Important Chinese Meeting The initial meeting of the Society for the Advancement of the National Citizens' Convention took place on Saturday afternoon at the Chinese Y. 'AL
Some 00 were present, while several hundred were refused admittance on account of the limited hall space. All these were representatives of various local Chinese organizations.
Mr. Kiang Shiang-pao was elected chairman of the day, and introduced Mr. L, T. Yuan who said that the Society would not be cun-fined to Shanghai alone, but the: organization would spread throughout the Republic. China's one hope was in the Citizens' Convention and as soon as the latter body was convened. the Society would be dissolved.
When called upon to speak, Mr. David Z. T. Yui, General Secretary of the Y.M.C.A., said that of the many meetings he had attended throughout America, Europe, and Asia, this was by far the most important. The Republic had been established for nine years, but these only proved to be nine years of internal strife and turmoil and suffering for the citizens. I fault of others, Mr. Yui said, it is the fault of the citizens themselves, because they have refused to bear responsibility. They remained silent when they should not have done so. They have failed to do that which was their duty.
Other speakers were Mr. S. W. Fok and Mr. S. Feng, of the Cantonese Guild, Mr. Yui Tsong-chow, Mr. Loh Kwei-liang, and several others.
It was then decided that the Society would do its utmost to further its aims and_ a constitution was drawn up. The constitution states that membership will be limited to representatives of organizations: which would appoint from its own membership one to three delegates with voting power in the Society.
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