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5/11/1933 - miscellaneous correspondence through 8/15/33 by C. Walter Young

iversiy ashinon Seattle Washinton Tung Tan ErhT Peiping Dear Young Your letter April arrived during absence while attending sessions Gonfer Teachers International Law Related Subjects American Society Itrnational Washington I interesting conversations Scretary State Secretary Gommerce other government officials including ymond Nley At present occupied debts currency inflation return prosperity forth Far astern problem figure their miads It understanding however Rosevel administra reaffirmed confirmed policy Stimson regard FarEastern difficultye I igest editorials Th I sending copies companies mentioned I plans spend summer Korea damentals Colonial Policy This field study which little ventilated You intereste shall spend smmer 8tanfer R rsity shall senar Nanchuriasituation basis which three volumes nchuria Lytton Gommission Repo I enclose hrewith write course which I interest I notice R references volumes okolskys Tinderxof Asia I somewhat surprised apanes press visits ponsibility Lytton Report cannot expert employe draft official report responsible report military officer exercise duties takes offensive against enemy X lapanese would certainly above nonsense However learae It wonderful thing return Geneva visit It pleasant evening guests happy indeed there One longer chats extend intotlate hours wishes appreciation letter enclosures which Martin joins believe always Sincerely yours haries E Hain Dept Political Science Peiping China Mr Walter S Rogers director Institute Current World Affairs Fifth Avenue New York City Dear Mr Rogers Under separate cover I sending copies reprint address which I graduating class Peking nerica School titled The Modern Marco Polo The manager French Booksellers informed afterwards calls Donn Byrne little Messer Marco Polo since address stock Copies I anticipated letters editor precipitate scrap among sinologists aerie Mr Ridge editor Chronicle which printed address supplied illus trations fifteenth century manuscript wrote editorial menting favorabl resurrection Polo trying while operte batin sinologues avail The reprints private printing With wishes I THE MODERN MARCG POLO Commencement Address Graduating Glass The Peking Americarl School Peiping By DR C WAITIgR YOUN THE MODERN MARCO POLO BI W Centuries dimmed tailed eftace memory Marco Polo Time whenhis synonym falsehood P Lars called Venice roared derision tales splendors strange custons peoples Far Kathay But centuries after death Europe inspired dscover Wealth Ind foundin Boo SetMarcoPol0 theVene veritable treasure house tancy literary lodestone leading others travel destination China Indies Nor passing centuries succeededin destroying value history richlyembedded nuggets living truths We course Mrco Polo added cypher there Marco Millioni called rendered unscientific obeisance black magic swarm charlatans supported Great Khan Khanba But after excusing occasionalhyperbole while recognize lived centuries betore witches tortured hanged Salem MasSachusetts seven centuries before famous exhibition monkey business Scopes trial Tennessee emerges surprising really remarkable about Marco Polo tales which comes modernism which about Truthful Traveller One distinguished later commentators The Book Set MarcoPolo Sir Henry Yule believed prove practically every puzzle about Polo could solved research Recent explor ations those Paul Pelliot Sir Auel Stein havedonemuchtodemonstrate generalreliabilityothis details So Marco Pol maligned Prince Liars comes Prilace Travellers moderns He added Europe knowledge world before century other traveller He trace recision overland rohte Caspian China Seas tirst sufficient detail permit European West picture material social spiritual peoples Central Eastern Asia The Mind Marco Polo What secret hissuccess secret ofthe power famous Ca revealed episodes Marco Polo Venice company His Father His Uncle talents which describe mental qualities maivellous power through centuries Yule describes maturity practical brave slrewd prudent affairs never losing interest mercantile details chase sparing speech wondering respect Saints though Pagan Saints their asceticism akeen appreciation ofthe World spompsand vanities Unfortunate Polo sense humor He neither scholar scientist He eminently practical merchant adventure about But description leaves hardly ordinary person So purposes something satisf Marco YOuthful Dreams Of Marco youth little Dare imaginations attempt paint picture environment Venice For Marco youth surely father Marco We still under twenty putting quill Marco scion house great merchants father uncle years missions trale inner Asia We imagine strolling along canals othis beautiful Venice listening length tales shops remote places strange peoples lingering quays where commerce Western world congests coloring winged sails webbed masts masts