The Archive · 1933

Advantage with China

Lord Marley expressed doubt as to whether the teachings of the West had done or could do much good to China. He said probably, it was true that Western countries were wadi ahead of China in social sciences and mechanical appliances, but China had the advantage of the lexpericnces of the West and must earn to avoid these miseries was up to the Western-educated Chinese to makes use of what they had learned and so guide their country that it would. escape the evils of the process of indust m which is bound to de rapidly in China, 'Commenting on his impressions after what he had seen and heard during his short stayin China, particularly' in Shanghas, farley said that such an organisation og the American Returned Students Association should form an information association for. the benefit of the numerous foreign isters, who come to. China every year. "I would submit to you as consideration," he said, "that your Association should. establish some by organ to furnish information about your society, associations, and other activities, for the benefit, of the foreign visitors to tell them that Shanghai belongs to the three and quarter millions of Chinese and not the small body of foreigners who talk so loudly'and do so litle for your city."

Lord' "Marley said that the intelligent foreigner would ap-[preciate such efforts on the part of upon hie arrival in Shanghais the educated and intelligent Gh

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