Washington, Feb. 8.
'The Chinese Industrial _Commission, which has been visiting Italy, France, Germany and Eng: land, is spending February, continuing' ite investigations, in the United State Mr. Chang Chien, head of the mission, and Mr. Chungtao T. Chu, its secretary, wore accorded a warm welcome to Washington by officials of the American Department of Com merce and by the heads of the var. fous sections of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States here during the frst week in February. The commis-on, which is composed of eight menibers, in making an extensi tour of Amerienn industrial ecntres, visiting important manufac. turing plants and observing detail American methods, part cularly as to highway construction and the making of automobiles, the making of textile fabrics and textile machinery, and the culture of cotton and other agricultural ing thanufacturing plants. Their tour of inspection includes Buf-tale, Cleveland, Detroit, where! the" Ford "manufacturing plant] will be visited, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia, sailing from the latter city for home.
"The Commission ig scmi-governmental, being sponsored by tho} Chinese Chambers of Commerce. An extensivo- detailed report will] be prepared on the mission's tour of Europe and the United States. This will be made in duplicate to the Chinese Chambers of Com-more nnd to the Minister of
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