The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-28
LETTERS
to the
EDITOR
The Chinese
Side of it

Editor The Star;
Congressman l.. c. Dyer Is quoted
as having said, while In Seattle on
May is. that Chinese officials and
business men would welcome later
ycnton OF the powers In China"
have lived in China all my iifa
with the exception II a few years
spent at the University u Washing
ton. where am now a senior oe-
Ilcyc know tbs sentiments and
thoughts 81 Chinese in China bettsg
than Congressman Dyer. and know
that am right In saying that chi.
ne~ officials and business men In
China regard Intervention by the
powers as unnecessary aud lmprae.
ticablo and II attempted. would uiti-
mately lead 10 greater war than
the ono thru which VIC have Just
passed.
Every patriotic Chinese regrets
deeply and sincerely the banditry
now existing In China. but We also
have the faith that the Chincsa re-
public can and will solve the prob
lem. We know that the handisry can
conduct their warfare only because
ammunition In furnished thsm from
countries outside OF China We feel
that II men OF the ability Of Con-
gresham Dyer. who claim 10 have
the interest OF China NJ heart. would
use their power Of persuasion 70 pre-
vent the smuggling OF arms and am
munltion into China for the use OF
hrigands they would 20 a far way 10
help the solution OF this problem and
thereby manifest their genuine in
,erest in the future welfare Of our
republic.
Everyone who studies the situation
In China today knows that II the Chi
ncse army were TO advance on the
brirauds that they might Kill tho
foreigners who are now in their pos
session. Such tragedy would only
intensity the international complica.
tons The situation Is mos, delicate
and requires deep thought, consider
alton and profound sympathy, rather
than criticism.
Surely every American knows that
tho capture Of these foreigners By
the brignnds OF China is not tho
manifestation Of an anti-foreign feel
ing. As has been 70 often explained
In Seattle by people familiar with tho
situation, these brigands are unpaid
soldiers who have used the capture
OF foreigners as means OF collecting
money from the Chinese government
and, further as a political weapon 10
put the existing government in bad
light before tho eyes OF the world.
All patriotic Chinese deploro the
mllitariatic spirit OF the Tuchuns in
China today and all arc doing every
thing in their power with the hopes
that their military organizations may
be broken up. and supremacy and
sovereignty be agnin lodged in tho
central government where II belongs.
international control by outaide
powers has proved failure turnout
history, instances OF which may ba
found in Persia, Egypt India. Korea
and Germany today. international
control OF China would mean tho de-
structIon OF Chinese sovereignty. the
selfish development OF separate ma.
tional powers. the conflict OF these
.separate elements which would ultl-
mately lead 10 international war.
The struggle thru which the Chi
nese republic Is passing Mt the pres-
ent time Is not new TO history in the
development of notions. Americans
should not forget that in 1884 a
French agent In the United States,
after searching vainly for the Ameri-
can congress. reported 10 his govern
ment: There In In America no gen
eral government. neither congress.
or president. nor head OF any admin
istratlve department" Present. day
Americans forget sometimes that
their forefsthers knew what Il was 10
SEQ the finger OF soorn and hear tho
dishesrtening cry. You cannot sue
coed"
The Chinese republic II only ~
years old. For 5000 years she wns
a monarchy. Compare Russia
transition to that OF China today and
wo nro forced TO admit that China