The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-23

Bv Jeremiah w. Jenks, Ph. D., L. L. D.. Research Professor of Govern nent and Pnblic Administration. New Tork University. and Director of The ErTar Eastern Bureau
 4 50 many comments, favorable ana x3,nfavorable, Upon China's entrance Into the great war have been made that 1t seems desirable to mention one or two things that China, with the ap- proval of it's government, has. actually done, and to indicate. what more may well be expected provided the war continues, t:
 1t will be recalled that the reason given by the Chfnese government for the breaking Of diplomatic relations with GermAny was Chat given by, the United States; it's citizens had lost their lives by action of German sub- marines. It has been known for some time that Chinese workmen were go- ing. to France in large numbers with the co-operation of both governments, and a ship carrying some of these workmen, sunk by "a German isubmar- ire with large attendant loss of life. was the chief reason which China gave for enttances into the war.
 Those wifoE yifnow the Chinese and V ho particd1arfy have been following the movement of it's progressive lead era, including the leaders of both par fics. for the last two or three years he1ieve also that the Chinese govern ment was actuated in part at least by the same high ideals that actuated f iAmertcanss and. the American govern msnt- To me sure, there were cer- tain other direct advantages which , were expected and which have been 1 received: payments of the Boxer in- l dernntty have been suspended for five years; certain concessions, minor ones. to be sure, have been made re- < xarding the customs tariff; and most ;Aof all. perhaps China has won seat X nt the peace council table. .. It Is not generally realized that lfrere are now in France some 80,000 E&inese workmen who have gone <kere to help in whatever way. they fest can in war work. besides some ] fhousands also in Russia and Mesopo- famia- These men come from the north of China, are tall, strong men carefully selected and able to take the N place of a corresponding number o1 i French soldiers in all kinds of unskill- \ cd ana in many kinds of skilled work
 Moreover, the cost to the French .Eoysrnment of such highly effective Important labor is, from our view. f rofnt. .trffling, although it may vel iwe1I seem liberal to many of the Chi nese workmen themselves. In round numbers. $10 a month is paid to ths families of ther4 workmen, and the! Themselves receive in France ont frame (s.2o) a day. Of course, tht French government pays transports lflon.s furnishes them free necessar! medical aid, etc.; but even then, how ltrifling is the expense as compared with what would have to be. paid for l1et us say, American workmen!
 The Chinese stand ready also, pro iwidehd Transportation can be secured Ito x11n3sh large quantities of supplie l01 &nrEpus kinds, from antimony ant kjrd6 6es to food supplies. In fact, i kfs 8SffFknown, of course, that all o h1&. Allies have relied largely upol tCh15pr the absolutely necessary en Lffrnony required in the making Q Iehe11s Land other types of munitions fl-or China furnishes by far the larges eupply of antimony to be found in tn
 Aenfn we in America q not req 1ixe how large in re ality is the nativ .shfbpfng of China and its shipbuild ;fn&tcapacity. In 1914 the clearance rr&n 5Ghinese ports show 96,326.26 fo1& to China.s credit, a tonnag Ertatsfrthan that of any other natio
 exc6pt tGreat Britain. But. althoug '. Cf<1ha has done little in. the way c trans-oceanic traffic, not merely sma Ibodxs. but seagoing ships for coas trmffic abound every where in Chfns
 and its rivers swarm with freight beaffr1g boats. On the Yangtze rive fon&sox ;xhe most important of the gres
 rtcapBfiip lines is owned and manae
 ediby.4he Chinese. It is reported ths
 fheiE Ktipyards are working with ir ,cr<41B &1rctfyttyz and the opportunit Ifs 8ere for 6u4idfng for war purpose
 prosfdod the Allies care to explo lthsso resources.
 Tho Chinese government stand
 ready also to furnish troops by th
 huHdreds of thousands, It is we
 known. of course. to those who hay followed carefully the situation, ths
 there are in the nelehborhood of ha
 e million troops in sChfnas alEeady we
 trnined accordtnssto the Chinese staa
 <nrdx and aceustomad to the use