· THE DIPLOMACY OF THE PEOPLE.
·CANTON FOREIGN COMMISSIONER DENOUNCES : JAPANESE,
CHINA'S STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY WITH THE POWERS.
[FROM OUR CHINESE CÖRREAPONDENT. Į
Speaking at the Y.M.CA. Building in Canton on. Friday Dr. Chic Hila Chu, Commissioner for Foreign Affairs, bifterly denounced the Japaness action in Shantung, declaring that there w not the slightest grounds for intervenion on the score of danger to Japanese Nationals,
He spoke at length of the "diplomacy of the people" and de- clared that the Government had behind it in a negotiations with foreign Powers for tresty revision, etc., the full force of Chinese national opinion.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 7th,
1928:
The annoying problem of dual FRACAS IN MONEY CORRESPONDENCE.
nationality has · been - definitely settled and dispensed with. Here tofore many foreign born. Chinese at times claimed that they were subjects of a foreign country, but.
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at other times they claimed that "DETECTIVE AND MERCHANT they ware Chinese citizens, which-
ever gave them the better ad- vantage. Very often these double: beaded people were not well" be hayed; and as a result, caused a considerable trouble to officials when they were mught and brought to trial. But now we have devised a system whereby, this is impossible. No person DOW can claim dund nationality
True patriotism demands that there shall be no dual nationality. Heretofore in time of distress many shops in Canton would hoist a foreign flag. thinking that they would be protected by some foreign CANTON, May 6th Moreover, it has been the settled The campaign for citizenship policy of the Nationalist Govern-country.
But when trouble was training under the auspices of the ment to protect the lives and pro-ational flag. From now on this over they would hoist the Chinese Canton YM.C.A.. was formally perty of not only the Japanese launched yesterday morning in the nationals in China, but of all other carver be tolerated. All this Y.M.O.A. building on the Bund nationals residing in our country.is an outcome of the diplomacy of Thousands of people attended the Japan's military expedition to
the people. varled functions of the campaign, Shantung is, therefore, wholly ir- most of whom were middle school warranted. It constitutes a most and college students. But business flagrant infringement upon the men, officials of the Government sovereignty of China. Neither and people of other walks of life treaty stipulations nor inter were by no means behind hand. In national law and justice can justify tro reading room of the Y.M.O.A. such a high-handed action in a building cartoons, pictures and sovereign nation which has known health charts were conspicuously greatness. Japan is embarking on displayed, all showing the right a course of action which must way to the acquisition of health, arouse the resentment and indigna wealth, wisdom and good character. tion of the Government and the The Twenty-one Demands of 1015 people throughout the length and by the Japanese Government were breadth of China. The Nationalist also hung on the walls of the read-Government can never acquiesos ing room. The purpose Mr. Lam with the Japanese Government un- Pak Kwan, one of the secretaries of til the latter has recalled its soldiers the Canton Y.M.C.A told the re- from Shantung. presentative of the Daily Press..WA to remind people of the approach. ing National Humiliation Day "(May 7th)..
In the evening. Dr. Chao-Hsin Chu, Commissioner for Foreign Affairs of Ewangtung, delivered a public lecture in the auditorium of the M.C.A. on the object and spirit of the campaign. More than a thousand people attended. Dr. Chu spoke on "The Diplomacy of the people. His speech was, in part, as follows:
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SIR-Re quotation in Saturday's leader," Well-run prosperous it stitutions (banks) which seem to Before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the flourish in bat as well as good Central Magistracy on Saturday times I have heard assertions by morning the case was continued in lecturers that an abnormal amount which a money changer of No. 21, of bank deposits was a sure sign Spring Garden Lane, and another of abnormal prosperity, and I have Chinese were accused of assaulting read similar assertions in refer- a Chinese detective in the execution once to Government Savings Certi of his duty.
Mr. P. F. J. Wodehouse, 0.1Fcates, when, on both occasions, it
was quita evident to " Warn.. (Deputy Superintendent of Police) in the street that business was was for the Crown, and Mr.. His in a most depressed condition. Shing Lo appeared on behalf of the Perhaps some of our local Adamı defendants. Mr. Lo is also cross Smith would be good enough to summonsing the detective for an enlighten us as to the economics alleged assault on his client.. of saving.—Yourz, etc, "A small Chinese boy who caused the whole trouble was present "în. Court, but was not legally repre- sented.
