Evening star., 1926-12-08

tions to anything, but the chances
seem to be that everybody concerned
will go right ahead. just as if the re-
port had never been made. The report
merely describes what exists. It re
mains to be seen whether the outside
nations will protect their interests in
China. 1t is likely they will, the
United States included"
The Pittsburgh Sun declares that
''fOr some time the Peking govern
ment has been a government in name
only, without power to enforce DEGREES,
quell uprisings or raise sufficient
funds to make a showing" but the
Sun adds: "Chiang Kaishek and his
Cantonese followers have extended
their authority over the southern and
central provinces. These districts, as
quickly as annexed, have repudiated
bolsheVism, and Chang ha.; promised
a government with which Western ma
tions can conduct business. In the in
terest of unification, he further prom
ises to remove the capital from PeKing
to some central location more in touch
with the 400,000,000 Chinese. His re
cent successes have brought a change
OF attitude on the part of the British
government toward the Cantonese
This makes Chiang's ultimate success
probable"
With the statement that the findings
of the international conference were
what was expected" the New York
Sun ayers that "the time has not vet
come when foreign powers can intrust
to Chinese courts the lives, the inter
ests and the legal rights of their sub
jects or citizens. The reason is evi-
dent" continues the Sun. China has
no government that is functioning
and it's judicial system Is at the mercy
of the decisions or the caprices of the
contending revolutionary leaders,"
The Sun, however, believes that "the
report gives to China the opportunity
1t has sought--it has a chance to free
itself of foreign interference by prov
ing its ability to rule itself"
1.-The Western world will be well ad-
vised," as it appears to the Des Moines
Tribune, ito recognize China's grow
ing sense Of nationalism. Any failure
to realize Chinese determination will
involve much more loss than force can
compensate. The belief that "hostil-
ity to foreign interference and domi-
nation is the real foundation Of the
movement in China" is expressed by
the San Bernardino Sun. with the
added comment that 'its final success
may be predicated," but that "Bolshe
, vism as such can never hope to pros
per-"
The Madison Wisconsin State Jour
nal holds that the situation In China
remains uncertain and desperate, but
the resignation Of the Peking cabinet
narrows down the field from which
will emerge eventually a united and
self-possessed nation which can speak
for itself in one clear voice instead
Of in a babel of conflicting tongues"
The Columbus Dispatch, predicting
that probably "the steady advance OF
the Cantonese movement" will pro-
duce complete victory over the vari-
Gus rival movements" advises that
cit would be the height of folly for the
powers to take up arms now; that
"if Chang Kaishek, Cantonese leader,
Is not to be encountered on the field
Of force. 1t would seem to be expedient
for the powers to meet him at once on
the field Of reason"
Of foreigners" Is the combination that
stirs the Worcester Gazette to fear
repetition OF Boxer days. Perhaps
the most optimistic view Of the situa-
tion," the Gazette concludes, ''is that
of a member of the British Parliament
who doubts II the Chinese Bolshevists
will be as bad as the Russian. The
most pessimistic view might be that
of the man who feels that bolshevism
mixed with Oriental prejudiceo =
likely to be good deal worse"