Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-09
CHINESE STUDENTS
HOPE OF REPUBLIC
President of China Places
Confidence in Young Men
Educated in America.

tCorre, pondence of The Associated PressD
'PEKING, May 81. - President
III Yuan-IIung honorod the Ameri-
can College club Of north China with
reception and tea at the presiden.
tial palace the day after the semi
annual dinner of the club. More than
four hundred college men and wom-
en-, Chinese and American alike, wno
attended American institutions, were
presentd by DR.. Paul :. ReinsCh, the
American minister, and received 1,
cordial welcome from President Ill
Nuan-lIung, who shook hands with
every member Of the party.
The reception was typical of the
democratic change which has swept
over China. II is unusual for high
officials TO receive women, and es-
pccially Chinese women, but Presi-
dent Ii Yuan-lIung insisted upon
grasping the hand of every one of his
guests.
The Chinese president delivered a
brief address OF welcome, in which he
expressed great pleasures in mee.i :
the American returned students. Ad-
dressing rne Chinese returned STU
dents particularly, the president said:
tfOUt III IlitSt NtuutItS.
China is at the beginning of a per
iod of reconstruction. our education
and our industries and our social ana
public works must he pushed forward
with the greatest energy. You Chin
ese young men who have had the
great privilege of "A western educa 70
tion must shoulder n eorrespondingy
great responsibility.
China Is taking America as her
model for the conduct OF her COVERT
iuent. AS you must have learned tnc
spirit of American democracy during
your sojourn in that country, | eN-
pect you to help our fellow-country-
men in the development of that
spirit.
"I am forced to the happy con-
clusion that gatherings Of this kind
cannot but result in the further
strengthening of the already strong
friendship between the United States
and China, and the growth of mutual
CO operation between the two peoples,
China and America are the two great
est republics on earth, America be
ing the eldest and China being the
youngest, China naturally looks up TO
America, as younger sister would
to the elder for guidance and inspira-
ton. There is great deal in com
mon between tncln, UOtn IN tntlT nd-
tional aims and aspirations. Amer
ica and China have always stood TOR
peace, justice and fair play With the
two great republics working hand in
hand. not only is the peace of the
Pacific secure, but also will the world
be safe for democracy"
Nations Draw Closer.
The American minister thanked
the president for the courtesy he had
paid the American College club ana
said
MY nation is particularly proud or
the fact that numerous gifted Chinese
have sought in our country the inter-
p1etation of scientific thought wrch
would give them thoro understand
ing of the motive of the forces OF
western civilization. Those in our
two nations who thus come into init
mate contact with one another have
come to consider it the most natural
thing that there should be desire
for cooperation between China and
the United States-a desire not found
ed on mere impulse of a moment
hut on deep underlying causes"
The friendly sentiments of both
President Ii Yuan-hung and Doctor
Reinsch were enthusiastically ap-
pauded 10y the American students.