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Hong Kong, May 5th, 1989. [Ed Note: The subject upon which our correstondent appeals to The case for the prosecution was the Adam Smiths of the Colony for. that a plain-clothes Chinese detec boys playing football in Spring an as we can see has bor tive, No. Ciil, saw a number of enlightenment is a complex one, and Garden Lane on April 24th at about nothing to do with the quotation unured bank deposits is not, in noon, and chased one of them with us 1 An abnormal amount of the fatention of arresting him." "The Chinese detective seized ons
itself, sign på enormal trade of the boys, whereupon the two de prosperity or evidence that the fendants interfered, and questioned bank is well rug and prosperous. his authority There ensued a fight vest large anxiunia in savings certi- Novertheless when wage-tarners in- and an Indian constable came upficates and piso considerabis ums and effected the arrest of the first defendant. Later outside theon deposit in the banks it certainly Police Station the Chinese detec-shows that, they are doing well] tive noticed the second defendant CONSECRATION OF and arrested him too. „
"The results of the diplomacy of the people as embodied in their united support of the foreign policy of the Government are plainly visible. In the past the powers interpreted those obsolete treaties strictly to the letter. But the interpretation now is very loose. about its diplomacy as if those The Nationalist Government goes Station, said that he was on duty/70 THE EDITOR OF THE HONG KONG unilateral treaties had not existed.
United States and loaned it to her allies, "A large proportion of the money thus borrowed was not used by Cheat Britain but by her allies, yet the British Government recog- nized the debt it owed to the
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Haynes' letter serves I have always been under the impression that the age of bigotry is a thing LE Haynes' letter, I am afraid I of the past, but since reading Mr. have been sadly mistaken.
I have not much time to waste in writing further on the subject, but before concluding, I would like to impress upon Mr. L. E. Haynes the fact that the Volunteers are not a narrow minded and cantankerous crowd, but are a body of men whose aims are not for self, but for the Volunteers as a whole, and in the discharge of their duties they do not allow questions as to creed or colour to crop up.
Apologizing for having taken up so much of your valuable space, am, Sir.Yours, etc,
Bgar. L. J. CHANNING (Corps Signala, H.E.V.D.C.). [Ed. Note: It appears to us natural and right that the King's colours should be consecrated by a Bishop of the King's religion.}
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The Police Station Affair.
at the charge room at about 12.40 Inspector Evans, of No. 2 Police
DAILY PRESS,**]· on April 24th, and the first defend- SIE,-With reference to the letter ant was brought to the Station by
A connection with the Consecration the Chinese detective and the of the Volunteer Colours appearing TARIFF AUTONOMY,
Indian constable. There was a large The problem of tarif autonomy crowd outside the Station and then your issue of the 5th inst., under detective charged the first defend the name of "LE. Haynes," I is on its way to proper settlement.ant with obstructing him whilst think that the latter should have The Washington Conference of 1021 engaged in his duty. The first de had more commonsense than to
write as he did. provided an increase of 2.5 per fendant complained that the Chinese
Mr. L. E. Haynes' letter is, to detective had broken a pane of cent. ad valorem on the imports glass in his show-ense. Inspector say the least of it, an insult to the and exports of necessities and Evans then sent the two back to the intelligence of the Volunteers. It OPEN DIPLOMACY.
further increase of 25 per cent. ad shop to investigate the matter, and the Volunteers require the services "The modern tendency in later. valorem on laxuries. Thus the pre- they returned with the young boy of a spokesman, they will say so, was was seized for playing football and even then, I think they would national dealings is toward open
sent effective duties on imports and Inspector Evans also told theak for the services of one more diplomacy. This has been
exports are 7.5 per cent. ad valorem Magistrate that he noticed that the competent than Mr. E Haynes Chinese detective's jacket was torn. to speak for them. To the beat of phasized again and again by the on necessities and 10 per cent. The witness added that he did not my knowledge, none of the members League of Nations. Although some valorem on luxuries. But inspite admit the defendant to bail immed of the various units of the Defence sessions held by the League are still of these treaty limitations the ately as he was busy bother Corps has lodged aby protest strictly secret and exclusive, yet the Kwangtung Government is to in small cases at the time, and there against the appointment of the was no one present at the time to Bishop of Victoris (Hong Kong) to tendency has been towards open crease from May 11th the import produce the money. Continuing his consecrate the Colours of the Corps, diplomsey. When I was China's and export duties to 20 per cent. evidence, Inspector Evans said that and such being the case, I really delegate to the League of Nations, for & months, the proceeds of which few minutes later, when the de- fail to see what purpose Mr. L. E
fendants were taken to the cells be I openly exposed to a speech before are to be devoted to the relief of heard cries of "Save life. He the assembly of the League the in-suffering caused by the recent Com- found the first defendant outside
head, just above his eye. quality of China's treaty stipula munist upheavals. It will not be the cell door with a cut on his fore long when complete tariff autonomy tions with foreign nations. Many will be carried out by the Nation- that it was
The Magistrate then remarked verv irregular" for the | delegates were wholly ignorant of
"defendant not be offered bail. *The expression the diplomacy China's relationship with "other alist Government.
