of Progress Lanchow, May "The North-west is China's Li tine," declared Mr. T. V. Soong, member of the Standing Committee of the Notional Economic Council, in an address at a mass meeting held here to welcome him.
Expressing gratification over the! improvement in the general situation Kansu during the past few years, Mr. Soong said that though the feconomie condition of the people is still unsatisfactory. their interest in the promot tion of, reconstruction is worthy of the highest commendaton.
Some people upon visiting the North-west, he continued, are inclined either to over-emphasize the jeuftural progress or the economic backwardness in this part of the jeountry. Both standpoints are too foartiat and therefore erroneous. [While the economic situation in the Jcoastal provinces of the South-east admittedly more satisfactory than in the North-east, it has been due argoly to closer contact with Western jeulture and the development of "It scientific means are employed for development, Mr. Soong said. it will be. posstbI¢ to transform the North-west Into a prosperous coun-ina short time—Kuo Min.
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