A lucid and interesting discussioit of the Institute of Pacific Relations, its underlying motive and organi tion as well as the work it is accomplishing, was given before the general meeting of the American Women's Club on Tuesday at 4.45 pam, by Mr. L. T, Chen, a member of the China Committee of the Institute, Mr, Chen traced the beginning of the interest in Pan-Pacific Relations, as evidenced through numerous organizations and institutes, and described the Pacific area as, comparatively speaking, the New World. Races of every stock, Chinese, Japanese, Malayan, Anglo-Saxon, ete, were concentrated. in area," he pointed out, and possessed of entirely different cul: tural backgrounds. With the shrinkage of the world," brought. about through advanced physical the contacts of these various stocks provided great opportunities for understanding, and for misunderstanding.
He characterized the dominant elements in the Pacific problems as the comparatively new world power, Japan; the experiment of Communism in Russia, which for weal or woe, had to be regarded as a great factor; the shift of economic supremacy after the war to America; and Nationalism in China, The Better Instrument 'The Institute of Pacific Relations, Jan offspring in a way of the Pan-Pacific' Union with its founder, Alexander Hume Ford, considered itself " new instrament of policy between nations, Mr. Chen said. Hitherto, policy had been a matter of domination "and war. Moral persuasion and mutual understand. ing was now the aim in interna tional relationships, The Institute culled leaders from various countries together every two years to talk things over, and question of suggesting. a remedy tered. It aimed at finding out the focis about different problems and leaving someone else to suggest the remedie The world's problem to-day, the speaker said, was to make social thinking keep pace with physical science. "No one," he said, "would be willing to buy a 1920 car in 1028, but many are content 10 have a 18th century head ig the 20th The organization of thy Institute was as follows, the speaker explained: Five members of the Pacific Council, including China, Japan, United "States, England and New Zealand, with one. representative each, Dr. David Yui being the Chinese representative; a. national council of 15 in China, including such men as Dr. C, C. Wu, Admiral Teal and Tong Shao-yi;" and executive committee of seven, chosen from the national council who guided the work,
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