Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-29
SPEEDY
EREV|VAL IN CHINA
Hsad of World Press Congress
SNotes Progress on Indus
- trial Lines.
BIG TRADE CHANGES
y Walter Williams Urges
~. S. Not to Overlook Bus.
: mess Advantages.

Z TOKYO, Jan. 2S.-China is going e
'cpme back" with jolt that will sur.
prise ressimistic world. in the opin.
log OF DR.. Walter Williams. who ira.
3utt completed tour OF the country
THIS distinguished American journal
list dean of the School OF Journalism
off the University of Missouri and
4the World. is entitled u speak with
authority ms regards the Chinese re-
public and It's future. For years he
has been a close student OF Far East
ern affairs: n. has covered" every
corner OF China and Japan and IL a
frequent visitor in the orient. lust
now he is decidedly optimistic re-
gSrdtng the situation In China. and
an, interview granted your cores
pendent here after his return from
tile Asiatic mainland was striking for
Its note of hopefulncss regarding the
Chinese outlook.
Erhere has been well-deNncd prog
rcss in China recently along indus
trial and economic lines" he said.
IN spite OF the undcninblc state OF
corruption into which the government
has fallen, with waste and inciiictcncy
m9rkinS the administration OF the
entire governmental machine. i'm
pIavemcnt OF business methods ana
increase OF industrial activity have
gQne on. To find that true was "A
pleasant SURPRISE
Finds Changes for Hrttrr.
changes for the better which hal
been made since his, last visit. three
years ago. impressed DR.. Williams
bVt he was emphatic in pointing out
that before she could resume her po-
siSon in world affairs China must re
Organize her government from the
gpeund up.
81 talked with Premier chin few
dSrs before his Cabinet was over.
thrown" he said. land in the course
oEour conversation asked him to yer
tfS statement he was reported to
h1Te made to Lord Northclifrr. IL
WIS never published. hut | had heard
tHat Northcliffo had asked the Pre-
nuer to tell him China's most press-
Ing need and the reply had been
Money. More money Is our pressing
need ! was surprised at his frank :
ness when Premier Chin told me thu:
the statement attributed To him was
correct.
EChinese Premlers are not In the
hs~btt of talking SO freely FOR publ
sCSiion, Dul i am sure no one viii
Doubt that this was II true express
SIGN OF the ADMINISTRATORS views
DiscournEes Outside Control.
zTime and public which is bccom.
iHg daily better informed OF actual
conditions and the reasons therefor
Will solve the Chinese problem. Or
WILLIAMS believes. Any form or in
tsrnational control. he thinks, wouI.i
be disastrous. and should not be
thought of by any siaiesmau. The
chinese themselves are So unalte:-
ably opposed to such II plan as To as-
spre It's failure before il Is nttomp;rr.
Gle predicted revival 81 business
Math increased foreign trade. already
fqFeshadowed By commercial activity
in China.
CUnless more s,umbllngb!ocks arr.
paced in her way" IA. said. Il should
SOY the time Is not far removed When
Snch riSkS as now accompany husi-
ness ventures In China viii be large
lN removed, The general outlook ~
ssch that foreign business intcrcstn
which neglect the field are passing by
asreal opportunity. FOR those who a..
on the ground now viii enjoy "a ire
rTendous advantage flatcr On"
Copyright. 1922. Pubic Ledger a..