Expression of Desire to Foster Greater Friendship Between the Two Countries We have received from Mr.
Walker Langford, President of the National Union of Students of the Universities and University Colleges of England and Wales the following copy of resolutions and a letter sent to the President of the Central Union of Chinese Students in Peking in reply to a letter received from the Chairman of the Committee on the Shanghai case. The letter is dated London, November 18, The President, The Central Union of Chinese Students, The National University, Peking.
Dear Mr. President, The letter which was sent by the Central Union of Chinese Stude to the Representative Councils of some of our Universities was submitted to the annual Council meeting of the National Union of Students which was held at Not-bingham from October 16 to '19 1925.
We were exceedingly sorry to hear of the conflict which occurred at Shanghai and at other and of the sad loss of life, the majority of the British public we students know very little of the conditions prevailing in China, and are anxious to obtain all the information possible. The great distance dividing our two country and the difference of language and customs are obstacles that in the past have contributed to impede mutual knowledge and understanding. These difficulties still confront us and we feel every effort should be made to surmount them.
The first step in this direction is a desire to know and understand, bused on goodwill. As an earnest of this, the Council invited Mr, Gideon Chen, who had recently arrived from China, to present to them the point of view of the Chinese students, and as a result] the accompanying resolutions were carried unanimously.
The chief objects of the National Union as stated in our constitution are:—
'To represent the Students of this country nationally and' internationally and to maintain their cooperation "withthe. students of "To promote the educational snd social interests of students, In entice Independerce of all political anid ree This precludes our Union from taking any political action but emphasized the importance of establish. ing close and friendly contact between the student bodies of our two countries, With confidence that by our united efforts this happy. ideal may be realized, Yours sincerely,
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