Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-29

Der of ways. Thus it is said that Japanese
firms are gwen preferential service at the
banks at ports of entry and railway stat ,ons,
an at transshipment points like Kobe,
Japan, where Japanese goods are expedited
while those of other nationals are delayed.
Japanese controlled railways are said to give
special favors to Japanese shippers, includ-
ing some sort of secret rebate system. chi
nose who do not work with the Japanese are
said to be harassed n various ways by the
Japanese Local Chinese taxes are said to
evades by the Japanese, while other for
eign traders are compelled to pay them
Japanese are said to have taken advantage OF
wartime censorship regulations to learn
business secrets of foreign firms. American
ira 'e-marks are said to have been counter
feited by the Japanese with impunlty.
All of these and many other abuses have
been repeatedly complained of, both by
Americans and by traders of other nations.
Under the. 1-ussian occupation it is said that
no such unfair determinations were prac-
ticed.
The American Policy
Now the United States is committed to the
open door policy of maintaining equal trade
opportunities in China, and also to the main
tenance of Chinese sovereignty. Boil of
these have been violated, it is said, by Japan
in Manchuria. They have also teen violated
more or less by the European powers in their
leaseholds in China, and by their secret
agreements with Japan, these European pow
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The United States has been standing by for
years. with the Hay doctrine in her hand,
watching it's violation right and eft and TAX
ing no effective action to prevent 1t. RMS
Washington conference represents the first
move toward such effective action.
The attitude of the United States toward
China is curious mixture of high altruism
and seIf-interest. This country has always
professed friendship for China. 1t has not
grabbed any Chinese territory. 1t forgave
China the Boxer indemnity. On the other
hand, our form of industrial organization,
by which labor is made to produce more than
it can buy, makes absolutely necessary the OBJ
tanning of foreign markets, and China is one
of the greatest potential markets for Amerl-
can goods. Japan is rapidly undermining
our trade in that market, while at the same
tim rendering Intellectual the attitude or
protective friendliness toward China by which
we have sought to foster it.
In word the United States has reached
d point where she must either enforce the
Hay doctrine or else adopt an entirely differ
ent one. She might renounce all claims to in
fluence in the Orient, leaving Asia to the
Asiatics-a procedure which would be great
ly appreciated by the JapaIese. Or she
might engage with the other void powers
in the deliberate exploitation of China under
cover of few meaningless professions Of
friendship.
The industrial interests of this country
make the first procedure impossible. They
want the Chinese markets. The traditional
ealism of American people is against the
second method. The American people will
not stand for an obviously selfish policy
Hence the United States must try to enforce
the Hay doctrine after it has been constant
ly violated for a quarter of century. She
Lust try to uproot evils in China which have
taken deep root there, and which should
have been protested against long ago.
All of this she is not trying to accomplish
at the conference. The nine-power pact with
regard to China-and its subsequent enforce
ment-will be the measure of her success