The sun., 1919-08-04
CHINA WANTS ARMS
EMBARGO REMOVED
u. S. Minister at Pekin Gets
Reconsideration Acute.
Special Desparcn to The sus.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-The Chinese
Government has made known to the
United States Government and to other
Governments its desire to have the
embargo on the importation Of arms and
munitions raised at the earliest moment.
The Chinese request has been communi-
Gated to Paul s. Reinsch the American
Minister at Pekin, who Is Understood to
have notified the State Department
AS the embargo Is made effective by
unanimous consent Of the Powers main
tanning legations at Peltin. any one dis
senting voice such as that OF Mr.. Reipsch
would remove the embargo and permit
China 20 increase her status of military
preparedness against aggressions, the
Bolshevik menace or local disorders
There Is keen interest IN ascertainins
whether President Wilson VIII meet
China's desires in this respect.
As result Of the Chinese Foreign
Office having made the appeal. II is prac-
tically necessary for the United States
to decide for or against China. Because
through outbursts of Chinese Indignation
against Japan on account of the Shan
tung decision. the action Of tho United
States will virtually have to be In favor
of China or Japan rs the Japanese Gov
eminent Is particularly anxious that the
Powers prevent China from obtaining
any war equipment at this stage.
Such equipment would serve TO give
the Chinese means Of protection which
they otherwise would not have and ad-
mittedly the more protection China can
get in a military way the less effective
viii be. Japan,s threats to dominate the
situation and hold by force of arms the
eonquests of Chinese territory given to
Japan at Paris.
Has other Sources.
China. however. is not entirely de-
pendent on getting arms and ammuni.
ton from the outside. according to au.
thoritative information here. There are
now three large Chinese munitions
plants working day and night to turn
out military supplies and there IL an
anpreciable amount OF this material now
available to the Chinese armed forces.
The attitude of the Chinese military
leaders Is proving revelation to Of
ficials in China 1t is learned here that
the declsration Of Gen. WI Pei-Fu In
favor Of forcIbly opposing japanese OPP
preston in Shantung ana elsewhere IT
China took the form Of a lengthy tels'
gram to the Pekin Foreign once. This
telegram. which had the support of the
principal Chinese military leaders In
both north and south China, was com
bination of statesmanship and deliberat,
military judgment according to the Chi
nese.
Gen. We Pei-Fus telegram began b.
reviewing tho work Of the Paris peac'
conference In q general way and stated
POLAND and other nations had beer
wiped off the map Of the world. III
have had their existence as nations re
stored, but Using Tao. which was orig
inally part OF China, a living nation ant
state, has not been restored"
The Chinese leader then calls the At
tention Of the Government TO the fac
that the Chinese army has been create'
for the specific purpose Of protecting tn
Chinese people and that the army Is wei
paid.
'Tn the past we have not Away
done cur duty to China and we ar
thoroughly ashamed" the telegram con
tinues "But now we are prepared Il
do whatever is required OF u.s."