The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-03

trucks for the transportation of ma
teriais over these roads"
All the commercial nations are
looking to China as the only
dumping ground" for their over
production, DIR. Sun declares, SO ne
proposes a scheme TO develop a
new market in China big enough
both for her own products and for
tie products of foreign countries"
Colossal Project.
me Cantonese presidents pro-
Jetc for the modernization of China
and the opening of the country to
the world is outlined as follows:
/. The development of a COM
munication system.
z The development of CONNER
cial harbors.
8. Modern cities with public
utilities to be constructed in all
railway centers, termini and har-
bors.
4. Development of China's water
power.
5. Installation of iron and CO.
ment works sufficient for the above
needs.
6. Development of mineral de-
posits.
Z. Development of China's vast
agricultural resources.
8. Irrigation of the Monaghan
and Sinkiangese plains.
y. Reforestation of central and
northern China.
10. Colonization in Manchuria,
Mongolia. Sinkiang. Kokonor and
Tibet
Some idea may be gained of what
Dr. sun means when he speaks of
development of communications by
consulting his schedule. He pro-
poses:
a. 100000 miles Of railroads.
b. A million miles of macadam
roads.
C. Improvements along thous-
sands OF miles Of canals, now ex-
listing.
d. Construction of thousands of
miles of new canals.
e. Anbankments along rivers.
river deepening, flood prevention,
and covering the country with tel
ephone, telegraph and wireless
equipment
Three New YOrks.
In the development of harbors
DR.. Sun would build three ports in
China capable of accommodating as
many vessels as New York, one in
the north, one in the middle and
one in south China.
Fishing harbors he would have
all along the coast and ample COM
mercial dockage on all navigabIe
streams.
III this program is carried out,
gradually" according TO DR.. Sun,
china will not be mere dumping
ground for foreign goods, but will
be an economic ocean capable OF
absorbing all the surplus capital as
quickly as the industrial nations
can produce it"
Some of DR.. Suns enemies are
whispering it about that he is bit
ter against foreigners. The scheme
he has proposed is ample answer.
THE Chinese people will well
come the development of our coun-
try's resources provided it can be
kept out of Mandarin corruption"
he said, land ensure the mutual
benefit of China and the countries
cooperating with u.s."
cialistically inclined. Like nearly
all Chinese, he believes in local
self-government. He is communal
if not communistic So he warns
the powers that TO try to do bust
Eess with the Chinese government,
to the disregard of the Chinese pep
pie, can only lead to disaster.
ITO carry out the project l have
suggested" he said, 1.-The various
capital-supplying COVE IN N u
must must first agree among them
selves as to the plans. Second, the
confidence of the Chinese people
must be secured. The last thing
to do is to open negotiations with
the Chinese government and make
contracts for the work.
I'VE must pay attention to the
peoples will"
Sims, in his next article, tells of the
contracts running into fabulous sums that
await action by foreign powers in helping
China to get on Its feet