The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-09
Inauguration.

and other properties. whereas Amer
lean investments, exclusive OF the
Standard Oh Company. are compare
lively negligible.
The United states Governments in
vestments IN China are confined TO
the embassy consular and court
property, while the japanese Govern
mcnt owns 80 per cent. Of the stcck
II the Manchurian Railway Company
The remaining 80 per cent IS owned
by Japanese and Chinese subjects.
Iapan's sphere ~ influence with the
railroad right NJ way. Port Arthur,
Mukden and the terminal facilities at
paircn, constitute but seventy-one
square miles OF the total three hun
dred and sixty thousand square miles
Of Manchuria.
This alone surely can be no menace
10 the integrity Of China any more
than our transcontinenta railways AZ
one time largely owned by foreigners
and carrying with them land grants
, as extensive a. the Empire OF Japan
were menace 10 tho United
States The distinction and danger,
however. lie in this: China does not
protect foreign investments; each
country has to do that for Itself and
Japan Is thus forced TO police its rail
way and to keep soldiers in Port
| Arthur and Mukden. AS the resi-
/ duary legatee OF Russia IN Manchur!a
! 1t is Of vital Importance for Japan &c
strengthen. consolidate and fortify
/ her position SO that Port Arthur may
/ never again become "a dagger pointed
, at her heart"
II has become a mission OF many
writer's to exaggerate Japan's pol!ti-
cal activities in China. II a Japanes'
/ individual or corporation acquires q
right Of way or a mining concession
or builds factory anywhere II
China it is cahled throughout tn
world that Japan has assumed tn
proteCtoratc over that partcula,
Chinese province. These same writer!
are prone to regard Marchuria "a al
ready IA part of the japanese Empire
although no Japanese Is permitted
under the present law. 10 own lan'
there. There are probably no NOR
Japanese EN- grants IN the whole o
Manchur!a than In the State of Cal!
forniaD
II In curious to note that none o
these writer's ever speak of the Stand
ard Oil Company "a being a menac
to the integrity of China. This com
pany controls nearly half Of tn
American trade with China and ha
enormous interests and investment
in that country running into man,
millions of dollars, In addition thi
company is supposed to he lendin
money to the Chinese Government
Although 1t has been the subject O
attack for many years by our De
partment Of Justice yet II Is proht
ing through the activities of our De
partment of State toward maintainin
the open door"
A conflict OF interests with tn
. United States cannot occur throug
legitimate competition such as Japa
is waging and Is sure To continu
I, To wage TO our disadvantage throug
her superior k.owledse OF local con
ditiors. her geographical propinqult
ani her cheap labor,
Assume, however, that we do attemI
to block her progress in this her logics
field of activity, that we say to Japal
, as many would have our Governmer
say, "You shall not extend your polit
cal influence any further In Chini
, and even though China may fail 70
you shall not protect your subject
, Investments and trade there" Ther
il then immediately presented re;
and vital conflict Of interests, IL
! Japan Is determined that. come whf
, may, her interests In China shall NJ