Paris, July 3.
COMPREHENSIVE outline of China's present situation was made at the last meeting of the Pacific Relations Committee by M. Jean Escarra, former legal adviser to the Chinese Government, who recently returned from the Far East.
M. Escarra dealt with China's government structure, financial, military, and social situation, and her relations with foreign Powers.
"When I left China, my general impression was rather optimistic, although I do not wish to make any forecast as to the results of the war," M. Escarra added.
"This impression resulted from my personal observations and the interviews I held with the Chinese leaders, notably. General Chiang Kai-shek, Mr. Wang Ching-wei, and Mr. Wang Chung-híái, the latter a personal friend for the past eighteen years.
The speaker recalled that he had gone to Hankow upon the request of the Chinese Government and had left that city on May 31 this year.
"My observations and conversations took place principally in Rangoon, Bangkok, Hanoi Hongkong and Hankow, where I met several high personalities, while in Hankow m$ duties brought me to dealing with several important questions in respect to the Sino-Japanese) conflict," he declared.
The speaker then spoke on the structure of the Chinese: Government.
"The Government is extremely solid and united. There are no fissures' as some were inclined to believe. Al personalities, even of different opinions, are collaborating in full har-many with a common object in view. General Chiang's personal situation ig most powerful, both in the Government and in the Kuomintang Party, of which he is the supreme leader since April this year.
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