Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-27
The United States and China.

A timely statement of the Ameri-
can Governments position with re-
gard to it's relations with China has
been issued by the Department OF
State, Secretary Kellogg setting
forth the American policy III explicit
terms. AS thus declared the United
States stands ready to negotiate
alone or Jointly with any government
of China or delegates who can rep
resent or speak for their country: to
put into force such recommendations
of the extraordinarily commission
as can be effected at once without a
treaty: to negotiate for the release
Of eXtraterritorial rights as soon as
China is prepared to provide protec-
ton to American citizens; to assent to
tariff autonomy for China by January
i, 1929. 1t is Furthermore stated that
this Government watches with SYM
pathetic interest the nationalistic
awakening of China and welcomes
every advance made by the Chinese
people toward reorganizing their
system of government. Wishing to
deal with China in a liberal spirit
the United States holds no conces-
sions in China and has never mani
tested any imperialistic attitude
toward it,
This statement does not involve
any new attitude on the part of the
United States toward China, but
rather reflects the traditional atti-
tude. The United States will nego-
tiate to correct injustices in existing
treaties with a power or government
In China that can make its agreements
good. 1t is waiting to see if the
Canton government viii by force OF
arms make itself such IA central
power i'll China as can carry out
agreements under a new treaty. This
leaves the question dependent upon
the outcome of immediate military
movements in China, the climax of
which may come shortly.
The United States has always been
in sympathy with the nationalistic
aspirations of China and has been
earnestly DESTROYS OF the establish
ment and maintenance of Il central
government capable Of representing
that entire country. 1t has shown
this sympathy by long series Of
acts with relation TO China and is
ready now III that same spirit TO do
the utmost for Chinas welfare and
development The only question is
whether there is a government with
which 1t can negotiate with assurance
of results.
At present the United States MAIN
tains official relations with the gov
eminent at Peking, being represented
1T that capital by minister and
receiving here minister Of the
Picking government. But the trouble
with the Picking government is that
1t does not now represent and has
not for some time represented large
sections Of territory. constituting
Southern and Central China. a treaty
negotiated with the Picking govern
rnent would not be accepted by the
China of Canton or Shanghai.
Though the United States is deslr-
GUS of substituting an equal for an
unequal treaty with China, it can
not displace the existing instrument
offhand. A new treaty must re-
place it, negotiated with an estab-
lished power and ratified by the
Senate. Meanwhile an obligation
rests upon this Government TO do its
utmost to protect its nationals who
are now in China on legitimate bust
ness and who are caught in the
dangerous conditions arising from
civil war and the conflict Of contend
ing forces aspiranf for the central
authority.