New-York tribune., 1921-11-26

SEE indicated China later will supple
ment her demands with detailed ar
gument for the removal of foreign
troops from Chinese soil. Together
with this demand will be one for the
removal Of foreign controlled wireless
stations.
Merely Tolerated
early in the middle of the last ccn-
tury foreign powers began to establish
their own postoffices in the treaty
ports, with the result that the postal
systems carrying mail under foreign
postage stamps have since been ex-
tended widely" Dr. Sze said. "The
opening of these postoffices was not
based on any treaty concession or pro-
vision DR.. Sze continued. 'vTheir
existence and gradual increase was
merely tolerated by the Chinese gov
crnment.
China requests that the powers as
sembled in the conference agree at
once to abolish all postal services now
maintained by them in China. She
bases her request upon the following
propositions:
THAT China has organized and is
now conducting postal system COW
efing the entirefcountry, and maintain-
ing relations with all foreign countries
N"oS ~ iiNCt efii 1tHutjcIucUIS.
THAT the existence Of these for
eign postoffices interferes with and
makes more difficult the development
of this system, and deprives the sys-
tenn of a revenue which legally and
equitably should belong to it.
THAT the maintenance by foreign
governments of postoffices in China is
in direct violation OF the latter's ter
ritorial and administrative integrity
and rests upon no treaty or other legal
rights.
China wishes to point out that,
wholly apart from the fnancisd loss
suffered by her as result of the ex-
istence Of foreign postofices on her
soil, and the obstacles thereby placed
in the way of development of her own
postal system, the maintenance of such
Offices represents a most direct viola
ton Of her territorial and administra-
tive integrity.
ut is one, moreover, that is pecu-
liarly Objectionable, since it is con-
stant, visible reminder to the Chinese
people that they are not accorded the
consideration given to other peoples.
This necessarily has tendency to
lower the prestige of the Chinese gov
ernment in the eyes of her people and
to make more difficult the already diff
cult problem of maintaining govern
ment that will command the respect
and ready obedience of her population.
From whatever standpoint viewed, the
continuance of these foreign postoffices
upon Chinese soil should therefore be
disapproved."
CONSERVATION still reigned in Chi
nese circles to-day over the British at
titude that the principle laid down by
the conference for the settlement of
China's problems implied an accept
ance by China of foreign control of
her customs, her railroads and the en-
terprises to be built up by money lent
by the banking groups embraced IN
the impending consortium.
"The Chinese people are opposed to
the consortium because under foreign
domination they have suffered econ
omically, politically and judically, and
they have come to look with suspicion
on anything foreign" said DR.. Wang
"If the consortium means international
cooperation in aiding China without
interfering with her internal affairs it
may be acceptable, but if it implies
economic control it will be objection
able"