Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27

nent president there is no assurance
that his election will not be the signal
for the commencement OF a period OF
revolution
The President of the United States and
the Secretary OF State. we'll informed
doubtless OF the situation at Picking. are
making haste slowly in the matter OF
recognizing China's republic, and their
wisdom will surely be sustained by the
logic of events.
The parliament delivered an address to
the world on the Sth instant. entitled a
declaration Of indie
Declaration of pendence." 1t rep
resented the will OF
AAuSPcAueASe' the people: the mon-
archy was corrupt: parliament was the
pivot upon which the prosperity of the
state turned: could parliament be other
wise than anxious? Parliament hoped
that their government would be just: that
their five races would lay aside their pref
udices; that the new life OF the old nation
would be amending.
Parliament addressed a cable message
requesting that prayers might be offered
in all the Christian churches of the world
on April 81 for the Chinese nation. II
said:
Prayer is requested for the national
assembly now in session; for the new
government; for the constitution of the
republic; that the republic may be rec
ognized by the powers; that peace may
reign within our country: that strong and
virtuous men may be elected to ONCE
and that government be established upon
strong foundation.
In the matter of the Chinese loan the
administration at Washington is also 60
ing slowly for the reason that the condi-
tions of the loan involved the principle
Of the administrative independence OF
China.
The present administration has been
asked by the group of American bankers
IL 1t would request them to participate
in the loan along with the bankers Of
other nations. The administration de-
clined because 1t did not approve the
conditions. which might go the length in
in the financial and even the political
affairs of China THE conditions in
clude.' to cite the text of the state
-ment, mot only the pledging of partic-
uiar taxes. some of them antiauated and
burdensome, to secure the loan. but also
the administration of those taxes by for
eign agents. The responsibility on the
part of our government implied in the
encouragement Of loan thus secured
and administered is plain enough and is
obnoxious to the principles upon which
the government OF our people rests"
The government at Washington would
disconnect itself from any entangling al
lance such as would result from the pro-
posed loan. The theory that the pro-
lection of China's integrity and sover-
eighty can be best accomplished through
coalition and concert OF six great powers
Is questionable.
clares that it will urge and support the
legislative measures necessary to give
American merchants. manufacturers.
contractors and engineers the banking
and other financial facilities which they
now lack. and without which they are at
a serious disadvantage as compared with
their industrial and commercial rivals
A nation which gave to China her
first reformers has small need of divid-
ing her influence with any
American power or powers. Would
England, for example, act
1ViAcy. SO stupidity? The names of
Burlingame and Ward are talismans in
China, But if these have been effaced
by time, what of the s12.OOO.OOO in gold
which America forgave China? To ex-
press the part which America should
take in China in common parlance
America SnOulO De the WHUfc SuOOtlnB
match
In dealing with the Chinese ques ton
it must be at short range American
capital and ndustry-invariably associ-
ated with Chinese industrials, that II
may not bear the onus of being for
eign enterprise-may successfully ex-
plot China. American industry at long
range from China is handicapped hope
lessly by the high price of labor. for
which the machine is no compensation,
and which bars competition with the
nations seeking the commerce of China.
So long as American capital and in
dustry remain in America, the so-called
..open door" for America is a delusion
and a snare American capital, expressed
in pigeon English. must 'go top-side"-
On To China-if it would succeed, and
thus effectually lend direction to the
nolicy Of America in China.
Since Burlingame the United States
has had no representative in China who
appears to have understood the Chinese
or been understood by them. Mr.. Chester
Holcombe, formerly secretary of legation
At Pekine. is an exception. Speaking be-
fora the Economic Club of New York
IN The subject of "Our Commercial Rela-
tions With the Orient he said:
"The Chinese are very sentimental
race. You would be astonished if 4
would tell how many points of close re-
semhlance / see between the average
Chinaman and the average American