New-York tribune., 1921-11-23
Pledge to China
Empty Talk,
W ang Asserts
Saws Resolutions Adopted
by Far East Committee
Have Been Enslnciated on
Three Previous Occasions
Calls Japan Peace Peril
Declares Shantung Prob
lem and Il Demands
Issue Must Be Settled
By K. P. Wang


Shanghai
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2e-while a
ssw aersons are inclined to think that
the four resolutions passed yesterday
nv the Pacific and Far Eastern COM
m;.tee represent something of prac-
teal result careful students of the
Far Eastern politics say that unless
specific problems dealing with the re-
iatiaaship between China and Janan
are brought up for discussion soon,
these resolutions cannot be considered
as satisfactory, particularly to China
They are unsatisfactory not because
they are too general in nature, nor
because the authors are not sincere
aad sympathetic toward China, but
hecauss these resolutions contain
nothing new and encouraging for the
eyneeted settlement of the Pacific
problems
II seems to us that these resolutions
Asye been passed at Least three times
before The points touched upon by
them were FIRST covered in the famous
open door doctrine of Secretary Hay,
announced TO the world in 1900 and
reasfrmed in the Root -Takahira agree
mene Of 1908 and again in the Lansing
lshii agreement of 1917. The world
is tired of tn : empty and high
sounding talk because it is nothing
but talk otherwise no reaffirmation
xoald be necessary.
Violations Despite Resolutions
Il is true that every time the re-
Affirmation was given it was the United
STATES who stood as the stanch defender
Of IN liberty and Independence of
China, but it is equally true that more
violations of these principles happened
upon each reafhrmation. The LiaotuRg
Peninsula and Formosa were wrested
from China by Japan three years after
Mr. Hay announced his doctrine, which
was indorsed by Japan. The notorious
twents -one demands were presented to
Chi:.a seven years after MIR. Hays
policy was reafirmed by the Root-Taka-
nina agreement. Skantung was forced
"a Be assigned to our much-hated
neighhcr only two years after Mr.. Ian
sing concluded an agreement with Wis
coGnt lshM mutually pledging to re-
specs the political independence and
territorial integrity OF China.
Now, instead of coming to 4 definite
understanding upon the many the crny
Pacific problems. the Pacific and Far
Eastern mmittee passed four resoiu-
tiors. eMkodying practically the sub
stance contained in the three previous
agreements just named. Japan is again
. s,gnat0ry party, and ii is hard to
foretell what japan had up her sleeve
when she agreed to these resolutions
ne worlds civilization has developed
te such d stage that definition OF gem
eral principles does not mean anything,
snG Inc more general the principles are
the more they will be welcomed by i'm
nersaiistic nations, because interpreta-
tion by different powers of general
principles varies as their ambitions
vary. Judging from the prevailing talk
that Japan will be willing to quit Shan
tuag provided she is given a freer
hand n Manchuria, it is not unlikely
that Japan Will maintain her new
theory that the northernmost boun-
cary of China is the Great Wall, and
hence her actions in Manchuria and
Mongolia do net come into conflict with
the Hrst resolution passed yesterday,
piedglng TO respect the sovereignty, the
independence and the territorial and
administrative integrity of China.
Tired OF japanese Pledges
The whole world, as well as China,
Is tired Of these Japanese pledges, be-
cause they are not worth cent. The
peace lovers OF the world DO not cx-
pect the conference to pass general
resolutions only and get empty and
useless pledges from Japan. Japan is
a menace to the world peace. Every
body agrees with that. If the powers
gathering n Washington really intend
to bring happiness and blessings to
mankind and civilization, any possible
Ioopnoie for war must be removed
There are certain questions in the Far
"a f+,1%a
not removed by this conference, causes
o. future war. Chief among them are
Shantung, the twenty-one demands
ana the Anglo-Japanese alliance. 1t
Is the business of the whole confer
enee, and not merely of China, to see
taat these problems are definitely
solved.
Ever since the beginning Of the CON
ference the Japanese delegation has
, peen maintaining policy of obsti-
nate obstruction in matters concern
ing naval and land disarmament and
y questions touching Pacific and Far
Eastern problems. They have always
aeea wiling to accept general princi-
PIES advanced by other powers for
oases or discussion, but when the
powers try to get something from
saefl tnat is really definite and tangi-
PIE they evade the issue. The utter
.hss and statements made by the Jap
aliese delegates, both in plenary SEES
sons and committee meetings. con-
lss OF only elusive and automatically
yssaatMul phrases, while their stand on
sne disarmament and Far Eastern
questions has shown nothing but OBJ
s'lnacy and stubborness.
Il, Il the delegates expect real coed re-
SUITS OF the conference something
mus. must be done to break I'D this condi-