CHINA ARMING.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20274, 17 August 1937, Page 9

CHINA ARMING.

A THREAT TO THE WORLD. PROCESS YET INCOMPLETE. A picture of an armed China, with a population of over 400,000.000 and inexhaustible resources, was drawn by the Rev. H. G. Gilbert in an address on “China —the World’s Problem,” at the Hamilton Rotary Club yesterday. Mr Gilbert, who recently spent some time in China, said at present that vast counlry was not aggressive and had not been a belligerent country for thousands of years, but now. when faced with foreign invasion on all sides—and particularly from Japan, on ambitions and thoroughly resourceful The menace of Japan, said Mi- Gilbert, was constantly in the minds of the Chinese people, and huge contingents <»f troops were lo In* seen in all the Chinese towns. I p t<> recent, yo.irs china had not asserted her-self, Iml there was now a definite swing Inwards military strength. If China >1 mid choose In emulate Japan anything might happen, hnl at present china was no match for Japan. “China is determined to win out.” said Mr Gilbert, who added that the process of emancipation would take years, although il was only tin* educate.l people in the country, who realised tliis. 'flic Chinese were making wonderful cultural development and many of their prof->sors were men of extra - ordinarv ability. Education as a whole 1 1 a(i readied a vary high standard in , in;, ;i n l l Ihe C.>\ eminent. schools XN.'.-O i• asil\ as cfllcient as those in New' ;/, ilaml. Many of the leading men .list'd, how i-\ er. tli.it the .-nlighli'n menl of their country, according !o \\ estei n ideals, was creating a dangerous situation, ami one of them had