Evening star., 1921-07-10
CHINESE BOYCOTT
THREAT TO TREATY
May Employ Potent Protest
in Resenting Anglo Jap
anese Alliance.
PLAN DIVULGED IN PARIS
Already Giving Big Part Of Trade
to United States, Regarded as
Friendly Nation.
PLAN DIVULGED IN PARIS
BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER.
By Gable to The Star and Chicago Daily News

BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER.
By Gable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1921.
PARIS, France. July 9.SChina's unique
boycott machinery. extending from
the headquarters Of the national COM
mittee to every business street and
lane throughout China. may be CALL
ed into play to boycott British goods
in favor of American goods. IL the
Anglo-Japanese treaty of alliance is
renewed. according to Lenox Simpson.
political adviser to the Chinese gov
ernment, who is in Paris working
with various groups against renewal.
The Importance of this situation will
be well understood when it is recall
ed that with the stagnation of the
European market China remains one
of the few large foreign markets
open to British and American export
trade.
Already" says Mr.. Simpson. "the
portion Of the Chinese trade. The
facilities are being granted freely
and gladly to Americans to erect fac
tories and import and sell goods. be-
cause China believes the United
States Is a friend. On the contrary
with growing distrust, suspecting
that the Anglo-Japanese alliance will
be expressly used, If. indeed. 1t was
not designed. against the interests
OF China and the Chinese. Already
Great Britain has lost business
amounting to many million pounds
on account Of the alliance.
Chma's Potential Trade,
There is an enormous potential
ing: Road. steamer and rail Transport
tation is increasing rapidly. Electric
light and power plants and factories
are being built and manufactured ma
terials OF all sorts, especially en-
gineering materials. are wanted in
vast quantities. AS China develops
It will become the largest market in
the world.
One section of. Chinese opinion is
SO onended by Japanese exploitation
urged that the boycott of japan be
extended to the boycott of British
goods: The boycott in China has been
brought to point of impervious per-
lection. Outside Of those ports, where
sapanese Japan influence rules. japanese
dlvidual would buy them, even if the
shopkeepers would sell them. But the
shopkeeper dare not sell them, and
even II he wanted to handle them, the
poycott organization would prevent
ms buying or receiving Japanese
wares. No japanese goods can enter
the market or be carried by river
rail. sea or road
The boycott organization, as re-
Gently developed. includes chambers
OF commerce, guilds of trade and
trade unions. and has been extended
lately to street organizations. When
the national committee, which is
elected by delegates from all of these.
mas issued its boycott orders, they
spread instantly down through the
whole system to the street commit
tees. One such committee with its
hui chang" at it's head exists in
,, every single street and lane in eyery
chinese town. 1t sees that no boy-
cotted goods are bought or sold or
displayed for sale.
Goods Rated "Inferior.n
ITO avoid political complica tions
the boycotted goods are not denomi-
mated as Japanese, but as inferior
goods. and everybody understands"
Renewal of the Anglo-Japanese
treaty is now in allowance. According
to recent Interpretation it continues
automatically until denounced, hence
strictly speaking, it's renewal is not
necessarily in question. Meanwhile
the British government is working
actively on scheme to transform
| the treaty into a tripartite agree
ment between Great Britain, japan
and the United States for the limita-
tion Of armament. 1t is certain that
Great Britain will. endeavor to meet
the American view, even at the ex-
pense of loosening its bonds with
Japan.