Statement by Mr. F. W. Stevens To the Editor of the "Norra-Cama Datty News."
Sir,—As representative in China of the group of American bankers (for whom only, I speak) I have been asked several questions, among others,—what I think of the group of Chinese bankers.
I am glad that it has been formed and that it is headed by able men. Its formation shows that this influential class of Chinese business men are now alive to the importance of their taking an active part in solving some of China's national problems. As one of them recently said, fundamentally all Chinese problems must be solved by the Chinese people themselves. I am deeply impressed by the well known fact that the Chinese masses are sober, industrious, thrifty and peaceable. People with such qualities will surely some day have a stable and beneficent government, and the day will be hastened by this banking group, by commercial groups and by other groups of good citizens, all aiming to help.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.