New-York tribune., 1912-06-12
AMERICAN FROM CHINA
TELLS OF CRISIS THERE
yudue Thayer. of u. S. Court at
Shanghai, Explains Republics
Financial Deadlock.
TANG SHIFTS THE BLAME
Premier Says Assembly Would
Not Agree to Foreign Super
vision of Income and
Expenditure.

london. June 1t.-Judge Rufus n.
rbaver. Judge OF the United States Court
tor China at Shanghai. has arrived from
china. via Siberia. Mrs. Thayer arrived
hare from New York a few days ago to
meet him Mrs. Thayer. who is q sister
cf William Barnes. jr.. Republican state
chairman Of New York. received cable
message from Mr.. Barnes last night, to
4he effect that ii is looking much
brighter now for the anti Roosevelt
forces
Judge Thayer. explaining the difficulty
r-bina Is experiencing in obtaining 2.
loan. said Premier Tang Shao-yi an
nounced that China needed 500, 600 600
IN pay her soldiers and carry on the
government for g year. This loan, he
said, would make the country self-sup-
porting subsequently through taxes
Premier Tang sought the loan in Eu-
rope, but refused 10 allow the lenders to
supervise the expenditure Of the money.
He obtained q loan of $4,000, 900 from
.he Belgian syndicate, but afterward re
fused supervision. and consequently was
accused Of bad faith. II seemed hope
less TO obtain any loan and not TO allow
supervision on account Of the condition
Of the country and the history Of q
thousand years Of cficial dishonesty.
The country has not been overtaxed
" the past, but the people have been
oppressed by the officials, who ALWAYS
took the greater part Of the taxes col
lscted or the money TO bs paid out
Premier Tang said the Assembly and
the people would not allow hin, 70 ac-
cord foreign supervision. and . deadlock
ras reached With couple Of hundred
thousand soldiers. all well armed. bur
undisciplined and for long time with
or, pay, the failure 70 obtain the loan
nav result IN temporary ana-chy
Period os Anarchy Feared.
Any excuses are possible similar 20
those witnessed tn the French Revolu-
tor, but the people ere thoroughly
patriotic and determined ;n favor Of
their republic. II is not possible 70 i'm
pose any other form of government
upon them, modelling 2 constitution
upon either that Of America or ~
France"
Americans familiar with conditions -
China returning fror, the Far East saw
:, IS q great pity that America has not
rsksn the lead IN recognizing officially
-he new government n accordance with
rhs aspirations Of ths people This may
result ~ less Of Americas prestige
among the Chinese, who at present trus.
and respect America above any Euro
pean country They realize that ths
ycrwe-s Of Europe ell seek power ana
territory and thst America only asks
commercial opportunity and fair treat
usnt. All Europe IS watching for a.
A-st chance. Russia has already entered
Mongolia and possesses Northern Man
churia- Japan has Southern Manchuria,
England has Hong Kong and Wet Hal
wet, Germany has Kiau-Chow and
france is or the south. All are ready
sr the first opportunity for intervention
n setze territory,
~ intervention Comes
America, II is pointed out, has no t.r-
r.tory and wants none, but II interven-
ton comes and territory IS taken Amer
ics will find she has lost all in China,
when she might have increased her pres
rgs tremendously and become the fore
most nation in China without cost or
trouble, merely by recognizing the new
government.
The Chinese it is said. are becornin g