The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-03-29

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SPEAK a nelplu wOra at need in restraint OF the
aggresslons OF the otner powers in the
power agreement. NOW, however That We with
uraw, It Is a matter any more that both
ef ourselves except to say to the struggling
Chinese Bless you, my infants, | will look with
concern, and often with pity, your struggles,
and failures, buI any time that you want helping
hand mine will be withdrawn and you go to the
other powers of the world for what you need"
This whole matter of the Chinese open door
and the participation of the United States with the
six powers in the effort to help China was threshed
out by President Taft in his annual message in De-
cember, 1909. The forceful practical way In wnlcn
he put the case is a revelation in view Of the weak
ness Of the opposite view, and ought to have been
convincing to President Wilson, as 1t was to the
people of this country. Here Is the way Pres-
dent Taft dealt with the question, and there be
practical answer to mis- conclusive presentation:
BY the treaty Of 1903 China has undertaken the
abolition of likin with moderate and proportion.
ate raising of the customs tariff along with curren-
cy reform These reforms being of manifest ad-
vantage to foreign commerce well as to the in
terests of China, this government Is endeavoring
facilitate these measures and the needful acquies
cence of the treaty powers. When 1t appeared
that Chinese likin revenues were to be hypothecat
ed to foreign bankers in connection with great
railway project it obvious that the government
whose nationals nelu tnlS loan WOULD nave GER
tain direct interest in the question of carrying
by China of the reforms in question. Because
this railroad loan represented practical and real
application Of the open door policy through co Or
Grafton with China by interested powers as well
because Of its relations to the reforms referred
to above. the administration deemed American par
ticpation to be of great national interest. Happily
when 1t a matter Of broad policy, urgent that
this opportunity should not be lost the indispens
nlIz
Of American bankers Of international reputation and
great agreed at to share In the loan
on precisely such terms this government should
approve The chief Of these terms was that Amer
lean railway material should be on exact equal
ity with that of other national Joining in the loan
in the placing Of orders for this whole railroad
system. After months of negotiation the equal
participation of Americans at last assured
1t is gratifying that Americans will thus take their
share in this extension of those great highways of
trade and to believe that such activities will give
a real impetus to our commerce and will prove
practical corolary to historic policy in the
East.
When add to the above the admirable sum.
ming up of the purpose Of the late administration
with respect to its dealings with China, concisely
and well put by the retiring Assistant Secretary
of State follows, the is absolutely complete
The repeated utterances of the last admins
tration must nave made 1t perfectly clear tnat the
motive and purpose Of the policy abandoned
first, and primarily the protection Of China's
integrity and sovereignty the uplift of the Chi
people, morally materially and government.
ally, the development of China's resources and the
maintenance of traditional policy of the "open
door," equality of opportunity for American en-
terprise. Precisely because of the ultimate pos
sbility of measure of foreign control of China's
finances which may be inferred from study Of
other countries, which have found themselves in
a similar situation it deemed imperative that
there should be American participation in the liq
uidaton Of China's finances in order to make sure
of the presence of the potent, friendly and dsin
terested influence Of the United States Salt Lake
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