The Archive · 1941

Chinese Courage Praised

Miss Boothe, noted authoress and actress. who returned last week from 2 visit to China with her husband, Mr. Luce, spoke over a nation-wide radio hook-up. She lauded the moral end courage of the Chinese. troops, Fefugees and common people, and then paid tribute to Christian mis. sionaries who had helped to defend the Chinese women and children "with the flames of anger and the faith in God that burns in their eyes"

Discussing the Generalissimo and Madame Chiang, Miss Boothe declar~ that "they" are, as the world Knows, the greatest married team in the world with my partiotie excep. tion of President Roosevelt and his dynamic, bountiful Lady Eleanor.

"They divide the arduous duties of state—his are in the military and political sphere while hers are those of moral, spirit and of social ser-know that T have honoured them best by honouring their people first. For they and their people share one all-consuming determina 'Won: to gain their freedom at what. aver cost, and to Aght on until what the Japanese so laughingly called the "Chinese incident' becomes the Chinese outeident' everywhere." she added—Walted Press.

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