Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-12-09
MOST CONGO RN IS
CAUSED BY CHINA
CONFERENCE WORKING ON PLAN
FOR THE OPEN DOOR WITH
EQUAL PRIVILEGES.
JAPAN SHOULD BE SATISFIED
She Would Have Special Trade oppor-
tunities With Her Neighbor-
BRAND, Balfour and Others Appear
in the Conference.
BY EDWARD 3. CLARK

BY EDWARD 3. CLARK
Washington.- China, much more
than limitation of armament or any
other subject to come before the great
international conference, has been
and, in some measure, still is the most
outstanding rock of trouble in the
course of peaceful conference settle
ments.
Today it seems as if the Chinese
questions are to be answered to the
satisfaction, or at any rate to the
seeming satisfaction, of the nations Of
the world. Japan, Of course, is most
vitality interested in the outcome Of the
negotiations as they affect China, for
Japan always has intimated that she
ought to have some kinG of Mon
roe doctrine right" In the eastern seas.
Under the present plan, as proposed
by members Of the international con-
ference, the intention is to keep Chi
mas doorway open, with equal priv
ileges for all the national traders. The
Japanese interests, it is said, will be.
cared for adequately. This presuma-
bly, will satisfy Japan and will make
for peace in the conference and for flu
ture peace in the world.
The expected has happened so far
as preliminary plans to settle the Chi
nese question are concerned. Secre-
tary Hughes has taken occasion to in
innate that Japan should be satisfied
7 with the open-door proposal, because
she is ION the threshold" Of the door
way.
Equal Privileges in China.
It has been possible prior to this
time to give forecast of this plan,
coupled with the statement that it
| probably would be agreeable to the
Japanese. What has been written be-
fore Is entirely pertinent to the situa-
ton today. The extract of explanation
of what was to come is as follows:
Equal privileges for trade with
China does not mean at all that some
one will not have special privileges.
This sounds like contradiction, but it
is no contradiction. 1t is believed that
the japanese will be entirely agreeable
readily will lend their sanction.
Equal trade opportunities for all
nations with China means, of course,
that each nation will have the right to
trade freely and under the same cOndi-
tons as all other nations. But other
things enter into the matter geo
graphical position, which means much
an understanding of the Chinese tenn
permanent and an understanding, also.
of Chinese conditions.
Japan is close neighbor Of China.
The japanese are Asiatics. Their POI
sition on the map, the quickness with
which they can reach sources of sup
plies in China, and some other things
will give to Japan special trade priv
ileges in China which other nations
cannot enjoy, although the words
equal privileges may be written into.
any agreement
Naturally there will be objections to
some of the proposals as they affect
China. The japanese will seek more
than it is intended to give them, but
there is nothing today to show that
eventually Japan's representatives will
not accept the proposals which have
been made and which, in some meas
ure, are tine offerings of China itself.
oratory OF the Conference
The speaking methods of BRAND
| md Balfour are as unlike as the
languages in which they express their
thoughts BRAND is dramatic, while
Balfour is not Each after his own
manner makes his way into the minds
OF the listeners.
BRAND is dramatic, but with his
oratory seemingly running fast, and
with his gestures keeping pace with
them, he separates his words so mark
| eddy that the American book student
! of French can understand him. This
makes it pleasant for those of us who
can read French fairly easily but
who ordinarily cannot get a word in
the rapid-fire replies of a Frenchman
4 to questions put in the timid and hest
! tating manner of man who is trying
to remember his genders and his
/ lenses.
Balfour literally gropes for words at
times. He gets close to the end of a
sentence and then seemingly cannot
pick the word with which he wants
to end 1t. About three words before
the end he puts his hands in the air
with the fingers arranged for a clutch
ing process. Finally after three or
four genuinely English .ers" he dis
covers the lair of the word that he
wants, pulls it forth, brings it down,
and gives it utterance.
Balfour, however, holds his auditors.
1t has become game with his hear
ers to try to fix in advance on the
word for which he gropes. Sometimes
the audience hits it right, and some
i times wrong; generally wrong, how
ever, for when the British statesman
finally finds his word it frequently
/ proves to be an unusual synonym for
the word which the audience thinks
he is after.
interpreter camerIynck's Methods
4 A good deal has been written about
Balfour, but the real continuing joy
Of the conference Is the interpreter,