WOMAN’S CLUB 
Woon Younc CHUN OF SHANGHAI, 
Cuina, Lecturep To MANCHES- 
TER WOMEN ON CHINA. 
“You Americans have a false idea 
of what China of today is like,” said 
Woon Young Chun to the members 
of the Manchester’s Woman’s club at 
the Tuesday afternoon meeting. 
“China has. been misrepresented to 
you by the character of our people 
who have come over here to live. 
They have been the lowest type of 
Chinese—the people of the slums, and 
I don’t wonder that their actions have 
given you a poor opinion of the 
NORTH SHORE ‘BREEZE 
Chinese. Your missionaries have 
also. misrepresented conditions in 
China. In order to secure support 
for their work they have dwelt upon 
the worst of life in China and have 
enlarged upon the dark side. 
“China has a recorded history of 
40 centuries. China was a nation be- 
fore Babylonia and Assyria. While 
these nations have failed and dis- 
appeared with the ages, China. still 
endures. When your ancestors in 
the British Isles were running wild, 
written language had been invented 
in China. Before Rome was invaded 
by the Goths the first history of China 
had been compiled. No foreign in- 
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vasion was needed .to make China 
build good roads—no. Norman in- 
vasion was needed to bring her cul- 
ture. The high ethical standards of 
the Chinese kept them from moral 
decay. 
“Why, then, is China only a third 
class nation at the best? The first 
factor of national greatness is geo- 
graphical location. China is cut off 
on one hand by lofty mountain ranges 
which have prevented her coming in 
contact with Hindoo culture. To the 
east the great Pacific has cut China 
off from the world. Until the inven- 
tion of the steamship, she has not had 
the benefit of contact with other peo- 
ples to keep her up with the progress 
of civilization. No nation of Europe 
has become great of itself. America 
is great because to her has fallen the 
heritage of the accumulated thought 
and knowledge of all ages. China 
owes to herself alone all that she has 
of civilization. 
“The second factor which has kept 
China from growth as a nation has 
been the ideals of her people. We do 
not place so much importance upon 
the material side of life as other peo- 
ples. We believe in the building of a 
quiet, sane life. We neglect inven- 
tion for the development of the soul.” 
The speaker described the homes of 
the wealthy Chinese as very luxuri- 
ous. The homes of the peasants, 
while simple, were comfortable. He 
compared them to the huts of the 
peasantry of Ireland and Scotland. 
“The high cost of living has struck 
China,” he continued. “I have a let- 
ter from my sister bemoaning the fact 
that eggs are now 10 cents a dozen 
and that a three-pound chicken now 
costs 40 cents whereas 25 cents was 
once the price. . Marketing in China 
would interest you. You run no 
chances of getting cold storage poul- 
try. The poultry is brought to mar- 
ket alive, you pick out the bird you 
wish and it is killed before your eyes. 
Fish are brought to the market alive 
in tanks and sold in the same way. 
“A Chinese girl lives like a boy un- 
til she is 12 years old. She plays with 
the boys until that age and is then 
taken away and trained in domestic 
affairs. We are criticized because we 
do not educate our women. The rea- 
son is that the Chinese education is 
too technical. To graduate from a 
Chinese higher institution of learning 
under the old system a nian must be 
about 45. He would be in school up 
to that time. It would be unfair to 
demand a woman to spend the better 
part of her life in this way. The 
women of wealth are educated in mu- 
sic, embroidery, etc. Until very re- 
cently there was no compulsory edu- 
cation in public schools. Wealthy 
