Earlier to-day Dr. Kung delivered fifteen-minute radio broadcast ich was relayed tó all parts of the in on a coast-to-coast hook-up. He dealt mainly with the subject of Sino-American friendship. It was estimated that from ten to twenty million persons heard the. talk.
"At the beginning of the present century," Dr, Kung said in his broadcast, "John Hay crystallized Sino-American relations into the, Open Door Policy. China is now ready to expand it into a policy of an open heart arid open arms in order to make the Pacific truly worthy of its name."
China's thirty-year struggle, he said, "was the price China was Óorced to pay for the transition between a passing old regime and the advent of a new order." He attributed China's present success in rehabilitation to the spirit of democracy inherent in the Chinese people, their inherent vitality and "undying faith in China's great future" Dr, Kung also pointed out the "wisdom of assimilating new ideas as well as conserving what is best of our own culture."
"We welcorhe the ce-operation of other nations," Dr. Kung declared, "provided that it does not infringe on China's sovereign rights." Economic assistance was welcomed, -he said, "provided that it is based on the principles of equality and reciprocity."
Officials of the Chase National Bank were hosts at luncheon to-day to Dr. H. H. Kung, and several of his colleagues, including the Chinese Ambassador, Dr. C. T. Wang; Dr. P. W. Kuo of the Bureau of Foreign Trade, and Dr. C. Kuangton Young. Mr. Winthrop Aldrich, chairman of the Board of the Chase bank, and Mr. Donald Campbell President, were among those attending—United Press,
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