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THE BRITISH FORCE IN CHINA.
DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
H. CONFERENCE OF VARIOUS CHINESE RULERS SUGGESTED,
GOVERNMENT'S ONLY SOLUTION
"PATIENCE."
Commodore Douglas King, Fin and elsewhere Was it possible to organise the Europeans on the spot ancial Secretary to the War Office, in a written reply to Mr. Trevaly to bear their own burden of de ul. F.. stated in the House of fence Had the Government formed Commona con December 14th, that any new plans for getting co-opere tion among the Western nations in the approximate average number of men in the British Force interested in China, and using that China in hospital at Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tientsin, Peking and Wei-hai-Wai is as follows:-
Month. Officers. Other ranks.
July
August September..... October
November ...
*
13
1,309
1,132
1,107
כער
13
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The numbers of deaths among the roops not forming part of the permanent establishment in China, which have been reported to date, ure:-During July, six from [-- nese August, nine from illness August, sine from Frour illness; September.
from
cooperation to call a conference with the various Chinese Govern ments and ruling powers with a view to eliminating the bitterness between the Westerners and China,
if possible, using the good in furces of the joint body to bring at sort of pener into that land! The three principally interested parties in China were ourselves, America, and Japan. The whole question so far as China was cont cerned was, agreement of policy between England and America. They had an opportunity of doing something that might lay the foun- dations of pract for the people in
five (including one Chinae officer from liness, onc wounds, and one by drowning: October, four from illness: Novem ber, no denths.
THE SUPPLEMENTARY
thebated.
ESTIMATE,
MR. LOOKER'S SUGGES
TIONS.
were
THE GOVERNMENT'S REPLY.
Mr. Locker-Lampson said the Government were very glad to have the stamp of Mr. Lloyd George's approval on their action. The Lioverament entirely agreed with Mr. Trevelyan that the unequal trendies must go, and had said so. The difficulty was that they must wait until they got someone to negotiate with. At present there was really no one Colonel Wedg. wood had suggested that they should call a meeting of the various rulers and generals in Chinn, but Ho meeting could be imagined less likely to arrive at any conclusion, (Laughter.) At present they were nearly all fighting against each other at the head of vist armies.
either could they, as had, been suggested, get into touch with malerate openen in China. A large proportion of the Chinese was illiterate and uneducated, and there must be many millions of Chinese people today who did not oves know that a civil war was it progress. Co-operation with the Povers was assarily slow, be- cause it meant that the slowest set the pace. At the present miment they were co-operating with the chief Powers' in Peking in regard to the Bias Buy pirates, and they very much hoped to do something to lessen the cases of piracy in Southern Chino,
The suggestion to submit the question of China to the League was quite impracticable at present mat Certain stepa had already been taken.
tine
There was not only no improve" ment in China, but he thought that Mr. Looker (Essex, S. E., . the geneal condition wow worse said if ever the dispatch of a force that a few months ago. Our policy]m of this nature was justified it was had always been one of peace and (Cheers.) We were justified in this instance. In the conciliation. The House then went into Com-ations now prevailing it was prepared to step away some of nittee of Supply when the Supplemore imperative than ever to main- the extra-territorialities straight- mentary vote of £3,090,000 for thetain a sufficient force at Shanghai away. In fact, we mad already excess cost involved in the employe protect the interests of all done so in regard to one of the Courts in Shanghai We were pre- ment of extra troops in China wusations, particulary the Chinese,.
from military, advqaturers. The pared to modify all municipal n
ministration in the British Coners- Commodore
Financial question arose whether we King
We had already handed Secretary to the Adiniralty (Pad prepared to sit with folded hands sions.
over Hankow municipal adminis dington, S.), said that when the und put up with the prospect of decirases decided upon had been swing the Defence Force maintain-tration to a mixed Anglo Chinese carried out, the remaining strength in China for an indefinite lady. We were prepared to sur render many other privileges in additional to the garrison in China period without lifting a finger to
order to eat their views and would be eight infantry battalion, see "if anything could be done. of which five would be in Shanghai, jOther nations were involved in this modern aspirations We were pre- In addition to supporting artillery matter, and he suggested that the pared to surrender Wei-hai-wei and various ancillary troops. That first step we ought to take was ro directly we got somebody to bege tiate with. An agreement had been was the force which would remain aserlain by first-hand contact for the present time. It was im there was some common palley of drawn up, and but for the civil war Wei-hai-we would have been possible to forecast the future; cr-operation between ourselves and conditions were always bring care the nations which could be pur-given up dong ago, Our difficulty fully watched fle thought the sued. He did eat suggest a policy regard to handing over territory Coromitter would
that
force or agension, jut a poleye was that there was no established Chus for would not be restored troigned to create condition of Gave rawit vita. When he bould until the Government in China comparative security which would pryntiate. The only solution was could assure us that it was both mut only enable us to withdraw the patience. Meanwhile we could not able and willing to give adequate Defence Fores, but which possibly allow the lives of our fellow-sul matos. might be of 11 ssistance to jot to put in jeopardy in protection
China hell. He sudmitted that Shanghai. Our troops were more "(Cheers)
the right course for the Government there in the character of a police- The Government were «an- Referring to the position of the
to pursue was not to employ the force.
