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Show Matter at tha Peetofflee, Ogdn Utah. ilnTlir I AMONG CHINESE - Americans Should Not Find It Hard to Understand Oriental Ori-ental Politic. ECONOMIST'S COMMENT . Professor Finds "Squeeze" in Pekin and "Graft" in New York Quite Similar. Minneapolis. Minn., Dec. 31. "Graft and rascality In municipal government govern-ment thrive In China as well as in the United States, and it should not be hard for Americans to understand Chinese politics." Charles R Henderson Hender-son of tho University of Chicago, told the Amerhan Sociological society yesterday yes-terday Mr Henderson's topic was The Relations Between the United States and China." , "There is squeeze. In Pekin," he said, 'and graft In New York. In ( hlna they do many things to 'save' their face, while our looters of mu nlclpal funds grow Indignant when accused and fill the air with the dust ot counter-recriminations. 1 i Mr Henderson recently returned from an executive study of social conditions con-ditions In China. He is optimistic of the Chinese as n people and says the.v will be greatly Improved by I their associations with Americans "Contact," he said "Is inevitable Intercourse through trade, education, travel, missions and diplomacy must grow " Mr. Henderson discussed the Immigration Immi-gration question, asserting that many Chinese are looking longingly toward California and that thousands would come If they were assured of a two-acre two-acre farm The treatment received by their pathfinders on the Pacific coast has not helped us In our relations with the Chinese, whatever Justification there may have been in the supposed necessity for self-defense," he said Industrial Workers Defended. Roger W Babson of ellesley Hill. Mass., discussing labor problems before be-fore the American Economic assocla- ! tion. defended the Industrial Workers of the World and the cause for which , they are aiming "The American Federation of La bor." he said. "Is systematically avoiding an answer to the question: Who shall rule the Industries, capital capi-tal or labor?' It prefers to use delay In the form of a threat or blackmail to help It today in making a better bargain with capital The Industrial Workers of the World, however, are working for a definite settlement of the question, and, in my opinion, are performing a service thereby. Industrial problems will never be clarified until this fundamental principle prin-ciple for which the Industrial Workers Work-ers of the World are fighting, ia definitely def-initely settled." |