Mr. Chancellor Urges that Past Be Forgotten Mr. C.J, Chancellor, _speaking on Tuesday (Dec. 11) at atin of the Y's Men's Club of Shanghai, on "Some Aspects Sino-British Relations," emphasis-fed the difference between the British Snd American way of thinking on political matters, and said that it was Very difficult io answer questions about the British Empire, which was living and changing association of Peoples bound together by a common history and certain common allege ences. The British Empire was going through a period of transition: fo attempt to discuss it in terms of political theories and political in-Stitutions "resulted "in paradox and mental confusion. He suggested that Chinese students in America, many ct whom studied political science, tended to get too academic a view of Government institutions. Return-Ing to China, they expected too much ghd found themselves thinking in political forms which had no reality ta China, Mr. Charfcellor pressed the merits fof the study of English constitutional law and constitutional history for a true perspective of the growth of political institutions and the realities underlying them. "Me emphasised also the essential truth that different peoples of the world are found to be passing through different phases of development at the same period of time and he added that a different position on the time schedule should Rot be confused with inferiority or superiority. Attempts: unduly to ac~ colorate a people's development can cause disaster. A frank realisation the part of different peoples that hey are passing at the same time through a different phase of progress enables Intercourse between them to be based upon respect and under-fanding, but refusal to recognise cts often may poison this relation ship.
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