The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-11-08
ny A. l.. BRADFORD.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent.
Washington. Nov THE curln:
OF the international sore spot IN ihl
Far East, In which Il Is believed IN.
microbes Of another war are flourish
Ing. Is the immediate task OF IN
Washington Conference on Limiia
tion Of Armament and Pacific and
Far Eastern questions.
This story n one OF constan,
clas1Ing Of interests of ihe world
powers. OF diplomatic intrigue to Sc.
cure economic and commercial ad.
vantages. OF the flourish OF military
force to gain business ends. of en-.
croachments on china's territory and
China's freedom OF administrative
action.
Throughout the pages of this his.
tory. or at least during the latter
part OF II. the Empire OF Japan
plays a dominant role In her efforts
to open up the vast era of Asia TO
japanese expansion and for replen
ishment of Japan's resources. and 81
relieve the strain on the restricted
borders of her island empire.
During the years tiat this sore
spot In the far east has been deve.
oping. the United States has con.
sistently fought for the "Open Door
principle in that part of the worla
and to preserve China's lndepend
ence.
The position OF China is unique
among the nations of the world
with the multitude of forms of for.
eign control exercised In her eoun
try.
China from time to time, has lost
parts of her territory, and has been
forced to give up her suzerain claims
over certain of her dependencies. In
1872, China ceded the island of Hon
kong to Great Britain and by treat.
les in 1858 and 1860, with Russia.
parted with the great area north of
the Amur River and east of the U.s.
surf. AMMAN was lost in 1884 to
France, and in 1885 and 1886 Indo.
China to the same power. Burma 4
went under the control of Great Brit
ain In 1887, and in the same year,
Macao was annexed by Portugal. As {
The result of her war with Japan.. /
China lost to her victor tie island +,
)f FormOsa, the Pescadores Islands &
md Liatoung Peninsult, which, how /
'ver, the powers forced Japan to a
'ede back to China. China also was
orced to renounce all claims over V
Korea. s
While these were important terri L
orial losses, they did not menace +
ne sovereignty of China proper.
lowever, in the war between China RI
nd Japan in 1S941S95, China re- a
called her military impotency. China F
as forced to part with control OF n
nportant strategic areas under the el
'rm OF leases to the various powers G.
nd also was obliged to give prefer.
ltial economic rights to the pow ht
$ within her territory, thus Great dt
g the various Spheres of Inter- ar
IT. in China. isl
On November 1, 1897, two Roman W;
atholic Missionaries, said to be SUBJ co
cts OF Germany, were killed by rob- tr,
rs in village of Shantung Pro- Ii
nee, China. Thus was born the now ha
nous Shantung ISSUE Germany en-
as known to have wanted a naval
Sc on the coast Of China. A Ger III
IN force took possession of tne 70
rt of Tsingtao. Forced with strong tus
mands from Germany, who pro- pie
led a naval expedition to back up ria
demands, and lacking foreign the
pport, China was forced to sign sui
convention of March g. 1898 pro- fig
ling for the lease to Germany for 1e.
years of the Bay of Kiaochow |
| surrounding territory, for Ger hel
n naval base, and for important Grt
lway and mining rights in Shan apl
lg. The Treaty of Versailles trans the
red the German rights in Shan ant