Change in Attitude Explained by Dr. Hu Shih American views on China were noticeably favourable as a result of the latter's stiffened attitude vis-n-vis Inpan, Dr. Hu Shih, philosopher and author, told press representatives on arrival from America in the Empress of Japan, on Dec, 1. Formerly, he said, the general opinions of the American press were at times rather critical but they had. undergone a great change during the past month, While in America, Dr. Hu received two honorary dexree conferted on him by Harvard Univer: sity and the University of Southern California, "In addition to attending the tercentenary celebrations of Harvard University, he served as the chief Chinese delegate tothe sixth biennial conference of the Institute of Pacific Relations, Arriving on the same vessel were Gen, Chiang Porlien, returning after 9 military inspection' tour in. Europe and America, and Mr, Wang Pung-sun, counsellor of the Chinese Em. assy in Tokyo. A large group of officials and friends welcomed the trio on the wharf, Gen. Chiang said no imminent Buropean war was possible, because there Was no vital issue at present to precipitate such a conflict, Dr, Hu's Impression Dr. Hu Shih's lecture attracted huge crowds to the Chinese YMCA. Boulevard de afontigny, on Dec, 2. 'The lecture was on.' impressions gathered by Dr. Hu during his recent trip to America, where he attended the tercentenary celebrations at Har-yard University and the sixth biennial conference of the Institute of Pacific Relations at Yosemite, Speaking of the Harvard ccremany, he related that every institute represented at the celebration was given a number according to ils 9g¢, the oldest commencing with one. a delegate of Peking University, Nankai University, and the Academia Sinica, he was given the numbers of 454, and 409, respectively. 'There Were only five more above these, Which gave striking indication of the comparative youth of education in China, despite her §,000-year-old culture, During the Eastern Han Period, the highest institute of learn-Ing in China' had an enrolment of over 30,000, which no present-day university could hope to equal in umber and antiquity. Unfortunately, the posts of educators and professors were oficial, thus polities and edueation inevitably were bound up with each other. He held this state of affairs as responsible for the lack of continuity in the promotion of edtication and training of students, Nothing Equals Fact Referring to the conference at Yosemite, he said the site formerly belonged to Spain, now in the throes of a terrible civil war, which proved that any nation which relied solely ft, and had no solid founda ud industry, could Whatever propaganda one anight spread, nothing could equal real fact Dr. Hu continued. For instance, dose ite the publicity given to the Far Eastern situation, the countries which took part in the Institute's conference three years ago had pald lite atten tion, if any, to It, Now, because the' stern reality' of "the economic penetration of world markets by Japan and the threat to peace in the Pacific, all nations were taking elaborate precautions for self-protec-on. This showed that only facts counted.
Dr. Hu touched biey on the situation in the Pacific, urging self reliance for national salvation, Dr, Hu's Publleatton Banned The "Tu Li Ping Lun," or "Indepe dent Critic," one of the most out: spoken Chinese journals published {in Peiping and edited by Dr. Hu Shit, Dean of the College of Arts a Letters of the National University, was suspended Jate on Dee. cording to information received ere, 'The Hopei-Charhar authorities are reported' to have taken exception 10 am artiefe written by Mr. Chang Hsi-Jo, "entitied "Hope: and Charhar Should not be considered as a special ich was published in the latest' issue. AL 11 pam. on December 2, twenty policemen were sent to' the ofice of the journal and ordered the publication to be suspended.
Interviewed by the Central News Dr. In declared he would accept {full responsibility for what had been published in the "Independent Critic." He left for Nanking on the night of Dec. 3 and, after a brief stop there, ied to Peiping.
First non-political effects of the German-Japanese anti-Communist accord were felt in Shanghai Nov. 30 as a new class in jlucitsu Was launched at the Kaiser Wilhelm Schule, at No. 1, Great Western Road, by Kiyoshi Nishio, 2 Japanese consular oMelal,
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