settlement, but" at the last, moment there was always some question over which a nearly completed rapprochement would again break down: It would not be at all proper at this juncture to endeavour to assess the blame for the lamentable state of affairs which existed: "indeed it might generally be conceded that the Gisputats were perfectly genuine in cir desires to serve their community, and it was a difference of methods "rather than one of prinple which Kept various sections arms length. It speaks well for the: various leaders that as a result of much negotiation it has been pos sible to bring about that very union which at one time seemed impos. sible. It 1s eminently desirable that community s0 strong in Shanghat fas the White Russians should be banded together in as formal an: complete a manner as possible nce this is done it should be able ty speak with the authority which numerically strong a section of the population should possess. Not only that but such unity follows modern trends and should help. 10 make the Russian community infin-Holy more influential than it has been in the past and endow it with Pee ect swe! tude ator Si ESS")
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