OlM' OF \'H-:\V ().\ CIllXA 2C^7 



be wholly \insrlli>li. Imt liis liahituiil Any I'oreijj^n influence to be iicniia- 



atlitude is likely to iiiilil liiiii foi' ail- iiciil and eorreetive must flrst of all 



niiiiislratixc dill ii's all'cci iii^- uri'al com- |■(■^■al■ll llic wcirarc of llio (Chinese, and 



plcxit ics of inlcrrsls. W'c inako a iiiajoi' \ci'y iiiiicli as the best ('liinese tbciti- 



iiii>lako w lioii \\i' a->iiiiio llial lui-iiicss scl\cs iiicasiii'c ihal wol I'ai'c Wo ba\(' 



men ai'o b\ thrir cxpcriciicc b/llcr iiuicli |o do |o conTcl and to ri'|Hidiali' 



(|iialili('d than all ollici's in cxocatiNc what has boon done in ('bina b\' tbo 



ability. I roont the coniitlaccnl as- roi'oiL;i)cr in ibr name of civilization. 



.-nniption tbat "biisincss"" is natni-ally i'^xcn bccauso a man is weak or lame is 



and a- a matter of coni'M' >u|»ci'ioi-. no I'cason \\li\' \\c sboidd take bis coat. 



Ti'adc is indeed ji'ooil foi' ( "bina. but it Tbis outside inllueiice must be >ym- 



?bould be subordinate. |iallietic. It seems to be a eommon idea 



All this btMn,u' my line of a|)|ii'oacb. n\' the foreiiiiier tbat be must carry his 

 vou will understand that I have no own institutions into ('bina and ])laiit 

 I'cinedies and certainly no ])anaceas for them there ratbei- than to develo|) the 

 what we may call the delicieucies in native in>t it ul ions. 'I'his is well e.\- 

 ('bina. The ]M'oblem is ('hina"s. I can- pressed in the ai'cbileeture of the for- 

 not look on the missionaiw as hei' sal- eiuiiei's. 'i'liere ai'e iiumy interestinji" 

 \ at ion. altbouLib I am sui'e he is mak- lines and details of motif in Chinese 

 iui:' a \ast cont i-ibut ion. So lonu' as architect ui'e that can be carried over 

 China does not intei-fei-e with the peac' into modern construction; yet. with the 

 and pi'ospects of other peoples, lu'r exce])tion of an occasional concession in 

 l»roblein is not the responsibility or even roof lines. 1 saw little of the oriental in 

 ibe business of any other peo])le or coun- the toreii;'!! buildiuii's, no sufficient sul- 

 try, it is not the civic ri'sponsibility gestion of adaptation to the ]XM)])le 

 (d' the missionaries except in so far as amonu' whom these foreigners live, nor 

 they nuiy aitl China toward a right invitation of kindly sympathy. Con- 

 solution. The r(d'orniati(Mi of (*bina (if sidering its ]ilace, some of the intro- 

 reformation is necessary) is not to lie duced arch it ectui-e is repulsive. 

 accomy)lished bv the occiib'tdalization We are in gi'cat haste to '^'ojien up'" 

 of it. nor by tln' mere int I'oduct ion of China, ^'et 1 fail to see the need for 

 invention and the extension of com- haste. It might be a vast gain to hu- 

 mei'ce. "I'lie Caucasian is not called to manity if most of the remaining re- 

 monit<n' the world. sources of the planet were allowed to 



Commerce or trade is particularly lie until we have learned how to utilize 



disqualified for the service needed just them lagbteously. What matters it if 



now in China, and for the very good China wei'c not ■"developed** for one 



reason that it i> not disinterested. hundred or even two hundred years? I 



'i'rade does not undei'take fundamental doubt whether the ( 'hinese are yet ready 



solutions, but operates in the realm of for this development; and for the rest 



expediencies, combinations for control. of us. why not leave some of the oppor- 



gain foi- those pel-sons who happen at tunity foi- i-icbes to our sons" sons? 

 the moment to be transient on the earth. l<]\-eryone asks me whether China 



The opei-ations of the l'o\\ci-s in China will ])idl herself out of her difficulties. 



ha\c been largely on the commercial ^My greatest fear is that the Powers will 



])lane: the exhibition has not been alto- not k(>ep their hands off. She will right 



gether edifying and much of it will not bei-sel f slowly. The process ought to be 



receive the approval <d' coming genei-a- >lo\\. in kee])ing with her history. Sup- 



tions. Yet. the way may lia\e been pose it i-(>fpiires twenty-five or even 



opened for the i'elea>e of China fi-om llft\' \cai's to woi'k out a government 



herself. suiteil lo the modei'ii nee(ls of China: 



