Government and people of are happy to acknowledge the 1 sympathy and friendliness 1 by the Governments and concerned during the past 12)
The encouraging record of 148 been emulated and the ded Belgian Concession in and the British Concession rinklang as well as the new Polish Treaty of Amity, Comand Navigation concluded on assis of full equality and rey, are further milestones in pad towards international good-and ce-operation, would tend to lighten the burden of the people.
Unluckily, those "good intention gave way to differences, ip disputes and warfare...
Mr. Green expressed: his pleasure over Dr. Wang's. statement that the National: Government was now finding itself in.a better: position than ever before and he hoped that, the good practical work outlined by Dr. Wang would be carried out. Phe speaker then contrasted present China with the: past and said there was a time; when China was considered exceedingly slow, by some: she was considered impossible.to move. Latterly, he said, she had "developed a power to move very fast, -almost too fast in her enthusiasm for new, things. Some of the disappointments of the past had been due this over-enthusiasm and the desire to move too fast. But the conspicuous feature of the times was that the national spirit had fired the imagination of the people in such a [way as. never before, Creation of Public Interest Those who could look back 20 Jor 30 years would remember that at one time a Chinese business man thought of nothing outside his business and what immediately concerned But now he was. keenly! interested: in his country's affairs) ind! only anxious to play his part in them and assist in the work of reform. The speaker specially recalled the Economic Conference of June 1928, the enthusiasm with which the business men who sat in devoted themselves to their task, ind. the practical far-seeing "scheme they evolved. Mr. Green also dwelt jupon-the now status to which women /had peen raised under Nationalism, jand "spoke of the important law Promulgated on August 1. giving daughters, married-and uns.arr equal rights of inheritance, with th sons, in their parents' property.
In all this, said Mr. Green, public opinion had' been created," which iwas a tremendous asset' to the Government, if- properly "used, and it was for the press to give it utterance, After dwelling. shortly on Gen, Chiang Ki appeal to the press for free criticism, Mr. Green closed by saying that the members of the foreign press were deeply interested in the welfare of the Chinese people and he hoped that they would be able to help in the work that was to be done by the National Government in the months and the years to come, at will perhaps make 1029 memorable is the graceful re of the Powers concerned in ing to collaborate with Chine tablishment of her juris-
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