Asked what part the League of Nations was likely to play in the] affairs of China, he replied: "The League of Nations is a deliberative assembly dealing only with questions disputes Inid before it. tis therefore difficult to say what the League could do, should, some international conflict occur "in China. Everything would depend on the nature of the appeal made to the League by one or another of the parties concerned. We most sincerely hope that the the League may become areal pivot of peace."
He wound up with the following statement: "The unification of China is possible and even easy. Tu reality China has never ceased to be united. No doubt there are politicians and soldiers to where {interest it is to oppose the unification of the country to a mare or less jerable extent; but, before we consider the political position of a country, we must know what a its influential elements. In China they are the merchants and the agriculturalists. These two classes of '-workers and producers have never suspended friendly relations or the exchange of merchandise. This is different from what occurs in other countries in which various races exist and in which civil war is frequently the outcome of their race prejudices. If China at the present time does not present the appearance of unity, it is because the want of a strong central government. The present head of the State is a man of principle and a great patriot, but we must give him time. When the Peking Government is stronger, the uni-cation of China will be immediate. ly and very easily realized."
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