Evening star., 1921-11-17
||SEES CHANCE OF BIG
! us. TRADE IN CHINA
David z. Yui Gives Message
of Friendship to Rotary
Club Here.

Bearing a message Of appreciation
from his people for the friendship
now existing between the United
States and China and extolling the
purpose of the conference on limita-
tion Of armament, for which he prayed
the greatest success, David Y. Yui,
representative in this country of all
the chambers of commerce and pro-
| vincial boards Of education of the
ieightecn provinces of China, addressed
the Rotary Club at the New Willard
Hotel yesterday afternoon.
| Introduced by William Knowles
Cooper as graduate of Harvard
University and one who had accom-
plished wonders in upbuilding China.
| DR.. Yui spoke briefly of the excep-
tionai trade possibilities for AmerI-
; cans in China. He described the mil
lions Of acres of untouched fertile
| soil. the country's unlimited natural
| resources. the crying demand for
| manufactured materials, it's wonder
full raw materials it's 400.000,000 man
| sufficient to supply the entire world
at the present rate of consumption
for centuries to come"
Appeal for Open Door.
DR.. Yui made a strong appeal for
the open door," and declared that all
China looked for was a square deal
by the powers Of the world. Cancel
the twenty-one demands forced upon
China by Japan and let her govern
two political governments in my
country. I assure you the whole
people are united. The Peking party
is not popular with the great mass
| of Chinese and must &" soon."
Accompanying DR.. Yui were DR..
| oh Of % i
versity. and S. T. Wen. commissioner
Of foreign affairs of China.
| Charles w. Semmes presided, and. in
! response to his inquiry as to how
many local Rotarians would attend
! the Rotary convention at Los Angeles
next summer, fifteen present signi-
| fed their intention of attending.
Mr.. Semmes then turned the meet
| ing over to George H. O'Connor. He
presented James X. Young who sang
Charles J. O'Neill, former president.
the baby Rotarians for the Rotary
| kiddies' Christmas party. and ap-
pealed to the membership for its
heartiest cooperation.
The Bill committee, composed of
| Rotarians bearing the given name of
! committee by Beverly Smith. chair
man Those on the new committee
are Messrs. Radcliffe. chairman
Claybaugh. Everett, Shannon. Will
kins. Eynon. Georges, Gottleib. GUIDE
Ham, McNally, McReynolds, Roberts
| and Russell.
| Attendance Contest.
Fred Lincoln announced that tht
Rotary clubs Of Camden and Atlantic
City had accepted the invitation o
the local organization to enter al
attendance contest during the mex
two months. Harry Evans reat
letters from the two clubs in whicl
it was suggested that penalties b
imposed upon the losers
Maj Fenton, who had much to d.
with the success of the Armistice Da
ceremonies, and Lieut.. Miller, VIII
received the Rotary club at tn
Capitol. were introduced to the clut
Mr.. Semmes announced that tn
next meeting of the club would b
a musical one, when Ed. Droop woul
act as master of ceremonies.
Fifty-three Rotarians, from practi
cany every section of the country
were among the guests at the meet
. ing, as were seven visiting member
of the National Restaurant Associa
ton, now holding a convention here