Evening journal., 1909-10-25
GEORGE SEES
DnXkI I'M CHINA
NVW UV OUItVH
Our Policy He Says, Shaped
at BeheSt Of Wall Street
FinanCierS
CRANE VICTIM OF A
WAR OF SYNDICATES

(Copy Right 1909, by The United Press).
NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-With the ex-
pressed opinion that the present policy OF
the United States IN the far east is being
shaped solely in the interest OF group
OF wall street financiers. and that no
possible benefit TO the nation at large can
result from It, Henry George, Jr, son OK
the well-known single taxer and publicist'
in an exclusive interview granted tne
United Press to-day, declared tnat trouble
is. certain to result which will probably
end in the American army and navy De-
ing called on to fight the private battles
OF the American monied interests under
the gnise of "upholding American honor.
Mr.. George has just returned from sew
sral months spent In studying at hrst
hand the conditions which In his opinion
are soon to be very largely in the minds
of the American people, IL the present
policy Of the administration is continued.
Asked what In his opinion was the real
cause back Of the forced resignation Of
Charles r. Crane of Chicago from the
post Of minister to China, Mr.. George,
replied tersely:
"A war Of the big American syndi-
Gates"
Il do not pretend to know more Of the
immediate grounds for the Secretary OF
States action than have been published"
continued George.
Mr.. Crane may or may not have been
indiscrete. The thing to note is not that
but the implication in Secretary Knox's
statement that the government is study
ing the recent agreements between China
and Japan in relation TO Manchuria with
a view TO determining whether there is
anything IN the agreements adversely af-
fecting American interests.
ITO me, this is an admission Of the
eravest portent a seeming admission OF
the very thing charged against us in the
far east, that the American government
Is doing the work Of the American syndi-
Gates In getting concessions and loan
privileges IN China and trying TO force a
way for them into Manchuria-
while the share in that particular loan
may be a small matter" he replied, 'the
many loans that are likely to be made in
theycourse Of the next ten years in China
NJ. siaalie hussf astsresase ~ nigh
ilterest that that sum VIII draw, the In
Aestment Will be good one. But it must
Be considered. as very much more than
tiat. It viii really be a huge mortgage
on China, giving our government at the
behest Of the syndicate an excuse for
sending trops into China at the first sign
Of another Boxer rising, which IS impend-
ing; and for taking a hand An, another and
wider looting and possibly in the psrti-
tioning OF the Chinese empire
do you actually look for another rev.
clution in Chlnar'
'All the signs point TO It. Under the cry
OF China for the Chinese many elements
are gathering against the foreigners and
particularly against the foreign syndi-
Gates. As China energies from her sleeT
Of centuries she will need steam and cleo
tric roads, water and sewage systems
gas and electric lighting and telephones
These she will get either through con-
cessions through foreigners or by loans
from foreigners. This will mean either
foreign concessions or foreign loans.
1--WE know the corrupt methods Of th'
public franchise holding corporations II
our politics. They are not likely to act
better with similar franchises in China
and the Chinese. if they have spark oi
spirit. will not submit to it."