New-York tribune., 1921-11-17
China Claims Full Rights;
Condemns Foreign Control
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about the conference when DR. Sze
concluded his speech and bowed to
Secretary Hughes, sitting in the chair,
TO signify his case had been presented.
SEE Speaks in English
Rising from beside his colleagues,
DR.. Wellington Koo, Minister to Great
Britain, and DIR. Wang Chang Hui,
Or. SEE began to address the chair in
clear English that rang sonorously
throughout the hall Of the Pan-Amer-
lean Building, where the committee
the efforts vainly put forth by China
at Paris. Neither did he mention the
Lansing-Ishii agreement. by which
america recognized special interests
of Japan in China.
Referring to the existence in his
country at present Of two govern
ments, the Canton, or Southern, gov
government Of the North, and to the
fact that 1t is otherwise split into
heterogeneous factions, bitterly op-
posed in politics and differentiated by
climate and dialects, DIR. SEE said:
China is now contending with GER
tain difficult problems which neces-
sarily arise when any country makes a
radical change in her form of govern
ment. These problems she will be
able to solve ii given the opportunity
to do So. This means not only that
she shot I be freed from the danger
or threat >f foreign aggression, but
that, so far as circumstances will pos
sibly permit, she be relieved from
limitations which now deprive her of
autonomous admin strative action and
prevent her from securing adequate
public Yeyenues.'
Full Representation Claimed
Questioned at, the Chinese head
quarters after the conference ad-
iourned, DIR. Koo said it would be i'm
politic to amplify the principles enun-
eiated before the. Official body, but DIR
Wang answered certain inquiries con.
cerning what constituted China under
lna term used in DR., Sees speech. HI
Said DR.. Wn, son of WI Ting-fang
me old Chinese statesman, had been
appointed by the Southern government
as delegate to the conference but
ad later severed his relations. The
present delegation, therefore, repre-
sented all of China.
DIR. Wang then proceeded to explain
with emphasis that China did not con-
slider her boundary to be the Great
Wall Of China. 1t must be considered
"a yuClQuC lOuSVIlds NlGtNAAit6 0uu
tibet. hn said. In other words, the
map of China at the conference must
be the map familiar to every child who
has pored over his geography.
Eve do not mean by that that
al Initiative treaties shall be
ended at once" said DR.. Wang. "We
want to have way for restoring
China's sovereignty in it's entirety
For instance, the limitations we com
plain of might apply to the per cent
limitation duty on imports imposed b.
Great Britain by the treaty of 134s
and since agreed to by other powers
At present China is not permitted t.
collect more than per cent ad va
loren on any cf her imports, whether
luxuries or necessities. This curtail
her income and freedom of action. w
want to bring all treaties to the light
especially those concluded withou
China's knowledge but which concern
China. The purpose is that they shal
either be brought forward or that the
automatically cease to operate"
Four Nations Affected
Great Britain, the United State
Japan and Italy would be affected b
recognition of China's claim. In til
province of Chilli, of which Peking
the capital, 1900 or 1900 foroig
troops are now stationed as "band
patrol" while on the Yangtse Rive
there arc twelve American gunboats
protect commerce and missionaries. |
addition 200 American soldiers are sts
toned as legation guard in Pekin
10 cooperate with the troops of oths
powers.
Wei-Hai-Wei, leased by the Rritis
in Shantung, is said to be as much {
thorn in China's side as is japan
occupation of Kiao- Chau and the raj
road runnIng through Shantung,
italy is involved, because her activi;
in China began in 1899, when sh
sought TO obtain Sammen Bay, on tn
coast Of Chekiang. China refused {
MAKE TINS concession, but promptl
northern Chciang.
China also hopes to obtain at til
conference some mitigation Of Ii
aeavy penalty imposed upon her by III
powers because of the Boxer uprising
che hopes that the other powers vi
foiiow the example o. America in r.
mitting the payments madc on the il
aemnlty of $3S7,boo.o00 original
ASKED. Because of internal upheava
and the limitation of her rcvenu,
rom import duties to 5 per cent. 81
has gone through financial cr;s
which only the friendly cooperation
the powers will ameIiorate,
Japan is determined, If possible.
maintain paramount influence
China. She will accept in principle I,
policy of an open door for all natio,
and of territorial integrity, as trad
tionally enunciated by the Unit.
States. But the fact that China has
present two governments is the weaps
which Japan will use to conte st riyi,
ner anything like complete sovereirnt
Ae an Offset, Japan will say during Il
deliberations on the Far Eastern SO
Elements that she alone, because
raeiai pYopinquity and gcogra phic
proximity, is prepared to police ii
Celestial Empire. Size will join
granting China all the concessions 81
can assimilate, returning leased te
ritcry and restoring self-governmel
whenever and wherever China can a,
minister them. But It must be ii
Mikado's government, the Japane.
delegates will argue, that shall hol
the active predominance of power Q
all questions affecting Chins rs
whole.
China towers before the conferent
Ike a great bronze Buddha, patien
bnt compiacent. Will she fare bette
IN Washington than she did in Paris
Even her delegates. while protesting