The Washington times., 1922-04-21

WILLIAM HARD first experience
OF being a member OF an inter
national group opposed by another
international group
II is recognized that the Russians
Of siberia and the Chinese are today
united by a common opposition to
the Japanese The Russians Of
Siberia want to get the Japanese out
Of the VladiVcstok district and out
uf the Nikolaievsk district and out
OF the Island OF Sakhalin. The
Chinese want TO get them out of
Manchuria- 1t Is pointed out that
when two peoples have a common
enemy they tend to enter into a
special friendship, and II In pointed
out that a special friendship between
the Chinese republic and the Russian
Siberian Far East republic has
already been manifested at Peklng in
a quiet Chinese governmental cor
dislity toward ENJOYS and agents of
the Far Eastern republic.
II IL pointed out further that Ger
many today Is in a position OF pecu-
liar political advantage In China.
Germany, In consequence OF the war,
was deprived by the allies OF all it's
special concessions and privileges in
China. 1t then, by treaty with
China, renounced and abandoned It's
right to have German law courts In
China. The Chinese do not like for.
eign special concessions and privi-
leses In China. They do not like for
eign law courts In China. The Ger.
mans are thersupon---ft In concluded
= politically much better off than
tho British, the Japanese. the French
or the Americans.
II is recollected that at the Wash.
ington conference the British did not
,for instance) give up Hongkong or
their special rights in Thibet, and
that the Japanese did not for In
stnncel give up Port Arthur or their
special rights in the South Man
churian railway, and that the French
and the Americans did not Cfor IN
stance) give up their right to oper.
ate their own law courts in China or
their right to take part In the for
eign fxings OF the Chinees tariff
duties. 1t Is noted that the memt
bcrs OF the four-power pact continue
their invasions and violations of
what the Chinese regard as their
sovereignty. II Is noted that the
Germans, having ceased from virtu-
ally all Of any such invasions and
violations. will now be regarded ty
the Chinese as being a peculiarly .r-
offensive and desirable set of for
| elgners in China.
IL Is next pointed out that the
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capital at Chita In Siberia Is on espe.
cially intimate terms (Quite natur-
allyl with the Russian government
at MOSCOW In Europe; and It is
pointed out that the Russian gov.
ernment at Moscow offered long ago
to surrender to the Chinese gov,
ernment at Pekin, all the Russian
special concessions and privileges
| which were gained for Russia In
China by the old Russian govern.
ment Of the Cars. u
1t Is therefore alleged to be quite
clear that II the Russians and the
Germans wished to cooperate In
China they would readily make out
that Il IL they that wish China to
be free and that II is the members
OF the four.power pact that wish
China 20 be kept In foreign chains.
| II is also recollected that numerous
witnesses from Russia have related
that Nlkolai Lenin at Moscow takes
most intense personal interest In
the idea OF the organizing and mod.
1 ernislng OF China. To carry out
that idea he needs the cooperation
OF some great Industrial country. He
now has IL.
Tho treaty signed between the
Russians and the Germans at Genoa
when considered In connection with
the present peculiar political ad.
vantage enjoyed by the Russians and
the Germans in China, is thought
TO make the first tracing OF line
stretching from Hamburg across
Eastern Europe and across all Asia
to Canton.
Thus possibly, the counter com.
pact begins which is TO answer the
compact OF the Horsepower treaty.
In times past--so the Senators who
opposed the four-powsr treaty main
ained-every compact has had its
oounterNcompact, every grouping
OF some nations exclusively together.
has had It's counter-groupin of
other nations exclusively together.
and the final result OF such grouping
and counter grouping has been war.
A tart comment has been added
by lukewarmly pro-four power
treaty Senator who has said,
"If two powers out OF many pow
ers at Genoa wish 20 get together
In n special agreement there is at
least no reason why they should
be criticised by any Of the four
powers which at Washington sud
denly announced a special agree
ment among themselves 90 the ex-
ciusfon OF all other powers then