To trace the changes that have taken place through Western con {tact since I came to China 21 years! ago. First of all the emancipation that has come to the women of China.
When we arrived the Anti-Footbinding Association had just been found-Jed by Mrs. Archibald Little, At that period nearly every woman had bound fect and it was customary for them to remain in their homes. One instance of which we know where woman had scarcely been 100 yards} from her home for 15 years. Now] the practice of foot-binding is nearly discontinued and women move freely everywhere, even going abroad in large numbers for _education. in these areas to collect taxes and provide protection. Though primarily, for the use of foreigners, the areas, as we know, have proved attractive to hundreds of thousands of Chinese who appreciated the conditions and desire the protection of life and pro" perty which is afforded, T have mentioned the use of slogans, which as we all know are catch phrases, intended to appeal to the vnedueatid web, being urablo analyse them, do not realize that the slogans are meaningless and unsound and more, destructive to those who use them than to those against whom they are directed. One of the slogans in constant use is, "Impe hat it is meant. to convey I confess I do not know, though I do know it is meant to be derogatory. We Bi proud to be called "Imperialists" for means that w2 are members of great Empire, in any pavt of which a native or a foreigner will find law ard order and be sure of safety and protection.
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