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...West has for centuries looked upon the Far East as a region of untold wealth with opportunities for unbounded commercial development," said Professor G. B. Roorbach of the Business School to a CRIMSON reporter...
Professor Roorbach has just returned from a year in the Far East, where he studied economic conditions in Japan, China, the Dutch East Indies, the Malay States, Siam, India, and the Philippines. The year's work, which he has just completed, was sponsored by the Harvard Bureau of International Research, and the Business School...
...Important economic developments," continued Professor Roorbach, "will undoubtedly take place in China and the other countries of the Far East, but there are distinct limitations which must be recognized by the business world...
Professor Roorbach encountered various dangers in the course of his trip. He told of one experience he had with the bandits who infest the waters of the great silk growing region of the delta near Canton. While the silk-cargo boat on which he was a passenger was rounding a curve in the stream, a group of some 30 bandits, armed to the teeth, was seen on the bank. The silk boat was heavily armed against such a contingency, and cleared decks for action. But the bandits had a large sign displayed which read. "We are today only attacking fishing...
...year 1927-28 Foreign Trade courses are to be given under the foregoing provision: in the first half year Trade in the Far East and in the second half year Trade in Latin America. The former course will be given by Professor G. B. Roorbach, who has just returned from a year's study of trade and economic conditions in the Far East. The class will meet on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, from 12 to 1 o'clock. Application for admission should be made to the Business School office and should contain a statement of the applicant's business experience...