Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-14
PICKING IS DOMINATED
BY LOANS TO OFFICIALS
'ormer Columbia University Student
says Sovereignty Of China Is
In Hands OF japan.
COURSE OF MILITARIsM
Money Is Advanced TO Officials to
hccp Their Outlaw SOldicry Under
Arms and Resources Are Hypo.h-
coated TO Get Funds.
ny JOSEPH TIM,IONs.

chief representative Of the Southern
n nrn constitutionalistS for the
pIopoScd new conference between the
North and tho South to restore peace
ana unity China. an honorcd graduate
day that the Sovereignty OF China Is
actually In the hands OF japan.
-, Tokyo governs at rcking.", asserted
rang. Japan is shaping the course
81 the militarist government At Pek-
ing as she Rlcascs. Until the. Picking
oti,eiais. Gu, loose from the Japanese
aud end Japanese dictation In China,
there can be no peace between the
North and South.
"Japan does not want son sOns, ddus nal
pesee re- naa sS So is dGSs
nisnins il with arms and ammunition
and directing its policies so tina. peace
cannot be restored.
"Merecnarics recruited from the
STisanG elements IN Msne hIs,s and
command OF many of their dctach-
ment-.. arc scattered through North
Inc PckinG governments army.
Gives Japan Sovereignty.
The military pact between Picking
and Japan gives japan. in fact. SOW
orcignty over China
} Month after month Japan has been
advancing money, to the Picking. Of
resources arc being hypothccated. The
i,ekinS government has spent $780,
100000 OF japanese money. ] am not
paid hacl.. But what have we NOR
lsascd OF our natural resources? What
anything Which she gets in her grasp
unless forced 70 do SO.
loan Agreements have been secret We
cannot prove absolutely the scope. Of
ihey eH MIST and mat they provide for
the utilization OF the arscnais, the
N.Nies; the armies the police and the
ing Of all iron and coal mines by the
governments. These: Of course, mean
complete Japancsc dominance II they
China is a rich. self feeding coun-
,Ty, and Is absurd na,n to say she she Is
- bankrupt, for the reason that Il
borrcws Japanese money and splits it
up among the corrupt oitcinis,
of the si6c. occ. 900 has been spent for
legitimate expenses Of government.
China Could lie Independent.
tre about slf,5oo,oOo q month The
surplus revenues from the salt gabniic.
railway profits. exchange and other
There arc between 1000, coo.0 and l.
10000 600 tacls N hard cash ia China
"a ppros matoly s@.o0o.ooo.oool. Eighty.
Tore s bank in China are chinese
deposits. Commercially We have pros
p.ret. ". have no, felt IT. The he " ar;
Of living, except AS our rice has been
cxpor,ed surrrert'ousiy TO Japan, !,
Sought e i'e 10 adrninis,er affairs FOR the
henefit Of china instead OF according
- Jspanese dtG,at,on' $" 1has IT. o o.,
would have no. difficulty in getting
ample revenues.
North az a condition "a peace, and
jug, why do you rcfusc' 10 meet Yang
li.tsn; AZ Northern delegate
:Wanss character adm affiliations
partIcular!y with the japanese Anfn
',!uo, arc such rs to make !! !, impoN5 ~
conference with him replied the
Southern Republican.
Demands Light on Pnct.
AS 70 our demands. they arc That
secret agreements that i, ahrosa;e
nc iliiary pa 9sas TIA, i; and Gef - by to
pothccatc our resources TO Japan: III
word. that II recall Chinese sovereignty
from The h MG co OF sSpam; demand
Cd that the Northern delegates produce
snc Sccrc. agreements with Japan.
rekins two documents, OF srea, signid-
cameo The first OF these Was note
signed by high military. officers OF the
Picking. Eovernmcn;. under date OF Feb
ru4Ty 10. 1919. addressed to high War
pepar tncnt officials Of Japan. I, re-
lated to the War Participaiion Bureau
which was not created util September
~ IolS--when il was evident that
Germany's defeat was in sight. This
note provided that the bureau should
terminate when there were no longer
any foreign troops In Siberia. In CT
foct. inc bureau IS a Chinese-Japa nese
military alliance. with sinister suGSe
ton Of defense against American, Brit
iSh and French troops in Siberia.
Controls Chinese Navy.
The second OF those documents was
note dated March |, 1919. providing
TINT tho navy asrcement should end
when the German treaty was signed
That is. China must sign the peace
treaty and abandon Shantung 10 the
Japanese or leave hcr navy under
Japanese control.
I'VE have much evidence or this sort
Of the existence OF definite military
7acts between the Picking government
and japan.
"Somtinlcs Americans and Europeans
Suggest the danger Of Japanese domi-
nance in China ard the training OF
nillions OF soldiers 10 add to her armies