Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-20

their 80 children. In Chinese govern
ment service there are. Americans,
100 men and 125 women: in other oc.
equations. 400, and there are 1900
American citizens OF the Chinese race
The location of these Americans ia
as follows: In Shanghai, 1000 in
Tientsin. 1000; in the consular dis
trict of HankOw. 300; in that of Nan
king. 500, and at Hongkong. 500 lex
Guiding those of the Chinese race).
Other centers of Americans are in
Foochow. Tsinan, Changsha, Chung
king, etc.
Other foreigners in China are Jap.
anese, 1913 900; Russians. IS 900; Brit.
ish, 14,700. Most of the Russians and
japanese are in the province of Man
churia.
The United States stands third in
its commerce with China, being very
close to equality with that OF Great
Britain and its dominions. in spite of
the proximity of India, Australia and
New Zealand, The Japanese stand
first, with 26.5 per cent of the i'm.
ports into China, and 81 per cent of
China's exports. Great Britain and
dominions hold 22.5 per cent of i'm
ports into China and l3 per cent of
China's exports: then comes the
United States with 20.5 per cent OF
imports into China and Ia per cent
of Chinas exports. These three
countries. combined have $50 per
cent of her imports and IS per cent
of her exports.
American-Chinese shipping interests
exceed those of the British or Jap
aneSe. In 1924 our vessels carried
A. per cent OF the Chinese commerce.
while Great Britain's vessels had 2s.5
per cent, and Japan's 1873 per cent.
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American investments and loans in
China are stated as follows:
Bonds and other government
Railway bonds and other con. S%o'ooo""o
cession advances. ..... $500 900
Long term credits ........ 10 900 900
Land buildings. etc: .-..... 30 900 900
Estimated total American
investments ,..,...... $50 300 900
Other claims and debts. mostly
for railroads ..........,. -. S9,457 600
8 losns and advances. ......s l7.gsb514
Sundry claims ............. $50 900
Material debts .............. 1417216
Total debts To Americans. S29 $40 I9e
Grand total of investments
and debts ............ SgS.970 / SO
The Chinese armies today in active
fighting in the internal war num-
Der 1000 ,0OO-about equal to our
American Expeditionary Force in the
World War. At present, they are
divided against each other, but in
case OF hostilities with foreign forces
it is openly threatened that all would
combine TO eXpel the foreign devils"
and Soviet Russia appears to be only
waiting to Join the Chinese forces in
attacking the forces of organized
governments" and arraying a militant
and formidable nation of the Orient
against the Occidental world Our
stake in China Is greater, both in per-
sonnet and finance. than 1t is in Mex
leo and Nicaragua and the worlds
greatest ocean separates us from It's
defense.
When the governments of Europe
and America combined to put down
the Boxers, there was no Russian
Sovietism to contend with. and China
then had no orga nized army, where
today there is the combined force
of 1000 900. The Allies, with total
force Of $4,000, were able to march
through the country to Picking, with
no serious opposition, in spite OF
shameless looting of the Chinese, en-
route.
There they dictated a peace involv-
ing the forbidding of Chinese importa-
ton of arms, or the material for arms
manufacture, and for a money in.
demnity amounting to 1898 zoo, 900.
Chinese traditions Of the sacredness
Of the Forbidden City We're Haunted
when the invaders SYSTEMATICALLY
marched through its most sacred pre-
cincts, leaving for generations the
seeds of intense hatred and longing
for. revenge.
While the United States RENTED
its share OF that Boxer indemnity,
on condition that 1t be invested In
Chinese education, such generosity
weighs little with the Ignorant rlohs.
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