Fears for Institute of Pacific Relations The fear that the Institute of Pacific Relations would develop Into a conference provided for the purpose of allowing Russia, Japan and' China to present propaganda to delegates of other nations, was ox-pressed by Dr. ¥. ¥. Tsu, u member Of the faculty of St. John's Univer= sity, at a luncheon given under the auspices of the International Fricndship Committee of the Community Chitreh, at the Navy Y.M.C.A. on Sept. 22, Dr, Tsu, who is a mem. ber of the' faculty' of St. John's University, was himself a delegate tothe conference of the Institute eld in the Yosemite National Paric Dr. Tsu said that there was a tendency in. this direction, as one nation was inclined to make its delegates oficial spokesmen for the foreign policy of the nation, whereas the purpose of the conference was to provide a means whereby _un-oficial delegates from Pacific coun-{ries might come together to discuss their problems in a friendly manner.
The Chinese delegation was made up of academic men who were anxious to adopt a scholarly attitude towards the problems emerging from the conference. Dr. Tsu spoke highly of the two Russian delegates who were present, stating that they presented their cise in the most brilliant: manner.
It was evident, he continued, that the United States was most Interested in her internal affairs at present, and she did not intend to use force in the Far East as a means to support treaty guarantees. The question of the Philippines was the subject of a heated discussion at the conference, when the possibility of a neutrality pact was debated. A large proportion of the delegates to the conference were greally depressed with the discussions centering around North China.
Dr. Tsu was introduced by Mr.
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