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Show H;~ 7: .l A": «if tln unilira'wm :. inn-~sarv for the purpose and wt" fur r was worth lighting s l‘ad it means. ll our neighbor up »' ' fering', we would have had r \\t! united nation. we ntw he ii -. own business and not to ie It t‘it tlat-r are and d contente ztiw~ But our geographical ~Ein an eventful history have tat" i ington's words still hold 2 i n, i <vnv is war be prepared for serving peace." Only twice (l‘dt'ill: l to fight On one m the troops of the l'niinl China. This exptriitii n i . use this exprewiwn win-v , Africa which had In lvr- v ,.._, I mentioned the natfniiqzl :4. 4 rt \‘tt ea .\iri in China and even pussilile to vi" -' who desired to iriin t': I often hear our war lord. You 17:11 ., reigned fur tnunyunw fit": of the world he neur :1.:. "4- u. to preserve peace :1 r r 1:: prevent war irum him ;' we have interest tn pri It i I, l,et me close my address. ladies and gentlemen, by thanking you for _\'uir hind attention. Mir turnmirr: littort‘ introducing the next speaker I have a happy announcement to make, namely. that the negotiations which have been drupprd for a year or so for an arbitration treaty between the l‘nitrd States and (iwrmzmy have been resumed, and there is en r) rtawn to believe will be carried to a successful conclusion in tht: \‘tr; near future. 1' Applauw.) I now have the plx asnre and the honor to introduce the offi« cial reprewntariw of an empire in which militarism is spelled with a small "m" and peace with a very large "P" (applause); an empire which has remained true to the policies which our own forefathers once adopted, tamely, that for the purpose of main- taining peace, liEttIlC>lll1h are unnecessary (applause); that our security rL‘>l\ upon our stout lieart<, our patriotism, our vast recources and our isolated geographical position. (Applause) l have the honor to introduce to you His Excellency Doctor \\'u Ting l-‘ang. Minister of the German Empire in the United Statei (This slip of the tongue on the part of the chairman was received with great laughter, and as he promptly corrected him‘ self he said "the Chinese Iimpire." and he added, "I was a little too previous." Minister \'\‘u Ting Fan;r was greeted with great applause. and said: Greetings from China Only a -h mt t 1' «- DR. WU 'I‘ixoauxo, t'O tlii: \‘erge wt. \'\.,1 the tart that lliL scale oi ptlu‘l'. t.which luv} U " has arr-in cause (it pt: cornpruntie'i ii be called in rp'r- ‘ I am very happy to bring to you today the greetings of the oldest empire in the world, of which I have the honor to be the official representative. Especially proud I am to stand before you this afternoon because the nation I represent is famed for its love of peace When it is remembered that China has a population of four hundred millions. you will agree with me that its attitude on the subject of war and peace is of some importance to the world at large, and I can assure you that whatever other |