Evening star., 1921-12-06
CHINESE DEP[0RE
OPINION ON JAPAN
Do Not Believe Concessions
Will Be Made-Resent
"Wrong Impressions"

Resentment against what is called a
wrong impression regarding Japanese
concessions in the newspapers has
been expressed by the Chinese delega-
ton to the conference sitting on Pa
cific and far eastern questions, ac-
cording to an official spokesman. Par
ticular stress is laid on the headlines
appearing in the American press at
large, which the Chinese believe tend
to make the country, as whole, feel
that Japan actually already has made
binding promises to concede many
rights and privileges which she has
obtained in China. whereas the Chi
nese feel that up to the present time
the Japanese delegates have not COM
mitted themselves on any matter that
has come up. A spirit of discourage
ment now pervades the Chlhese
camp, and the feeling is expressed
continually that the hopes of the dele
cation, one by one, are being oissl-
pated by Japanese craftsmanship.
Japanese withhold Decision.
Briefly sketching the Shantung and
extra,el ritorlai questions, the Cnlnese
spokesman dwelt at great length on
the situation regarding the attempt
to have the postal systems or OUTSIDE
nations removed from China. Accord
ing to the speaker, the American
newspapers gave the impression that
all the powers holding postal rights
in China were willing to forfeit them
whereas he maintains that the true
status of the affair Is that the Jap
anese delegates have withheld their
decision until such time as they can
H.
riese delegates have expressed the
gravest doubt that the Japanese ever
will relinquish her far-reaching mail
system in the Chinese republic
The Japanese postal system IN
very complicated affair, having over
a hundred and twenty officers and a
complete machine built up through
many years Instead of this causing
a deficiency to the government. as
postal systems do in most countries,
he pointed out that the Japanese or
ganization in China nrought IN an
enormous revenue yearly and that 1t
was because of this fact that his
country felt assured the Japanese
would never give up this holding.
Opium Chief Income Source.
Opium is the chief source of income,
the spokesman continued. It is es-
timated that 5000 chests of opium
enter China yearly through the jap
ansse mails, on which SIS levied tax
of 1000 taels per chest, 30 that the
government Of Japan derives an an
nuaI revenue of not less than $2o.-
0O0, 900 from this commerce, accord
ing to statistics referred to by the
official.
Continuing, he said that the drug
enters Manchuria and adjoining ter
ritories by way of Dairen, mainly
through Japanese mails, because
Chinese officials have no right 10
inspect mail bags in Japane ese SET,
Elements. In 1915 China was iorce9
to agree that Japanese goods landed
ernment" should be free from eX-
smination by customs officials. Nor
phine also is smuggled into China
through the japanese mails. he said,
and is retailed by peddiers, ooln
Japanese and Chinese, each OF whom
carries a passport certifying that he
is a citizen of Formosa, which rem
ders Chinese officials powerless TO
punish them.
japanese Intention Doubted.
It is because Of this great trade
coutenanced by the Japanese govern
ment and from which so lucrative
revenue Is CLEANED, maintained prlma-
rfly by the Japanese postal system IN
China, that the Chinese delegates are
Convinced that Japan will not give UP
her holding unless there is great pres
sure nut ubon her. and it is because OF
this that the Chinese delegation has eA-
pressed regret that newspaper headlines
have formed the impression that Japan
-. DIV agreed to make these con-