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THE WASHINGTON CONFERENCE.
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In insisting upon territorial of the Senate during the last year integrity and unimpaired sover-for two knows that America views eignty of China 15 one of the the Anglo-Japanese alliance with family of nations. America is deep concern. If we do not raise musb handicapped by the fact it, or in any way bring it forward American Publicist on the A.-that the Chinese Government is at the coming Washington con-
J. Alliance.
admittedly weak. Since the fall ference, that will merely be of the Imperial Dynasty in 1912 because of good manners on our Mr. Mark Sullivan, the political the various attempts at a repub-part.
When Great Britaia first made correspondent of the New Yorklican form of government in China Evening Pest, a sober type of have not achieved enough to this alliance with Japan, some journal, writes:-
create each confidence in their twenty years ago, there was Of all the discussion as the stability. At the present reason for it in the fact that coming Washington armement moment the vitality of China Russia and Germany were then conference which is comprehend-is especially weak because of aggressive in the Far East. But ed under the phrase "Far Eastern factionalism. I seems to be Raveis and Germany are now problems." 90 percent. has to do the present policy of the United limpotent, and these two reasons with China. For practical pur-States to admit the present weak for the Anglo-Japanese alliance poses, persons aiming at a genes of the Chinese Government; no longer exist. The only great ral reader's understanding of the indeed, it must be admitted. But Power that is adversely affected coming conference can neglect the thing that America propores by the alliance is the United everything under the head of Farias a remedy for the present weak. States. In expressing distaste Eastern problems, except China.'ness of the Chinese Government for the alliance the United States As to China, the same type of is not to let the other nations of speaks not merely for itself ba: reader will probably not care to the world go in and grab territory for the world. The United States en deeply into the minute sub and privilèges. The remedy the believes that there should be in divisions under the bead of China, United States bas in mind the Far East complete equality which will ultimately appear on is what may be called of opportunity among nations of tho conference agenda.
benevolent neighbourliness, a sort that is inconsistent with These topics will include a helping China from the outside the existence of any such agree- mass of complex suojects, difficult with her problems of revenue, of ment as this Anglo-Japanese one. for the average reader to under- police, and of government gener-¡ Undoubtedly, there is a large staud and not worth while for ally.
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any one to attempt to understand The second main point in Britain which, under ordinary in detail except those who wish American policy with regard to circumstances, would support the to make a special study of the China is the "open door." By this American principle of the open situation. They include reforma- the United States means that door in the Far East. If the tion of the Chinese currency so there shall be equality of com- British Government were not tied ss to achieve a uniform money mercial opportunity for all for up by its alliance with Japan, we system throughout that country: elzo nations in China. The Dait might normally expect British modification of the extra-terri- fed States is opposed to conces-support for the Liberal American torial legal jurisdiction of various sions, to spheres of influence, and policy in the Far East. So long foreign Powers in Chins. the to all the other devices by which, as the Anglo-Japanese alliance setting up by China of a modern for more than twenty years past, continues, it deprives America of civil and criminal code, the the Japanese, the Germaos, and the support of Great Britain for a substitution of 2 Chinese the British have been acquiring more enlightened and liberal national police force in place exclusive footholds in China policy in China. The alliance of the many provincial Probably the United States will does not bind Great Britain to standing armies of China: not daly insist on the open door icdorse all that Japan does, bat revision of the Chinese customs for the fatore, but will counsel the implications of the Alliance tariff so as to give Chins a larger that various exclusive privileges prevent Great Britain revenue from this source of now held in China by Japan and making any protest on her own income, the abolition of the inter- other nations shall be remitted or behalf, or from joining the United national tax on the movement of modified.
States in any protest. commodities from one province to It probably expresses the aver- another in China.
age point of view of American LAWYERS DISCUSS ABOLI- All these are details for the opinion to say that Japan should
TION OF conference, and will absorb albe satisfied with those advantages, great deal of its time and energy-fin China which accrue to her ba For the purposes of the general cause of her geographical posi-j reader, however, it is best to tion. The nearness of the Jap-International Bar Gathering Bar Association. She spoke of time and means for accomplish. point out merely a few of the anese islands to China. the conti
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At the Premier's reception larger principles involved in the guity of Japanese territory on the At the meetings, luncheons demand for women to take part
mainland of Asia to China, and ajand dinners of the International along with men in the work of Major Chauncey Holcomb, n First of all. America stands for multitude of considerations which Bar Association which closed on bringing justice into the affairs of American, spoke of the fact that
wants nothing maintaining the integrity of China Bow from this geographical posi-the 24th. ult, the principal sabject the nations. Her speech was very America
friendship from China, and that been as a nation. This position on the tion ought to give Japan an ad- of discussion bas
the Mr. Kozlodsky emphasized the lehe bad demonstrated her friend- part of the United States involves vantage in trade with China which question of extraterritoriality. us in argument with other nations, no one can resent. But Ameri- The agreement bas been general injustice of the extra territorial ship in various ways. He then who either believe that Chios is cans generally will probably share that this should be abolished; the arrangement, declared that law declared that the provision in the not strong enough to stand on what has been for generations differences of opinion being as to yers who were not serving im American constitution that all her own feet as a nation or who. the position of our Government, the time for such action and the perialistic ambitions must do all men should be free was now that was in their power to end being given a broader application, for selfish reasons, would like to namely, that Japan should be method to be pursued. reduce China to the relation of a satisfied with her geographical
tbis injustice, pointed out that and that men now were contend- The last day's programme dependent. That this latter am-advantage and should not seek included a number of addresses the consular authorities were ing that all nations should be bition is entertained by Japan other advantages which impair at the Judicial School, & iun- either by training nor position [free and self-governing.
able to decide with justice cases admits of no denial. It is proved the sovereignty and integrity of cheon given for the visitors
which came before them, and by Japan's course toward China China as a nation.
by the Chief Justice, for many years pant. Probably As to the Anglo-Japanese al-ception by the President of Chins referred to the steps which Chine no well-informed Japanese would lisace, probably America will and, in the evening, & dinner given had taken to improve her legal attempt to defy that the course of raise no question at the coming by the Bankers' Association. the Japanese Government has Washington conference. This does WOMEN'S OPPORTUNITY. long been simed in the direction (not mean that America feels. An interesting feature was the of reducing China to something no concern about the Anglo-address by Madame Iglovskaya, a like the same subjection to Japan Japanese alliance. Any one practising lawyer in Harbin, who that Korea has been reduced to. who has followed the expressions is the first women to take part in | CHINA'S WEAKNESS A HANDICAP.[of American opinion on the floor the mastings of the International
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GENERAL NEWS. **THE DOCTOR'S DISEASE” At a Shoreditch Inquest Dr. administration.
Edwin Smith, the coroner, said American, Filipino and Japan-that angina pectoris had been ese representatives also addressed called doctor's disease, in the meeting The latter express that it often arose from worry, ed himself as favouring the abolk and bother, and there seamed to tion of extraterritoriality but be a larger number of such cases raised the question as to the best among doctors than other people,