Chungking, Feb. 23.
"China is asking so little and America has so much to give, I hope we will not fail you," said Mr Laughlin Currie, head of the United States economic mission, at a reception given in his honour by the Sino-American Cultural Association and the Chungking Harvard Club this afternoon, Referring to the growth of democracy in the United States and China, Mr. Currie pointed out that the first American trading vessel me to China a year following establishment of the American Government. He revealed that an ancestor of President Roosevelt was mong the first traders with China.
Mr. Currie noted that both countries began their democratic growth in village administrations. He also expressed satisfaction at finding a development of concepts related to the democratic system, such as equal rights for all.
The United States Ambassador to China, Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, also addressed the group, expressing regret at his imminent departure.
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