Slots to withdraw the troops direct- troops which had benn in China,
of ordinary he said the Committee world realise tortuous
Ir a Government arrived that' was that the position was one of ex-diplomatic conversations, but to treme difficulty, but the troops hadak out the biggest and best known and wilting to exercise acm. acted with the greatest restraint man of weigh and influence whom king of control. and had lived, up to the very they could find in the country, whose position and reputation highest traditions of the British, Any. Their actual living condi universally recognised, and tions had been by no means perfect.harge him with the task of ex and there had been few facilities ploring the ground and ascertain for training. The opportunities in the possibilities by direct con met with responsible Ministers of for creation had been very other nations concerned. He knew stricted. In spite of all those that the Foreign Office would raise diszalvantages, the discipline of the troops had been excellent, and their actions to this course, but if they were to be paralysed by Fundact most exemplary.
#bjïerians the Defence Force would "The
Supplementary Estimate
remain in China for years and contained a sum required for years, and they would never be transport in excess of the nur able to get it out. He thought trooping programme; £975,000 that it would be worth while to Beemd very large figure, but suit moderate opinion in China, when members considered the which was aghast at what was amount of conveyance and distance taking place. If that move failed involved they would realise that the expenditure was bound to hethey ought to consider laying the whole matter before the League of heavy. Seventeen battalions, with Nations. In the event of failure in artillery, ancillary troops, motor transport, and vehicles, had to be that direction the next step should be to endeavour to attain a common sent to China. The troops went to
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re-
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The Vote was. ugeed to by 242 vote to 103-majority, 130.
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interests, and British subjects by Municipal Council were paying
insisting upon China fulfilling all extra cost due to the use of one of
•her engagements. We ought to the battalions on internal security make it clear that we would main duties. Also the Shanghai Defence tain our rights by any means we Force was exempt from the Shang considered advisable, whatever the bai Municipal tax on lands and consequetes might be. The real buildings belonging to the Shang-
question which this country had to hai Municipal Council, and prask itself was whether it was cou vided rent free. That, was a sub- stantial concession and a waving to the Estimates.
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Colonal Wedgwood (Newcastle- Sr. Lloyd George (Carnarvon, Fri & Sat., Jan. 20 & 21 under-Lyme, Lub) said there was L.) said that there was only one no more prospect to-day of civil question which the House had to war in China coming to an end decide on this Vote, and that was than there was ten years ago, whether the Government were justi The policy of wait and are fed in sending an expeditionary that
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lollowed by Force to Shanghai under the con- the Foreign Office was not mereditions which arose early this year. ly futile, but was expensive to the He believed that no Government, taxpayer. They ought to come to whatever its political complexion, A conclusion
to whether the could have shirked that reapan- people protected in Shanghai or sibility, and he did not think that the taxpayers of Great Britain public opinion would have tolerat Were to pay for that protection.ed the Government taking any Without any loss of prestige, or other cours. It was probably true security, we might have organised that the Government had sent too in Shanghai a body of police to large a force, but that was a fault protees life and property and thus on the right side. It was clear, THERAPION NO. 1 reduce our expense and the in however, that we would not keep, 4 THERAPION No. 2 doubted hostility created by the big British garrison permanently presence of troops.
at Shanghai, and he hoped that the THEBAPION No. 8 Had the Government any alter Government would tell the House No 1 for Wladdar Caneti... Hài 1 ke Bléed à äkta
10, where Dick for Chevude WaskJORING, DEKAT NY native, or could they conceive of what the propecs were of extrication, London C the indefinite continuance of this ing this force from Shanghai armed force in Shanghai, Tientsin,1 (Cheers.)
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LIVERPOOL, Dec. 16th. Liverpool's woman Lord Mayor, Miss Margaret Beavan, ia proving that she is not afraid of hard work. On most days since she took office her duties have engaged her for from 12 to 25 houre:
She rises at 7 m, writes her speeches between eight and rine," and reaches the town hall before correspondence and anany callers await her. Meetings follow, some in the evening, and
finishes with
Miss Beavan "spent yesterday afternoon at the town hall acting up to her title of "Little Mother' by entertaining 700 crippled chil dren She led, the children i singing Christmas carola.
To
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Contain Mans
good wishes, but others are quaint te
quests such as that of a wornan wanting me to lend her £3,000, and another asing me to become a godmother, and a man asking me to find him a wife.