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Thursday, December 30, 1926
THE BRITISH MEMORANDUM
That Foreign Diplomacy has not abdicated from its policy of interference in Chinese affairs is indicated by the British memorandum, handed to the Powers signatory to the Washington Agreement. This note is the most recent illustration of that policy and is, in its way, audacious.
The British still consider China as a colonial possession which cannot undertake any move without the authorization of the Powers. The Memorandum begins by recalling that certain Foreign Powers assembled at Washington agreed "to grant" to China certain increases on her treaty tariff affirming in the very phrase the so-called right of the Treaty Powers to interfere in and direct Chinese affairs.
THE CANTON, GAZETTF, THURSDAY DECEMBER 30 1925
Japan Formulating
Methods To Protect
Lives And Railways
formulated concrete measures
Politico's Diary
This
famous
must
Chinese From Siam
Urges Protest On
His Imprisonment
Held in Saigon on counterfeit - ing charge; Also accused of spreading communist propa-
Mr. Lin Hai-sing, an overse
He was finally sentenced to eight months imprisonment.
Arranging Details
Of Taking Over Of
Fukien Salt Gabelle
Send special delegate to arrange
future control with Commander Hǝ Ying-yam
As instructed by the Ministry of Finance, the Salt Gabelle Depart- ment recently appointed Yip Shih-
Ministry Of Navy
Don Quixote Struts Again
Don Quixote is still living, and Seeking way to avoid conflict still tilting at windmills. with both China and Russia enigmatic hero of the and still protect stake in Spanish novel has only changed his Manchuria
garb. Today he is not wearing a brass basin as
ganda a helmet. He is Tokyo, December 3.--Japan has clothed in elegant diplomatic
to uniform. Today he has no sword, Chinese, who has recently come to asin Special Delegate for conducting protect the lives and interests of her no armour, but in his hands he Canton after eight months' imprison- the sale of salt in Fukien, and nationals in all parts of China. holds the Sino-Foreign Treaties and
ment in Saigon on a charge of Special attention is also being paid behind him there stands the naval
telegraphically instructed Siao Kuan- to railway construction and
a forces that have been concentrated Plotting with Russians to counter- ving, Chief of the Branch Salt feit local banknotes, has petitioned Department in Chao-Mui districts, to Sancho Pansa, programme has been drawn up in Chinese waters.
the Nationalist Government to send make a personal trip to Fukien, and be avoided by both Japan and China vanished, but naval commodores Government against his detention Ying-yam regarding the taking over providing that railway encroachment the constant companion, 136
a strong protest to the Annam
to arrange with Commander Ho in South Manchuria. The details are replace him.
and to demand compensation. not yet obtainable.
Don Quixote today speaks as of
of control of the salt gabelle in Mr. Lin is a physician of Siam, Fukieu. These measures were decided old, grandiloquently. He talks of
and reports that when he was upon after a conference between China's legitimate aspirations. He
Owing to the confused state of the travelling from Siam to Annam with local organizations for collecting the many a noble utterance. representatives of the South Man-voices
a passport from the French Minister taxes on salt in Fukien, as reported Foreign Office, the War Depart spouts of the legitimate interests French Government, on a charge of Siao has requested the General Salt churia Railway Department, the But on the other hand, be
in Siam, he was arrested by the by his deputies, Departmental Chief ment and the Navy Office. The of the foreigners, which conference decided to go ahead with not be threatened except at the having come to spread communist Department in Canton to sanction
propaganda. Lawyers took the the railway building programme price of united action, intervention.
the organization of a Committee for matter up with the French authori Japan has already laid down in South Like the knight of old, the
unifying and reorganizing the salt Now, in spite of many months of the strongest affirmation that this should be done without names for the realities he sees.
Manchuria. It further went on record modern Don Quixote has fantastic ties, but he was sent to Saigon, gabelle in Fukien, in order to
where a further charge of counter facilitate the management of affairs. of nationalist views, Foreign diplomacy still dares to continue its hurting the susceptibilities of other When the Chinese affirm nationalist
feiting banknotes with Russian policy of devising means to promote and direct political and Powers, but that Japan expects that views, they are "red." When they him.
accomplices was brought against Government To Have economic developments in China and to deny to the Chinese the neither China nor Russia project or express their determination to free right to look after these developments unimpeded. This is true]
build lines tha twould interfere with their homeland from militarism and in spite of verbal recognition of China's right to develop without
the railway programme already laid imperialism and to establish a real down by Japan in South Manchuria. democratic government in China, foreign control.
