were' present.
Mr. Arnold, in introducing Mr, Oliver, remarked on the great pleasure which each one present experienced at being able to listen to such a thigh member of Congress As he addressed the guests of the" evening, Mr. Oliver observed that the problems of China were not foe fany one nation to solve, The present predicament was one in the solving of which all nations, including China, had to take part. He then referred to the two commis ons, the extraterritoriality and riff Commission, who were now making reports to their home governments.
China, continued the speaker, needed one strong man, a person of practical and utilitarian ideas and one who had the force and initiative to put them into operation, He must be able to, recognize and deal with the problems which confront this nations.
In his concluding remarks, Mr. Oliver' stated that ho was a tour of the Orient for the purpose of obtaining experience which would assist him in his work in the American Congress. these demands in the interests of salvation." Signed) The Shanghai Executive Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
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