Evening star., 1927-03-28
FORCE WITHOUT
STINT. POLICY
Program in Chinese Crisis
Assures Protection for
Life and Property.
nv rgrnrRrC WILLIAM VILE.

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r,sr,sstraslon authority that the United
States is determined 20 connne its ae'
xivstieS in China 10 sihe rrotecuon or
American rights, lives and properly.
Eva csa; end. i'm tho language which
wrofrow Wilson sent spinning around
the Vy.,rli t0 wears ago this week,
ssfow,a without stint" Will be en-
ployed. .,..;,,,,
comma naer -in.chief III Chinese waters,
has orders Ia that CsategorlCai effect
He is directed 10 Use the 1orCe he mas
wherever. Whenever and however ne
deems best. HE may employ II m
dependently of the force or otnsf
countries. or in cooperation "A'''
them. as his Judgment dictates.
Tf the force already at Admiral VIII
iiams' disposal. plus reinforcelnents
presently To be dispatched him, is In
ndeouate, still additional force will be
supnlied, That remains the oniS
"policv" TO which the United States
for the moment. is committed. II VIII
he resolutelv adhered 10 as long as
81. single American life or dollar OF
American property is in jeopardy
Holy War Feared.
The week end has passed without
env fresh indications from the trou-
hle zone that anti-foreignism, as mani.
tested by the murderous attacks OF
Nationalist soldiery at Marking, Is
spreading. ,,u,
fearful that the subsiding of excesses
NAV turn out to be the lull before
another storm. The danger OF a Ia
natical Chinese holy war against ior-
eign devils" is regarded at Washlng-
ton as an ever present one. To frus-
trate It. if possible--to meet it, If it
comes-is the beginning and the end
OF the United States program.
Secretary Kellogg, who thoroughly
reflects the views of President Cool
idge, favors practical cooperation
with the British, japanese, French
and other governments now engaged
at Shanghai and other threatened
points, in protecting their nationals.
But beyond joint defensive action tie
United States is not disposed to go. 1t
will continue to pursue its own lrsse-
pendent policy in China. That policy
was proclaimed by Secretary kellogg
at the outset of recent North-South
hostilities there. America recognizes
China's right to ask revision of her
so-called unequal treaties" with the
powers.
The United States is ready to dis
cuss new treaties as soon as there Is
some Chinese government with which
negotiations can be carried on in the
certainty that China's spokesmen
speak for China and not for a Chinese
faction. If Gen. Chang kai-Shek and
Foreign Minister Eugene Chen, now
respectively at the head Of Nationalist
China's military and diplomatic af
fairs, should succeed in establishing
a firm de facto government of China,
there appears small doubt that Wash
tngton would consent to deal with it.
Nothing to Be Left Undone.
But whatever government or gov
ernments assume power in China-in
whole or in part-the United States
win be found standing consistently on
one position from which there will be
no retreat. This country will insist
that our businessmen are in China
under valid treaties between the two
governments; that our missionaries,
educators, hospitals and other institu-
lions exist there by the same right.
The United States will, in pursuance
of such treaty rights, leave nothing
I. undone to protect our nationals in the
exercises Of them.
i How far America would go to vim
dicate treaty rights, If the new China,
in a wave of unreasoning santi-foreign-
ism, should be foolhardy enough to at
tempt to uproot them--as to that, the
Coolidge administration will cross the
bridge only when it is come to. All
that its authorized spokesmen now say
is that there is no. sign as yet that
Ehinese leaders plan anything of that
drastic sort. They would be commit
ting economic suicide by a policy of
wholesale expulsion of foreigners and
3oreign interests. Gen. Chang-Kai-
4Shek's utteranceS, cabled unofflcially
ITO this country, disavow any such
xthreat, although Washington was not
4avorably impressed by the National.
tst war lords failure to accede to Sec.
zretary Kellogg's request for the safe
Eguarding of foreign interests when the
cantonese marched against Shanghai.
THE request was totally ignored.
4 The administrations s position, in case
European powers and Japan invite the
#United States to join in internationally
Aconcerted political action with China
Hhas not been formulated. All signs
Hpoint to disinclination on our part
ito make common diplomatic cause
against China.
Interests Are Varied.
Secretary Kellogg's attitude is that
our interests there differ radically from
those of other countries. We own NO
concessions" such as the British do at
Hankow and other port and interior
points, and as the Japanese, French
and Belgians do. We lay no claim Ia
spheres of influences" in the Yangtze
valley, or elsewhere, as some other
powers do. Our trade in China is
vastly less extensive than that OF
Great Britain or Japan.
The only snn1hIa moo oF a rrno;u,
american right is our participation
In the government of the 'internation.
al settlement" at Shanghai. where a
United States Federal Court functions
ana where our principal business in
terests are centered.
Come time ago the Chinese, whc
because of it's stable conditions inhabii
the international settlement ir
thousands, asked for voice in its
municipal government. The United
States assent was given without
question. If the time ever come:
when China seeks abolition of the
settlement, America will be ready Il
negotiate regarding its rights ther,
with any duly constituted sp0kesmer
OF an ordered and responsible Chinese
government. The keynote of all oui
eventual diplomatic exchanges will b,
demand for maintenance of the oper
NooA equality OF trade opportunity
The doctrine laid down by John Hay
is still the fundamental basis of oul
China policy"
Safety Comes First.
Safety of American citizens-esti
mated to number between 5000 ans
9,o0o-is the administration allen
crossing care just now. They hav,
been warned for weeks to concen
trate in places of security, preferabI,
IN or near port cities, wnere the,