The speaker declared that New China was now embarked on a programme of peaceful progress, but adznitted that at present, there was still considerable anti-foreign feeling throughout the land, and gave, as one of the reasons for this feeling, the attitude of aloof ness on the part of the foreign community living in Shanghai. The speaker referred to instances of this, but requested that this part of his'address be not taken down for publication, Dr. Yui mentioned the vast programme of road construction throughout China and. intimated that the present plan of forced labour would be superseded by the employment of disbanded tre which he assured his audience being seriously considered by jovernment, The recent conference of Chinese leaders held in Nanking was stressed by the speaker, as being pregnant with tremendous possibilities.
had been decided that henceforth the various armies should be united jin one national army under the nationalist government, instead of being the instruments of aggressive movements against each opposing faction as they had been during the past 17 years. The carrying out of these progressive reforms had been entrusted to the able ship of the so-called, "Chri General Feng Yushsiang:
The doing away with unequal treaties, and a reciprocal treatment the basis ut equality with all was, the speaker declared, the aim of the present Nationalist Government.
The Opium Scandal Dr. Yui passed over the recent. opium scandal wherein certain officials of the Nationalist Government were implicated in the smuggling of the drag, but said he was sorry to admit that, at the present time, the growing' of opium in China and the smoking of the drag. by his own people was far greater than it had been for many many sears. It was hoped, however, that the present government would take steps at an carly date to bring atour a cessation of the traffic.
Dr. Yui deeply regretted the many acts of vandalism which occurred throughout China during the past few years. Not only had valuable mission "property been int only destroyed by the Reds in China, of which the province of Honan, and especially its capital Charesha gave notable examples, but the spirit of Bolshevism had been imbibed by many of the Chinese, some personally known to the sneaker, who had encouraged lawlessness in order to gain control of valuable mission property.
A Dream that May Come True The speaker admitted that the pictures of future impro
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