Arizona republican., 1917-03-25
CHINESE PRESS
 SUPPORTS ]. 5.
 AGAINST SUBS

PEKING, March 24.-China's de- cision to join witt .l1 United States in it's protest against the new Ger man submarine campaign was re- ceived with marked enthusiasm by great majority of the Chinese press.
 For days before the cabinet reached the decision to supper. the American position, the more progressive news papers and younger members of parliament were active in urging China to assert itself and take an international position along with the great WorlC powers Whicl are resist ing the new submarine regulations.
 1t was new China, rather than old China. which aligned itself with the United States. Many. of the older members ot the cabinet, as well as older parliamentarians were opposed to the movement
 German firanciers and diplomatists worked hard to prevent China froni taking a position along with the United States. Offers of loans were made, the past acts of Friendship ca the part of Germany were recalled, and the recent aggression on the part of Japan was cited by the Ger mans as a reason why China should
 
 yoke her aid in preventing Japanese expansion after the war.
 Japans opposition to Chinas en- trance into the war which prevented China from becoming q belligerenl on two previous occasions, was not wholly relaxed. Japanese. politicians worked far more quietly, however than on prey ious occa sions. The invitation rom the United States for fAir Il, the German submarine campaign was lar different from the overtrres from England. France and Russia for tic entrance of the Chinese republic in to the entente
 Much as the Chinese leaders dis like to sec China take it's position along with the world powers with d 'hance that twill figure in the peace conference following the present war, they could not cons s.stently offer open opposition. Chinese officials were soiicitously advised against haste and many efforts were made indirect ly by Japanese 10 prevent China from accepting the invitation of the United States
 When the cabinet reported to q joint session of the house and senate that it had decided to avail itself of President Wilson's invitation, there was much enthusiasm. All the mem hers of the cabinet appeared before parliament and asserted that hnn- dredS of Chinese l:veS already have ! been lost as a result Of the German submarine campaign. A very large number of Chinese were killed when the British steamer Harpalyce was | torpedoed between Rotterdam and Newcastle. Many Chinese were also 1 killed on French and Japanese steain- CTS torpedoed in the Mediterranean The cabinet members explained that ! the extension of the German subma rine campaign would mean 2 greater loss of Chinese lives and property Should the Chinese government fan to protect against the new campaign the cabinet members insisted that China would be supinelV perInittin:, new principles to be written into in ternational law which are wholly in violation of human warfare Paul s. Reirscl, the American. minister, has been highly praised ny the Chinese press for hi ssuccessful efforts in winning the leaders of the Chinese government over to the posi- tion of the United States and indue ing them to take u stand against the extension of the submarine cam paign
 The Peking Daily Gazette, which is a representative of the more modern newspapers in China, says of the Chinese action: Although the maximum so far contemplated by China is simply rupture of diplo- mat1c relations with Germany. it is quite certain that she will not hesi- tate to follow wherever America may lead and that the United States will be involved in open warfare almost immediately is certain