In India as in China the Nation-lists were apt to assume that the obstacles to their progress lay in the] attitude of the British Government.
The more they came up against the] facts of the situation, the more they realized that the real differences lay] in Indian conditions and not in the attitude of the British Government.
Tt seemed reasonable to draw an analogy in the ease of China, While} it was very easy to make a case against the unequal treaties—and the British Government had recognized the validity of the caso—the real difficulties in the Chinese situation were not interna-
Sir Frederick said the situation we are facing to-day is one of the! greatest importance both to Buropean countries and Asiatic and the speed with which the s0- alled Nationalist movement had spread in India and China is signifieant of the times through which we aire pasting. In contrasting the situation existing in India and China, the speaker laid stress on the fact that during the 20th century) now relations had come to exist between the Fa and the West. "If Tam to judge," he continued, "from certain manifestations in the Press, there are points which are disputed My view is that when an analogy to be drawn between one country and another, there ure lessons to be drawn between one country and another: there are lessons to be drawn from old history. In India we are faced with the rapid growth national opinion finding its outter in different forms and in different ways." Sir Frederick then went back to the old history of Asin and Europe, mentioned how Asia had in the past threatened Europe with: its domination and pointed out that. only about five centuries ago had the european nations become con. trolling influence in the destinies of Asia, which had little power to refist.' "Attila, Roland and John Sobieski of Poland were nantes that he would mention in this regard though they did not seem to be Known to a number of journalists Powerful influences were to-day] being brought into play to effect! Political changes from Angora to Yokohama, It was a fact that, one after he other, the peoples of Asia had signified their intention of effect ing changes in the conduct of their Political and government affairs. They had realized that—the operation European ideas, were in direct contrast with and they were taking mnalist ideas from Europe: these were undoubtedly 1etional but national. It would necessarily follow that most of the steps that could be taken in the immediate Yuture must be taken by the Chinese themselves, in the establishment of an effective govern. ment of their own.
Britain's business was to find out where the real differences existed and to endeavour to establish ly relations. Treaty revision undoubtedly a necessity, but it could only be brought into being by the sympathetic study of the various questions at variance by both the european countries and the Asiatic nations. The fundamental problem which all Asiatic nations were up against was the system which was to be adopted. The ideas which the European countries had brought into hheing in Asiatic countries were purely European, and in this connection ft was to be aid that there was a great cal to be learnt by European countries from India and China.
When speaking of European countries he desired to associate in every way his American friends, who were every bit as interested in the future of China as Great Britain was.
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