Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08
MANCHUR|A IN SIZE
EQUALS AN EMPIRE
Native Heath of China's
ErstWhiIe War Lord Noted for
Its Mixed Population.

"Manchuria, native heath and last
stand of China's erstwhile war lord,
Chang Tso-Lin, is an empire in itself.
SAYS bulletin from the National Geo.
graphic Society. The State of Texas
along with New York and Pennsyl-
vania might be fitted into Manchuria
and still leave enough room for New
Jersey. With all this vast size. mixed
population of Chinese, Koreans, Japa-
nese and Russians scarcely numbers
IS 100000. So near to China's swarm
ing deltas and Japan's everCrowded is
lands 1t is still a land of great open
spaces This is the significant fact in
Manchuria politics.
This northern nominal dependency
of China is shaped like a giant jaw
tooth whose roots touch the Great Wall
where it reaches the SEQ and whose
crown forms the south bank of the
Amur River. This tooth is the wedge
which separates Russia and Mongolia
on the one side and Japanese Korea on
the other 1t is a land where empires
meet, and, having met, build railroads
Well Served by Railways.
"Manchuria Is better served in the
matter of railway lines than any other
part of China. After the treaty OF
Portsmouth, which ended the Russo
Japanese War, the railways were divided
Japan took over matters in the root OF
the tooth and Russia those in the
crown. So 1t stands today, except that
Russian interests have passed largely
back into the hands of the Chinese
Japan still maintains her own rights in
the leased territory surrounding Port
Arthur and Dairen and along the rail-
way concession running north.
"Dairen. Manchuria's chief seaport
has been largely japanese built and
resembles other cities of Japan except
that 1t Is worked out on more modern
and magnificent scale It's docks anc
narbor equipment are comparable with
the great seaport of the world.
'Mukden, the provincial capital, lies
in the plains of Central Manchuris
and is the focal point of three empires
Here the Chinese and Japanese ant
Europeans each have their distinct
cities, three in one Hardin, the me-
tropolis of the north, is purely Russian
It lies on the banks of the Sungari River
at the point of change from trans
siberian trains to the southern connec-
lions with Picking and Toxic. Harbir
now shelters great numbers of exile:
from the old regime in Russia.
Ciassed as Land of the Bean.
"Manchuria, like New England, /!
the land Of the bean, this time the SOY
bean. Beans bean oil and bean cake
or leavings from the oil presses, arr
chief exports Wool carpets and pigs
bristles also figure on the export lists
Mukden is one of the fur markets oi
the world. Buyers for New York Arms
have warehouses there and do a thriv'
ing business The trade is not only brisk
In fox, squirrel, marten and sables. but
also In dog and goat, to be used in ini'
tations at home.
Chinese in Manchuria are. as rule
not native sons They have migrated
hither from all parts of China, driver
from their home by war and famine
The recent shortage of food In Shan
tung has sent millions of farmers aIlt
laborers from that province alone. Tht
movement has at times assumed tbs
proportions of a national march. Or
the other hand, heavy drafts OF mer
and taxes have gone from Manchurls
to supply the Northern war lord;
armies. Under such conditions natu
rally rich country has been bled as 81
an open sort TO fight battles farthel
south. Peace Is the magic word for it
rich farms and mines alike"