New-York tribune., 1921-12-07
Chinese Aids
Quit Farley;
I Call 1t Futile
China's demands in these particulars
had been granted.
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Chins's demands in these particulars
had been granted.
That Japan had raised a serious OBJ
stscle to permitting China to increase
her import duty from its present rate
OF per cent TO 12ia per cent, which
maintenance of her government.
That the agreement to settle the
Shantung controversy outside of the
armament conference was contrary to
the wish of the Chinese people, who
were opposed to any direct negotiations
with Japan.
That Japan's open declaration of her
Sntention to consider Manchuria hence
forth as Japanese territory had been
unchallenged by the conference, whereas
the Chinese demands were that Man
churia as we'll as Shantung were to be
restored to the map of 'Historic
China"
Japanese Compliance Doubted
BY the official Chinese spokesman
doubt was expressed that Japan ever
would find it expedient to give up her
IL postoffices, located chiefly in Man
churia. He said that about 5000
chests of opium yearly were distributed
through the Japanese mail and that the
drug entered Manchuria by way of
Dairen because Chinese officials had no
right to inspect mail bags in Japanese
settlements. The result was, said the
Chinese official, that the Japanese gov
ernment reaped S20,o0o.000 a year in
revenue from this source alone, while
the traffic WAS carried widespread by
peddlers. who, whether Chinese or
Japanese, carried certificates that they
were citizens of Formosa and are there
fore free from molestation.
what can be said of an agreement
which binds all the powers to investi-
gate extraterritoriality in China within
= year and then fails to bind them TO
any Of the results of the investiga-
ton? ?" said one of the Chinese ad-
visers on quitting to-day. "The exist
ence of foreign courts in our land is a
constant irritant to the Chinese people.
The conference agrees to investigate.
II puts final consideration of the ques-
tion off for year. And at the end of
that year no foreign power is bound to
snything. 1t is this kind of agree
nents which have impelled us to re-
sign. We arc resigning before the peo-
pie of China come to the conclusion
that their independence is to be per-
manently agreed away from Them
Wisdom of Revolt Questioned
To these complaints a high spokes-
man for the American delegation Of
$ered an emphatic rejoinder. He served
notice that the Chinese who are criti-
cising China's progress at the confer
euce were acting in a way inimica to
China's cause
Describing as simply ignorant of
the situation or without the interest
Of China at heart those who contend
that China is not being given all pos
sible consideration. the American
spokesman ct q conference with news
paper men said: ut is astounding that
any one should believe that China,s de-
mands are being received unsympa-
thetically. It is still more surprising
that the friends of China should con-
tend she will not be given fair deal.
Not day has passed since the confer
ence opened without serious consid-
eration having been given to some
detail of Chinas affairs. Those who
take a contrary view either are simply
ignorant OF they have not the interest
of China at heart.
''Iwo kinds Of pessimists arc at
work. They are those who impute
Interior motives to every concession
made by Japan, and those who assert
China has already gone to the dogs
and all effort is futile There are many
optinlists, but they are not SO vocifer-
Gus a 6 the pessimists.'