The Archive · 1937

President Roosevelt Receives Dr, Wang

Washington, June 9, Dr, C. T, Wang, Chinese Ambassador fo the United States, to-day presented his credentials to President Roosevelt, In accepting the credentials, President Roosevelt assured the envoy the hearty ce-operation of United States officials in the effort to cultivate and foster the traditional friendship between China and the United States. The stimulation of that friendship, Dr. Wang had said, would be the aim of his mission, President Roosevelt told the A\ bassador, "In view of your previous experience among our people and your outstanding record' of public service in your country, It {8 a special pleasure to accord you recognition as Ambassado The President also requested Dr. Wang to convey to Mr. Lin Sen, cha man of the Chinese National Gover ment, and fo the people of China, his friendly greetings and sincere Wishes for "the prosperity of our sister republic."

June 6 A aathesing of 250 members' of the [Chinese "community" here. feted. the Chinese Ambassador, Dr. C. Wang, At a dinner tosnight at largo Out hose restaurant, Fourteen Chinese organizations, including business as. foctations and the local breneh of the Kuomintang, took part. of all China was the shost important Di. Wang said the growing unt

development "in. recent years, He cited the rapid progress being made in "development of" communteations and! transportation systems, reducing the wavelling time to many merice points from weeks fo"a matter of cure.

Education in China was also advancing, 'Dr. Wang said, 'Ho. called attention to" the. fact. that 12,000,000 Persons would' be" graduated trem Chinese schools in 1607 'The "Ambassador emphasized that the nation's growing unity was ree flected among' Chinese groups in the United Siates——Uniled Preah Will prove @ heavy loss to the Red Army," declared "Col, Hiosabure Hata, former Military Attache at the Japanese "Embassy" In Moscow" and Presently "director of "the" press bureau "at the War Omee, in Pome menting today on the a of shal Tukhachevsky ud his compan: jons in Moscow, ly sia Col, Hala paid tribute to Marshat Tuihachevsky or his eminent knows ledge of strategy and recalled thai Gen, Primakov and' Gen. Putna, two of the eight condemned men, wore formerly military attaches In Japan, Both are authorities on Far Exslern affairs, but Gen, Puna, was vecentiy Facalied to Moscow owing to ise sion with Marshat Blucher, som. mander-in-chief of the Yar Eastern

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