Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-24

The British Interpretation as outlined
| by a spokesman for the British delega
ton is that in accepting the proposals
China also accepted, in effect, the status
J quo in China.
HOW BRITISH
REAL PROPOSALS.
| The proposal pledging the powers to
\ assist China ito rehabilitate herself
! financially and economically is Interpreted
| by the British as meaning that the pow
ers are to cooperate, forming n sort OF
/ international control over Chinese rail
ways. They also put forth the SuGges
| ton that China's acceptance of the four
principles involves also her acceptance
Of the cOnsortium idea under which the
powers will underwrite a gigantic loan
10 China.
J The Chinese viewpoint is directly oppo-
site They contend China shall not be
'internationallzed" and they interpret the
Root proposal as meaning that China IS
to be restored to complete administrative
Integrity and economic independence as
sCon as possible.
The sharp conflict in interpretations
| already has led to verbal tits behind the
! closed doors of the Pan American build
/ ing and 1t is expected there will Re more
/ Of them tomorrow when the committee
resumes its secret sessions.
REAL ATTITUDE
IS LEFT IN DOUBT.
Great Britains real attitude on some
| of the Chinese problems has been left
in doubt by her spokesmen. A week ago
, yesterday, A. J. Balfour, head of the
delegation, described the pernicious
sphere of influence" in China as an
! antique method" of dealing with
Chinese problems and indicated Great
] rff ogr,S1
| China" in concert with the other powers
having spheres of influence. 1t was
/ limited that Great Britain Is willing to
give up her holdings with the exception
OF Hong Kong which is a great British
base and trade center
Since the Root proposals came out
/ however, there apparently has been n
change in the British viewpoint. Lord
/ Rldell. the spokesman for the British
7 delegation, declared the British delega-
tion viewed the situation as solidifylng
and Strengthening the foreign powers in
( their spheres of influence.
Intimaton that Great Britain is willing
/ to get ont of China, has disappeared.
JAPS SIT TIGHT
AND SAY LITTLE.
The japanese are sitting tight and
saying little In the twelve days tina,
/ the conference has been in progress only
/
Japan's attitude on specific Chinese
/ problems has been forthcoming. This
was in relation as to what really consti-
] tutes the China of today
! Baron Kato said Japan considered
ManGhuria as Chinese province, tie
spite Jnpan's strongly entrenched posi-
! tion there. Baron Kato himself woull
not be so explicit concerning Mongolia.
! although NJ. Hanihara, the Japanese vice
minister Of foreign affairs who has taken
, the place Of Baron Shidehara declared
( that Japan considers Mongolia also
/ part of China proper.
The Chinese are distinctly disappOtnt
cd in the way things are going. SO far
they have won only one small conces
sion-permission to increase their tariff
rate from per cent ad valorem to 1919
per cent This will add some $50.000000
to China's annual revenues. which is only
drop in the bucket compared with
China's need and her indebtedness.
While the powers are thus embroiled in
China's affairs, the naval experts are
continuing their deliberations on the
American naval program. also in secret.
While there has come no official indica-
ton of the way things are going on be-
hind the closed doors, little doubt exists
but that the Hughes program will he
accepted by, Great Britain and Japan
essentially as laid down.