Evening journal., 1921-06-09

was to lose to the Mikado rather
than to the Gar.
About the only thing America ever
got from China was the award OF
an indemnity after Boxer trouble in
1900. She gave that back.
The Germans were in Shantung
before the japanese and had other
concessions in China The Russians.
italians, French. Dutch and every
body else. not TO mention the Brit
ish and the Japanese. have conces-
s.ons in all the treaty ports like
Shanghai and Hanwok. Everybody
save America
offered such concessions, the
United States has consistently re-
fused as a matter OF principle.
The American consulate here in
Hankow is located in the Russian
concession. The foreign concession
being limited in area, one by one the
various nationals are restricting
purchases or land leases to their
own people.
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What will happen when American
commercial houses come here 10
open up branches is a problem.
The British were first on the scene
and started the "Bund.T the famous
waterfront esplanade, Some Ameri-
can firms at first were permitted TO
occupy space in this concession.
but by a rule just passed no nation
allty but the British may do so here
after.
The japanese have much space
and outnumber by long odds, the
ether foreign population all put to-
sether.
Prior to last year they had erected
several huge "godowns." as ware
houses are called out here. but fol-
lowing the recent fighting between
native factions. these "godowRs." or
at least some Of them. have been
converted into barracks for Japan
ese troops.
There are volunteer military com
panies of British. Americans and
other nationahties-the men nor
mally being employed as clerks or
| otherwise-to protect the foreign
policy against possible trouble. But
the japanese have something like
a battalion Of regular troops sta
toned here and a tremendous wire
less plant
At the entrance to the British
concession in Hankow. there is a
gateway through a wall Since the
revolution. when much fighting took
place in the streets Of the native
city just behind the foreign quarter
a sliding door, very substantially
constructed. has been added so pas
sage can be stopped at a moments
l notice. The Chinese protested
against this as a reflection on them
but the door stayed put
The great powers are in the habi
OF doing what they like in China
Some do II one way and some an
ether, but they do it.
When Secretary Of State Philandei
Knox, during President Taft's ad.
ministraton. was pressing for the
naturalization Of the Chinchow
Aigun Railway project, the japanese
minister told China "the consent o
my government must first be OBJ
b tanned"
"If the position Of my country A
ignored" he warned China, "and
decision is made without referrin.
the matter to my government, it wi
be hard to estimate the seriousness
2 Of the trouble that may be caused.
! The Russian Idea.
< "The Russian government" sal
] the Russian minister, expects tina
: China will not settle any such matte
% (the Chinchow-Aigun Railway deal
without first consulting Russia
Otherwise there viii be trouble.
- The French government was NOR
D diplomatic. II requested" China O
I consult Japan and Russia befor
e making any agreement with an
4 other nation" the British taking