Rural Community Ripe for New System: Luncheon Clubs Hear Mr.
C. F. Strickland Living on the edge of China, Rofarlans in Shanghai were part ocularly interested in knowing something of the conditions in the interior and in particular of the Chinese farmer. 'This was Mr. Henry Wells's appreciation of the pleasure given to the Shanghat Rotary Club on Thursday afternoon at the Metropole Hotel by Mr. C. F. Strickland' "skeleton ex. position", as he called it, of the prob-Jems of ce-operative ' societies Mr. G. W. Philleo presided and was able to reinforce Mr. Wells's tribute by eliciting from a visiting Rotarian, Mr, Herbert Harris, of California, fervent commendation of the address fas on illustration of the benefits performed by Rotary in furthering international understanding and removing suspicion and national jealousy. Mr, Strickland's elaboration of the picture of the Chinese farmer partiularly struck the imagination of the audience. 'The Chinese farmer possessed thrift, personal integrity, and a skill in cultivation which' Mr. Strickland had seen. in no. other country In the world. Contrary fo the popular opinion, the Chinese farmer was not heavily in debt. For instance, the rate of interest for short term money to poor persons in the ty of Liverpool was 1,483 inst that 200 per cent.
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