The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-08-04

ma is now boycotting Japanese goods.
In 1908 Japanese goods were boycott
ted, and in a few months the loss to
Japan was more than five million
pounds.
Japan seemingly tried her best to
gain the good graces of China score
of years back, but she went about it
in a manner that carried no recon-
mendation. One of the clauses of the
treaty of 1896 provided for mutual
educational scheme But nearly all
the advantages of the scheme went to
Japan; she decided where the stu
dents of each country should be train
ed, with the result that her men went
into all the provinces of China while
the Chinese students were all huddled
in one place, and jealous eyes saw
that they did not learn too much that
was of vital Importance. According
to Japanese publicist, japanese
students compiled monumental works
on the politics, geography and eco
nomics of China, which, in their thor
oughness and accuracy, are unrivaled
in any language"
China, just beginning to settle down
after the revolution that started in
1911, fears to have her strong neigh
Dor firmly fixed near her heart, and
the Japanese are afraid of what will
happen to them if the Chinese giant
becomes strong and is not disposed to
be friendly
1t is easy to see why China does not
desire to have any power holding a
vital strong hold at her most vulner-
able point. British and American
writer's have said that Kiauchau is the
key to Northern China, and that who
ever holds it has controlling voice in
all questions affecting the fate of Pek-
ing.
A prominent Chinese in America
said the other day that if Japan ac-
cedes to the American request for
naming of the date when Shantung
will be restored to China, China's posi-
tion against accepting the Peace
Treaty as it now stands will remain
unchanged; for Japan's avowed inten-
tion of returning Shantung to China
is an empty promise, because she will
retain control of the most valuable
part of the peninsula, which is an i'm
portant step forward in her policy of
continental expression.
IF Japan holds the former German
rights in Shantung," he said, "Peking
will be an enclave of Japanese infiu-
ence and will be rendered untenable.
She will be able to dominate not only
the whole north of China but to ex-
tend her influence to the south as well.
Her position in Shantung would COM
plete her continental scheme of DOM
ination over China"
Chinese students in the United
States have declared that they will
fight if necessary to loosen the Japan
ese grip on Shantung.
In view of these facts and state
ments, Senator Spencer's resolutions
for serevations in the ratification of
the Peace Treaty included the follow
ing:
1.-The Senate cannot refrain from eX-
pressing its deep regret at the provi-
sions of the treaty which transfer to
Japan such broad rights, powers and
physical possession over the territory
and people in the Shantung peninsula
of China, as being alike disregardful
of the true rights and deep-seated de-
sires of the more than S6000,O00 of
Chinese inhabiting the peninsula, un-
just to the Republic of China and
threatening to the future of the world.
1t is the sincere hope of the United
States that this manifest injustice may
be speedily reconsidered and RENE
died"
1t seems hardly possible that the
United States would ratify the treaty
without some previous remedy of the
Shantung injustice.