Peiping, Sept. 13.
American methods of conservancy applied to the Yellow River would convert that waterway into "China's joy," Mr, Yosuke Matsuoka, loquacious Oregon-trained Japanese pre: ident of the South Manchuria Railway declared here yesterday. Mr. Matsucka is now on his way to Kalgan, "I have been inspired in this by the magnificent example of the Mississippi," he told avid newspapermen here. "Apply the American example to ina's sorrow and we'll have China's joy."
Mr. Matsuoka disclosed that he already had South Manchuria Railway engineers mapping out a conservancy plan with an initial expenditure of 'Y.200,000,000.
"I would like to have friend, President Roosevelt, to loan me some experts in the Mississippi project to hasten conservancy work on the Yellow River," he declared smiling. Mr. Matsuoka became acquainted with Mr. Roosevelt in Washington during the World War days when the American chief executive was a: tant secretary of the Navy and Mr. Matsuoka a "Japanese Embassy secretary—Domei.
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