The Washington herald., 1920-02-04
China Awaits Americas
Treaty Decision Before
Commitments With Japan

Kai government and itself was Sc
cured on the duties from tobacco
and wine.
There are continual intrigues and
movements looking toward the mon
archy'S re-establishment In China.
Nevertheless. the indications are
that the Republic has como to stay.
Certain foreign opinions that China's
salvation can be effected only
through the tutelage of the powers.
or a power, like Egypt and India
infuriates all Chinese-whether
they be Republican or not.
The present trouble between the
North and South is not a Republican
and an anti-republican mix-up. but a
question of constitutional rights. The
Chinese republican will cite this in
stance to refute. the charge that China
has been only specifically and mex
tensively republicanlzed.
Polish Relief Hindered.
Cable advices inform THE Amer
lean Relief Administration, European
Children's Fund" that Individual ship
ments from America are seriously IN
terfering with its general relief WORK
in Poland. Thousands OF these pack
ages which arrived in Shortsville last
summer are still lying there.
Others clutter Danzig and owing 10
the lack OF warehouse space and the
impossfbility OF sorting. seldom reach
Poland. Forwarding to their Pollsn
destination is further complicated oy
the necessity of obtaining an import
permit before shipment can be made.
This waste is nade more tragic oS
OF 90
confuses and blocks the administra-
tion's scientific distribution to the
needy Poles. In commenting upon
this situation a representative of the
American Relief Administration said
today:
ut was to obviate these conditions
that the American Relief Administra-
tion warehouses were established
.They have the support of the State
and Treasury Department in Wash
ington, and OF the Polish government.
and their stocks are sent in full ship
loads under positive arrangements
for prompt and safe delivery into
Warsaw. Import permits are not re-
quired.
cit would be tragic for individuals
TO attempt further small shipments
which, in their very nature. cannot be
guided and guarded Through from
America to the very doors of the is
suing warehouses, where the people
can come in full certainty Of securing
pound for pound Of what is being sent
to them.
Letter to Secretary Lansing.
"In view of the increasingly dis
tressing conditions in Poland. and Of
Al. IN oil cnnrnrnaA where
food Is left to go bad in port ware
houses, Edgar Rickard. acting chair
nan of the American Relief Admins
tration. has written to Secretary OF
late Lansing as follows:
81 am sending you copy OF cable
lust received from our London office
referring to conditions in the port
o. Danzig. OF course, you understand
Il at the packages referred to were
forwarded in direct opposition to the
warnings we have published, begin
ming April of last year. and we have
taken particular pains to notify every
organization and the government rep
resentatives in Washington, as well as
the foreign language press, apparently
to no purpose.
The loss of these goods and the
difficulties resulting from the unor-
ganized shipment OF packages from
Individuals. which also interfere with
the handling of our supplies In the
port Of discharge, is deplorable. and
We feel that the widest publicity
should again be given to these facts
You will recall that our anticipa-
fion of just such a catastrophe was
the principal reason for fathering
the food-draft scheme