States of America, discussed the Sino-Japanese situation as then existing before an audience comprising the members of the Foreign Relations Council, the Poreign Policy Association, the 'Cina Institute and the Chin 'Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Sze' address has now been' printed in rin. wh tine en is "Some by the Ministry of Foreign
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justified bot 'Dr. Sze carefully avoid fed extravagance in his admittedly Stionge championship of China' ease. In particular he dealt with Some of the flamboyant assertions by Me. Matsuoka dorine his Amer jean tour regarding. the possibilities lof increased, American trade in the Far East as the result of Japanese policy. "Dr. Sze held up the example of Korea tu encouragenssat, of Scrutiny of Mr, Matsuoka's implied promises, Another effective package Invthe address was. that int which the. Chinese Minister soted the frequent reference to the pride and sensitiveness of the Ji istic spokesmen, He was tht concerned to deny it but he saw on. that ac~ count ho reason why it should be eld to justify nly from public critic of adeverve such ities devastating commonsense. The ascription of any special quality toa people as a whole is always an unsatisfying process. The alleged Sensitiveness of the Japanese has been frequently noted in conjuration with: criticisms of other nations—Dr. Sze's for exarcple—as if it were taken for granted that those jons, 20 far from being sensitive, were' able to present. positively pachydermatous hides to the arrows of contumely.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.
