Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-12-09
MOST CONCERN IS
CAUSED BY CHINA
CONFERENCE WORKING ON PLAN
FOR The OPEN DOOR WITH
EQUAL PRIVILEGES.
Japan SHOULD BE SATISFIED
ehs Would Have Special Trade oppOr-
tunities With Her Neighbor-Aow.
BRAND, salfour and Others Appear
In the Conference.
BY EDWARD 3. cIARk


in the Conference.
BY EDWARD 3. CLARK
Washington.-Ch China, much mere
than Limitation of armament or any
other subject to come before the great
International conference, has been
and, In some measure, still is the most
outstanding rock of trouble in the
course of peaceful conference settle
ments.
Today 1t seems as e the Chinese
questions are to be answered to the
satisfaction, or at any rate to the
seeming satisfaction. of the nations of
the world. Japan, of course, is most
vitality interested in the outcome of the
negotiations as they affect China, for
Japan always has intimated that she
ought TO have some kind of a Mon
roe doctrine right" in the eastern seas.
Under the present plan, as proposed
by members Of the international con-
ference. the intention is to keep Chi
mas doorway open, with equal priv
lleges for all the national traders. The
Japanese interests, It is said, will be
cared for adequately. This presuma-
bly, win satisfy Japan and will make
Tor peace in the conference and for ru-
ture peace in the world.
The expected has happened so far
as preliminary plans to settle the Chi
nese question are concerned. Secre-
tary Hughes has taken occasion to In
innate that Japan should be satisfied
with the open-door proposal, because
she is ION the THRESHOLD of the door
way.
Equal Privileges In China.
1t has been possible prior to this
time to give a forecast of this plan.
coupled with the statement that it
probably would be agreeable TO the
japanese. What has been written be-
fore is entirely pertinent to the situa-
ton today. The extract of explanation
of what was to come is as follows:
Equal privileges for trade with
China does not mean at all that some
one will not have special privileges.
This sounds like contradiction, but 1t
is no contradiction. 1t is believed that
the japanese will be entirely agreeable
to the equal privileges proposal and
readily will lend their sanction.
Equal trade opportunities for all
nations with China means, of course,
that each nation will have the right to
trade freely and under the same condi-
lions as all other nations. But other
things enter into the matter-geo-
graphical position, which means much !;
an understanding of the Chinese tenn
permanent and an understanding, also,
of Chinese conditions.
Japan is a close neighbor of China.
The japanese are Asiatics. Their POI
sition on the map, the quickness with
which they can reach Sources of sup
plies In China, and some other things
will give to japan special trade priv
ilegeS In China which other nations
cannot enjoy, although the words
equal privileges may be written into
any agreement"
Naturally there will be objections to
some of the proposals as they affect
China. The japanese will seek more
than 1t is intended TO give them, but
there is nothing today to show that
eventually Japan's representatives will
not accept the proposals which have
been made and which, in some meas
ure. are tine offerings of China itself.
oratory Of the Conference.
The speaking methods of BRAND
and Balfour are as unlike as the
languages in which they express their
thoughts. BRAND is dramatic, while
Balfour is not. Each after his own
manner makes his way into the minds
Of the listeners.
BRAND is dramatic, but with his
oratory seemingly running fast, and
with his gestures keeping pace with
| them. he separates his words so mark
| edly that the American book student
| of French can understand him. This
makes it pleasant for those of us who
can read French fairly easily, but
who ordinarily cannot get word In
/ the rapid-fire replies or trehchIhah
TO questions put IL the timid and hest
tating manner of a man who is trying
to remember his genders and his
! lenses.
Balfour literally gropes for words at
times. He gets close to the end OF
sentence and then seemingly cannot
pick the word with which he wants
to end Ii. About three words before
the end he puts his hands In the air
with the fingers arranged for a clutch
ing process. Finally sfter three or
forr genuinely English "ers" he dis
covers the lair Of the word that ne
wants, pulls 1t forth. brings 1t down.
and gives It utterance.
Balfour, however. holds his auditors
II has become game with his hear
ars TO try to fix in advance on the
word for which he gropes. Sometimes
the audience hits IT right and some
times wrong; generally wrong now
ever, for when the British statesman
i a,t a,ds hgs word II frequently