Evening star., 1928-05-10

withdrawal from her encroacnmenS IN
China.
This agreement read as follows
Article I. The contracting powers,
other than China, agree.
gi) To respect the sovereignty, the
independence and the territorial and
administrative integrity OF China.
t2l To provide the fullest and most
unemharrassed opportunity to China TO
develop and maintain for herself an ef-
fectiye and stable government:
~ To use their influence for the
purpose OF etfectually establishing and
maintaining the principle OF equal OPP
portunity for the commerce and Indus
try OF ell nations throughout the terri
tory OF China:
"a To refrain from taking advantage
OF conditions In China In order to seek
special rights or privileges which would
abridge the rights OF subjects or citi-
aens of friendly states. and from coun-
tenancing action inimical to the Sc
curity OF such States.
Following the disarmament confer.
ence and Japans agreement TO with
draw and leave 10 China the open
door" for equality OF all nations, as In
sisted upon by the rest OF the world.
and with diplomatic flourish. Japan.
under a new administration. announced
a new policy, to be known as friend
ship policy" So, In 1922, In the So
called Washington treaty, Japan Ae-
cepted the sale OF the railroad 10 China,
which agreed To purchase II for S30.-
100000. payable annually In INSTALL
ments covering Is years, She Is now
In arrears OF two annual inStallments,
owing 10 the pending revolution.
In April. ia23, the japanese and
American governments terminated the
Lansing -Ishii treaty under which the
United States had recognized Japans
special interehts In China" There
after, In accord with the friendship
policy" Japan withdrew her aggres-
sions. both as 10 China and as 10
northern Sakhalin, owned by Russia.
in which Janan had held troops. Japan
also followed the American example
In returning her share OF the indemnity
for the damages OF the Boxer Rebel
lion, to be devoted TO education In
China and In every way since then
she has done all In her power To avoid
friction and To regain the good VIII ot
China and the other powers.
The policy Of non intervention was
NmphatfcAliy declared by the then for
eien minister, Shidehara but II was
severely condemned by Baron Tanaka,
head Of the Heiyukai party OF opposi"
tion. who declared that the unrest In
China was endangerinR the entire Far
East, He advocated japanese interven-
tinn year ago.
Recently Tanaka became premier
tnla kf
Ia the Dresent he has protested that
he does not propose Intervention, but
only protection for Japanese lives and
property,
The Japanese have taken possession
of the Tstnan Railroad tthe one cap"
lufed from Germany and sold 10 emma
by Japan and demanded that the Chl'
nese forces retire Z miles from the
track, ON both sides which the Chls
ueae have refused to do The road had
been cut IN four places, but Japan is
repairing IL, determined Ia Keep an
open road for the evacuation of us ma
tionals, II necessary, and toi us own
military line at communication Tor sup-
plies The situation IA recognized A.
extremely critical,
Scarcely less critical may soon he"
come the position of the United states,
holding, by the Boxer treaty, les line
OF communication between peking and
the ports nf TieniAin and Taku, we
, nov have Thi soldiers In Tientsin, ~
along the route between Tientsin ana
neking, a,000 Marines ut Tientsin ana
i,3a0 Marines at shankai and other
points. besides a neet OF destroyers, All
OF our forces are few miles north or
the Japanese Chinese e-Nationaiist tfons
hle, but IN case the Nati0nalisla we're
to make drive narthWard, they might
quickly nverrun the reking territory
lnenaeina the American embassy a.
nekinR,
The aleam ~ hope for neare eonles
In yesterdays news of proclamation