New-York tribune., 1921-11-30

adopted by the conference on Nrvssn*
Der 81 to commit all the powers to the
territorial integrity and open door
policy.
i,should any one Of you consider the
possibility Of foreign troops or rail-
way guards, or electrical communities
tion installations being maintained
upon, the soil of your own country with
ont the consent of the government which
you represent, your feelings Of Justice
would make evident to you the pro-
priety Of the joint declaration which
China now asks you to make in her
behalf. The proposition surely stands
sclf-evident that, II nation asserts a
right to maintain troops or guards
upon the soil Of another state, whose
sovereignty 1t has soIemnly obligated,
itself to respect, upon that state shouid
lie heavy burden Of proof to Justify
SC grievous an infringement"
The figures regarding Japanese
troops show that altogether about
$4,000 are scattered throughout China
In Shantung 2.1O0 japanese soldiers
are stationed along the railway; IN n
River, is battalion of 525 men.
About $4,000 are distributed in. Man
churia, with garrisons at nine towns,
including Harbin and Port Arthur.
Along the Chinese Eastern Railway,
Or. SEE said, Japan maintains sixtcen
battalions, each of twenty-one officers
and 6l7 soldiers, under provision OF
the Portsmouth treaty, which termi-
mated the Russo-Japanese War, but
which never was accepted by Chlna.
Wireless and Telegraph
Twenty wireless stations are oper-
Ated by foreign countries. without
China's consent, DR.. SEE said. Ihey'
include eleven opened by Japan, four
by France, two by the British and
three by the United States. Those of
the United States are located in the
American Legation at Peking, Tien-
tsin and Tangshan. Great Britain's
are at Hongkong and Kashgar. Fifty
telegraph stations are operated by the
Japanese, DR.. SEE said, also without
"treaty sanction"
Chinese population, it was pointed out,
against the presence in China of Japa-
nese foreign police and railway guards,
the latter frequently acting as soldiers.
Police began to make their appearance
in Manchuria in 1904 during the hos
tilities between Japan and Russia, and
a civil administration was established
under Japanese command in the "Occu-
pied" territory.
"Soon similar department was es-
tablished for the whole of Liaotung
peninsula, and with it police bureau"
continued DR.. SEE. "Since 1905 police
established along the South Manchurian
Railway in violation Of both law and
treaty. In 1915, in virtue of the new
treaty between China and Japan, SEN
try boxes of police stations belonging
to the South Manchurian Railway
were established in unopened ports
with Japanese police. In addition,
there are numerous gendarmerie under
the command of the commander in
chief of the Kauntung leased area and
also special police off the South Man
churian Railway Company, who exer-
else functions similar to those of the
Japanese police.
Full Withdrawal Insisted On
"These are data furnished simply in
order to show the extent to which
China's territorial and administrative
integrity is now being violated, and not
as implying that the Chinese govern
ment will be contented with the abate-
ment of these specific violations of her
sovereign rights; for China, as de-
proposed desires that there should be
a general or comprehensive declaration
upon the part of the powers represent
ed in this conference that, without
China's consent, expressly and specif-
cally given in each case, they will not
maintain troops or police boxes or rail-
way guards or electrical installations
upon China's soil, with the result that
upon the powers will lie the burden of
establishing their right to do so in
each case in which they may assert a
right or claim to maintain upon China's
soil such troops, police boxes, railway
guards or electrical installations.