Mr, Dern also spoke briefly concerning business conditions in the Unitea' states. which he said wore improving materially." "We ato distinctly on the up grade," he said and mentioned that his. opinion was eached from "inside" indications. According to Mr. Dern business in the United States is "booming" in tom instances and "back to the 1920 level, in others, Kecovery, however, in Mr. Dern's opinion depended upon higher prices. He pointed out that the United States fsa nation of high prices and high wages and everything, "even the nation's debts, built on that bacis Mr. P, W, Kuo presided as chairman' in' the absence of Dr. C. T. Wang, chairman, and Mr. Johnson made a few brief introductory remarks. Among others at the speak-for's table were:—Mr, Johnson, Mr, E. S. Cunningham, Brigadier-General Greed F. Cox, Captain H. D. Abbott, Col. Campbell, Hodges, Major Constant. atr. Monnett'B. Davi, its Dern, Mr. James Dern, Beaumont, Commander Bode, Lain and Mrs. M. M. Witherspoon, Mr 'E. Saussine, Mr. Yul Ming, Judge an Mrs, Milton J. Helmick, Mr. 1. Spllwanek, Mr. R. P. Butrick, Mr. and Mrs. Clark "Vyse, Mr. and R. C, W. Behrend, Mr. and Mr Niskamen, Mr. O. K. Yul and others, Mr. Dern Left on Saturday mornin by the USS. Chester for the Philipines to attend the inaugural ceremonies of the new Commonwealth.
Mr. Dern and his party were seen off by a large crowd of official ro-presentatives. including "Mr.
Ching-yuan, representing Gen. Ho Ying-chin, ' Minister of War; Mr. Edwin A. Cunningham, American Consul-General, and others.
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