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Show I .. M V i CHINESE STATESMAN AND COMPANION IN STOPOVER AT AIRPORT Dr. Hu Shih, left; Professor Tuan Sbeng Chien sign for plana reservation America Seen as China's Hope By Educator on Visit to City Elsted over the antiwar speech delivered by President Roosevelt In Chicsgo, Dr. Hu Shih, president of China's Nstionsl university, and foremost scholar and statesman, asserted as-serted in Sslt Lake City that "America "Amer-ica is China's hope." "For the first time the American government is resuming ths leadership leader-ship in International politics that he had temporarily abandoned during dur-ing the depression period," he ssld. "We are almost pitifully hopsful that President Roosevelt's talk may stir other peace-loving nationa to take a stsnd against sggrassor nations na-tions . . ." Dr. Hu, who has toured the United Statei five times, arrived here Tuesday Tues-day night from San Francisco by plsne In company with Professor Tuan Bheng Chien, also of the National Na-tional university. They plan to visit President Roosevelt In. Washington. Washing-ton. D. C. Tha Chinese visitors boarded ths China clipper after having been in the thick of fighting. "I spsnt 40 dsys in Nanking, and during that time the capital city withstood 31 air raids," aald Dr. Hu. "Part of tha time I was confined In the Central hospital. One night three raids were made. The raiders apparently centered their efforts on the hospital, and inside all waa terror and confusion aa the more than 300 patients fled to and fro." Dr. Hu said that on arrival In the United States they were convinced the Sino-Japanese war would drag on perhaps three yesrs, but sines reading President Roosevelt's address ad-dress "we feel the war tension thst threstened to engulf the world will be lessened." |