The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-07

A. How does it concern US as Amer
icans?
! America through john Hay pro-
claimed the doctrine of the protection
OF the territorial integrity of China
and the open door, as protest |
against the seizure of Iziaochow by |
Germany in 1893. America has been |
the champion among the nations Of
this policy and has never grabbed for |
herself or connived at the seizure by |
other nations of Chinese territory. In |
the affairs of the Far East, we are
committed to the Hay policy in the
same way as we uphold the Monroe
doctrine for the Americas. If we give
our consent to Japan's acquiring Chin
csc territory, it will be reversal of
all our previous policy in China. 1t
will brand us as turncoats
5. Is it not gain for China to be rid
OF Germany even if Japan retains
all that Germany had?
This is not fair question, for China
did not want Germany in the first in
stance and she does not want Japan
now. She wants her territory to re-
main in her own control. There are
! fifty Japanese now in Shantung to one
German before the war. Japanese
laborers now come into competition
with Chinese in this province which
is already the most densely popula-
ted part of China The invidious con-
troll by an alien nation was the same
so far as China was concerned either
in the case of Germany or Japan, but
the economic competition was less un-
favorable to China with the former
6. Is not China better off with the
League and the Treaty than with
out it?
No, for she loses America as an in
dependent friend and finds her former
friend combining with all the other
great nations to agree to her spolia-
ton. If there were no League, Amer
lea could follow the Hay policy of
: protecting China's territorial integrity
7. Did China do anything in the war?
Before formally declaring war
against Germany, China allowed
Great Britain and France to recruit
about 49, 00 workmen from the prov
ince of Shantung. These were taken
/ to France where they worked in NUM-
ton factories, dug trenches, and did
other valuable work, thus releasing an
equal number of French and British
, as soldiers. After declaring war,
Z China prepared to send troops to Eu-
-
, She sent two divisions into Siberia to
cooperate with the allied forces. She
? was the first of the neutral nations to
accept the invitation of the United
I States to break off diplomatic rela-
items with Germany and in doing So
stated officially that she firmly asso-
/. ciated herself with the policy of the
| United States China did all she
could and always stood ready to do
more if helped by other nations that
had transports.
. 8. VIII the present arrangements o,
the Treaty concerning Shantune
bring peace In the Far East?
j Not at ALL Chinese students al
i over China have already organized {
q movement which has forced the dis
8 m;ssal of three high officials known
S to be pro-Japanese. There is alread.
V an active boycott against Japanes,
n goods In every possible way, excep
O by the use of violence, China is pro
n testing against the cession of Shan
II tung to Japan. The result is grea
d increase of hatred by Chinese o
s Japan.
n 9. Is Japan's membership in tn
is League worth the price Of Ameri
IS can dishonor?
This question needs no answer
le Japan is only friend as long as sh
II is paid to be, her friendship is of n
lie value. 1t would eventually go to tn
highest bidder There is every rea
son to believe that Japan needed tn
League more than the League needle
Japan and that if Shantung had nc
!! been given to her, she would have re
manned in the League just as Italy di
when she failed to get Fiume.
10. What can now be done?
The o. S. Senate can and shout
definitely refuse to ratify Part w,
Shantung" of the Treaty, thus uI
~ holding the Hay policy in our deal
= ings with China. We should neve
- consent to Japan's taking the frs
!. steps toward securing the dominatio
:, of Shantung for if we look at whs
=. she has done in Korea, we know ths
- she will go on gradually until she gel
;. full control of this large province {
- 3S,000,000 people. Now is the tim
=, for us to let Japan know that we sha
not consent to her domination I
China and that we believe Chin
should have a fair chance to work OF
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