Speaking of America's positi China in connexion with the Soviets the Minister said: "America refuses to recognize the Soviets not because they owe her money, but. because the Soviets teach the lack of all international obligations. They insist, themselves, of contract with the Chinese, ut "We often hear prominent Chinese that they are not afraid that China will" become—Bolshevist. Neither are we that this feeling of irresponsibility, once adopted, China will declare that her international obligations are out of date and her discontented. party can repudiate all treaties. It would take two or three generations for the Chinese to live dow this policy.
This the real danger, 1 than our Chinese The policy of repudiation is more important than are the setual conditions of the Mr. MacMurray emphasized the fact that both of the extremes were necessarily dangerous. and that if we either turned too conservative or too radical, the last test would find ug brittle. He pleaded that all should work together in attempting to solve the eltimate problem of China—that of governing herself. And in this America should be tolerant of the viewpoints of other Powers.
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