Evening star., 1928-10-07

Albania of ell countries uneasy mus
lie the head that wears a crown.
X X
China.-The American consulate al
Marking was to be reopened in the
closed since the lamentable affair oi
March %, 1927.
We are informed that our State De-
partment has signified that signature
by its representatives of the Sino-Amer-
ican treaty of July IS last Tin which
We conceded to China tariff autonomy
and the most favored nation status with
reference to us) is regarded as equiv
alent to dejure recognition by it Of the
Nationalist government of China.
Like almost all aggregations (ano
most individually newly possessed of
power, the Nationalists are abusing it
1t is very we'll to use means even ex-
tending to severity to eXt!rpate the
preposterous and harmful custom of
foot-binding, but to hold up women in
the street and remove the wrappings
before gaping crowds isn't nice. The
wearing of earrings. however absurd,
is sufficiently innocuous to attempt
to stop 1t by similar methods is petty
and ridiculous. There's a charming
old Chinese custom of fitting boy babies
with earrings in the hope of fooling
the Chinese lemureS. so that, taking
them for girls. they will consider 'em
unworthy of their malicious attention.
The Nationalists employ severe meas
ures to end all that
Again to the Nationalists' discredit,
they are, we are informed. conf1scating
the property of the Manchu aristocracy
in Peking as ';'enemy property"
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Japan.-Count Yasu va Uchida.
privy councillor one time foreign min
ister and twice acting prime minister
of Japan is In this country en- route
home from Paris. whittier h. had been
sent to sign the Kellogg BRAND anti-war
treaty. There seems no doubt that he
is especially commissioned to explain
to our Government and people the Jap
anese policy respecting Manchuria, to
dissipate certain misunderstanding or
dubietieS. In speech in New York the
other day. the count said:
Japan is not China's keeper. We can
only watch patiently and wait for the
emergence of a unified China and a
stable and responsible government out
of these long years of turmoil We are
far from being hostile to the National
ist movement. In fact, our people as a
whole look with profound sympathy
upon the suffering masses of China and
ere always ready to lend their support
to any sincere movement which aims at
the stabilization of China. We realize
China's difficulties. We hope that ere
long she will find a way to unity, peace
and order"
Then going into some detail regard
t,No To ne cfNnaia1 iVNto ia
churia. the very important relation
of Manchuria to Japans whole eco
ncmic scheme of things. the count de-
clared that. though 1t is of paramount
Importance" dor JAPAN Ito contribute
toward keeping this region safe and free
from any serious disturbance, Japan
has no design against Chinese SOW
ereignity in Manchuria."
In view of its source and the exist
ing Manchuriap crisis, the above dec
lara ton is OF highest Importance,
The count concluded as follows:
"Japan's basic policy toward China be-
ing as above outlined. believe that there
Is nothing to prevent cooperation and
concerted action between the United
States and Japan in all matters con-
cerning China. / shall not be amiss
in saying that there exists unanimity of
views between our two countries in
upholding the principle of the open
door and equal opportunity"
Organized parliamentary opposition
to the foreign policy of Baron Tanaka,
premier of Japan, seems to have COL
lapsed.
The Anglo-Saxon jury system has
been introduced partially, and l take
It tentatively, in Japan. Trial by jury
is confined to cases involving, on con-
vsction, punishment by death or by i'm
prisonment to exceed thres years:
moreover, the accused must have made