New Britain herald., 1918-01-19
IN CHINA RAPED
Accused Of Unfair Practices To-
 ward Her Giant Neighbor
(By Feng Hua. Huang, Columbia
 University.)

CnIVeTSltJ.)
 Besides the successful mission of Viscount 1shii, the Japanese govern ment has appointed a financial mission to the United States led by Baron Tanetaro Megata, formerly financial advisor to the Korean government One of the avowed purposes of the Megata mission is to seek the cooper ation of the United States in the de- velopment of China's natural re- sources. They say that such joint en- deavOrs would be not only profitable to the two countries (Japan and the United States). but of the greatest possible good to China, since by deal ing with her fairly, the two countries could be of the utmost assistance to her material prosperity; and if China were prosperous industrially and com mercially, many of her present troubles would disappear. It may be that the proposed joint enterprises would be of the greatest possible good to China if China were dealt with in the spirit of fairness and justice. But has Japan been fair in her industrial undertakings in China heretofore?
 The case of the South Manchurian railway affords a striking instance as to the character of Japanese invest mcnt in China. Japan's victory over Russia in 1905 transferred to Japan certain rights and privileges in South Manchuria which Russia had previ- Ously obtained from China. One of the important concessions was the transfer of the section of the Man churia n railway south of Changchun. Worn out by enormous traffic during the HusSO-Ja panese war, this sec tOn of the railway was then in poor condition. For the repair of the cx. isting line and for other necessary inn proNemeEtS in connection with it Japan applied to her ally, Great Bri- tain, for money. With the money ob- tained from Great Britain Japan has tended to complete repairs and then forced China to consent to the build ing of the Mukdcn-Antun~ line and other railways in South AiHnchuria.
 How It Aids Japan.
 Tho monopolistic railway enterprise in South Manchuria is of course pro- Htable. This profit has enabled Japan to inaugurate the notorious rebate 1 syst ein and other preferences in favor . of Japanese subjects and to carry on 1 the multtudinous enterprises in ] volving systematic colonization and l a aggressive exploitation The direct | consequence has been the serious in i fringement of the open door principle i and of China'S sovereign rights. The | prompt rejection of China'S proposal 1 to build the Fukumen railway with 1 British engineers and British capital . and of China'S plan to construct the Chinchow-Aigun line clearly indicates Japan's determination to obstruct China's own constructive measures and to mOnopoIize the whole railway | investment in South Manchuria. Japan has not been fair to China in her industrial undertakings in South Manchuria.
 Nor has Japan been fair toward China in her industrial undertakings | elseW here in China. In fact. her de- sire for political control through in. duStTlal investments in China is fur ther evidenced by her attitude toward i the Hanyehping company. This com i pitny consists of three great enter l prises-the Hanyang iron and steel l works located at Hankow- -Hanyang; l the Tayeh iron mines about sixty l miles from Hanyang; and the Pin2h- slang mines situated in Kiangsu prov- lnce at distance of about two hum i dred and fifty miles from Hanyang i The company is a Chinese company. During recent years it has borrowed 1 certain sums of money from Japanese 1 sources. In 1915, Japan suddenly dc 1