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internationally. once made. can never
he severed said tho popular Chinese
delegate.
The friendly relationship existing
between thta country and China was
next explained by Mr.. LANG. The rc-
mittAnce OF the indemnity, ne said. has
taken a hrm root among the Chinese.
1T means that young Chinese have
como hcre, imbucd with the spirit OF
American Institutions and have return
ed 10 their own country where they
spread tho high ideal maintained ac-
cording to the young Chinese among
!, Americans and promulgated by Amer
lean institutions. so important has
this idea become that II has been
recognized by -Bthcr countries. and
now England and France havc taken
steps to bring To their country young
Chinese 20 educate them In the ideals
OF those countries"
However" continued the speaker,
'this country need never fear. II has
a fifteen year start and has already
won the battle"
Tho proxrcss OF the international
trade In China. started first In 1ss2.
was explained hy Mr.. LANG. Trade
etntistics. he said. show n decided i'm
proycment and tho progress has been
more than satisfactory. both import
and export. IL was then pointed out
that enormous possibillties would re-
sult from an extension OF tho railways
In China.
pr. lAanx then paid great tribute
a. American missionaries, who. he
said, were living xamples OF what
tho Chinese believed Christians repre-
scented and especially TO the things
for which America stood. These men"
he said. "are rclf-denying and deserve
the support or every American citizen.
II any ono thing has contributed to
convince tho Chinese that Christianity
mcnns something real. II is tho work
OF the missionaries I'm China and the
attitude ~ the United states toward
the problems which hav. confronted
China during the past fifteen or TWEEN
ty years"
nr LANG wa. educated NJ the Stew
ems Institute, liohoken. y. j.. and has
held many important positions In
China. ilo was born near Canton.
south China and at present lives In
north China In rien rsin. near pek,ng.
Recently he said, he made a trip 10
Canton, and conferred with one of the
leaders ~ the Revolutionary element"
there.
n was pointed out. however. that
the revolution. ,s not the people, but
those representing the ruling ciasses.
There In no line of oennarkstion be-
tween the two involved districts. 80
Tar ~ tho people are concerned who
trade and carry on their usual social
and business intercourses. undisuirhed
by tho events which concern the "pri-
vate quarrels" 81 their leaders.
special invitation was extended
the momhers OF the Maryland Society
a. visit nr iaang nj hts homo in Tien
Tsln. 70 they chanccd 90 como 10 that
country,
The Matter OF Money.
The matter of Money" for the pur.
pose OF LEAVING "a definite impression
of the worlds situation was discussed
y, length by MIR. Bccdy. Before the
World War. he said. the debt OF the
entire world was forty billions Of dol
lar~ ana nj the end OF 1921 this
amount had Increased 20 three hun
drcd billion. 81 dollars.
The banks today" said Mr.. Beedy,
"sre All snarlsd up and we are trying
o. ontansle tho situation. We arc
rassins through a period OF labor and
unrest"
Relative 20 the disarmament confer
once. Mr., Becdy declared that the
forriNn nations were astonish.d al
che dislntores,ed attitude of this coun-
tfy In the conference. The idea was
new, no said. and was apparently only
ntfurthor step In tho attitude that the
al
Tho war. hut n was the first practloal
attempt internationally Co carry out
en- Idea that had been applied 60 af-
fnirs In this country.
We have come Go see the fu,ility
Of this sort 81 thing" he continued
"nnd our International attitude now Ia
That ono can yet out ~ anything only
- much as he puts into a. II Is this
thlna which mnde possible our en-
tranro into the war and which hroush,
about tho recent peace conference.
According 90 Mr.. Becdy. the mo.'
wonderful thing about the conference,
var the manner In which visiting ma.
uon- foll into the American attitud,
OF trying 60 do something 90 help IN,
other fellow instead OF trying 90 re
somc,hins that would benefit himself
"And gentlemen" continued IN.
speaker, "yuu Set IN Washington onl,
what you put there, You get just wha
you deserve and nothing more. LEI
Il ho government for the people
Lets catch the vision % service-but
not an unacinsh service. Live up e
the idsals ~ true Americanship an,
LEI n ho tho breeding ground of true
American manhood"
Applyng his idca Internationally
Mr.. bcedy next declared that thro
events have stood cut as cpochal
events that are IN. greatest of IN,
world tho birth Of Christ; the writ.
ing ~ the Constitution % the United
tin'cs and the peace conference a.
Washington.
Mr.. Hccdy next paid great tribute q
pciaware's representative In the Unit
81 States Congress, Caleb s, Layton. III,
dcclarcd that no ono had been nor.
dlliscnt than Congressman Layton n
WORKING iur the Wilmington Harbo,
project "iIe II the most faithful mar
on The fioor of tho House." said Mr.
B~edy.
History of MARYLAND.
Preparatory TO hts address on Inter
national Affairs, ME-. Beedy gave man,
pleasing Incidents of the history @
Maryland lilo declared that Marylan,
was among tho firs, o. insist upon IN,
government by tho people. second onl,
o. the people of Massachusetts in re