The Washington times., 1921-10-10

President OF China with inJunctiens OF
strictest secrecy. st. ,.-F
: suppose these dsmands had pro
claimed 40 Europe and the world;
-Amorics need nos fear Ssp~ns
touching her Integrity, soyeroixnty,
.na ,"@sSssssass ac.s sSs ss,,nSss ~. j.S.s M
washington appsin, effective J.p4-
nsss advisor. In lie poiitlcsi, flnsn-
cial, and military sff.irs. We de-.
sAnd thai the Ancric4n srsenAls
and munitioa factories bo Jointly
worked By the United Bt4tos Apd
JsssAn, ss4 that the American Gov.
ernsncnt bay ~ lesst ~ per espt Of
lis munitions of wsr frosn japan.
We demand also, an AnscScsn-
JApanosc organization Of the police
foToss In San Frsnciseo. Dsnysr.
Chicago, Sc, Louis. Washington,
New York and Boston. We tenAaud
the right TO establish pss,nansntiy
oar .,,,.l %ili,srk guard ,.s over the un.sn =,
msnS . special position u Hawaii
and the PhDippines," ~
Picture Not Overdr4wu.
Suppose the rest OF the demands all
tended 10 confirm this attempt TO no
cure control OF the immense intsl.or
resources OF the American republic
and OF Its military establishment. Z
We might. then. begin to realize
what is said about the kaiser OF the
Far East; we might not be entirely
confiding I'm Japan's lrotestations
about keeping for rs our integrity
The picture is not overdrawn. The
archives at Peking stiil lodge Japan's
twenty one demands on paper which
hears the watermarks Of dread
naughts and machine guns.
Even now. while Japan tries 70
trade on her Versailles rights" -
Peking, and while the Japanese
envOys arc sailing for the limitation
0f-srmaments conference st WASH.
ipgton, tho guns and soldiers OF
Japan nlsintain their grip along the
whole length Of railway leading Into
the heart Of China.
II is for this reason that the policy
OF the open door has become funda-
mental principle OF American action.
We ask no territorial or political
rights or influence, but desire that our
people remain free to engage In
peaceable and useful pursuits In CO
operation with the Chinese. 49,
Such freedom would be gravoly
jeepardixed IL economic preference
connected with . weapon Of political
aud milf Axy power should be welded
by any other foreign Dseion In the
heart ef ChinA ,. r.
Sine, Japan gsined control of the
Manchurisn Railway she hes bscn
tempted TO use t for her own CON
merce and 70 the exclusion of other
foreigners. Without open Of feraal
k.,A - ~lnsx- nS~.~v tk1x~
traffic Of her own nations IN .
hundred ways, such has been the ef-
feet Of Japanese control In ManchuriA-
Other nations are already under
stress to aecchtaate In like manner
their special position in other parts
Of China. The example is tkst al
shutting tho open door.
World Peace In Peril.
The maintenance Of the open door ir
Shantung Is the question OF cardinal
policy before the iimitesion-of-arma-
ments conference in it's discussion Of
the Far Eastern situation.
II a preponderatins foreign "a.
fluence should be established in kn ~
part Of China the nations viii %
jostling each other for special po-
sitions In other parts. The United
States would find barriers innumer-
able.
Once Japan gains the special posi-
tion In that province for which she
Ii striving, the policy of consolidated
spheres Of influence" will be rolled up
against the shut door from different
quarters, spheres that are lets and
to all, explosive with the
potentlk:iIies Of international strife,
and destructive to . united China.
1t seems not at all in the best in
terest of Japan that such a develop
ment should be started.
She has most to gain from friend
ship with a unified Chinese natior.
Her closeness to the Chinesemarket
will give her in any case great ad-
vantages over all competitors, 10 a
which would be free from
sinister political influences.
1t is this mixing up OF political and
economic rights and activities that
makes the situation in the Far Fast
so da n 1er0,Ia