streaming nants serpentine boasting arrogant Here great admiral galley restless anchor Venice proud queen cities iealous rival least Genoa There rests magnificent merchantman lately Barbary Coast Whites blacks brown yellow skins French Scots Greeks Muscovites Africans Eiast Indians there dignified merchant prince farther Orient world comes Venice Venice aspires gorgeous East Small wonder young Marco drank Things Near Far painted living colors Venetian canvas dreamed dreams Suchdreamsarethpricelesspossessionotyouth priceless because youth because easily maturity Marco Quest Here pause steal satisfying theme charming books Messer Marco Polo Donn Byrne Here I beautiful written intoxicating simple style harmony Polo Irishman charming philosophy conceale surcharged elicate psychologi situations whole literary masterpiece which Polo outlive generation I borrow Byrne Vision Golden Bells little brown green trousers flower daughter Great Khan Kublai Far Kathay Byrne would believe satisfying sometimes believe scholars would disprove having listened attentively Chinese merchant prince ot10vely Gol Bells singing Song Wiliow Branches Lake Crenes __Kathay arcotof tliwithfell in10rewithher shewasa The scholars would believe accident Polo Kathay another accident Msigreat How prosaic More satisfying believe hatMarcowasfiredby passiontotakeotheGreat KhansomeoftheOil burns Lampon theHoly Sepulchre Jerusalem Golden Bells Symbol Star shining East early morning Did youthful Maro vicinity magnificent cathedral whichhe probably named And imagine evening having inspiration fratern iging color csmop ansof district pausing mbment arrested alluring shadows whidh cathedral byzantine trace ground before conjure visions bizarre Halls Worship Sacrifice Satistac Far Kathay Whether Marco discipline companions question Venice throbbing beautiful sordid And young Yet imagine responsibilities great merchant father developed sonetMg least discipline marks mission Kublai Khan For disCipline alone translate dreams deeds So length Marc0 company father Nicolo uncle Maffeo Polo court Great Khan early education completed His depart Kathay Commencement In Service Khan Years later Marco Polo trusted emissary Great Khan Kublai going important official missions places MOngol realm discharging duties prudence discretion Now Kublai Khan evidently tired listening always prosaic bisiness accounts doings countrymen The Marco Polo Bridge ththedonshn Ida eeheke strange thngs dHeent countries merely business So Marco Doomsday disappointed ambassadors He endeared himself Kublai Khan capitalizing curiosity telling Khan captivating tales strange exceptional things about count peoples visited For measure threw tales fantastic phenomena alleged performed supernatural powers sorcerers magicians thingg appealed Khan And Marco evidently shared Khan insatiable curiosity Intellectual curiosity spring board great achievement whether exploration scientific investigation study control social economic political torces about A knowledge characterized constant curiosity beginning scientific method which today premium Daoba lsland Palace Pei Occupied Kublai Khnn Son Marco Polo Time Marco Observer For convincing testimony Marco Polo constantly developing powers accurate observation hundred illustrations among description Khanbaluk Peking customs Khan court summer palaces Shangtu Kaipingu north Dolonor Hang principalities peoples covering large Central Eastern Asia He always giving knowledge inquire everything order matter relate Such systematic observation combined exercise judgment inference verification results seqaoofthe scientific method Seventeen years Marco Polo served Kublai Khan We Khan trusted placed great reliance veracity loyalty Courage great powers endurance doubt His missions times trying hazardous A interest sport especially chase evidenced details gives about Khan horses hounds strong physique But Mongols today admired physical prowess respected manners The accounts which Polo gives torms followed court Khanbaluk suggest Polo observed Polo seems identified himself Mongol hislong absence Western world returned Venice ongol Ramusio first biographer remarked hisclothes manners speech Mongol stamp described Polo great dignity replying kindly courtesy inquisitors But while identifying himself about though evidently respectful retained individuality Since however concerned manners morals Marco Polo mental intention either deify argue moral mental furnished frame which model modern final quality mental which biographers The Quality Discipline What sterner quality would suppose travelled important missions Khan Recall tather commercial ottice Venice working balance sheets prott See standng presence Kublai Khan relating memory account atter account countrfis peoples vsted during absences months Consider iealous critics jibberng charlatans Court would pounced vultures every error embarrass belittle before Khan Note served administrative