The British Memoraudum seems to show complete ignorance
they are plotting "Sovietism." When
of nationalist views
The conference also decided that they demonstrate in favour of the sino-foreign relations. While the
Japan would stand aloof from all abolition of the unequal treaties,
of the Nationalist nationalist movement is acknowledged as a movement "which
quarrels between China and Russia they are "bolshevists." Like the
have thought it aims at gaining for China an equal place among the nations", with regard to the Chinese Eastern doughty dreamer of the Middle
The Department of Agriculture Government
to organize the revision of the sino-foreign treaties is still recommended. The Railway and that she would meti-Ages, the modern knight has and Labor has petitioned the Canton necessary
Branch of the Central Political Ministry of Navy, for the control of legitimate aspirations of the Chinese people are not openly culously avoid taking any action illusions.
Council and the Provincial Govern. the fleets, and have decided to that might bring her into collision with Russia. For this reason, it has glittering cloak of rhetoric and ment, requesting that the Ministry bring forth a proposal concerning to postpone inde- pantomine. Always there is noble of Finance be further asked to this organization to be discussed at finitely the building of the Harbin- lintent.
instruct the Tidal Lands Settlement the conference to Heilungkiang line, the right to con- Nothing can be allowed to inter- offices in the Chungshan. Shuutak, Wuchang.
It is heard that as soon as a reso- struct which was secured by the fere with China's assumption of her Tungkoon and Panyu listricts to
abandon the practise extorting lution is passed at the conference semi-official Yokohama Specie Bank. righteous place in
from local farmers rents to be paid concerning the matter, steps will be This practically constitutes a right-
to their land-owners for the winter taken to convert the Naval Depart about face so far penetration into Northern Manchu
as Japanese aspirations must be met.
But there are
other knightly season, for the purpose of deducting ment now attached to the Military ria is concerned. Reasons have not loyalties that must also be preserved. there from the fees for registration Headquarters, into a Ministry. been adduced, beyond a general
Protection of the Treaty rights. etc., and of prohibiting the exporta-Ricksha Men Ask statement that Japan is bent on te-
The safeguarding of the Powers' tion of the cereals on the ground If we are not mistaken this injunction is the real motive of moving all possible friction.
interests. These, too, call for the that their land-owners have not yet How-
surrendered the title deeds of the the memorandum. Our view seems to be confirmed by the Belgian that Japan is busy consolidating what
ever, there are ample indications gallantry of his sword.
tidal lands to their offices for In this divided allegiance, it is
The ricksh-pullers have again Foreign Minister who points to the British intention of unifying she already has and does not want
verification. not surprising that China suffers,
requested the Municipality to shorten Such rules are oppressive, accord- the routes for the running of the the various foreign policies in China, and to substitute for the to be bothered, at this time, with
that international opinion is misin- present haphazard diplomacy unified action by the Treaty Powers. fresh problems.
formed, and that there is a constant ing to the statement of the Depart buses, in order that their business In addition, Japan We will only mention the significance that has been given is looking forward to making China misinterpreting of political condiment, and may effect the supply of may not be affected. Their demands food of the people, and increase the have been assented to by the Munici- to the suggested authorization at the present moment of the levy from Russia concessions whereby
tions in China.
On the surface, at the conference sufferings of the poor farmers. Also pality, except the one as they have of the two and a half and five percent surtaxes by the provincial she could, in time, have a ready sup. table, in the press, there is this they may give rise to a riot among now requested, as a change can only
on
denied, but the memorandum proposes to meet them only to the extent that is possible while the treaty rights are maintained. The British memorandum asks the other Powers "to disclaim any intention of forcing foreign control upon an unwilling China," but also requests them to associate themselves with Croat Britain in "calling upon China to maintain the sanctity of the treaties." This appeal to the Powers reaches its logical conclu- sion in the injunction "to abandon the policy of ineffective pro- test over minor matters, reserving protest-which should then be made effective by united action-for cases where vital interests are at stake."
Would Stand Aloof
been decided
her best customer and to securing
administrations. It is undeniable that such a levy would enable ply of food and raw materials. the northern militarists to conduct with renewed vigor their campaign against the nationalist forces.
Real aims and motives have a
Treaties are out
the world, word. China's
universality of loyalties, all of which our modern knight defends. Japan's plan for new railway con.
Rhetoric is ubiquitous. atruction in South Manchuria is to We
construct a number of feeder lines
Actually, in factories, banks, treat- think it necessary, however, to stress the
many inconsistencies in the British note.
ies and battles, although there is to the South Manchurian Railway, It insists upon the non- existence of a government in Peking, and recognizes the Manchurian cities with the main headed bargaining and clever mani- these lines loking up important plentiful rhetoric, there is hard- progressive development of the nationalist movement.
Then it Japanese-controlled line of railway pulation as well. proposes to authorize the non-existent government in Peking to Japan has just signed a forestry con collect taxes which will benefit the northern military chiefs and cession agreement with Russia and their associates, the announced enemies of nationalism.
this is believed to be the fore-runner of other concessions that Japan will soon receive from the Soviet.
This
There is another fact which should be recorded. note was sent at the very moment that the British Minister to
Affairs of the Nationalist Government. This coincidence does
not seem to us
Only Insanity Cases
Accepted By Asylum
Protest Abuses Of
Tidal Lands Office!
the peasants.
