Evening star., 1921-12-16
FOR CHINA
CHEAP At BILLIONS
Dr.. Tsao Discusses "Tuition
Fees" for "Western Civiliza-
ton" Study.

China's bill for tuition fees for les
sons in western civilization was esti-
mated at $2l0,4SS, SOC, 900 and called
Cheap by DR.. y. S. Tsao. assistant
secretary general to the Chinese dele
CATION to the conference for limita-
ton Of armament and counselor Ia
the Chinese foreign office, at the
luncheon given by the National Popu-
lar Government League at the Ebbitt
Hotel today.
Lets ByEones BE Bygones.
Since the Chinese spirit is willing
TO let bygones be bygones," DR.
Tsao declared. the bill could be reck-
oned up without bitterness Further
ne declared, he could rejoice that ia
pans demand for twenty-one extra
payments caused a deadlock among
the professional staff Of western civil.
ration. and that is why the Wash
ington conference was called
emma conducted a bloodless revo-
luton: he said. She might display her
peaceiui genius at this crisis by get
ting the agreement of the powers tina,
she multiply by five her maximum
tarln OF per cent. increasing the
national revenue from tobacco, wines
ana other luxuries sufficiently to be
come stable in n money sense, he
added.
Gives Itemised Bill.
The bill for western professiona,
services up to date was itemized by
Mr.. Tsao as follows:
Total of 100000, 100000 for III
years of opium Calculated on tn.
most conservative basfs) paid In hard
cash to DR.. John Bull, professor OF
moral philosophy.
Total of s1s1 200. 900 to Japan TO,
lessons in modern calisthenics. afte,
the termination of the sino-Japanes.
war Of 1886.
Sum Of $10.500, 900 to the American
professor Of railway engineering ir
the construction Of FIVE miles Of thu
canton Hankow railway
sum OF $215.000.000 to ALL the pro
1essofs OF western civilization afte,
the Boxer war"
Regarding the extra bill with ia.
pan, Mr.. Tsao said:
Demand for Extra Payme,ts.
The old principle of equal pay
ment. automatically known as tn,
balance Of power. has been violated
ny the latest graduate of western
ciVltization-namely japan. wheI
she demanded twenty-one extra nav
mentS besides usurpinE the share,
that the Russian professor and thi
German professor have relinquishe.
IN her favor. With Shantunr anf
Mancharia rights given to Japan. h,
Is IN a position to control the Goa
or Shenst, which is said to be abI,
to supply the world for a thousant
years. While the western worif
asked for the open door Of equal on
portunities, japan wished to add u,
tne pay roll OF all the other profes
sors, 80 as to balance the easter
champion against the whole easter
world. with China as the paymas ster
This led to a deadlock among tn,
profesSofial star Of western civi)jxa
tion. and that is why the Waehtn r
ton conference was called. Beside,
this, one Of the professors has mad,
a little research work concerning tn,
health OF the pupil, and he declare.
that unless some attention is paid b,
all the professors. and especially tn,
young instructor of jiu-jitsu, to IN,
health Of the ten-year- old pupil. tn,
strenuous curriculum enforced am
the costly honorarium exacted will
land the student in the hospital or tn,
bankruptcy court.
1T remains to be seen wheths,
Prof. John Bull will relinouieh hi.
grasp upon the gold bag in Tibet
and Prof. Nippon upon the iron, Goa
gold. wheat and soy beans of Han
yang. Shantung and Manchuria.
Japan Infected by West.-
"Dr. w. J. Maloney. who knows tn,
workings OF Imperialism as well a.
he knows the workings of the huma1
body, once made q brilliant anaIoR,
between modern Imperialism and ;
disease bacillus. In all this discus
sion OF Sino-JapAnese relations II I,
well to bear in mind that we ore glass
house dwellers whom we throw stone E,
at japanese imperialism, Japan wa
infected with that bacillus by tn,
capitalism Of the west. 1t hardly be
comes q nation living under 4 can
ftalistfc regime to get too heated U,
when some initiative yellow brothe
gets infected.
"Instead Of becoming indignant Will
Japan. cannot you ana 1, and ali q
us, who view this collision in the IA
east with troubled eyes, agree on Ger
tain fundamentals? Hence this con
ference and the treaties already sue
gested or made. China wishes to de
velop peacefully, SO that she may II
the near future contribute her shar,
to world civilization as . graduation
thesis.
|. ut is an absurd economic falIacy {,
ask for trade when the Chinese gov
ernmsnt is prevented from Adoptini
their standard OF living SO that the.
can increase their purchases. Thi
nominal 5 per cent "a valorem tarii
gives China $40. 100000 per year. AM
IT, it is increased by five times, W.
can get. $500, ,oO0. 900 Then more col
leEes can be opened. railroads bull
and hygienfc conditions improved
| The per cent tax on tobacco an,
wines and other luxuries is absurd I,