The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-12

land and sea forces Germany could mus
ter In the Far East.
Jap az to-day no DIS the Kiao- Chau
,ossehoid. with all the rights and privi-
'eses appertalnlng thereto. by right OF
conquest She will continue to hold II
OF dispose OF II as she wills 10 long
as she-is able to do so against Germany
stt'f pt 10 re over II Germany how.
ever, seeing the futi'ity Of such an at
Tempt, 'renounces In favor of Japan ali
nei rights, titles and privileges" in
Shshtuns. Such IL the stipula ton and
meaning OF the Shantung clause OF the
versailles treaty Too much emphasis
cannot be laid on the fact that what
1ap'n took b arms was not China 5
property. but Germany's
rhere Is further. one incontestible
document ncontestib'e unless II Is
mr. d. void bv force-by which China
agreed upon the transfer OF these Ger
m1n rights to japan. This treaty was
concluded two years before China en-.
ter'd tho war That China was acting
IN gooo taith to execute the terms Of
TINS treaty. with no intention OF sbro-
eating II. Is clearly shown BY the conclu-
sion or the agreement Of 1918.
the nbove End other pleadings OF
Chlna's adrocates amount sir-p'y to legal
ou'nbitnss which no self-respectIng ma
tion would dsre to advance
u 7hr see no reason WHY Jsnan nlone
should be singled out and made the tar
get OF attack Japan above all other
nst'ons has the unimpsschable right. be-
cause OF the propinquitv ~ her territory
to that Of China. to safeguard her spe-
cial interests therein, II any Power il
permitted to retain its vested interests al
all.
Il am inclined TO think that the
American people, who, however IDEAL
lstic. hold as their first principle The doc
trine OF independence and 'self-help,' will
FIRST see, before they commit them selves
ard take upon themselves the burden OF
CHINA. what she has done to help her
self The history of the last few dacades
is a sad commentary upon China's lack
OF 'selt-help.' In fact. the genius of in
trigue and wrang'ing with which the
Chinese are SO strikingly endowed ia
rending the country into factions and
leading It to disintegration and disas-
ter"
China's Case Set Forth.
In speaking on the same subject Mr..
Ma 500, formerly private secretary of
DR.. Sun Yet Sen. said:
To deal with the Shantung contro-
versy properly II is necessary to go back
a little in its history. In November.
1897. an unfortunate accident occurred
in Shantung-two German missionaries
were killed. OF course the Chinese Gov
eminent then at once expressed regret,
but nothing would satisfy the Berlin
Government Four men-of-war were
sent to the port of Kiao-chou to occupy
the place and China was forced to con-
clude a treaty with Berlin giving up the
port of Kiao-chou to Germany, and in
ADDITION the railway and mining rights
IN the Province of Shantung, and be-
tween then and the outbreak of the war
IN 1914, although many people say the
Gerlnan people are arrogant and so on
and L do not want to be understood to
be pro-German-but can truly say that
curing the sixteen years that the Ger
mans occupied these places they tried to
make the place commercial centre
benefiting to themselves and also to the
chinese But of the short time of the
occupation by the Japanese, since 1914
until now. ! cannot say the Same thing.
when in August 1917, China declared
war on the Central Powers, she noti-
fed the powers that all German treaties
were abrogated. All the powers took
cognizance of the Chinese communica-
ton. including Japan. And mind, this
done after concluding the secret treaty
with Japan and promising the support
OF japan and to hand over to Japan
the Port of Kiachow and the Shantung
rights. OF course diplomacy is a very
peculiar thingi But when China de-
clared war against Germany, and when
the Allied powers acknowledged the Chi
nese notification in terms such as have
just read you, you would think that
China would at least get back her Shan
ting rights and Kiachow, and as a mat
ter of international law and usage,
when China declared war on Germany,
German rights in China were auto
reverted to the original owner
to China.
This brings me near to the time when
the peace conference was held in Paris
You all remember how Japan threatened
to leave the peace conference at least
made 1t clear that she would II the Eu-
ropean powers and the United States did
not agree to her claims to Shantung and
Kiachow. OF course, the American
delegation was against 1t, but as Presi-
dent Wilson gave US to understand, Of
two evils he chose the lesser and tell
y on, gentlemen, this lesser evil is suffi-
GENTLY great and may lead to various
Eerious consequences In the near future.
Gentlemen, you know Shantung is
one of the richest provinces In China,
with coal and iron deposits rivaIing
those of Pennsylvania. By giving ia
pan the railways in Shantung. together |
with these rich deposits of coal and iron. |
you are placing a very dangerous
weapon In the hands of a nation that Ia |
not altogether inclined to peaceful ways. !
In recent years you know how American /
business men In China have suffered |
through the peculiar methods of the |
japanese merchants and thair competi- |
lion You viii only make American en-
terprises In China more difhcult by add |
ing to Japan these vast resources"
Federal Reserve Bank statement at ths |
hose of business October TO- 1919.
RESOURCES.
October 10. October l. |
bold with foreign