The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-12-03


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foreign lives and property In the Otto
man empire IN the event that a dangOr-
ous situation stOua develop
Liboria.
As result OF the Efforts OF this gov
eminent TO place the government Of
Liberia in position to pay its 0utStGnG=
ing indebtedness and to maintain
stable and efficient government. neSo-
tiations for a loan OF $4,000 have
been successfully concluded. and il Is,
anticipated that the payment Of the
old loan and the issuance OF the bonds
OF the 1912 loan for the relllb ilitation OF
the finances OF Liberia win follow at
an early date. when the new receiver
ship viii 20 into actiTe operation. The
new receivershfp Will consist Of gen
ernI receiver OF customs designated by
the government Of the United States
and three receivers Of customs desig-
mated by the governments OF Germany. ]
France and Great Britain. which conn
tries have commercial interests in the
republic OF Liberia.
The Far East.
The political disturbances in China
in the autumn and winter OF 19i1=12
resulted in the abdcatjon OF the Man
chm rulers on Feb 10. followed by the
FORMATION of PROVISIONAL republican
government empowered to conduct the
afTairs of the nation until a permanent
p'Dvernment might be regularly estab-
Iished The natural sympathy OF the I
American people with the assumption
OF republican principles by the Chinese
people was appropriately expressed ia
a concurrent resolution of congress on !
April IL. 1912.
A constituent assembly. composed OF /
representatives. duly chosen by the
people of China in the elections tfl=le |
are now being held. las been called |
to meet in January next to adopt a |
permanent constitution and organize.
the government OF the nasccDr repub-
lie. During the formative constitutional !
stage and pending definite action by |
the assembly. as expressive OF the I
popular will. and the hoped for estab- |
IiSIment of a stable republican form !
Of government capable OF fulfilling its
intentional obligations, the United |
states is. according t. precedent, main
tanning fun and friendly de facto re- I
lations with the provisional govern !
ment.
The new condition Of affairs thus |
created has presented many serious !
and complicated problems, both OF in |
ternaI rehabilitation and OF intrna-
ffonaI relations, whose solution Il was [
realized would necessarily require |
much time and patience. From the |
beginning OF theeODt Eval last autumn |
st was felt by the United States, in |
common with the other powers having /
large interests IN China. that indie !
pendent action by the foreign govern |
ments iH1s their own individual inter- |
ests would add further confusion to a !
situation already complicated. pol |
icy OF international cooperation was !
accordingly adopted in an understand !
ing, reached early iRthe disturbances. |
to act together for the protection Of |
the lives and property OF foreigners IL |
menaeed. to maintain an attitude OF |
strict impartfality as between the con-
tending factions and to abstain from
any endeavor TO influence the Chinese |
in their organization Of a new form of .
government.
It was futher mutually agreed, in
the hope OF hastening an end to hos
tiIities. that none Of the interested pow
ers would approve the making Of loans
by its nationals to either side. As sOon-
however, as a united provisional gov
eminent OF China was assured. the
United States Joined In a favorable
considers ton OF that governments re-
quest for advances needed for imme-
date administrative necessities and
later for 4 loan to effect permanent
national reorganization. The interested
governments had already, BY common
consent, adopted. in respect to the pur-
poses. expenditure and security OF any
loans to China made by their nationals,
certain conditions which were held to
be essential. not only to secure reason
able protection for the foreign Invest
ors. but also to safeguard and strength
en- China's credit by Encouraging iudiS. !
crininate borrowing and by inSuriag