Cambridge , Mass. 马萨诸塞州剑桥睛
晨七点起。浴后作日记。九点宝塑来,知于去年十二月廿五日离南京,本月八日到剑桥,早余五天。已与Charles F. Brooks 接洽,今日军大学部办理手续2 渠自旧金山至Boston ,在Chicago 芝加哥未停留,故与郭晓岚、叶笃正等均未晤到。上午至Cambridge Trust Company 存款,以2990 元美金存人,即教部拨余之款也,利息只1. 5% 一年,而取手续费甚多,故不但无利可图,甚至于倒贴若干,此与中国高利贷适相反。近日美金之价影响物价,米每石上海己至十六万元,教职员又将受经济压迫更深矣c午后三点至Irving Terrace 八号晤宝壁,不值。遇张厚群夫妇,其夫人系广西人,叶桂馨之间班云。谈半小时。出至Walker 5t.甘七号与元任谈。五点半借李方桂及赵太太赴1683 Cambridge 缸, a吾Sophia Chen 陈衡哲。渠方拔去牙齿七粒,故不能吃硬物。知叔永于上月廿七离剑桥,余甚以不能→见于少年旧游之地为恨。
叔永有一小皮箱托带至中国。七点至331 号Harvard St. ,到钮因美、戴振锋、元任夫妇、方桂夫妇及Peter( 方桂公子)、Nancy 诸人,谈及适之在美时与宋子文不睦’情形。元任以房间太热忽吃冷物骤觉不适,卧一小时后即恢复。十点宝望来,谈半小时去。十一点睡于Harvard St. 331 号二楼。
下面Times 报之论调虽表示同情,但实际毫无办法。New York Times Editorial《纽约时报》社论(二月卡三日), China’s Financial Crisis <中国的经济危机~: TheEnd of last war brought no relief. Recoverγwas impossible while the govemment has tomaintain more than a million men in the field against Communist. Feudalism within theKuomintang sheltered wide spread inefficiency and coπuption. The Communists havedone all they can to bring about the bankruptcy. It would be a mistake to regard this asChina's problem alone.
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