Salt Lake Herald | 1899-08-24 | Page 6 | Reform for China

REFORM FOR CA The Way Dr Gilbert Reed Proposes to Remove Ancient Prejudices Chicago Aug 23Dr Gilbert Reed of Chicago promoter of the Interna lanai Institute of China designed to instruct and elevate the better class of Chinese passed through Chicago en route to Pekin where he will purchase ground and begin the erection of buildings build-ings Dr Reed who was formerly a missionary in China has given his life during the last four years to the promotion pro-motion of the institute and has tray eled throughout Europe in its interest He said last night After spending many years in China I realized that the only way to remove existing prejudices open up the country coun-try and enlighten the natives was to influence the ruling classes in favor of reform and progress I saw that this was a work in which all the powers were interested and I have successfully success-fully solicited them to enter into it I intend to erect in the center of Pekin a number of buildings which will con tam a permanent exposition of the worlds inventions a lyceum libraries and reading roOms social halls etc The mandarins of the country are to be the pupils and the faculty it to con1 sist of educators from the various I countries The government of China has officially sanctioned the movement anti 15000 has been donated in China we have money to begin work and assurances as-surances of plenty to carry it on Deweys victoty at Manila has caused the Chinese to look upon Americans Amer-icans with great respect and we are now able to do more with them than ever before I think the entrance of the United States into the eastern situation sit-uation a great thing for China To protect their own interests the Amen cans must oppose the dismemberment of China and the other powers ne alizing this will naturally go slow Chinas prospects in my opinion are now generally better than ever before be-fore