The defendant was obviously not of of the people" is of recent origin, nations and were surprised at hear" All foreign debts should be re-a criminal type. Inspector Evans having boom brought into promining my remarks on special privi. cognized and paid by the Nation replied that the defendant was agitated at the time, and he decided ence by the Chinese people in their leges, spheres of influence, couces-alist Government. This is the only to leave him to cool down." serious endeavour to back up the sions, conventional tariff extra way to maintain our financial
Tripped Over The Step. diplomacy of their Government. It territoriality, etc.
status and confidence. During the The Indian constable who has as is a rather unusual expression and "I then proposed at them that World War Great Britain borrow-sisted in the arrest of the defendant is rarely so or heard of in the the treaties between China and for-ed huge sums of money from the then told the Court that when he told the defendant to go inside the history of diplomacy. The diplo eign nations, should be replaced
cell, the defendant refused and tried macy of the people, the Chinese with new ones based on equity and
to push his way out In the people, has been singularly helpful reciprocity.
struggle the defendant slipped the step of the cell door and knock- and efficacious as a stimulant and Turkey has had all her unilateral
ed his forehead. The defendant supplement to that of the Govern- treaties with other nations abolish
then commented to shout" "Save ment. This has been borne outed and new ones based on equity
life." He was given a basin of and reciprocity concluded in their
water to wash his wound but refus time and again in the recent diplo stead, My proposal for revision of United States and has agreed to
ed. The second defendant was with matic dealings of China with the the obsolete treaties of China with pay it back in full. The reason them in the passage outside the call, Powers. Today the diplomacy of foreign nations was unanimously why the British Government has, but the Chinese detective was still
passed by the League Assembly.
in the charge room, and could not the people is again challenged and But so far nothing has been done. in spite of its enormous debt been have struck the defendant, as was tested as never before in the mot "The reasons why China's dip able to maintain such a high finan alleged
This closed the case for the pro- momentous question of the Japanese lomacy has been a failure has been cial prestige among all nations is
her officials" fear of the foreigner. just due to that.
secution. ilitary expedition to Shantung. At first officials of the old Mancha
For The Defence. The Nationalist Government and regime were afraid of the foreigner,
Mr. Lo on behalf of his clients "China is in many ways & Set said that the young boy was playing every thinking Chinese are united yet at the same time they wanted nation. She is behind the leading in the street, but when the Chinese that he was chased into the shop in cordemming the action of the and pride
to preserve their individual power
nations to-day only in material detective chased him, the boy ran and corroborated Mr. Lo's state- officials. Japanese Government All Chinese gradually led to the fawning upon civilization which can be easily into the first defendant money ment at to the breaking of the newspapers, magazines and other the foreigner. Above these officials copied and brought up to date, We the Brass rail of the counter and the first defendant and the Chinese changers shop. The boy held on to glass, and of the quarrel between periodicals take the game line. Ob was the Monarch, who had the con- viously the people are again exert trol of the whole country. The are at an advantage, as we are a in the struggle one of the low detective. As soon as he was re-
Containing 200 pages of coloured maps, 80 pages of difgrams, ing their power and influence and conquest of the Monarch by the new comer in this respect. We copy windows was broken. The first de leased he bolted. backing up the Government in its foreigner was therefore equivalent from foreign
The Magistrate decided to dis-
etc., and complete inder. endeavour to secure international to the conquest of the entire peop parts of their civilization.
nations only the good fendant who was sitting peacefully
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Any asked what the filse was about and never to kick &-ball again if it
ASK ME ANOTHER A QUESTION BOOK." Br superiors implicitly. Foreign ag objectionable features we do not what the detective meant by break came his way."
