Evening star., 1921-09-17
j. s. WANTS SOUTH
CHINA AS WELL AS
NORTHATPARLEY
Fears No Lasting Good Can
Come Unless All Country
Is Satisfied.
CANTON GOVERNMENT NOT
RECOGNIZED BY POWERS
Unable to Ask Sun Yat Sen Dele
gates, Though Most Influential
in Paris.

The United States would be much
gratified if the Peking government in
China could see it's way to have
among it's representatives at the COM
ing conference on the far east and
Limitation of armaments, representa-
tives of the South China or Canton
government.
The dissatisfaction of the Canton
government because so far no ar
rangements have been made for its
representation at the conference
which is to deal with Chinese affairs
is recognized here. The desire of the
United States, it is said, is to have
everything possible done to smooth
the path of the coming conference
when it undertakes to deal with the
problems of the Pacific ocean, of
among the most important
Decline to Comment.
officials here in charge of the nego-
situation in China, where there are
two governments. today. wi the
unrecognized nment-that of
Canton-claiming to represent more
than half the population of China.
The south China government has not
been recognized by the United States.
nor by the other powers taking part
in the Limitation of armaments con-
ference. For that reason, it is said.
it is not possible to invite that gov
ernmet to participate in the coming
conference.
Nothing has been heard here to the
effect that the Peking government
no mo q n G
so as to include representatives of the
south China government. However. it
is recalled here that at the peace con-
ferences in Paris, the two sections
of China. north and south, got to-
gether and sent delegates to that con-
ference. incidentally. it was due
largely to the efforts Of the delegates
from south China that China refused
to sign the treaty. 1t is said.
Demonstration I'm New York.
The demonstration of the Chinese ad-
herents of the south China government
in New York yesterday was not COM
mented upon here officially today. How
ever, there is q growing feeling among
observers in washington thata some
steps should be taken which would make
for representation Of the south China
government when the delegates to the
conference assemble here. The asser-
ton by the representatives of the south
China government that their government
will not be bound by any Of the de-
cisions of the conference unless that
government is given some representa-
ton makes the situation awkward, 1t
was suggested.
Pekine dispatches have announced
that the Chinese delegation already
has been selected. with DIR. Yen. for
eign minister, as chief. This circum-
stance, however. is not accepted here
as precluding the possibility of south
China representation should Peking
officials decide 1t would be a wise
course.
The south China regime. Of which
DR.. Sun Yat Sen is head. and which
has its capital at Canton, has shown
evidences. according to observers here,
of possessing a considerable sphere of
influence. Naturally, the United States
desires that the entire conference be
as representative as possible and that
no element should be excluded which
might seriously impair hope of a sat
isfactory solution of far eastern ques-
tions.