The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-12-08
CONFERENCE WORKING ON PLAN
FOR THE OPEN DOOR WITH
EQUAL PRIVILEGES.
JAPAN SHOULD BE SATISFIED
She Would Have Special Trade oppor-
tunitles With Her Neiohbor-How
BRAND, BsIfour and Others Appear
In the Conference.
BY EDWARD 8. CLARK

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 II 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 I'm the outcome Of the
negotiations as they affect China. for
japan always has intimated that she
ought to have some kind Of Mon
roe doctrine right" In the eastern seas.
Under the present plan, as proposed
ference, the Intention Is to keep Chi
mas doorway open, with equal priv
ileges for all the national traders. The
japanese interests. 1t is said, will be
cared for adequately. This presume
bly, will satisfy Japan and will make
for peace In the conference and for fu-
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
with the open-door proposal, because
she Is ION the threshold" of the door
way.
Equal Privileges In China.
Ii has been possible prior to this
time to give forecast of this plan.
coupled with the statement that Il
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 II
is no contradiction. Ii Is believed that
the japanese will he entirely agreeable
TO the equal privileges proposal and
readily will lend their sanction.
Equal trade opportunities for all
nations with China means, of course,
taat each nation will have the right to
trade freely and under the same condi-
tions as all other nations. But other
things enter into the matter-geO-
graphical position. which means much I;
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 pO-
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
cannet 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 Japanes. will seek more
than il is intended To give them. but
there is nothing today tn show that
eventually Japan's representatives will
not accept the proposals which have
been made and which, In some meas
ure. are the offerings of China itself
oratory Of the Conference.
The speaking methods of BRAND
and 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 Il pleasant for those of us who
can read French fairly easily, but
who ordinarily cannot get word In
the rapid-fre replies of Frenchman
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
tiints. EtiS Niost W tnt ttlu VI "
sentence and then seemingly cannot
pick the word with which he wants
to end II. About three words before
the end he puts his hands In the air
with the fingers arranged for clutch
ing process. Finally after three or
four genuinely English "ers" he dis
covers the lair OF the word that he
wants. pulls II forth. brings II down,
and gives II utterance.
Balfour. however. holds his auditors
II has become a game with his hear
ers 10 try to fix In advance on the
word for which he gropes Sometimes
the audience hits II right. and some
times wrong; generally wrong, how.
ever for when the British statesman
finally finds his word Il frequently
proves 10 be an unusual synonym for
the word which the audience thinks
he Is after.
interpreter cameriynek's Methods.
A good deal has been written about
Balfour. but the real continuing JOY
Of the conference Ii the interpreter,