((O-OPERATION among nations was emphasized as an essential to contemporary civilization by Sir Alexander Cadogan, H. B. M. Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary to China, in a speech before more than 100 members and guests of the Pan-Pacific Association at the Astor House Hotel on Thursday. Sir Alexander and Lady Theodosia Cadogan, with General Wu Te-chen, Mayor of Greater Shanghai, Mr. Georges Barthel de Weydenthal, and Dr. Jean Krysinski were honoured guests at the tiffin at which Dr. C. T. Wang, President of the Association, presided.
Introducing the British Minister, Dr. Wang referred appreciatively to the close relations existing between Great Britain and China. Without making invidious references to other countries Dr. Wang was anxious to demonstrate how closely sh interests were interwoven, owing to the fact that the little islands thousands of miles away had their dominions and territories—Canada, Australasia, Borneo, Singapore—in Pacific water These facts impelled ce-operation and Dr. Wang war pleased Yo think that the arrangements made for the disposal of the Bower Indemnity Fund during hie term of office had resulted in Pinging to China material means of development—both in such matters as shipping and railway development and in education. then at Dr, Wang's invitation, welcomed Sir Alexander cordially in these terms:
Mayor Wu Te-chen, then feel myself very grateful for this opportunity to extend my hearty Welcome to our distinguished guest, Sir Alexander Cadogan, the Britis Minister to China, "Sir Alexander has recently made fan extensive tour in the southern part of China and his visit here has Tong been looked forward to. Tt is only fitting and proper that the members of the Pan-Pacific Associa tion, representing a most cosmopolitan gathering, should seize the first opportunity to greet and welcome "the Chinese people have full con-fence in" Sir" Alexander's mission which wi, no doubt strengthen Rinker "the es binding together eve two great nations a servations made by_ His Excellency do hope that the many
ie'Shanghal ae well as in other eat china have already con Pinced him that a new China TtetNaking. "What we are doing, 8 See renal only small item in the rear of the Feconstruc= None ayer, terminated is, brief adurese by. proposing. a toast to the Beatin of Sir Alexander.
Regrowth of Confidence sir Alexander Cadogan paid a neat tebbute to Dre Wang efforts in the Silue of Sino-British friendship. and Sowed teknowledgments to the Wel ome of General, Wu Tecchen. continued:
"Your Amoclation would appear, from it name, to interest weir in questions affecting this part of the frosts My duty. aa British Minister Whine io of course to study. the sole combi of hone questions, Governments policy, amd 40. make lat in the eazrying out of my own
fortem from time to time such rus fond recommendations. 3 Ray seem to be necessary. 1 have ben In China. only a comparatively Short time, and' am unable there-{ore we make more than rather super-feist observations; and 1 feet bound to warn you at the outset in order avert any disappointment, that you must not expect me to Take any arting announcement of policy any Bropounding of new or. sensational theories. I can only give you some funelusions which T have. formed from the rather meagre experience {hat T have s0 far been able to ae-
"in the Ast place, T would observe that T arrived here at what I sincere.
hope and believe was the close of rather stormy chapter in the his tory of the Far Bast. 1 hope T am not being unduly optimistic when I say that 1 have been spared the more anxious and discouraging times and have been able to witness a gradual re-growth of confidence and peace. ful conditions. T do not know that China's foreign relations have during this year at any point been critical, and in China self there has been Deriod of calm, in which she has been Bole to devote herself to the work developing her strength and to the Fepair of some of the errors which he has inherited in the past ""We must recognize, and those who have China's destinies in their keep-Ing would be the first to recognize, that many of those were committed, The present rulers of China are not responsible for them, and so need Rot affect to be blind to their existence. The fact that they are con scious of them gives ground for hope that 'Uiey may. set about honestly and methodically to repair them. China is not, and cannot for some time be, able' to give full play to the {great potential resources of her coun ey and her population: it must be some time before she can pull her full weight"
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