Of course, so long as the theory of collective responsibility of the Cabinet maintained, even the Secretary of [State himself, when aprond, has not free hand and must in many important cases refer home for insteucons, but the Cabinet may, and in fact does, give him authority to decide miner points and thus save time and eliminate friction. On the other kand, the Secretary of State, if he woes abroad and mools and discusses with his foreign colleagues, can get know their views and their dimeulties at first hand, and is able to represent them to the Cabinet at home.
The opponents of this system proposed that there should be a permanent representative, perhaps holding the rank of Ambassador, stationed at Geneva, but, If this system we erally adopted, you would fof men in Geneva who by long prac tle would become what T would professional debaters, and my experlnce is that they would develop into professional obstructionists, Tha Known some of the older he could be relied upon to talk out almost any proposal, however harmless or even beneficial, walkout any really adequate grounds for opposition, Consunevane progress has' been made by the authorities in recalling banknotes issued by private banks in Szechuen province. The notes of the Bank of Ching, the Central Bank of China and the'Bank of Communica tions are now accepted in all parts of the province. The authorities are also withdrawing from circulation the small subsidiary coins minted by military leaders, and issuing the new coins.
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