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CEIN3SS REPUBLIC STUDIES 

 OUR FOREST 1STKODS 



David 7.. r. Yui, forntrly srcr^trry to the v' 

 president of the Chinese I : ;epubI3c, Is no,; tr-weling in this 

 country to learn r.iod^i rs methods for td. opt ion in China. *le 

 is at present in cliru'^e of the lecture board pf the Chinese 

 Y. M. C. A., which is in closs touch with the nev gox r ernnent 

 and is aiding ii: putting into effect an educational cai'.pnjfn 

 for the citizenship of t"ie republic. 



Y/hilo in "Xtliincoon recently ' : r. Yui spent soi-.e 

 time invest igi\tin.5 the v;ork o-f the forest service, in order 

 that he Hi ait find out whether its or ^mi nation . md Methods 

 rov.ld he of vxlue to ths novly created depr: tnont of cirri cul- 

 ture and foresti y in China. In speaking 1 of this part of his 

 vork, Ilr. Yui SP'. ci: 



"In the .--/'.ttrr of forent consrrvr-.tion the United 

 ; ,GS profited Much by looking upon the disasters v:hich v/ere 

 the result of the Chii*pse ap^lect of forestry. This \vr.c a 

 great vfrr;ing to you, Ko'-' \'e -vith to profit by tiie iiaproved 

 nethods of forestry '.vliicli the United States has discovered 

 applied. " 