OWEN RUTTER. gression became more and more | take.
I believe that when the ing his showcase. The detective pronounced, followed by a period
glared at him, and said. "Don't you of unrestricted scramble in the last country is once unified and tran- know who I am! The first de- days of the Manchu' Empire. quilized, material progress will fendant was certainly annoyed and advance by leaps and bounds. And demanded an explanation The from three of the Government. The THE PEOPLE AWAKENING. the diplomacy of the people is do-Chinese assaulted the money detective released his hold "But now the people haveing a great deal to hasten the changer. Then, with the assistance awakened from
their age-long realization of that happy state of of the Indian constable, who had are often secret, indiret, and a lethargy and are fully articulate.
just arrived, he arrested defendant times cunning and reserved.
and took him to the Police Station. The The Monarch is for ever dethroned. affairs." people are unreservedly exposing in The people are supreme They
The Second Defendant's Arrest, unequivocal terms the motives of have expressed in unequivocal terms the Japanese military intervention their opinion of China's past
The second defendant, a hawker, In China. They are solidly backing diplomatic failures.
who was standing by at the time, up the Government on its foreign
went to the Police Station with the policy and are making known to the
REPORT QUITE UNFOUNDED idea of explaining the matter, but world the real facts underlying the
was met at the Station door by the Chinese detective, who told him to course of action of the Japanese Government. We know that there
clear out. The second defendant is absolutely no justification what
explained that he wanted to explain ever for the Japanese despatch of
matters, whereupon the Chinese troops to Shantung. The Japanese in its solution of many an inter-
detective arrested him too on a Government states that the Japan national problem. They no longer
pretext of assisting the first defend eso troops are there to protect the fear the foreign guns. It is to be Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking ant in the fight. When they were struck the first Blow. He would not
led to the cell, the Chinese detective told the first defendant to halt and without any warning punched him in the abdomen. The defendant was winded, and shouted out Save life The Indian constable then told him to keep quiet and also punched the defendant on the fore
(Continued on next Column) $250.
THE, JAPANESE, AND. SHANTUNG.:.-
"The methods of the diplomaty
of the people are quite different
former are open, direct, straight- forward and bevere while the inttar
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They stand
opposed to the lopsided interua tional dealings of the past and ac card them no recognition. They are a potent factor to be contented with by the foreigner in dealing with China. Their diplomacy has been a genuine help to the Government
LOAN TO CANTON.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PAKING, May 6th, Mr, G. E. Hubbard, agent of the
lives and property of the Japanese regretted that at times some of our Corporation here officially states nationals in Shantung and ole desperadoes insulted the foreigners where in Chin, But neither the Buch irresponsible, elements should that a Zoho report from Canton to lives nor the property of the be punished to the fullest extent of the effect that the Hong Kong and Japanese nationals or nationals of our law. Foreigners should never Shanghai Bank bad loaned any other nationality, have been in be insulted in any way. They
the Unuton Govern danger, than warranting the pre should always be well trested by $,000,000 sence of the Japanese troops our people.
ment is quite unfounded.
head. The Indian constable had a bunch of keys in his hand at the time.
The first defendant was not given bail, and was left in the tell to brood over his pain and sorrow for some time."
The Small Boy Discharged. The small boy then told the Court
The First Defendant's Story. The first defendant, said that be had been in the money-changing business for about 15 years. Having be said that he was handcuffed corroborated Mr. Lo's statements, when he was taken back to his shop with the Chinese detective. Inspec- tor Evans was present when he was liandeaffed, and the order was given by the Chinese-interpreter,
The affair at the cell was exactly an Mr. Lo had described.
The Second Defendant., The second defendant said that he was a hawket, and witnessed the whole of the occurrence at the shop. He went to the Police Station with the idea of explaining matters, but was met at the door by the Chinese detective who told to tell the In- spector that the first defendant do this, and the Chinese detective pounced on him as one of the men who had assisted the first defendant in Assaulting him.
The sitting lasted till nearly pm when the Magistrate adjourned the case until noon to day Both defendants were allowed hail at
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