Evening star., 1924-12-21
The Story the Week Has Told

that the government would not ex-
port any of the latest harvest; that
the government hoped to recoup it
self for the loss thus entailed by in
creasing export of oil, manganese and
timber; that oil production was now
So per cent of the pre-war average; !;
that coal production was too great
for market and would have to be re-
duced; that metal production was at
low ebb; that taxation was lower
than pre-war taxation, a. thing good
in itself, but that by the same token
the government revenues were insult
fctent for necessary expenditures for
education, health, railway construc-
ton, etc, and, alas, foreign loans
were not forthcoming. and that to
sum up a mighty and never-to-be-
relaxed effort was required to main
tain the ineffable blessings bestowed
by the Soviet regime.
Djerjinsky is concentrating on the
metal industries production. which is
at a very low ebb. He will apply the
methods used by him as minister OF
railroads, and used very successfully
up to a certain point. Having under
taken to consolidate the metal in
dustries, I am going to show the iron
hand in which I have had great ex-
perience," says Djerjinsky.
| also success But observe, success
| only up to certain point very far
short Of the success achievable by a
| policy adapted to human nature. After
all, NJ. Djerjinsky, nothing is easier
than to obtain success by iniexible,
Iuncompromising strong-arm methods
up to a certain point; in the attempt
to reach further by such methods
your Djerjinskys always come a
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| necessary to permanent success in
dealing with men.
| X X X x
China.-The governments Of the
United States, Belgium, Great Britain,
France, Italy, Japan and the Neither
lands have, through their representa-
tives at Peking, entered into de facto
relations with the provisional gov
ernment of China and have offered
it their full support on certain un-
derstandings, one of which is that
the provisional government shall
straightway proceed to the establish
mept of a formal government repre-
senting all the provinces and parties
/ in the republic, and the other is
that it is the intention of the pro-
visional government and of any
| formal government that may here
after be established to respect and
duly fulfill all treaties, conventions
and other engagements entered into
| by the former Manchu and Repub-
lican governments and all rights
privileges and immunities enjoyed by
| foreigners in China by virtue of
such international agreements, which
according to international usage, can
only be modified by mutual consent
Of the contracting parties.
| The powers above mentioned de-
clare that ION the above understand
| ings they are willing and anxious to
proceed as soon as practicable with
the carrying out of the measures
contemplated in the Washington
treaties and resolutions" This pro-
ceeding is important and significant
of the curiously critical nature of the
situation in China. Despite the un.
savory record as prime minister
1e16-2O, of Tuan Chi Jul, the chief
executive of the provisional govern
ment, the "capitalistic" powers are
| willing to back him If he will under
take to maintain the status quo as
regards the relations between China
and those powers. I do not pretend
| to be able to analyze with confidence
the situation In China. Apparently
: the status quo has been threatened
Apparently Feng Yu Hsianga ths