The New York herald., 1921-11-02
CHINA LEANS ON j. s.
FOR DEVELOPMENT
DR.. Sze, Minister to America,
Explains Country's Attitude
Toward Arms Parley.

DR.. Sao-Ke Alfred SEE, Chinese Min.
lister to the United States. delivered an
address at Columbia. University last
night In which he made direct reference
| to Chinas attitude toward the coming
Washington conference on problems OF
| ,he Far East.
THE development of China said DR.,
Sze IF properly directed, can be a
great world benefit; IL improperly In
| terfered with. 1t may become a world
menace. There are two ways of OBJ
tanning supplies from China. One way
is accomplished by force to the upbuild.
| ing of something which the world war
demonstrated cannot exist in the modern
| world The other way Is through
Chinese self development that will bene.
| fit the whole world, ourselves along
with you.
"The development OF China is not 9
matter that can be played with. No
cnly is il vital that America lead ir
| thi, deveTopment, but we must rernembei
that the development Is going on ant
will go on whether you participate ol
rot. Every stage of Chinese develop
ment will vitality affect your own Indus
| trial status.
China is entering this washington
|
confidence in the motives of the Amer
lean people in their attempt to brint
about better conditions In the Pacific
ana the world generally. American pol
icy toward China has always beer
| friendly and constructive. We have
| full appreciation of Americas altruisn
! toward Asia, because one OF the onl,
two foreign policies which the United
States has ever developed since 1t be
came a nation, applies to Asia. refe'
to the open door policy Of equal oppor
tunity, which was announced Originally
by John Hay. Secretary of State a quar-
ter OF century ago.
"The open door policy has been hap
piIy likened to your Monroe Doctrine
which applies to the young republics o.
the New World. AS I understand your
Monroe Doctrine. it simply means tha
the new republics of the New World are
TO be protected from foreign aggression
while they work out their own self-de'
velopment. ...,.... ~,
'Tn assisting in this development o.
the republics of the New World you dc
not claim monopolisac privileges to thu
| exclusion Of others. You are quite will
ing that al nations OF the world shall
compete with you In the business anc
Industrial development OF the American
/
Now. that Is q doctrine which we un
derstand, and as We View your open dooi
policy. we believe that II means almos
exactly the same thing. You are fight
ing for the principle OF self-developmen
on the continent of Asia, and as such W.
are fighting for exactly the same prin
ciple. We want the right of self-de
velopment. the right to preserve oui
national existence. and that It what yol
would have US enjoy.
"You have demonstrated the benefits
OF this doctrine in your relations will
tho countries OF South America, will
Mexico, with Cuba, with Canada. Yo,
have brought about condition of peac,
among the nations of the New WorlC
that closely approaches the Ideal. w,
believe that ultimately you will accom-
plish the same ideals among various ma
tions that border on the Pacific. and II
your efforts you can count upon tho full
est possible assistance Of China's 400,
000,0 people. whose friendship yo,
have and who trust you to n tremendou.
degree.
'If China can be given the right I,
self-development unhindered by outsid,
aggressive political, territorial and eco
nomio influences, China will make he,
contribution to world reconstruction, and
when that day comes there will be suf
flcient prosperity for all our near neigh
bors as we'll as our distant neighbors"