The democratic movement in Asia . ntative judg-ments of Japan for the next decade; but for thepresent it is not evident that the exaltation ofJapan to a place of accepted political leadershipof Asia would not paralyze the present repub-lican movements in China, the Philippines, andIndia. Business men may say that Chinas weaknessis fundamentally commercial and industrial; thestatesman may say that it arises out of a con-fusion of political theories; the railway buildermay find the cause in the wretched system orlack of system of communication; the teacherconcludes that the trouble is illiteracy
The democratic movement in Asia . ntative judg-ments of Japan for the next decade; but for thepresent it is not evident that the exaltation ofJapan to a place of accepted political leadershipof Asia would not paralyze the present repub-lican movements in China, the Philippines, andIndia. Business men may say that Chinas weaknessis fundamentally commercial and industrial; thestatesman may say that it arises out of a con-fusion of political theories; the railway buildermay find the cause in the wretched system orlack of system of communication; the teacherconcludes that the trouble is illiteracy; the phy-sician that it is low standards of health. Butany broad survey of present Chinese conditionsmust reveal very clearly that none of the reformsproposed will carry very far, except where theyare accompanied by the most radical moral andspiritual changes in the people. The ethics ofConfucius, with its pronounced individualisticaccent, does not promote the sense of socialresponsibility which is essential to the develop- [34]. ASIA REPRESENTS A VAST RESER-VOIR OF LABOR WHICH AS YET HASBEEN UTILIZED VERY INEFFECTU-ALLY. UNFORTUNATELY, AS POWERMACHINERY AND MODERN FACTORIESINCREASE, THE WOMEN AND THECHILDREN ARE AMONG THE FIRSTTO BE DRAWN INTO THE NEW IN-DUSTRIAL SYSTEM. THE UNITED STATES IN ASIA ment and sustenance of public spirit and pa-triotism. In practice it has proved even unequalto supplying the personal virtues necessary forthe carrying on of the simplest cooperativepolitical, commercial, or educational enterprises. Likewise, the most serious obstacle to theestablishment of Home Rule in India is not eco-nomic or educational, but moral and is frequently pointed out that India lacks areligious unity which makes for peace and con-cord. The Hindu and the Mohammedan repre-sent two irreconcilable religious loyalties whichare frequently in conflict. It is equally true thatneither of these religions has in the past demon-strated its fitness to produce the ethica
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