Evening star., 1922-03-01
us. HELP TO China
TOLD TRADE BOARD
Minister SEE Tells Meeting of
Appreciatior,-Serious Wa
ter Situation Stressed.

China went to the Paris conference
and lost Shantung. only to get it back
at the recent conference on Limitation
Of armament at Washington. From
this fact, which is history making
from China's viewpoint. can easily
be realised the friendship that the
orient feels for the United States"
said Sao-Ke Alfred SEE. Chinese min
lister to the United States. speaking
last night before the monthly meeting
of the Washington Board Of Trade at
the Willard Hotel. Besides Minister
SEE the meeting was addressed by ].
b. Powell, secretary Of the American
chamber OF commerce in China, and
sented reports to the board, all of
which were adopted.
While China at the Washington
did not get all she desired"
continued Minister See, "she got
f1t%4s enough to lay snt the foundation for
conference has met with favor
throughout the orient.
China has recently participated in
two conferences. Paris and Washing
ton. The results of the first were
negative. but in Washington the re-
for the reason that 1t was the first
time that China did not have to sur
render something Of vital Importance.
We came to Washington basing our
demands solely on the praying ground
Of international justice.
Means Much to Orient.
THE settlement of the Shantung
question in China's favor means
much TO the orient. 1t means. also,
Uoc hi hoe,
in the history of China. 1 am frank
to say that I do not believe that
the Shantung question could have
been settled anywhere else but in
the free atmosphere of America"
Minister SEE said that President
met with great favor in China, and
that he hoped that the President
would some day visit China. so that
he could be thanked in person.
The open" diplomacy of the con-
ference was praised by the speaker,
were the first in which the people
were allowed to mingle with diplo-
mats in the settlement of interna-
tional questions. Diplomats gained
much by this contact, he said, and
expressed the hope that secret"
skilled diplomats were able to
summon to their assistance the in
telligence of the people" said Min
lister SEE. There Is no more fear
now in the minds Of these men that
the public is not fitted to go into
marked the beginning of the return
of public confidence-a confidence
sorely shaken in the old-time di-
pIomacy which characterized the war
and since the armistice."
An interesting fact was brought
out in regard to Minister See by Pres
ident Thomas Bradley, who introduce
ed him. Twenty-nine years ago the
envoy was graduated from Central
High School in this city and the
training received here enabled him
to enter one of the largest of
American colleges. Minister Sees
opening words. Il come before you
orally true.
Growth Of L. 9. Trade.
Trade conditions with China from
tion to the present were reviewed
by Mr.. Powell in an interesting ad-
dress. He said that Americans were
the first foreigners with whom the
Chinese came into contact. The steady
growth and. development of western
United States were largely due to
these trade relations with the orient,
"The future prosperity and peace
on the Pacific depends on China's
development as an independent ma
tion," said Mr.. Powell. Il believe
that the conference was the begin-
ming of a new-era in commerce with
ing place over there, 1900 miles
from us. 1t Is developing rapidly and
the. United States should cooperate
in this development"
The serious water supply situation
was stressed by Francis r. Weller,
chairman of the water supply COM
mittee of the board. in a verbal re-
that have been taken to secure i'm
mediate action on this project
Mr.. Weller said that there was
cause for much qualification at the
action of the appropriations commit
tee of the Senate in restoring part OF
water supply, to its recommendations
to the Senate.
Water supply 4 Menace.
With only eighteen hours reserve
supply on hand the situation is a Sc
rious one for washingtonians, Mr..
Weller pointed out. He estimated
that even il work was started imme-
diately 1t would take four, or five
years to complete it. Mr.. Weller said
that in his opinion the newspapers of
Washington were largely responsible
for the item being restored to the
bill for District expenses. III.
Other reports submitted were: Pub
lie schools, William s. Washburn,
who gave in detail the re-
port submitted to the Senate commit
tee investigating the public schools
in Washington, and public
health report presented by DR.. Har-
vey w. Wiley in the absence of DR.. d.
Percy Hickling, chairman, which
urged more stringent milk laws.
r. n. Harper. chairman of the COM
mittee to obtain a convention hall for
W. ashington. made a bnief address, in
which he outlined the aims and ideals
Of the committee. He urged the sup
port of the Board of Trade, which
was unanimously voted him.
Washington will be the convention
city of the United States IL plans for
the new auditorium go through, ac-
cording to Mr.. Harper. He said that
the sale Of stocks and bonds to finance
the project was going ahead rapidly
and that for the first time Washing
ton actually had an adequate conven-
ton hall within its grasp.
President Bradley presided