Evening star., 1916-01-09
FOREIGN CONCESS|ONS|N
CHINA ARE TROUBLOUS
Centers of Never-Ending Bickering
and Charges Since the Beginning
of the European War.
of the Associated Press.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, November 20-Foreign
concessions in China have been GEN.
ters of never-ending trouble since the
beginning of the European war. As
the result of activities of various bel
ligerents in these settlement charges
and counter charges have been made
concerning the violation of China's
neutrality. China is so enmeshed in
European treaties that it is always ex-
tremely difficult TO determine her actu-
al status with reference to the Euro
pean powers. Practically every for
eign concession was created under diff
ferent conditions. and the commercial
treaties between China and the vari-
Gus powers are so varied that few di-
plomatists can harmonize them.
Newspapers under German control at
the treaty ports are constantly charg-
ing that China is violating her neu-
trality by permitting shoes and other
supplies TO be shipped from Shanghai
for the use of the Russiand army
They are also voicing protests against
the shipments of supplies for the
French and English armies.
German Activities Denounced.
ON the other hand. the English and
French presses are loud in their de-
nunciation of German activities which
are permitted to continue on Chinese
soil under lease to foreign powers.
The latest ground for complaint OF
this sort was supplied by the capture
of the Japanese steamer lro, which
French cruiser took into Saigon under
charge of carrying arms and ammuni-
ton for mutinists in India. \ passen-
ger IN board this steamer without
admitted his German nation
ality and is reported 10 be a former
member of the German consular serv-
ice in China. This steamer sailed from
Shanghai and is alleged to have car
ri.sd ammunition cases and arms, which
were thrown overheard when the
French cruiser gave chase.
1t has even been charged that the
German Social Club in Shanghai Is
used an arsenal for the storage Of
supplies to be used in promoting sedi-
tion among colonies of Germany's ene-
mics in the far east.
Expulsion Plan Is Vetoed.
On the Shameen Island. at Canton,
much of the British concession has
passed into the hands, of German own
ers. The presence of these Germans
is so distasteful to the British that
they endeavored to find a means 10
expel them. This plan was vetoed.
however, by Sir Edward Grey. the
British minister OF foreign affairs. 1t
was argued by the British residents
on Shameen that the English sub
jects had no right to transfer their
holdings to the subjects of any other
nation. China leased this island to the
men now owning poperty on the
island argued that leases there could
be held only by the British subjects.
and that a transfer of leases to the
Germans was in violation of the treaty
between Great Britain and China.
Another cause for irritation has been
the circulation of literature supporting
cause by Maj. Dinkelmann.
4 German officer employed by President
Yuan Shi-kai military adviser.
French and English newspapers are
clamosing loudly for the dismissal OF
Mai Dinkelmann by the president AMI
insist that President Yuan Shi-kai
should not maintain a German officer
On a princely salary when he is di-
recting a campaign against powers
to China.