away for more than a few months anu T do not contemplate a speech, making tour, but in the event that Tam asked any questions, I shall answer them. As for the policy of the Chamber in Shanghai undoubtedly will be called upon to outline to the national commercial organizations, it may be said that during the past three yours the work of the American Chamber of Commerce has been guided by the underlying principle that the American business man in China is a teal friend of his Chinese customers with whom he is in constant contact snd whose ideas and needs he, studies.
"Die-Hard" a Stupid Slogan "Tt was during these years that the terms "Die-hard" and "Shanghai mind" were invented by these irresponsible propagandists who axe not only straining Sino-American relations, but are doing untold mischief to the Chinese people by mis representation and exaggeration. T for one, have never recognized that "Shanghai mind" differs from any other type phrase "die-hard" was 4 more than a stupid slogan. All that we have asked our Government to. do is to protect American life and property in China, so that we might continue to do business on a just and fair basis.
Our representative asked Mr. Kingsbury) what he thought the American people would be interested in hearing from him about China and he replied that American com mercial interests, now that the tariff had more or less been settled, would ike to know what protection commerce had, and stated, "As regards extraterritoriality, I am sure that this will be one of the first questions asked me, and I can only reiterate inion of the foreign business. that our the abolition of extraterritoriality.
Strawn Commission Report "That Commission has issued a public report and has made n number of recommendations, which were signed by the Chinese as well as the foreign delegates. We feel that the question of the abolition of extraterritoriality should be dealt, with from the standpoint of the Strawn Commission report. I, personally, feel that it is to China's greatest advantage that that should be so, for hasty action can only result in a greater straining of relations between China and foreign countries. We all feel, as persons who have invested our money in China and who hope to live here perhaps the balance of our lives, that we should like to c¢e China unified and strong. We should like to sec China take her place among the nations: of the earth on a basis of equality, but equality can only be attained by achievement, not by employing propagandists." Most of us here, who are sincere friends of China, feel that the greatest damage that fas to-day been done to Chinn is not being done by what the young Chinese call the "die-hard" but by aid propagandists, who fill the world with falsehoods and who destroy the prestige abroad of the Chinese people. This is particularly true in the United States. If China paid her defavited obligation particularly merchant obligations, much more would be accomplished in inning the goodwill and restoring the confidence of the Powers than by tongues of propagandists, If the finances of the country were s0 unified that taxes were equitably administered, China. would go a long. way toward accomplishing the abolition of extraterritoriality,
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