New Development Enterprise:
No Anti-Foreign Meant:
Better Than Boycott Fnom Ov OWN Connesronvent Changsha, Nov. 3.
Running true to form, Hunan has formed an association -for the.encouragement of home industry. This is a far safer direction for energy than that of the past summer when much was done by students and others in blocking the landing of goods imported from abroad, and destroying the wares of shopkeepers. It has been hard, during the entire autumn, to purchase a case of Taikoo sugar and to expect it" to Teach the purchaser's house in safety, Too many detectives, watching for foreign goods, were on the lookout. The cooks usually managed to smuggle a sack or two under their gowns and to ride up town a riesha with the smuggled suoplies under them, therefore, to turn side and to note the calling' of a large meeting, in the Governor's yamen on November 1, to formulate plans for developing home products. The chairman of the meeting, Mr. Kung Hao, announced that too much time and strength had gone into the mere effort of blocking the products of other countries. This meeting was, to devine plans for encouraging home products.
The commissioner of the Interior, Mr. Wu Ching-hung, interjected a of caution and pointed out that ware in the did in foreign relations.
The official representation, he thought, should be confined to supervision df the activities proposed. Thix comment was supported by Mr. Ssu, vice-speaker of the Provincial Assembly.
Mr, Tang, the Commissioner of Industry, urged the entering of private capital into the field of manufacture. To this end, one objective of the new association should be the seeking out of capital that might be invested in industrial projects. The meeting concluded with the passing of two resolutions; one, to create a committee to formulate plans of procedure in encouraging industrial development; the second, to penalize individuals and groups for undue use of foreign goods.
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