The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-04
CHINA. IS PROBLEM
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ar.rSS to the mines Of tho interior FOR
the bringing out of valuable frcightS.
l:ritisn. American and German capital
have been content to develop railway
enterprises without assuming to obtain
political control for their respective
governments Of any territory IN emma
The much talked province OF ShantunR
with It's immense territory was never
coded 70 Japan at the Paris peace con
ference but the port which Is pracl'hilE
the door TO Shantung province was
given Japan az we'll as jurisdiction over
the railway to the Interior including l."
20 mil" strip on each side nf the ran
way. It Is true the Germans had ira;
very right and Japan was asking ON!
for that which Germany had forfeited
through her defeat in TN" war japan
was asking for those rights as her re-
ward for "usting tn" Germans from
kuirhnw nud the Far East
Tho Chinese Protsst
IIut that brought the rub. Would IN"
Japanese hc content to nprrat" an 'hf
Germans had" Indeed. tho Germans en-
tered Into wording agreements wIth
British aud other European business
men In the Far East. 1t was pnrri%
commercial. not political proposition
Would the Japanrs" keep II comm"f'tai
ur use II To penetrate China politician!
and got a hold on the administrative IN
dependence 81 china
The Chinese thought so. They openly
said So. That's tho basis for their or
rnsilio TO Inpan's acquisition OF one
inch more Of n r"0th"ld in CHINA. u ;
4 question "c faith, Of trust ar S"SP'-
ion. Tho JXpan"$" protest mat th"E
never break their word. that they nave
only di>intCrcsicd motives an" Sr'"
merely Il place for ""mWcrrial cNP''H''"
for their already nNrrr"pulat"d count ~
Ilut the Chinese will not listen. Shar'ah
the chinese suspicious ar" pra''''""H
al ,hc British. French ana America"
business interests IN China. They are
,inl,utly auti-Ja pHrl"Se. They expect
tarir Respective governments l" use
rhrtr moral and physical power I" Keep
M. IaInr"pr from oT"rStrppihS Va"
hounds Of commercial necessity. They
Insist that the open door shall mean an
open door and no discrimination
Tho Open Door
N.h, viIi keen the open door open :
Who will enforce III" understanding
The british government knows II can
NOT do IL alone. Will the United States
helm That's why tic british are not
nnyious Ia announce 1T this time "hnt
they yill ,ln with the nE!n-Japanrse
nllInrcc. enc srhou' Of thought iH-
lists that the alliance be- ahrnEat"d be-
rnusr Of the stimulus ii gives the jap
.,ryr pnlItirtlly ami commercially. NV
another school of thought In the Hrii-
,Sh ,.Ur'rrmFut wants TO KNOW hFH'
whether thr moral and physical h'!r
OF the United States can he rourt"h
urnn ir tho alliance Is given up. IN
other words. il t.. c0ntended by nc
latter r!oup al statesmen that lhe
arrIn-.Ii,vancSr alliance gives the BrI'-
ssh eminent Il certain intimacy WIN
III Jar1nrSr government which makes
II possible iu hold Japan hack gently.
but hrm,y and exercise quietly an IN
rIucnrr which might never h" pnhIl'IN
acknowledged or hc"drd II IN" aIIhah'c
wcrr broken. and If Japan felt that sh"
must eventually seek the hand of re-
constructed Germany or rcSusclta'ed
Eussia to assist In fulfilling her ant
hitiuns in thr Far East.
Does America stand ready 10 enter
into a treaty which will impose certain
mutual obligations" Great Britain Is
waiting In $r". The United States
r,edsed herself under Mckinleys ad-
mtuistlattun and has reiterated her
cae.rnrss many times since under Mr.,
Roosevelt and Republican secretaries
of state TO maintain the territorial indie
incidence OF China Will the Harding adj
m!niStrat;On say so in Formal treaty
Mindful Of the'fact that the Republican
par,v denounced article ten In III" VIII
son covenant because Il was Intended
~ guarantee the territorial integrity
and political Independence or MEMBER
states in the ieagu" OF nations includ-
iur China. the query ~ whether enough
water has gone over the dam TO male
President Harding and Secretar
Hughes apply article ten 10 China.
To Prevent war
Back Of II all is a desire 10 nrrNeht
war In favor o. the guarantee OF
China's territorial integrity Is the argu-
mcnt that II all III" powers inCIndinS
Japan sign on IA" dotted line II pledge
20 let China alone. tive agreement VIII
Fever have 10 hc enforced. IT is the
same line % though which ac,uat"d Mr..
Wilson in urging article ten. naInrl?'
Tint n profession " respect for terri
,orlal integrity made in formal
,rao,y would he too dIfacul, a hurdle
for any nation to jump no '"atter how
strong might be- her m!lltaristic Gle
ments or how fnr goncimight be her
ambitious statesmen
The drawing up' OF treaty or con
vcnt.nn which would inSur" ?!t nations
the "njien dor" and pledge al! countries
Ia rrsper, Ch;na's territorial and p0l,t-
Of Tho