ofticial bably commssione Yangchow Vision company Khan military ottcers campaigns pacification inransigeant tribes seeing stern iustice administered political malefactors criminals Re returned toVenice route charged custody charming Mongol Princess Cocachin selected Arghun Kin Levant stated hundreds sengers cumbed rigors voyage K ublai Khan Travelling Elephant Litter Can doubt experiences quiring great efticiency others involving heavy responsibi obvios hardships hazards Marco Polo developed matured quality discipline physical moral intellectual But quality Polos might content resi6e Khan realms thought anything sport financial Not ieweis which Marco Polo brought Kathay sewed secure garments pages marvellous Wealth Indies brought Western world Marco Polo Modern Let pause application Marco Polo times Since thousands travelled rails described Marco Polo hundreds volumes books concerning regions visited published He would emulate Marco Polo today might Where worlds conquer where lands plore unknown peoples describe In literal sense these indeed venturous traveller scholar would today follow trails blazed pioneers travel housand hundred thousand The fields adventure which partially explor entirely uncharted before youth today mster universe about These places where adventure lurks Modern Marco Polo lmited domain entire felds Science Society The laboratory Great Open Spaces operations which controls successful expedition Realms Outer Darkness In laboratory Modern Marco Polo Not alluring prospect blooded youth llion arteries Perhaps laboratory vitality virility And vigorous certainly worthy respect There thought following invitation youth ambition written Dr Whitehead Harvard Cambridge outstanding scientific Modern science imposed humanity necessity wander Its progressive thought progressive technology make_ transition through generation generation migra uncharted adventure The benefit wandering dangerous needs skill avert evils We expect therefore future discl6se dangers Itis business iuture dangerous among merits science equips future duties I0 Pasteur Modern Marco Polo Who worthy described Modern Marco Polo great scientist Louis Pasteur Pasteur youth devote chemical research He attacked problem cause disease demonstrated bacterial origins contributing elimination human suttering When growers brewers France stood something annually their wrong uncontrollable mentation Pasteur developed process sterilization which commonly known pasteurization He saved Kublai Khan Battle Mounted Elephant immeasurable losses industry France proving organisms worms destructive disease working worms point their control Down through centuries Mad stricken untold thousands terror dreadful rabies hydrophobia Pasteur after labors talse starts developed method inoculation success which establish Pasteur institutes world treatment after prevent death dreadful disease By these other contributions Pasteur foundations modern medicine surgery When seventieth birthday honored world science political society honored replied feeling address which contains sentence My invincible belief Science Peace triumph Ignorance War nations unite destroy build future belong those sulieing humanity The Social Field Difficult problems physical sciences batfling still those social sciences Here enter tields human relationships which racial traditional psychological They measurement exact comparatively exact tandards mathem atics mechanics It commonll ribletruth progress study control Sociology lately demanding recognition social tortes laggedtar behind progress physical sCiences Psychology basic social science stillin fancy tinct science shambles shocked challenge communism fascism Economics whose principles recently embarrassed their professors during economic depression musttighten adventuring Politics means which endeavored since earliest organize contrel human societies function smoothly ficient social units defence service endeavors largely problems tailed enlist sufficient support psychology sociology economics build future In international field inter inter social relationships tested machinery control meagre frail Louis Pasteur nations unite destroy build present fading Unless stone blind should difficulty finding complex blems Science Society field labor equally enticing fearless youth Was Marco Pole venture Far Kathay The tragedy youth terday awful heritage otter Commencement Gift But tight looking punch muscle staying power qualities described Wordsworth makeoup The Happy Warrior lines singularly appropriate thought Who Hapl Warr Who That every armsShould Wisfi It hegene Spirit Who whenbrought Among tasks lifehath wrough Up thpln pleased Whose endeavours inward light Tha fi4akes pathbefore alwiaysbright Whb With natural intinct discern What knowledge perform diligent learn Abides resolve stops there makes moral being prime Tis reason depends Uponthatlawaonthebest offriends station command Rises means there