When the Kuominchun—faction was driven out of Peking Mr, Blanco asserted that all fighting would] cease, and maintained this opinion] in spite of advice from men experijy enced in China affairs. In view of his attitude Mr, Blanco was taken to see students of Chinese politics.
In Mr. Blaneo's presence Dr, Her bert Chatley, the secretary of the Whangpoo Conservancy Board, was asked when he thought fighting in China would cease, Without 2 moment's hesitation Dr. Chatley replied: "Tean tell you at once. Fight ing will cease on June 4 and 5, 2006. Mr, Blanco could not see the joke.
A highly respected Chinese deal was asked the same question. Hi answer was: "Iam a Chinese, and I cannot tell. You (the writer) have been in China more than 20 years, and you cannot tell, The only people who can tell us are the rou the-world tourists, who, after an hour's ride around Shanghai in a riesha or a motor car, can tell you jail about China." One of Mr. Blan-ce's fellow passengers across the]
was Dr. C. C, Wang, of the istry of Communications. When jong was asked that question ced the writer to shake hands, and to hope that he and the writer ive Jong enough to see the end of fighting in China, Mr. Blanco gave it, as his consid ered opinion, that, the Kuominchun party having been driven out of Peking, and thet fighting would, therefore, cease, all the railways throughout China would immediately resume normal service. It may here be stated that Mr. Blanco has never ridden a single mile on any Chinese owned railway.
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