Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-28
.CH|NA's SALVATION LIES
IN ROOTS -FOUR POINTS
Full Significance of Proposals
Are Coming to Be Better
Understood.
GIVEN POWERFUL SurruuT
Root RESOLUTION Is Regarded by 4. y.
Delegates Something Vastly
More important Than Kew Finely
turned Diplomatic Phrases.
lBy Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.--Thc full
significance OF the American -four
points proposed by Elihu Root and
adopted by the arms conference to
guide It's discussions relating to
China. is coming TO lie better under
stood as the Far Eastern negotiations
pass through the "acepted lin -prin-
ciple" stage and approach decisions
on specific subjects
AT first regarded as largely II rcit-
Grafton cf general principles which
hhd long been sanctioned oil paper by
al! the powers. the -four points" now
have in fact become the foundation
on which China'S friends In the con-
Terence hope TO erect Il system OF re-
forms that VIII in many respects re-
Verse completely the practices of tho
past and present
In this; far-reaChing development,
TIE American delegation has taken
the leadership b. making known In
a decisive manner that II regards the
Root resolution as something vastly
more than a few finely turned diplo-
matte phrases. The American posi-
ton. is that by accepting tho -four
points" the participating nations
have bound themselves solemnly to
apply In concrete way the long pro-
fesscd principles of fair dealing to-
ward China. and to proceed without
suhterfuSe to give China az great a
degree Of Independence as conditions
will warrant.
Powerful support from outside tho
American delegation has strength
ened that position, aud In the present
discussion Of tariff autonomy, extra
tcrritoriality and postal rights. the
trend of the negotiations never has
been permitted to stray far from the
Root platform. In every case pro-
posed. solutions have been scruti-
nized In the light of appropriate sec
lions OF the -four points" with the
result that the four American princi-
pies have become, in fact as we'll as
in name. the dominating element OF
the decisions
How this method or procedure will
affect such troublesome problems
as Shantung. Manchuria and the
"twenty-one demands" IL they come
before the conference, Is yet to be
demonstrated. Il, is pointed out tina t
the Root principles were cast in
broad terms in their references to
Chinese integrity. the open door and
special privileges. but no one who
can speak authoritatively has been
willing to volunteer an intcrpreta-
ton OF these references as they APP
ply to specific questions not yet be-
fore the conference.
with the questions of eXtraterri-
one OF tho men must reach Il given
point.
Mccoy nnd Concannon have met
three times. Their first meeting was
In Philadelphia in the fall of 1917, at
the Penn parlors, playing for the In
terstate championships. Mccoy de-
feated Concnnnon, l25 to SIS. Mccoy
NJ that time WAS the Eastern cham
plon. having won the title at VIII
minEton. Del in the spring. They
did not meet again until 1919. Play
Ing for the Eastern title Mt the Ca
sino. Philadelphia. Concannon de-
featcd Mccoy, l25 to ll3. The tour
ney was won by Morris Fink. Con-
cannon and Mccoy tied for second,
and in the play-ofr Concannon won.
1875 10 So.
This looks like one Of the most even
matches ever pulled on In Richmond.
The man getting the beat breaks
should win.