stand On honourable terms retire And himself possess desire Who comprehends trust Keeps faithful singleness And therefore stoop For wealth honours worldly state Whose powers round common strife Or concerns ordinary A constant influence peculiar grace But called Some awful moment which Heaven joined Great issues human Is happy lover attired With sudden rightness inspired And through conflict keeps Incalmness seeswhat heforesaw Polo Prisoner May Marco Polo prisoner Genoa Gentleman Com mander Venetian galley captured Genoese We within prison walls laboriously dictating Rusticiano experiences covering seven years Asia To dctated whole memory would indeed requiring welldisciplined probably impossible We howeVer KublaiKhan Hunting Cheeta Falcon elder Polos Marco numerous memoranda which during sojourn E esehe dctate details narrative But notes notes child write especially notes themselves laboriously midst extraordinarily active arenomeantestimony totheman discipline Substance address D scipline President Nicholas Murray Butler ofColumbia University graduating class conclusion Great War timely applicafionhere Information substitute discipline skill competence place Information useful material reflection Otherwise value index encyclopaedia Skill competence useful organized accomplishment clearly understood Purpose It purpose which character discipline accomplishment purpose Which explanation ofhis success failure But Marco Pole discipline there would acquired capacity making adequate accurate observations there would little reliability intellectual curiosity would lacked interest stance hisdreams visions possible there would write From dreams through knowledge discipline deeds these thestages progress Marco youth Marco mailo The Paradox Dreams Discipline There however apparent paradox asser achievement source attributes Dreams Discipline which commonly believed antithetical opposed other The battling recognize dreams monopoly youth certain power survival maturity Study lives greatest scientists their discip minds never stitled capacity dream magnificent dreams But paradox Dreams Discipline paradoxes apparent The streng support other Water seeks level never rising hgher source except under artificial pressure Dreams youth springs action which meritorious achievement flows Fresh vigorous youth water quickens lives tends become sluggish sands circumstance river meanders If river serve useful purposes ofman disciplined But dikes discipline control river stand merely monuments futility wasted effort river dries source Few indeed rivers which enriched tributary streams along their courses These tributaries dreams maturity Which deserves tirst place Dreams Dis cipline Here constant question which confronts those responsible educating youth whether paratory schools institutions higher learning I facile answer question Dreams without Dis cipline satisfying dreamer without otfsping leaving heritage Deeds Discipline without Dreams praiseworthy pedant sterile something equally unproductive What should strive fusion That which Mr Newton D Baker envisioned defined education cultivation prolonga curiosity childhood Fortunate youth imagination intellectual curiosity relatively fresh unfettered Fortunate maturity capacity dream magnificent dreams survives And believe Donn Byrne wrote Golden Bells singing Song Willow Branches Lake Cranes Far Kathay Marco Polomayhave beeninspiredtodream again prison things which write Form CLASSOFSERVICE DESIRED FULL RATE WESTERNUNION HALF RATE DEFERRED CABLE LE TTER WEEK END LETTER Patrons should check class CABLEGRAM desired otherwise cable willbe transmitted rates NWCOMB CARLTON J C WILLVER VICI pRIItIDItNT Sendthefollowlrmsage termsonac hereof wliarlmreyagreedto TELEGItA VIA FOTAL TELEGNAPH HE LPNITED STATE THE FOLLOWING TELEGRAM WAS RECEIVED LPI VIANORTHERN I XONE TOKIO LC CHA CRAE NY ROGERS 8PENDI NO THREE WEEK JAP CABLE MPEHO TOKYO GREET YOUNG TO SENDA MESSAGE OR CALL A MESSENGER TELEPHONE WHITEHALL OR ANY POSTAL TELEGRAPH OFFICE FOR REPETITION SERVICE AND ALL OTHER PURPOSES TELEPHONE BOWLING GREEN Financial Leer Takayama Japan C W L Augus Hr Walter S Rogers director Institute Curren World Affairs Fifth Avenue New York City Dear Rogers This letter deals exclusively financial matters either relaed directly annual financial report herewith submitted covering September first September first arising general financial relationship Institute under letter prepared dated August Although which annual accounts submitted I sufficiently clear ready inspection emphasized Part II required under letter areement Believing since association field China ended years Institute useful raher deailed financial statement covering expenditures house living expenses latter added report exhibit annex The accounts current conform requirements forth letter areement Item MY departure New York Geneva early September impossible ubmit final account hence items constituted balance This