The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-13

construct viable state ana tnere
was no possibility of common action
by Britain. France and Germany 10
restore Moroccan unity.
On0 the conference at WASH
tngton has defined China. it must
agrec upon q common policy 10 bc
pursued by all three nations Inn
mctiiatcIy concerned to the end
that n China may bc constituted
or reconstructed within the area
described ns such on the p'w map
And the beginning OF this rcconsti'
tuition must bc q self denying or.
dJnancc which pledges all three
nations TO seek no political or eco
Bomit, advantages OF an exclusive
sort in that territory. This wonid
amount TO giving meaning alike
20 the terms "opcn door" ana
',ti,e integrity Of China"
But the process does not stop with
the self denying ordinances which
are to follow a definition OF the fact
tof China. these are In reality only
negative steps. 1t remains for the
United States, Japan and Britain IN
terms and for Britain and the
JTnited States In fact to undertake
the gigantic task of making China
a fact and not n phrase. II China IL
to decay as Turkey did. as Morocco
did, nothing is going to keep the
vultures off. But China cannot re-
gain health alcne--a ssumlng t.at
she can still be restored there viii
have to be some sort OF a consor-
tium. financial. at the least to aid
In such n restoration.
This means a conn mitment. There
IL no lodging the fact, but II does
not involve an obligation TO defend
n ri
associations of an unlimited char
acter. II will not do to create a
China OF phrases, n China diplomat
ically or even mbrally acknowledged
but lacking all material substance.
The inescapable fact Is that the
United States. IL II Is to give reality
to it's principles OF the open door and
the integrity OF China, must be pre-
pared to assist In the restoration
Of a Chinese fact. II China cannot
be restored, there will he no open
door and no integrity. And, TO ven-
ture one step further In the citation
push on beyond the great wall as
France crossed the Muluya> in Mo-
rocco.
An Argument First.
Untll we have reached >an agree
ment with Japan. with Britain partl-
cipatlng. as to what is China, until
tho three powers moist intimately
concerned have committed them
selves definitely to a policy of re-
framing from military. political or
economic aggrandisement within
that newly defined area, uhtil the
United States has recognized that II
must associate Itself with the Brit
sin financially IL not politically In
the rehabilitation OF the Chinese
unit as defined, everything else IL
OF minor Importance.
How In such an agreement. possl-
bier | have said and repeat that
believe Japan will accept the
great wall frontier for China. NM
Judgment Ia that British influence
will press Japan that far and that
British influence viii not be eNcrted
further. because British statesman
shin recognizes that this IL the cX-
treme limit OF possibility The first
and perhaps the greatest concession
MIR. Hughes viii have TO make r.
right here. But II he declines TO
concede, then in my judgment the
conference will fail. ana fail with
appalling consequences for all con %
cerned.
Accepting the agreement on geog-
raphy as assured, it does not seem
to me that there can he much
trouble in arriving at self DENYING
ordinance which even the United
States senate will endorse, for the
United States senate, even in It's
present mood, would hardly take eN-
ception TO statement that the
United States had no territorial or
political aspirations which II ought
| 10 translate into special privileges
for its own citizens or interests.
II the conference could stop
here and address itself to the qucs-
tion OF the limitation OF nrma-
mcnts. on paper Il would seem to
te success. Bst In fact, oi
course, Il would be- no more than
u deliberate and indcfcnsih!c de-
cciving OF the peoples OF all coun-
! tries ana OF the American people
beyond all others. We should s'iil
have TO face the dangers OF war
with Japan over China, for the
danger las It's origin. not primar-
) ~ IN the present strength or tc'i-
D.r Of Japan, but In the pfeSNnt