has fallen behind other
nations. Now they have set out to remedy these defects. The
comparative view of the world is what is bringing about the remaking
of China."

In China, no doubt, the men who have brought the people this
"comparative view of the word" were criticised sometimes for presuming
to suggest that any other way might be better than China's way; but
they kept to their work--and have won. Doctor Richard himself did much
effective service by publishing a series of articles and diagrams
showing how China compared with other countries in area, population,
education, wealth, revenue, military strength, etc. Such comparisons
are useful for America as a country, and for individual states and
sections as well.

Hong Kong, China.

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XVI

WHAT I SAW IN THE PHILIPPINES

Of the cruelty of Chinese punishments I have already had something to
say, but there is at least one thing that should be said for the
Chinese officials in this connection: No matter how heinous his crime,
they have never sent a criminal from Hong Kong to Manila in an
Indo-China boat in the monsoon and typhoon season.

Dante could have found new horrors for the "Inferno" in the voyage as
I made it. From Saturday morning till Sunday night, while the storm
was at its height, the waves beat clean over the top of our vessel. A
thousand times it rolled almost completely to one side, shivered,
trembled, and recovered itself, only to yield again to the wrath and
fury of mountain-like waves hurled thundering against it and over it.
The crack where the door fitted over the sill furnished opening enough
to flood my cabin. In spite of the heat not even a crack could be
opened at the top of the window until Monday morning. A bigger ship a
few hours ahead of us found the sea in an even more furious mood. The
captain stayed on the bridge practically without sleep three days and
nights, going to bed, spent with fatigue and watching, as soon as he
came at last into sight of Manila. Two weeks ago the captain of
another ship came into port so much used up that he resigned and gave
his first mate command of the vessel, while still another vessel has
just limped into Manila disabled after buffeting the storm for a brief
period.

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At any rate, the trip is over now, and I write this in Manila, with
its tropical heat and vegetation, its historic associations, its
strange mixture of savage, Spanish, and American influences. The Pasig
Riv