The Archive · 1929

Politics Barred

By a unanimous vote, the Foundation decided to withdraw {ts support from.the China Institute in the United States, which has been under. tae direction of Dr.

P. W. Kuo, a former president of the Southeaster University.at ing. It is understood that th trustees felt that the China Institute has been used too much for political purposes, which is outside the range of the Foundation's activities, Dr. Hu Shih, the greatest living Chinese philosopher, was again elected to a place on the board, after some time of retirement, Three Americans were ro-elected as members of the board, They are Dr. Paul Monroe, of Columbia Univer chairman; Mr, Charles Re bennett, manager of the Peking branch of the National City Bank, reassurer; and Mr. Roger Greene, director of tae Peking Union Medi" cal College United Press,

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