The New York herald., 1921-11-21
Admiral's Reply Like a New
Diplomatic Charter, Says
Jabin Hsu.
'TOKIO ATTITUDE FRANK
Domestic Situation Hinges on
Foreign Relations Of Pekin
Government.
BY .JABIN HSU.


Correspondent Of the China Press, sha,l l0loi
Special Despatch TO THE New YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. C.. Nov. 20.
China received Japan's reply with a
sigh Of relief, because with g came the
new charter of the diplomatic world fol
China.
With the other Powers represented
at the great conference acauiescing il
the firm attitude assumed by the Unite(
States for new policy for our country
the attitude of the japanese delegation
had been up to yesterday morning thu
only question mark of the gathering
especially in view of Japans attemp
to increase her naval strength from the
present to 20 per cent. of that of either
Great Britain or the United States. Al
the delegates at yesterdays session
therefore, naturally looked to Japan FOL
a hint to show her trend in China since
she Is more vitality interested.
The attitude OF Toxic as voiced by
its spokesman, Baron Kato, reveals
grea ter frankness and sincerity Of pur-
pose than at first was expected by the
Chinese in Washington. Although we
felt that after the position taken by
Great Britain, who officially placed her
self on record that she would abandon
her sphere of influence along the
Yangtsze Valley, and that of France,
who definitely offered the return OF
II Quo ha
japan to assume any other attitude
Conditions Sure to Improve.
Admiral Kato's reply, brief and gen.
eral. like the ten points presented by
DR.. S. X. Alfred SEE, furnishes much
food for thought among the Chinese
Japan's reply asserts that the existing
difficulties in China lie no less in her
domestic situation than in her external
relations. But all thinking Chinese would
like to add that China's domestic situa-
ton IS certain to improve IL her ex-
ternal relation is properly adjusted Sc
that intervention in her internal affairs
nay cease
In America to-day we see strong in.
dication that efforts are being made
in certain quarters to picture the in
ternal situation Of China as darlSly as
possible and to xaggerate the extent
OF the division OF the country. It is true
there Is dissension in the country but
when you come to the bottom of things
II is always the foreigner who is play
ing the one against the other so tha,
he might reap rich harvest
Baron kato will agree with us that
the most glaring instance Of our state
ment is the signing Of number OF
secret treaties between the late Anfu
Clique and Tokio's militarist party bv
which some Of China's most valuable
mines and railways were pawned. This
fact alone. IL will be remembered caused
the collapse of the internal peace con-
ference held between North and South
China in Shanghai in 1919.
Must BE Rid Of Intervention.
China expects much from THIS con-
terence. but also is aware of her own
position. China can be united. She
can be strong and prosperous only when
she IS free from foreign Intervention
thus enabling her people to work out
py peaceful means system of self
government suitable to their own tenc-
perament and environment.
The Baron told the conference that bie
country looks to China in particular IN,
the supply OF raw materials essential N
its industrial life. as well as foodstufye
for his countrymen. China fully annre.
ciates the needs Of her neighbar. but ma
nons can only do business on equal
terms Under a protectorate or suzer-
ainty. or parceled out in spheres of in
huence. country is not in a position m
treat all other nations with equal favor
With the friendly counsel and aid OF
friendly nations 1t is certain that a Gov
eminent in China can be established
which Will be able to allow all nations
to participate on equal footing i'm hel
vast natural resources and varied prod.
ucts IN manner acceptable at home
and abroad.
The raising of one single specific Issue
by the Japanese spokesman In his gen.
cral response-the abolition Of extrater
ritoriality is interesting and Significant
1t is interesting because Baron Kate
has singled it out among perhaps a score
Of concrete problems which China would
like to bring up.
China's only fear to-day. however. is
the creation of diplomatic diversion
through the abolition OF extraterritor.
iality. BY that we mean that circum-
stances may be created so as to afford
to China's evil disposed neighbors occa-
sions and Dretexts to interfere with her
complete jurisdiction.
Yesterdays reply ended with Japan's
disapproval of undue protraction OF the
discussion of minor matters Whether
by that Japan meant 20 exclude some OF
the issues forecss. by the ten points
time only can tell Suffice IL to say, we
are confident that the conference itseli
will be In the best position to decide
whether an issue is major or minor, and
neither Japan nor China need lose any
sleep over the difference of opinion in
the magnitude OF certain Far Eastern
problems.
Without taking the reply point by
point. Chinese are satisfied with Baron
Kato's statement. which appears TO be
sympathetic. The recognition of the
great principles enunciated by the China
delegation is a source of great satisfac-
ton in the Chinese camp and the appli-
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