San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-07
Foreign Powers Are Ac-
csssories After the Fact
in Many Of the Uprisings
and Bandit Raids.
By JUNIUS WOOD.

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Picking. China, Aug. 11.-Foreign
responsibility for the revolutions,
hnnditries and other disorders In
''hina. has now reached such an eX-
lnt that the powers are seriously con-
,idcr.ng ways to clear their own
/. skirts. BY responsibility, it is not
meant that they. unitedly or individ-
uNlly. instigatc or participate III these
popular diversions of China, though
snIle suspicious persons have charged
that such things have happened. The r
responsibility comes after the deed j.
done--acccssorics after the act, ac-
ccrding TO legal hraseology.
Colonies. international settlements,
foreign concessions and legation and
consular properties make the power.
involuntary actors in the drama. Tn
,lec the cXtra-territorial privileges
which certain foreigners enjoy IN
{ hira--it has been revoked as to Rus
slams and nations OF the Central Pow
ers-the same sanctity from intrusioa
by native authorities that is granted
10 diplomatic premises in all lands
is extended to the foreign settlements
and concessions in China. Foreigners
govern them as Il patch oi their HON.
land. exempt from Chinese law or Of
ficials. in addition 10 the British and
Portuguese colonies of IIongkong and
Macao and the British. japanese and
French leased territories of KOwloon
and Weihaiwci, Kwantung ana
kwangchowan. foreign sovereignty Is
exercised in nineteen other cities
thirteen foreign settlements and seven
British. six japanese. three French
one Belgian and one Italian conces-
sions.
Abuse of Hospitality.
\ goodly proportion of the Disorders
in China are incubaicd under foreign
protection. 1t did not take the Chinese
long to awaken TO their opportunity
and take advantage Of the western
custom of affording asylum 10 POI
litical refugees. Once the bars were
down through this pretext. everybody
trooped in. Some of the powers now
realize that they must call halt on
the abuse of their well-intentioned
hospitality. 1t has gone to extreme;
which are hardly believable.
In Shanghai. where Foreigners
share responsibility. bandit chief is
one of the residents. When Chinese
authorities got too close in pursuit lie
saved his skin, their face and the
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settlement. He was safe. NOminally |
lie * a retired and presumably repent |
ant bandit. Actually. according to the |
generally repeated stories in that city, |
he continues as chief of his band lin |
absnnto," his lieutenants calling regu-
larry to get their orders and bringing |
him the lions share of the gangs looi
SO that he can live in proper style
among the foreigners. There is no rea
son to consider this an isolated case.
Ii is notorious that representatives oil
The Hunghutze bandits live i'll one OF
he concessions of Tientsin and that
dues can be paid there for immunity
In the bandits field Of operation in
distant Manchuria.
These are extreme abuses OF the
'oreign concessions which can be eradI'
.afed easily. Their contribution to the
political decentralization of China Is
more insidious and harder to deal
With. 4 glaring example exists at the
PRESENT time. III Nuan-hung, who in
isis he still is the president OF China.
: in one foreign concession in Tient-
i'm. sending forth presidential man
lates. Several of the cabinet members
IRE in another concession in the same
,,ty. emitting rival DEGREES. Members
& parliament are attempting to havc
i rump session in either Tientsin OF
Shanghai and n few officials remain
In Picking. Chinese territory. The pow
erS insist that Peking is China's cap
itai and marvel because the govern
mcnt is seldom ut home.
Flee 10 Foreign Safety.
Instances of Chinese officials flee
ing across the street to foreign safety.
instead OF waiting to finish the argu
ment in their own country. are too
numerous to be enumerated. The best
instance of this was when the Anfu
politicians were ovcrthrown in 1920
and a dozen leaders ran to their
friends in the japanese legation In
Picking. Soldiers and police could no. |
enter the grounds Of the foreign lcga- |
ton. However. photographs Of the |
fugitives were posted on the Chinese |
side of the street, soldiers were de-