The New York herald., 1920-11-07
NO BOLSHEVIST DANGER
SEEN IN CHINA'S ACTION
Washington Watching Situd-
tion Very Closely.
Special Despatch TO THE NEw YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
washington, ID. c., Nov. o.

! The recent action OF the Chinese Gov
| ernment in refusing TO recognize further
the Russian Czaristic diplomatic and
consular officers in China Is not re-
garded by state Department officials as
! Indicating Chinese surrender 70 Bolshe-
Visit influence nor entirely to a desire TO
forestall action by Japan IN Selling
Russian concessions for itself 1t is ac-
cepted. however, that fear of Japanese
action entered into the motives which
caused the Chinese Government to take
action.
Information obtained here to-day from
state Department officials and Chinese
legation circles confirms the story that
foreign representatives Joined other ad-
visers OF the Chinese Government in
urging the course taken. Nothing Is
known concerning the activities of Rod
ney Gilbert. American newspaper man
nor Of Paul Relnsch. former American
Minister 20 China
A commission, made UP OF NJ. PadouS,
French Minister 70 China; John c. Fer
| guson, who testified before the Senate
| Committee on Foreign Relations about
! q year ago relative 20 Shantung, and an
English newspaper man. Bertram Len
nox Simpson. investigated tho conditions
with which China was confronted and
are understood here 20 have Joined In
advising tho Chinese action. The fact That
| NJ. Padoux, acting for the French Gov
! ernment, concurred in the advice. is re-
| garded as significant.
| Fear OF japanese encroachments are
understood to have been based on the
general attitude of Japan. which is con-
sistently endeavoring to enlarge its con-
/ troll and influence in China, emphasized
! by the well known fact that the Japan
! ese have quietly taken over control of
the Chinese Eastern Railroad. This road
was given over to allied control and OPP
Grated by the American mission, under
command of Mr.. Stevens. o.. The Chi
nese were assigned to the duty Of guard
| ing 1t. This duty was taken over quietly
| By japanese without consulting any one
else. and to-day Japanese soldiers guard
! every bridge and every station. while
every telegraph office has Japanese
stationed IN II.
This suggestion OF the possible inten-
tion Of Japan had an undoubted effect
on the Chinese mind.
Other reasons entered into the decision.
! Russia, with other western countries.
! enjoyed extra territorial rights. but with
tho collapse OF the Russian regime there
/ was no judicial authority which could
! exercise control. There are probably
| now 10000 Russians In China, represent
] lflEs every QehAtt Oh AOlllttl fDii4ltllt It-
/ fuslng 70 recognize any judicial author
4 ity Of their own and also Immune from
| Chinese control Their differences of po-
! litical opinion also resulted In derce
caily encounters which resulted IN an
! Intoierable condition.
The Chinese accordingly have under
! taken the anomalous task Of performing <
the extra territorial judicial functions
formerly accorded 10 tho Russians. An
example Of the manner In which affairs
arc being conducted was the report that
tho Russian Consul at Shanghai had
seized practically all tho Russian vol
unteer fleet which had entered the har-
Dor and had turned the vessels over to a
| personal friend IN Japan.
! Another object which tho Chinese Gov
ernment Is supposed 10 have In mind Is
20 regain many Of the rights given to
foreign Governments. the right Of extra
territoriality among them. Taking over
the Russian compounds has made an on
tering wedge where Chinese independent
action may assert itself.
The Chinese Government proposes to
I regard all Russian property rights in
/ China as lnvolate and will merely adj
minister them under Chinese procedure
until such time as the situation in Rus
sia rights itself.