"One of the manifest and promis ing signs of our day," Dr, Yen observed in the course of an address, "ig the growing importance of this imponderable, yet powerful, force, public opin world over are more and more heed: ing the dictates of this important force, for they know and realize that," without its backing, they are bound to fail in their efforts cither in their internal policies or external diplomacies. When this is true, readily see the great fulness of an organization such as the Institute of Pacific Relations, which provides, through its various a unique opportunity the delegates of the different countries bordering the Pacific to meet together and to discuss the problems affecting this important area of the world. These delegates fare representatives not of the governments but of the peoples, and, therefore, they are voicing the people's opinion. Moreover, they can do 0 in a free, frank and unhampered way such as the diplomats or governmental delegates cannot do because of the restraints or inhibitions imposed upon them by their official position, With great expectations we ave looking forward to the coming conference at Kyoto, Japan, at which some of the out standing problems between the different countries of the Pacific area, and especially between China and Japan, will be discussed; and we hope that through our ' fre, frank and full discussion at that conference, adequate solutions may be arrived at to the satisfaction and benefit of all concerned."
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