Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-20
Two Powers Should Not
Make Agreement Re-
specting Third Power
Without Latter's Con-,
sent, Conclusion.
Tien-T sin Times De-
clares independence Is
Violated by Presence of
Troops From Other
Lands.

Pekin, June 14.-China should be adj
mltted as a member of the Anglo-Japan-
ese alliance, thus making it a triple
alliance for the far east, according to
the conclusions reached by the Peking
and Tien-Tsin Times in lengthy series
of articles dealing with the approach
ing renewal of the Anglo-Japanese pact.
The paper says:
The treaty should be modified insofar
as necessary to make China a party. It
Is serious departure from the usual
practice In international relations for
two powers to enter into an agreement
respecting the interests of third power
without hte latter's assent and one
which in our viewpoint ought not, in this
instance to be perpetuated. The inclu-
sion of China in what would then be-
come triple alliance for the preserva-
tlon of peace in the far east and the
maintenance of her integrity and inde-
pendence and of the principle of equal
opportunities for the commerce and in
dustry of all nations, would constitute
the most effective guarantee that moth
ing affecting her welfare would be done
by either of the other parties without
full and frank consultation with her."
Wants China Safesuarded.
Besides the admission of China to
the pact, the Times proposes a series
of conditions in the REVIVAL of the al
lance, by which China shall be safe
guarded. One of these would bring
about the restoration of China's sover-I
eighty over the Liao Tung peninsula, in
cluding Port Arthur, and the reversion
of the South Mapchuria railroad to
Chinese control at the expiration Of a
definite period. Other conditions pro-
posed are summarized as follows:
The independence of China today is
violated by the presence upon her soil
of foreign garrisons other than the
troops provided for under the 1901 pro-
tocol and the limited number of railway
guards permitted for the guarding Of
the South Manchuria and Chinese East
ern railways. Great Britain should in
sist. therefore, as condition precedent
to the renewal of the alliance upon the
withdrawal of all japanese troops on
Chinese soil whose presence is not pro-
vided for treaties or agreements in op-
Grafton on July 13, 1914.
Claim Germans Liberal.
Although Tsingtao was forcibly oc-
cupied by Germany in 1898, her admin
istration of the port and leased terri
tory aroused no serious opposition until
1914, when Tsingtao became a base for
warlike operations against allied ship
ping. The German methods of admin
istration were liberal compared with
those Of the japanese, who are aiming
to make it closed port The restoration
to China of Tsingtao. under conditions
which guarantee equality of treatment
to all the powers should therefore be
insisted upon by Great Britain.
The Shantung railway which Is at
present being used mainly to exploit
Japanese interests and as a pretext for
the presence of Japanese garrisons in
Shantung. should become q Chinese gov
ernment state railway. operated BY
Sino japanese administration, on terms
similar to the state railways operated
under British supervision.
Nationality No Test.
'"The practice Of treating the nation-
ality of members of the customs service
employed in the higher branches of the
service at Tsingtao and Dairen as a
test of fitness, which in effect places
the heads of the customs in these ports
under the jurisdiction Of an interested
power. should be discontinued
Britain and Japan should mutually
agree TO withdraw their post offices from
China as soon as France. Italy and the
United States are prepared to do like
WIse."