The Archive · 1928

A Sorry Mess

To quote from some of the corre: pondence, the General Refrigeration Company in Wisconsin has the following to say:—"Unquestionably 'a great many statesmen attempt to interpret the ills of our less for tunate neighbours and make a sorry mess of it, It often occurs, and it makes us wonder if such blunders as Senator Bingham has made in this instance do not have a serious reaction on American exporting and American firms engaged in the introduction of American equipment various countries."

Long Island City states: is very interesting and it gives us other side of the questions as wed by the residents of Chin which we would not be able to obtain otherwise. It seems. unfortunate that our leading representatives and statesmen cannot get the proper viewpoint of the Chinese situation that it could be satisfactorily adusted and business continue unin-

'The Conray-Progh Glass Ca', in Pittsburgh, Pa., expresses its approbation in. the following:—"We indeed be-glad to this unfortunate matter as fi we possibly can. Such educational data is indeed -weleome."

The Wahl Ca., manufacturers of fountain pens, replies in an ironical Yom that "We were very much interested in the report you sent regarding Senator Bingham's Visi to China. It is unfortunate 1 the Senator took it upon hiniself champion the cause of the oppressed Yellow race who suffered so much at the hands of the Nordics with superiority complexes."

Pi cage, Illinois, the home Thompson it will be} p, remembered, the Fairbanks, Morse Ca., writes in answer to Mr. Perkins' communication that "We have perused this carefully and quite agree that considerable harm was done.

We are consoled, however, by the fact that more reliable information reached Washington and was acted upon, probably to the Senator's chagrin. We refer now, of course, nding of American troops in

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