wing is a summary of a 3 Cha Ying-ang, Civil Governor of Shantung, at a jon given in honour of the Right Sir John Jordan, British Minister in China, by the Civil and Military Governors, and the Representatives of the different organizations of Tsinanfu on November 13 last. Though the occasion is long past; the speech haa never yet been published so luily as this, and it contains several iméresting thoughts which ure engaging Your Excellency and Gentlemen:—On behalf of the Military Governor, the representatives of the Provincial Assembly, the Edueational Association and' the people of Tsinan, I welcome Your Excel-Jeney with unspeakable pleasure. It is a rare opportunity for the Chinese community of Tsinan, as well as for the officials here, have the honour of entertaining a foreign Minister so learned, so experienced, and so popular as your Excellency.
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Civil Governor of this province, it is also a genuine pleasure to me personally. This is not the first time that I have the honour to entertain your Excellency and on this occasion my own welcome is again shared by my colleagues and the other bodies of the public as at the time when I was the Civil Governor of Chekiang.
It gives me pleasure to say that this entertainment is no more form or compliment. It comes from the bottom of our heart and expresses much more than the word '"welcome" can convey.
We welcome your Excellency with respect and admiration, not only because of what you have done in strengthening the friendly relations in the past, but also for what we all expect of you in the future. You can help us in our work of reconstruction in China and we believe that you will do so. shall, on behalf of my fellow countrymen, not hesitate to express the hopes which are cherished by the Chinese throughout China.
the occasion of your present visit to Tsinan shall never be forgotten.
Tue Oppressive Periop.
Tt seems to me that foreign intercourse with China may be divided into three periods. The first period is passed. The third has not yet properly arrived. The period is the one through which we are passing now. During the first period the Chinese. through lack of knowledge aiid fear of the un-Known, used all their efforts to prevent intercourse with foreigners. Their presence, their business were regarded as undesirable and harmful. Our statesmen took the lead in this attitude and the people naturally followed. The foreign governments resented the Chinese attitude of exclusion and forced been marks of unfairness, and injustice to China and to the Chinese people at large on part pf the foreign nations. For the benefit of their trade, the foreign governments forced upon us from time to time a policy of concessions, exterritoriality, ete, under which the foreigners lived and are still living in separate places under their own laws. This policy created an inequality of status, which has proved unfair in every way to the Chinese. Politically, as morally, China has suffered ever since from this differential treatment, and asa consequence of this, she has not been able to obtain recognition on a basis of equality with the rest of the world.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.