A few paragraphs taken from the address of the Chinese Minister to the United States, Wu Ting-Fang, given before the American Academy of Political and Social Science Inst evening, may be interesting. He says "Te would be tedious to enumerate all the improvements that have been introduced in China within the last twenty or thirty years. China has not been napping. T do not say all necessary reforms have been made, and frankly admit that something more will have to be done. Our government and people ate aware of this and they are taking steps in. that direction. But it should. be remembered that it is not necessary to import by wholesale the Western civilisation into China, What is suited to one country may not be suited to another. Wise statesmen do not rush forward to introduce new measures without serious consideration lest their introduction may cause disruption and duced. harm not counterpoised by the good pro-
"<The spirit of commercialism has lately risen toa dangerous pitch. As a market for the world's goods China indisputably holds the first place, for the wants of 350,000,000 to 400,000,000 people have to be supplied in some way. It has been said that, as x market, one province of China is worth more than the whole continent of Africa. It has always been the policy of China to treat all foreign nations alike. They are all most favoured nations in a literal sense. The maintenance of an open door' is exactly in the line of her policy. Bat, unbsppily, human netureis never con-
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