The Peking conference of the Application: A Ministerial interests, World's Student Christian Federa-
VIII. In all special rights as:
Apprehension tion will have attending it delegates signed to Chinese subjects alone by The Chinese Government is pay- Chinese laws and mandates in from more than 20 countries, and in addition will have a good repreing great attention to the reaolu-! agricultural, industrial, and comsentation of Chinese students. tion regarding the maintenance of mercial pursuits, foreign subjects Places have been reserved for 500, the policy of open door and equa} should be precluded from partici-of whom 150 will be women, and opportunity" in China by foreign pation. already more than 400 registrations Powers, a8 enngunted. of the Wash: Wers Cxixa's Rioats Sacrivicep? have been received. It was expect-yo preventing any possibility of ch? gore an are eel ington Conference.
With a view! ed that many schools in remote places would not be able to send alien eubjoets eventtly gnome, consolidating Our position in the students on account of expense and industrial or Cee interes DO commercial and other enterprises development: tal, distance, but events have proved that. schools everywhere have Ohi Yao-san, Minister of Agricu™ leven after the "open door policy" realized the importance of the ocmaltied tothe FI tery chant, tures ted version of Principle IT of the ture and Commeres, 3 cet of i PUL into effect, But the trans: casion, and are making great efforts to find the necessary money TEN etjocing certain' restrictions 1@, Principles submitted by, our 3 5 in many cases the students are ing the whole amount themselves on foreigners residing and trading {)'Confagence on November 16 The theme of the conference is in the interior of this Republic, to jo9) "provides that all Powers that "Christ and World Reconstruction."
operative when the whole coun- ivy parties to this agreement. shall The Student Christian Movement try shall be thrown open to for enjoy the right of equal opportun-all over the world has been a very signers for residence. They are asf) SCauetrial and commercial real factor in rousing public opinion, pursuits, ete. Our delegate are in promoting the study of social and:
I, Mixed Residence in the In-]understcod to have declared that international problems, and in proterior.
At first only provincial; ('hina would voluntarily agree to ducing a literature on Christianity capitals and important commercial the adoption of this principle at and its application which challenges ports and other places acéessible|all places in the Republic of China the attention of students. In China by steamships and railways, limit- without exception.
It becomes a where the student class, in the ed to a radius of 30 li (10 miles) in doubtful question then whether we words of an English professor, has before it a task such as no other all directions, should be thrown|have declared away our power to open for mixed residence. This to} throw open for mixed residence body of people im history has been faced with, it is easy to realise the ba carried out in one year during; our interior towns one—by which time an investigation com-lone at our own will. As we Rave value which a student Christian mission should be appointed toj agreed to all the Powers enjoy movement can be in building up study the question and complete the right of equal opportunity in strength of character and promot-preparations. industry and commerce, whether ing social reform. [we may impose any restrictions or
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