ASK GUARD AGAINST
In view of the conversion of the naval fleets on the Yangtze, to the control of the Revolutionary Government, the prominent members
be
held in
Shorter Bus Runs
be made after negotiation has been held by the Bureau of Finance and the Bus Companies regarding the
ROBBERY ON SHAMEEN matter.
In addition to enlisting from Hong- kong 10 detectives, and instructing Chinesedetectives already in service| to guard the West and East Bridges and jetties in Shameen, the British and French Consuls here have
Captives Will Build
New Road To Kiangsi
Another through highway is in Military Headquarters prospect. has announced its decision to build
Bureau of a public highway from Namhung to
Don Quixote sometimes goes too far. Like his medieval prototype, he sees both his weapon and his target with a distorted vision.
Some things baffle rhetoric. When jointly informed the defenseless citizens are shot down, Public Safety to send police and Kanchow, connecting Kwangtung when devious help is giving to
detectives to suppress the activities and Kiangsi, over a much-travelled militarists whose aim is to strangle much trouble to the inhabitants in of robbers, who have been causing nationalism, no cloak of fine words
can suffice.
Shameen since the restoration of
communications.
route.
Captives taken in the battles in Kiangsi will be employed for the work of building.
Peking was in Hankow interviewing the Minister for Foreign to be accidental. On the supposition that the British Government wanted to deceive the Foreign Powers
The Municipality has submitted a Against the clear-cut, the indubit- concerning its real intentions, and still keep all doors open, this report to Military Headquarters, ably just, the tilting of the knightly Councils have been held responsible commerce for a through route has
The British and French Municipal
The needs of the military and of
action is entirely consistent. Assurances to the so-called Peking requesting that military hospitals sword and the eloquence of knightly
led to the present decision. for cases of robbery which have government with which the Foreign diplomats are still co Juet and Governmental organizations, speech have ever been important.
So it will be today. In the face occurred litely. ting and which they still recognize as a government, were called military, political, police, and educa
of a people struggling for independ for at that critical moment. This memorandum, in spite of its hereafter send separately to other port given to the enemy.
tional, be notified that they should
ence, no verbiage can justify sup seeming deprecatory attitude toward the north, is concocted suitable hospitals instead of the
NEW COMMITTEE TO In fact, it is a policy that none entirely for the benefit of Peking and
SAVE RAILWAYS MONEY the militarists for "Fuk Shing" Insane Hospital, deliri- but a Don Quixote would undertake. which the northern capital stands.
ous patients suspected of lunacy: blind to what is more than suspected Don Quixote is really mad. He is Only insane patients can be accepted by the northern militarists, par- A Committee for purchase of concerning an endorsement from the
YUET SHOU PARK
CHUNGSHAN ROAD SOON
READY IN JANUARY
OPENED TO TRAFFIC
of Goddess of Mercy will be
RELIEF FOR refugees
A letter has been received by the Kwangtung General Association of the China Relief Association from the Department of Civil Affairs,
for treatment by the asylum. ticularly by the pretender to dic materials was formed on Monday by Nationalist Government, sanctioning Such action has been taken by the tatorship, Chang Tso-lin. This modern the Canton-Kowloon Railway Office. the appropriation of a sum of $4000 Municipality as a result of a report knight of diplomacy tails to see that It will look after the purchase of all from the Ministry of Finance as there is a nationalist government materials for use in the railway. It requested by the Provincial Govern- submitted by Dr. Sze-to Chiu, Com-
in China, growing stronger and
were
the
It is reported that work on the As a result of investigation by the Yuet Shou Public Park on the Hill members of the Canton-Hongkong missioner of Public Health, in which stronger day by day, enlisting under is expected that this committee will ment, for the relief of the Chinese Strike Road-building Committee, the it was stated that in recent months its banner the people of province save many thousands of dollars refugees outside the Macao Barrier, part of the Chungshan Road from dying patients who were not luna-after province, supported by completed by the end of next
an yearly from the amount given for who
expelled by huchuen to the side of the Lion tics, have been sent to the asylum ever-growing army that believes in commissions, month.
deductions, shoe-Portuguese Government, for erecting Hill in Whampoa will be completed by the various organizations, and the nationalist cause.
money etc. The organization of matsheds. within ten days and it is probable that asylum cannot refuse them for Against this reality, the man-
It is stated in the letter that the that the road will be open to traffic fear of being accused of neglect of ocuvers of the knights and the similar Committees will be carried from Canton to Whampoa by the 8th duty by outsiders who are ignorant efforts of the scattered armies of the out by the Yueh-Han and Canton Magistrate of Chungshan district has January of the coming year. of the true aspect of the case.
Samshui Railways.
The roads have been completed
with the exception of some pavilions
and stone benches.
militarists will battle in vain.
been duly notified,