New-York tribune., 1922-02-06
ChinaandJ Japan
Thank +. S. FOR
Far East Peace
Head Of Republic Cables His
Gratitude to Harding for
untiring Friendly Inter-
est i'll Pcking's Behalf
Foreign Problems Solved
Proposal Stroke of Genius.
kato Says. and Results to
Live Forever in History
By Thomas Steep

W NNH lNH lCN, req. o.-JHpan and
China Joined to-day in thanking Amer
ica for assuring peace to the Far
East Hsu Shih- chang. President Of
the Chinese Republic. in a message
cablcd to President Harding attributed
the settlement of the Shantung contro-
versy in part to Mr. Hardings "untir-
ing friendly interest Baron Kato, the
Japanese Minister of Marine. described
Americas work in the conference as a
strok" of genius The Chinese dclcga
ton declared that problems which en-
harrass Chlna's relations with foreign
powers have been removed, and that the
/ Chinese people arc satisfied"
,Approval by the Peking government
OF the Shantung settlement is assured
/ by President Hsu's message The dis
patch, made ubic at the White House.
says
-, president Harding Washington:
II am most happy to learn that dur
ing the conference at Washington.
through the untiring friendly inter
est taken by your cxcellency and by
all the American delegation, solu-
ton OF the long outstanding Shan
tung question has been made posi-
| bic. Thus the peace Of the Far East
/ IS further insured. On behalf of the
government and people Of the Re
public Of China | have the honor TO
extent to your excellcncv our sincere
thanks and fluctuations.
"HSU SHlH- CHANG.
President Of the Republic Of China"
Chinese People Satisfied
"a
ADOPTED to guide the powers in their
intercourse with China. while not en-
tlrely new, have been roviviticd." saws
statement issued jointly bv DR.. va
lington HOO, Dr.. Alfred Szo and DR..
Wang Chung-hu. Their formal adop
ton by the Washington conference
satisfies the people Of China because
theN foel confident that in the steady
application of these principles will be
found solution for many Of the
problems which now cmbarrass their
relations with foreign powers.
1.-THE settlement Of the Shantunc
question removes grave cause OF
friction between Chl@a and Japan and
improves the prospect OF better f,l-
ture in the relations of two great Ori-
entail peoples. For this collateral re
suit of the WASHINGTON conference
China feels and will always feel dccplv
indebted to President Harding and to
Mr. hughes and Mr.. Balfour, whose
friendly interest and good Offices have
rendered 1T possible. and to the people
of the United States. whose spirit of
Justice and whose sympathy with the
cause Of the Chinese people in this a.
IN All other questions have. through
their constant manifestation and OK
preston, greatly contributed to this
success
ut may be get too early to appraise
the work Of the conference. but the
magnitude of its results is unmistak
able in the perspective of history and
will no doubt become more marked in
the light OF future development"
Memorable Service. Says katc
Raron kato said
THE United States has done the
world service that Will live in history
as long as history lives. The American
proposal of November ~ was obviously
stroke of genius. The broad principle
enunciated in the plan is one by which
no man with any sense of reason and
Justice can remain unmovcd. The
signed agreements based on that prin-
ciple contain nothing that is calculated
to impair the security of any nation
On the contrary, the work Of the con-
ference has given such a reinsurance
as few but visionary dreamers had con
templated up to three months ago.
with Americas wealth and re-
sources she could have dominated the
seas. She chose, however. the wiser
course, the way Of truer greatness
which has commanded the admiration
respect and love Of the whole world At
the same time every nation represented
here has benefited immensely as a re-
suit of the earnest discussion and the
notable series Of understandings that
have been reached
'1n Japan we realized that a new
spirit Of moral consc business had come
over the world. but sc could not bring
ourselves truly to believe that it had
struck so deeply into the souls of Nor
until VIC came to Washington. We
came and we have learned; and in turn
We have, think, given evidence such
as nc man can mistake that Japan is
ready for the new order of thought -
the spirit of international friendship
and cooperation for the greater good
of humanity which the conference has
brought. about"