revised after accounts outstandin September first balances Professional Account under House Account under segregated soasobeuniformwiththeformforhecurrentyears While monthly advances U under Item house living expenses proved inadequate U S under Item maintenance office slightly excessive Hex being carried credi Institute September first In additionao credit U So again carried The accoun explained letter October balance amount payable Institute Special Travel Account being special appropriation cover expenses travel Peiping Baltimore Aust October Comparing exchanKe first second years appears average conversation U S dollars Chin dollars Mex Yuan almost This however exchange fluctuated December July Since latter conversion other considerations predicted average conversion coming considerably lower which receiptsfromhe Instituteconvertedolocalcurrencywillrinacon siderably smaller income office house accounts Financial letter Inattemptingosuggestbudge requirementsinhefield considerin Ausust amounts should equitably located particular expenditure categories I based suggestions assumption American dollars would exchare Chinese currency approximately ratio U S Mex So better received period Since likely average maintained raised whaher monthly advances whether Professional office ravel account House living account adequate In uncertainty exchange I difficult recommendation reques Institute might problem The exchare problem however important financial matters involved budee Another problem which arises early October whther lease which I house premises Peipin should newed period The lease obtained early October extends until about October renewable subjec mutual agreement period extension terms I lieve renel effected without change rental I sertain As I shall return Peiping about September I shall takeup iediately tentative areement before expiration lease October I however Chinese landlords place secil emphasis desirability leasin periods years I lieve however I might renew lease considering especially investment which Institute improvin property through necessary renovation In passing noted expenditures renovation maintenance tenant landlord under Chinese custom likely either years since premises condition event expenditures formintenance beyondha absolutelynec essary especially house occupied Institute resentative family continually after sprinEe I apprec heine informed herefore whether lease ehould renewed October period I given thought question whher I should obtain private outside house I opinion suitable quarters obtainable rental under SO month I should extra furnishing would negligible since furnishings wouldbemowedothenewquarters Convenienceandherequiremen privacy uninterrupted study major considerations suggesting change The special exhibit accounts house livin expenses attachedo Financial Report separate annex shows ancial arrangement Institute force account certain private financial obligations which annual irrespective association Institute Finaial letter Pferringo Auus which financial agreement I request nterpretation Item being paragraph referringo difference between thousand dollars determined Sincethe questionofmyreturnoheUnited Statesathe years raised eneva durin which family remained China provision Item areemen automatically exended beyondttwo In order definite possible within which tions ofmyproposedproraofworkfor1933 34aybeaccomplishedSt would great helpo understandinas returno Since accordingoItem12ofthisleerofagreement association Institute permanent basis agreement sipula elastic period association fromWo three years desirable raise question whether present financial arragemen should replaced If anticipatedhat I returno United States inthe sumnerof would preferable financial arrangement cover forthcoming September L Finally since unlikely exchane average S S0 coming certain circumstances arrive stable S S0 S would advantage Institute financially matter obainin fixed period monhs September directly New York office National City either portion monthly advances office U monthly total monthly advances 400000 Under present arrange merit impossible contract months ahead specific exchange custom fllowed private indiv iduals think unwise China constantly current monthly institui0ns P U C Yen ching University which I understand contract ahead definite I impossible suggestion connection although I believe exchange return averas which accounts first years based budgeting In connection I during years I never bought U S currency local currency silver acoun whatever I constantly accounts cking National City Bank dollax silvex Chinese dollar account I transferred money dollar account silver dollar account amounts ecessary C urren expenses regard exchange rates within limitation possible would obtained The average large conversions rates certain times average exchange obainede I unclear items attac Report points raised above considered mutually satis factory mannere