The American Minister, Mx. Nelson T. Johnson, met a very large attendance of Americans at the American Club on March 6 at 'a community differ. Mx. F. J. Raven was in the chair.
Mr, Raven expressed the appreciation of the American Community hat Mr, Johnson could be with them on' this occasion, He. was unable to accept the community's Javitation immediately upon his arrive) but he returned to Shangh sooner than had been expected which was pleasing' to the Ameri-ans here, Mr. Raven then introduced Inv. B. &. Gunningham, "American Gonsul-General in Shanghai who} Aclivered a laudatory address on My, Johnson's remarkable career.
Mr. Cunningham said that the Americana in Shanghai had _been interested in Mr. Johnson's career aver since he came here some 20 Years ago. They had watched his development. as a father watches Ghat of a successful son. Mr. Jobnson has moved from one responsbility to another and has everywhere met with successes. His friends] here congratulate him on his many Americans in China are partiularly gratified, he said, that, Mr. Tohnaon is a member of the China Service. and isthe second career cMicial of the American Foreign! Service to be appointed American Minister to China. This would seem to fix the precedent that the American ministership should be held by career man rather than by political appointee.
Mr, Cunningham then called for ince rousing cheers for Mr, John son which was given with tremendous. enthusiasm.
Mr. Johnson's speech was. short Dut personal and reminiscent, He called the days 22 years ago when he arrived in Shanghai and was introduced into its ways. fed the leading mon of the Community of those days and the influence which they had upon the Formation of his personality, As regards the International Settlement, Int. Johnson suggested that the time had again come for a return to the fundamentals which! Yaced the founders of the Settlement, the most important being. cooperation among many nationalities and with the Chinese among whom the Americans lived and with whom they traded. He. felt that that cooperation must still be the principle time, 1 guiding Americans at the present
He thanked thoro present for their Kindly sentiments and hoped that they would counsel and assist him in his work,
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