Aulvely address was given by Dr. Lin Yuetang, last Wednesday at the Pan-Pacific "Association's celebrations of the 422nd anniversary of Balboa Day, at the Cathay Hotel. The company Included Sir Alexander Cadogan, M. Ambassador to China, Mr. D. Bogomoloff, Mr. H. B, Arnholé, who presided, Mr. Edwin 8, Cunningham, fand other members of the consular body, in addition to members and their' friends attended, Mr. LIB, Arnhold, thanking the Pon Pacific Association for the honour done him, said that it was fortunate that the residents of this great cosmopolitan city did not lack opportunities for meeting people of differ-fent nationalities. 'Tne occasion was significant one, as they had met to celebrate the' 422nd_anniversarv of the discovery of the Pacific Ocean by Balboa, the great Spanish explorer of the sixteenth century, who first Giscovered the blue waters of the Pacific. "He could not, however, have foreseen the important role in the world's affairs that the Pacific Ocean would eventually play.
'Mr, P. T. Chen, personal secretary to Dr. H, H. Kung, said he was dir-ceted to express Dr. Kung's regrets for "his inability to attend, Since Balboa discovered the Pacific Ocean, It had become an important connecting' link between the people living fon its shores, and more especially since the Great War, The theatre of International interest had been ra~ dually shifted from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and it might be said that] Whoever understood the problems of the Pacific held the key to the future pence of the world, He continued: "To-day, as we commemorate the discovery of the Pacific Ocean by General Balboa, 1 ike to think that the ocean has been named the "Pacific" or peaceful ocean, not merely because of the smoothness of the water that is in It, but because of the peacefulness of the relations among the peoples who dwell around it. Certainly the cor~ Fect spirit In which to celebrate the Alseovery of the Pacific Ocean is to. Fe-dedicate ourselves to the cause of world peace. In this spirit, Dr, Kung would like fo appeal to you for your active support of this association, which deserves all that you and can do and give for the lofty ideals. of international goodwill and under~ standing for which it stan The Association's Motto Mr, B.S, Cunningham said that he appreciated the honour done him, He pointed out that the lands on either side of the Pacific were the most populous In the world, and that their potential interests were great, He was very pleased to note their motto of bringing about bower understanding between Pacite people, and on behalf of himself and his colleagues wished the Pan-Pacific Association 8 very successful future, Mr, Lin-Yuctang explained that he had chosen as his topic "China and England," as he wished to be on good terms with everybody, and had no desire to. wound any' nation' sensibility. For they must have all lised that against the ideals of the had the "Asiatic Doctrine, which regarded white man's appearance in the freaming; the French Republic was the result of the French passion for abstract ideas; the British Empire was pek of logical reason German Nezi regime was result of the German love for a common front and mass action.
But he was going to speak about England for three reasons. As. Chinese, he felt all foreigners in China were Englishmen—the Interna-anal, Settlement was mown among the Chinese as the "British Settlement," and they were probably righ Further, the English showed more sense ahd less sensibility. He would rather. twist the British lion's tall than pinch the whiskers of a Japanese marine. And lastly, he felt he could understand England better, as the English were more akin to Chinese, both being worshippers of realism and common sense. Both people distrusted logic, and believed that when an argument was too logical it could not be true.
England always had the knack of doing the right thing and calling it by the wrong name—as they were, for instance, calling the English democracy a monarchy to-day. 'The ae ensation against the English of hyporisy, Inconsistency, a genius for muddling through, and a notorious Tack of logic was' unjust, and arose from a lack of understanding.
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