Arizona republican., 1921-11-25
The Chinese Rock In tho Way

The Chinese Rock In the Way The conference at Washington has reached the most difficult point in its toward limitation of armament the settlement of the Chinese question. It difficult by the situation in that yvteldy ration chaotic that only those who have followed closely there for the last eight can fainty comprehend it. More light has been thrown upon it recently by Patrick Gallagher who describes condition of almost unbelievable political I and financial chaos. Though and other nations have recognized republic China, there is really no republic no central government and author ity over vast reaches of the country.
 If the whole United States in state of tur- ! mon groups of states acting independently of another and the them having common except to the pretersions of central government set up state, it would be just for world conference to provide for an autonomy for the whole country. The greater part of China is without representa- tioon in the Washington conference. The Chinese delegates can speak but small part of the vast country, against which the rest is in a state of hostility.
 Then there are the claims which Japan. Great Britain and France established there The ter ritorial claims of Great Britain dispute there their claims of influence well rights under the 'open door, pro- vision which is given many interpretations there are parties affected by it.
 The deliberations of the conference Wednes- daay point to irreconclabe differences of opinion while so view is withheld and which when pronounced will vary that of any other nation Then there is the insistence which made plainer on Wednesday of the Japanese of their demands made upon China in 1915. They assailed the integ rity of China which the powers had after fashion guaranteed, and long they stand they render impossible form autonomy for China There were twenty-one of these demands, every one securing for Japan special privilege each one violation the agreement of the powers for the preservation of the integrity of China They made at a time when all the parties to the except the United States had their hands tied by The demands presented under five groups. The first provided for Chinas acceptance the transfer of Germanys interests at Kaio Chow to Ja pan and further to extension Japanese control shantung. something that had not been given in the German concession.
 The demands under group 2 assured to Japan valuable mining commercial ard railway rights in the regions of South Manchuria Eastern Inner Mongolia.
 In group safeguarded the interests of Jap capitalists in the Ping company. The Chinese government could exercise no control the company except with it's that of the Japanese government. It could even permit the
 
 without the consent of the company.
 Group contains demand by which China Is forbidden to cede lease any other country any harbor bay any island along the Chinese coast
 The seven demands under group went to the heart of the Chinese government. They secured to Japan financial control of the Chinese province of Fukien a railway concession in South China and gave Japan considerable influence the mili- tary. police and financial affairs the Chinese pire
 Under this group China bound to obtain arms from Japan and to establish an arsenal in
 China under nominal joint Japanese and Chinese management and to be supplied with materials and experts from Japan The last of the that Japanese subjects should be given the right re- gious propaganda in all China. demands under the last named group subsequently, modified and
 then China yielding to an ultimatum entered into
 two treaties with Japan embodying these demands.
 If China were at peace within itself there would to release the grip of in present ton Japan will doubt tenaciousy cling to the ad-
 vantages it has secured.
 It will perhaps be found necessary for the con-
 ference to abandon much of it's program with refer
 e:ce to China; to confne its efforts in behalf of
 China to a liberal Interpretation the treat
 ies and to secure the abandonment of Japan's aims
 in Siberia
 The other questions in the East, the man. r dates over the Pacific Islands may be easily ad-
 justed and the way cleared limitation of arna- ment. When insuperable obstacle appears in the i path of traveller. he can make progress only by ls going around
 H What Congress Has Done II The Sixty-seventh Congress did very well Its III accomplishments not fully shown in finished leg