"The bock while it contains some interesting information fails to solve the Chinese Puzzle. It is to be regretted that Mr. Ransome dwelt too much on the superficial aspect and left out of account the solid background—the Chinese people in his attempt at critical analysis of the situation. His contempt for and open antagonism to his own countrymen, the foreigners in China, are rather deplorable, Nor do his writings help in. the best way the cause of Nationatirm in China which he seems to admire. It is true that in China there may be numbers of foreigners who are not to sympathetic to China's Nationalistic aspirations, but there fare Chinese as well and in every country men exist who resist any changes. To assume, however, that foreign opinion is anti-progressive especially when the motive behind it is suid to be self-interest, is quite a mistake. It is sometimes difficult to resist the conclusion that Mr, Ransome writes with his tongue. in his cheek or is he a propagandist merely?
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.