Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-11
PAN EORT|F|ES
CLUTCH ON CHINA
pugh the Medium of Post
ices Nippon Seeks to Con-
troll More Trade.
JED STATES RESTRICTED
Ign Powers Respect Policy
government Not to Permit
establishment of Agencies.
ED STATES RESTRICTED
BY JOSEPH ry,Ino>s

BY JOSEPH TINIMoNs.
ANGHAI. April io.--Japan nns
'hVe post-ofiiccs or postal ascn-
IN China. The United states
me.
IAN can establish "a new post
whenever and wherever she
cH. The United States can have
ne on. postal agency In China
contrast. la which is involved
Sphct advantage 10 Japanese
Illustrates one sIna!. phase o.
japanese domination over the
pt. timorous and utterly dis
ed Pcking government which TO
lea and al! the powers Is the
iblic Of China"
am entirely ignores the prcson;
OF the Chimes. post-Omcc De-
1ent not TO permit the establish
OF any more foreign post tot
America aud the Other powers
ct ihis eminsntiy correct policy.
Jnpr Hold whip Hand.
Ministry OF communications.
Includes In It's scope o: author
he post-otlice. railways. tcle-
and cable lines. Is cutanclcd
cssly WITH japanese Influences.
aud contracts lmyo.yins rail
ProJc ~, wireless monopoly. ctc..
'ach o: them doubtless aTordinS
inhit! 10 oiiicialD Of til. Min
for graft, haze s.vcn The lap
the whip hand ovc- this lie.
icnt OF government.
the Japaneae have established
lie colony az some remote poii.
nina 10 develop mine Tor
th.y have secured most :tr-
con acss.on through some o,i..r
or 10" wa" Of .ri"n.uity f.r
inJurI 70 J"panV@e cuhjec::.
Pi N. Nins tho? DO a u c.
a post office The; opc. the
once and begin sending %,
mali bi.s T5c Chinese ran
do not d.'c refuse 10 haui them
the post Office Official do not
10 Interfere. In - tine vac
ncae present tu2ir aus; &C.
.ssion 80 establish tae pos
which is already fGnctjon!ag.
nc permat sion !s "raItsl.
Engineer, Opeu Field.
panesc mining ensihse:. aaI.ex-
arc Tie tirs, 20 gr.' o. ~ =
&c or town near an orc field ,nut
be developers. ;'orcncl aud
and other en.pi5Hcss to.ir,r.
use coolie labor is utii.2ci. but
Engineers and c ;pertr, account
clerks and othCr, make Up quite
ic community g, .h1t japanese
Keepers and artisans o. various
move IN. 'ielSh, s.ri, arr
|ght over AMI rest.urbn..' md
buses established. for they are
3'ded as indls Darg.,h,c cvaI IN
smallest Japa laao C3Dmuni;y.
going in:o bvS.meF. AVA! rom
- ports" Is GonrrarY IN treaty
|:;ncnt hut Jnp',, II moi oDscry-
5ny o: these aSrrsnicUt in :rJrri |
Japanese -onSula" agent i!'
l,ntei. and. he hh"rmnr tho 3ud-;c .
| tries ANY civil o. criminal case
)iich . Japanese IN invoi ED wi.h
inese. Tnus .hc ri%It "a ezra
[;or.ality Is b..Hr extended fer
japanese 10 - nu! t-'.ir OF pl-."ts
fe Z has no icaIl aDpl't't son.
Of course. tac rnw set.cmGH:
have post-aTc.
Il IN Amer:.an nrm al T.cnts!n.
|rs. Hankow or other treaty
that is. place opened TO cs-
Fihmen; Of foreign commercial en-
fise--inUst send it's mail by Chi
post office. /, there Is no ship
|lS from Shanghai a; once. this
goes TO Japan b. one OF the
small ships plying between
n and China ports, and at Maya
Kobe Or Yokohama is trans
cd to = Japanese i.nc- sailing
IN American port,
8 method has certain grievous
|vantG2es TO begin with. the
|ncse post office has utterly
IN down in efficiency. Probably
is no sUch. Understandable tangle
|lc business OF handling mai, in
civilized country OF the world.
RS are frequently eight days go
from Kobe 20 Yokohama.
f;c- hour journey. Sometimes
are month in coming from
10 TO Shanghai. Foreign mai.
up in mountainous heaps in the
% and yokohoma 2ost-ofricc and
IS weeks 10 he delivered. il in
|ns. or 10 be put aboard snip. IL
bling.
japan CcnSors Letters.
addition. there is censorship.
isncrs tell me tina; Japan did not
blish Il censorship until after the
|sticc way signed. Al any rate.
y business man o. the Orient nas
some sort OF experience with
|ncse pryinG into his mai! and
hing his business secrets. Cen
[, this cannot he definitely proved.
when his mail Is long delayed or
eS with evidence OF having hecn
led and then later he learns tina:
nesc hrms have undcrbid him in
own field. he IS quite convinced
IL was done
Americans have trequen;l. ask ed
heir own postal agencies at other
.ipal points in order that their
may avoid Japanese handling.
Chinese post Office refuses the
est. Japan. leading the Chinese
Stry OF Communications by
in It's nose. does 10; want any
American postal agencies in
German Agencies CIoscd,
tting in earlier. the British have
Teen post Offices in China: the
oh the same number: the Rus
) nave twcnty-seven. and the
hans did nave sixteen. but they
now closed.
contrast with these numbers. the
nese have sixty five, and are still |
Easing the total. though no other
try now has that privilege.
re arc some OF the more impor- !
points where the Japanese post |
IS arc located:
Picking, Tientsin. Canton.
kow, Nanking, Foochow. Annoy, |
ne, Chanstun, Chanssha. Chang
', Chefoo. Chingkiang. Fenghu-
hcnG. Fushan. HaichenE. Hang
:, Ff5inmintun, Kiukiang, Kapi- !
kaiyuan, Kungchuling. Lao
:. Mukdcn. Hardin. Ncwchang. /.
,ow. Pcnhsiku, Soocnow, Taku-
. Tsinanfu. Tsing,ao, Toncku,