immigrants), in such a way as to conserve American institutions, to protect American labor from dangerous economic competition, and to promote an intelligent and enduring friendliness among the people of all nations. (Signed) WILLIAM I. HAVEN, Chairman HOWARD B. GROSE FINIS S. IDLEMAN ALFRED R. KIMBALL SHAILER MATHEWS RUFUS W. MILLER JOHN R. MOTT FRANK MASON NORTH E. E. OLCOTT WILLIAM H. ROBERTS ALEXANDER WALTERS XI. Enlargement of the Commission At a meeting of the commission in the early part of 1916 it was decided that the number of members should be increased in the interest of wider geographical representation, and the commission is now constituted as follows: Hamilton Holt, New York City Professor David P. Barrows, Berkeley, Cal. Rev. Charles R. Brown, New Haven, Conn. Rev. Edwin Heyl Delk, Philadelphia, Pa. H. J. Heinz, Pittsburgh, Pa. Bishop E. R. Hendrix, Kansas City, Mo. Professor Jeremiah W. Jenks, New York City Rev. H. B. Johnson, Berkeley, Cal. President Henry C. King, Oberlin, Ohio Rev. D. Clay Lilly, Nashville, Tenn. President C. S. Nash, Berkeley, Cal. Rev. Frank Mason North, New York City Warren Olney, Jr., San Francisco, Cal. Rev. Doremus Scudder, Honolulu, Hawaii Robert E. Speer, New York City Rev. Sydney Strong, Seattle, Wash. Hon. Henry W. Temple, Washington, D. C. Rev. James I. Vance, Nashville, Tenn. President George E. Vincent, Minneapolis, Minn. Rev. L. B. Wolf, Baltimore, Md. Rev. Sidney L. Gulick, New York City, Representative Rev. Charles S. Macfarland, New York City, Secretary XII. General Observations In addition to a strictly representative work, Dr. Gulick has also naturally interested himself in the whole problem of immigration which is involved, and has been permitted to render freely such information and to make without restraint such recommendations as might seem to him wise and helpful. The commission and the executive and administrative committees of the Federal Council, while expressing no judgment and taking no action upon these matters, have encouraged Dr. Gulick to place at the disposal of the people the results of his wide study and practical knowledge regarding the problems involved. A statement regarding the work of the commission would be incomplete unless mention were made of the distinguished services rendered by Dr. Gulick since he was sent here three years ago by the missionaries in Japan. Dr. Gulick was for over twenty-five years one of the most honored missionaries of the American Board, widely known as a faithful missionary, a scholar, and a Christian statesman. He entered the service of the Federal Council with the warm approval of his denomination. Some intimation of his untiring service may be gained by consulting his various itineraries recorded in the annual reports of the Federal Council for the years 1914 and 1915. This Commission has brought the whole question of American relations with the Orient before the people at a new angle and is creating a new atmosphere. Many other bodies have been brought, through the influence of the commission, to a similar consideration of the whole question, including chambers of commerce, women's clubs, and organizations of labor. Of these other bodies, however, the most important has been the World Alliance for the Promotion of International Friendship through the Churches, with which the Federal Council Commission on Peace and Arbitration is, in the interest of International Christianity, working in the closest relationship of cooperation. The full report of this movement is given in the second volume of the report of the Commission on Peace and Arbitration. XIII. Important Conferences At a widely representative conference of the American Council of the World Alliance held at Garden City, New York, in April, 1916, much thoughtful attention was given to "The Church and the Oriental Problem." Some of the individual utterances at the conference were as follows: "The church has two great duties; one is to evangelize the Oriental nations; the other is to Christianize the relations sustained to these nations by the nations which are called Christian. two duties are inseparable." These "We cannot reap right relationships out of false conceptions. Until we get our relations right between ourselves and the Eastern world it is vain for us to think that we can make our policies right." "We have listened entirely too long to nonsense regarding chasms run across humanity that can never be bridged. We must believe that it is absolutely possible to establish relationships of genuine international good-will and affection between ourselves and the Oriental peoples." "We have got to believe that nations can love one another even across the Pacific Ocean. The Christian church must set herself to lead in that affection. We must not content ourselves with projecting the duty into the distant future or looking at the platform that lifts it beyond the level of our immediate and practical duty.” "Superior theology is no excuse for inferior morality. If we have a clearer view of God than the Oriental nations, then we must judge ourselves by stricter standards than we apply to them." -Robert E. Speer. "Surely we of all men ought to stand for the great conviction that there is only one race, and that is the human race." "A Chinese delegate at the Edinburgh Conference stood before that great assembly and said, 'Men of the West, my nation has broken with its past, and we need your help in guiding our people into the new path.' What shall be our attitude in such circumstances? Shall we treat these other nations with jealousy? Shall we talk about the 'yellow peril?' You would find Asiatics talking about the 'white peril.' The pending question between our government and Japan illustrates what I mean." |