詮釋資料說明

題名

To Henry Ford

生平歷程

革命之再起 、 北上與逝世

文件類型

英文著述

民國日期

013/06/12

西元日期

1924/06/12

國父年歲

59

作者

Sun Yat-Sen

全文內容

To Henry FordJune 12, 1924Dear Mr. Ford:Mr. Hg Jim Kai, the bearer of this letter, informs me that youare likely to visit China in the not distant future. Should you doso, it would give me not a little pleasure to welcome you in SouthChina, where-it is commonly said-much of the intelligence, en-ergy and wealth of this country can be found.I know and I have read of your remarkable work in America.And I think that you can do similar work in China on a much vasterand more significant scale. In a sense it may be said that your workin America has been more individual and personal, whereas herein China you would have an opportunity to express and embodyyour mind and ideals in the enduring form of a new industrialsystem.I am of the view that China may be the cause of the next WorldWar if she remains economically undeveloped and thus becomean object of exploitation and international strife on the part of theGreat Powers. For this reason I began, as soon as the Armisticewas signed in Europe, to think out a plan for the international de-velopment of China with a view to its consideration by the Powersat the Peace Conference in 1919. This plan has since been workedout in my book, "THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFCHINA", which was published in Shanghai in 1921 and in New Yorkin 1922 by Messrs. Putman's Sons.I now realise that it is more or less hopeless to expect muchfrom the present Governments of the Powers. There is much moreto hope, in my opinion from a dynamic worker like yourself; andthis is why I invite you to visit us in South China in order to study,at first hand, what is undoubtedly one of the greatest problems ofthe Twentieth Century. Yours very truly, Sun Yat-sen

出處

國父全集

冊數

第十冊

頁次

473-474