The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-10-01
U. S. TOINSlST
CHINA TRADE
OPEN TO ALL
Demands Eqality Of Com
mercial Opportunity, lerrl-
torial Integity, Unimpaired
Sovereignty
Dislike JbANESE PACT
n mAn sI-hLIvAN

10 do with Chin;
For practical pTpoaes' persons ann
ing at a general aott uhuei Cdiiu'
ing of the comineroni eftace Gan nes
lect everything uder me head Oh al
Eastern problem except Emma As
IN china tbc sale type of reader
probably viii noieere 20 90 deepiy
into the minute sf-di9Ision under the
head of China, Wen VIII uitlildtely
annear on the coeronce agenda.
THESE topics Al include mass of
complex subiects difficult for the
average reader tolnderstand ana not
worth while for 3sone 70 attempt 10
understand in det except those who
wish 10 make a secial study OF the
situation Of the tinese currency so
a. 10 achieve 'df0rm money sys-
tenn throuehout tn country, moditi-
cation of the eSa territorial leSa-
Jurisdiction of valus foreign powers
in China, the settg up by emma OF
modern civil aA criminal code, the
substitution of tinese national po-
lice force in pladof the many pro
vincial standing fFnies of China. a
revision OF the 0nese customs tar
iff so as TO givs ltina a larger rev.
enue from this PURGE Of income,
the obligation Off International tax
on the movemeri OF commodities.
from one province, another in China,
Larger hneiPles
All these arc deils for the confer
ence, and will absb great deal OF
it's time and energy For the purposes
OF the general rear, however, it is
best to point out rrely few of the
larger principles iiolved in the Chi.
nese situation.
First of all, ApTica stands for
maintaining the ingrity Of China as
nation. This pos on the part OF
the United States wolves us in ar
gument with other itions, who either
believe that Chin Is not strong
enough TO stand oner own feet as a
nation, or who, * s6isi5h reasone,
would like to redse China TO the
relation of depennt
That this latter nbuion is enter
tanned by Japan adits of no denial
II is proved by Jap;'s course toward
China for many yea past Proha bly,
no we'll informed Janese would at
tempt to deny thatAe course of the
Japanese governrle has long been
aimed in the direion of reducing
China to something le the same sub
jection TO Japan th8Korea has been
reduced to.
China isVesk
!. In Insisting upon ie territorial in
Segrity and unimpced sovereignty
ofNhina os one OF ie family of ma
tionA America is nch handicapped
by tho fact that thGhinese govern
msnt y admittedly eak Since the
fall o. Me imperiallynasty in 191.
the v,rious\ \attemptat a Republican
form of goNernmeplin China hav,
not ahieved enoughlo create mucl
confidence in their sbiIity.
At he present noent the vitality
of Chra is especial weak because
OF facionalism. Ittems to be tn,
preset policy of the nited States t.
admit the present rakness of III,
Chinse government indeed, il mus
be atnitted.
Blu the thing that Aerica propose,
as afemedy for the psent weakness
Of tb Chinese goverhent is not [,
let te other nations the world 9,
in ad grab territorylnd privileges
n remedy that th United state
basin mind is whataay be ealle,
q bnevolent neighbolness. helpin
Chin from the outsideyith her prot
lem of revenue. poll, aud of go,
erniant generally.
Insists on "Ope Door
r. second main poi in American
poll with regard 70 ochina is tn
OPP door. BY this thUnited State
mas that there shalbe equality O
commercial opportunitior all foreig,
napns in China. TheCnited State
is opposed to concessio TO sphere
\ ofnhuence. and to alhhe other dt
yiS by which more tha twenty year
pa the Japanese, the ,armans. an
tn British have been eouiring e,
clIve footholds in Cha. Prohabl
thUnited States not oy will-insis
onhe open door for ts futare, bu
wi counsel that varias exclusiv
prileges now held in C3na by Japa
an other nations shall ! remitted &
mlified
probably expresses me averag
rot of view of Ameries opjuion I
Nooe SdPoh StiNhtN " aLlSUEQ " IL
the advantages in Chi which a.
<z<EkkrEhef, because of be geography
IN Don The near q OF tn
~ - Islands to Che. the co,
I< Japanese terfbry on I'll
Eof Asia 20 Chinsand a multi
@ onsideration WHIT flow frol
ne raphical positio ouahs {
gis Japan an advantage i trade wit
ha wntch no one can fSant.
Should be SatisRd
Bat Americans general nrobah'
sin snare what has beea H.. -ener
fiqu@ (Hef position of ourksyerr men
t{ 11hat japan Should L statistic
s ef Biographical adsatage. an
50 not seek other slvantage
! W3sl& <znphre the sovereign - aad i
feEr< ~ china as natio,
- ne anglo-Japanese allisnc
f[pf Nmerica will praiss no que
a. icoming Washingtsn COME
&4lk does mean thar Ameris
9oncern about the srglo-Ja
nee. Any ole wbo has f.
expressions of Anefics
The floor OF The se9ete da
Et year or two kpews tb
Tvs the Anglo-Ja1anese
nued on Psge Eln5l