The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-15
HANDS OFF CHINA,
EDITOR DEMANDS
Civil Strife Working in the
Direction Of Progress,
He Asserts.

China is housekeeping and wants no
foreign interference. Also her civil
strife is simply evidence Of the new era
Of progress upon which her people have
entered, according to the editor OF the
Canton Times. In recent editorial ne
said:
"From time to time some section OF
the foreign press in China suggests for
eign Intervention as the only hope OF
ending the present internal conflict IN
China. not knowing that the progress CT
China is having its real beginning in the
present war. One OF the reasons for the
Impotence of foreigners toward a strug-
gle which to them seems Improbable Is
its possible interference with trade, their
sole object Of coming to China.
"A review of the trade reports pub
lished by the Chinese Maritime Gus
toms, however, will show that in spite of
the political division OF China trade has
improved over previous years, as far as
figures are concerned, and the figures,
especially the dollars and cents, are
what most of the foreigners here want
an they have succeeded in getting them
as our imports exceeded our exports
| SiuCe We pOuSnL from foreigners nuCn
more than they bought from us.
while we are struggling among ou-
| selves we have always been careful not
to cause damage to foreign residents n
order to avoid having their Govern
n,ents present big bills for slight in
juries done. and also to prevent some
of their snobbish consuls from intimi-
de ting the old. incompetent Chinese off,
Gals into acts involving national dis
| -. T.
! for the last three years. but 1t has
caused practically no international n.
| convenience. Whatever damage we
have done to our own people has been
! insignificant when compared with the
harm done by labor strikes and race
riots in foreign countries.
1t is unnecessary to mention the re-
cent events in Mexico. Russia, Ireland,
Egypt. India and other countries &c
| show that not only the Chinese but also
| other peoples are fighting for their nat
ural rights against those who seem to
think they are the whole thing on earth
because of better political, economic o.
| Intellectual advantages.
IF the foreign governments had been
| rot misled by their mostly second rat ,
diplomats they have sent to China and
had not adopted the strong ian' policy
l., recognizing traitors like Yuan Shin.
I
others as the possible dictatcrs who
might bring peace to China, the presen.
civil war would have ended long ago.
while we have no right to ask for
| foreign aid In our purely domestic mat
| ters, we have every cause to complain
OF and protest against the one-sided as
sistance to the enemy of the country.
the Chinese militarists and foolish poll
| ticians who have been nlawfully mort
| gaging national resources and public
assets to foreigners who will. no doubt.
sooner or later be considered but receiv-
ers of stolen property.
| "China now, with the dishonest Off
| Gals and INSCRIPTIONS militarists on top
| and in the front, indeed looks helpless,
rotten and miserable. but among the
| great mass of Chinese people we have
/ able statesmen and loyal citizens, as we
! still have under the surface OF our
| ground untold wealth and resources
which will some day count much In tn,
! council of nations and In the world Of
| finance and commerce.
China asks for no Intervention but
| for less interference, so that her people
may solve their own problems. When a
family Ia having a housekeeping II Is
better for booksellers and Insurance So
| licltors to withdraw for awhile"