The Washington herald., 1918-08-22
CHINA And US.
ON GOOD TERMS
Holland Points Out Results
Of Honesty by Hill and
Dollar. :.

1T Is reported in New York that
chairman Hurley. of the Shipping
Board. regards II as possible that
within year China will have built
Tor and have sent to the United States
large number of ships with the un-
derstanding that these ships after the
war Is over will be returned to China
to facilitate that nations plans for
developing large external commerce.
The relation OF China to the United
States Is spoken Of by those who know
and by representatives Of the Chinese
government who are now In New
YORK as perhaps as friendly relation
as that maintained by the United
states with any other nation. Some
or the American business leaders who
undertook to develop trade with China,
as, Tor instance. James ]. Hill and
Capt. Robert Dollar, were as con-
scientious in their dealings with the
Chinese as to establish a belief among
Chinese merchants and exporters that,
as was the case with the Chinese mer-
chants themselves. no bond was nee
essary in order TO guarantee the con-
tract.
Hllls Enterprise.
Mr.. Hills enterprise, which contem-
plated very large trade between the
United States by way OF the Pacific
and China, was brought to a halt
through the action of the Interstate
Commerce Commission. which was of
the opinion that certain reduction in
rates Tor trafiic over the Great North
ern Railroad upon commodities de-
signed for China and also OF the COM
modities brought from China to the
United States was illegal
Capt. Dollar. however. has main
tained great influence in China, and
he is regarded as one OF the fore
most of American business men.
There Is some reason for surmising
that II may have been in part due
to his influence with the government
in China and with the leading mer-
chants there that China was persua-
ded if financial help could be secured
to undertake the construction of ships
for the United States upon a
large scale and to do it rapidly.
China Does Not Forget.
China has not forgotten and never
will forget the action Of the United
States In returning to the Chinese
government that part of the Boxer
award which was not used In defray-
ing the cost Of our expedition in China
at the time OF the Boxer uprising,
With Americans OF influence the
leading executives in China are now
in cordial association. Americans are
providing money needed for the ex-
penses outlined by maintaining a con-
siderable number OF. Chinese students
in the United States.
One of the largest of the American
industrial corporations secured a few
years ago, in spite of the competI-
ton OF Great Britain and Germany.
the contract for the equipment of the
great Chinese arsenal with machinery
for the manufacture OF rifles.
AS a result of this contract China
has been able partially to equip her
army, which II Is now reported num-
bers nearly a million, every one OF
whom is in cordial support Of the
United states and our allies in main
tanning war against Germany.
The Chinese Loan.
There have been some very drama
tic features associated with the per-
fecting of arrangements whereby the
United States in association with
Japan and Great Britain is about TO
make a loan to China of $50, ,OO0, 900
The censorship does not permit at
present any report which would set
forth the dramatic features associat-
ed with the pcrfecting of this con-
tract.
1t has, however. permitted the an
nouncement TO he made that the
United States government cordially
supports this great financial PROPOSE
ton. knowing that the money is to