interview on His Arrival in Shanghai: Friendly Attitude to China of People in Britain and the United States "A large crowd assembled at th other political leaders and members hina Merchants Lower Wharf of Parliament, and they all ex-2 Sept, '21 to welcome Mr. pressed the hope that China would an Fo, gon of the late Dr. Sun unite and rebuild herself into a-new atten' and former Minister of country, Great Britain was now ommunieations and Finance, on most friendly to China and the Brit-return to China from a. world ish people, as well as the members ur. Among those present were of the British Government, had ticed Dr. Wang Chung-hui, Minis-promised to render to China' what-of Justice; Gen, Hsu Tsung-ever assistance they possibly could. wih, former ' Commander-in-Chief "the Nationalist Forces; Mise Need to Work for Reconstruction >umi Cheng, Gon, Wu Te-chen, In the United States, also, they Fung, and othe met the various political and indus-Im the course of an interview trial leaders and they likewise were ith'a representative of the "North-very friendly to the Chinese people. hina Daily News," Mr. Sun said They hoped that the people of China tat the: aim of the Chinese mission would work towards reconstruction Europe and the United States ud unity. Owing to the scanty as to ascertain the attitude of the about China which was reach-reign nations towards China. ing them, they were at loss at When we arrived in Great times to know exactly what was britain," Mr, Sun remarked, "we happening in this country. rand the English people very also, had promised to help China lendly towards the Chinese, They and the Chinese people to the anted to know more about us and utmost of their ability. instantly expressed the hope that "We ourselves must work for the Chinese people would unite and reconstruction and rebuilding of a rat China as a nation would pro-strong new China, We must work ress and become a strong nation. for the reduction of the army and he-same feeling prevailed in the the reorganization of our finances united States, and, if-we can do this, we will have Mr. Sun said that he had unaccomplished half of our work. Other sounded optimism in the future of things will follow, A few years will hina, The Chinese people must ce rent economic progress, greater ok to themselves and cooperate than over before. As I have said, ith the Government in building T have unbounded optimism in the great nation, He had every con-future which augurs well for dence that "all would unite and China," said Mr. Sun, ork for the salvation of China, Mr. Sun said that in all the countries of the world which he had Changed Attitude Abroad visited, he had'never seen anything Before the mission left for abroad, compare with the opportunities Chinese people clamoured for offered in China, China ut present overthrow of imperialism. This was lacking in scientific methods: inde the Powers think that China with good leadership and scientific og not friendly. The mission had methods, China would in ten years plained everything, andthe be one of the greatest nations in the owers realized now that the whole world, a country which eo:-id hinese people were not unfriendly, compare favourably with any other ince they had seen the Chine: country. "But," he emphasized, ecole work for a united China and "we must work, we must have action ince they realized that the Chinese and not merely talk." copie were not anti-foreign. Public Reports as (o American Loans pinion towards China had under-
the past, they had "adopted an which had appeared in the press to Quest! as to the reports feitndly attitude, certain coun-'a fundamental change. Where the effect that he had negotiated ries were now more friendly to huge lonns in the United States, Mr, hina than they had ever been Sun said that there had been pre: fore, They looked for news about liminary exchanges of views to hina and were extremely happy prepare the way for future cothen they read what progress was operation but at the present there cing made in this country. They conerete. oped for good things about China. question regardir: When the members of the mission orted uppointments, Mr. Sia rare in England, they met Sir suid that he would prefer to stand justen. Chamberlain, Mr. Ramsay down. He did not care to take up macdonald, Mr. Lloyd George and any position.
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