creating impressions in the minds of those not acquainted with the Far East not only not favourable, but definitely antagonistic to the foreigners residing in China Instances of this are so common, and some of such recent occurrence that they must be fresh lin the minds of readers.
Their work has been rendered all the easier by the fashioning of glib nicknames indicative of contempt, which have easily caught on, and have, of themselves, served to' assist in creating a hostile atmosphere in which everything good which can be said of the foreigner in China is rapidly stifled. All this is particularly true of certain aspects of life in Geneva, and that all this has been adroitly handled, may readily be seen when it is remembered how well the Chinese were able to present their case against Japan, and how easily that country' was outdistanced by the former in the matter of pro-Paganda. Mr. Arnhold has cffactively dealt with the misstatements which he finds in M.
Martin's book, but it is necessary to emphasize the point that while 'a section of the foreign community may be correctly described as diehard, it is comparatively small compared with those who, seeing and appreciating the Chinese point Jot view in the issues which are from time to time raised, nevertheless are desirous of seeing that [whatever change is ultimately to be made in the status of the foreigner in China, it shall be effected under proper safeguards, jand at a speed commensurate with the growing ability of the Chinese to assume the responsi which would thus devolve upon them. It is not a fact that the foreigner has. not been secking to prepare by transitional measures for the pro-Jaressive disappearance of thei privileges. The fact is that at considerable expense, and through the extended and careful labours of Judge Feetham a report on the whole situation of Shanghai prepared in which the cases for the JChinese and the foreigner were, amply considered and means shown whereby both could see the accomplishment of the maximum of their desires by a gradual process [best fitted to all the aspects of the problem. That that report has got no further then official pigeon-tholes is no fault of the foreign community of Shanghai. That responsibility lies at other doors.
The fact that the Feetham report has not been acted upon, save in regard to those matters with which the Council could itself deal, is a matter, not for criticizing the foreign community of Shanghai but those officials, wherever. they
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