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CHINA'S FAILURE IN

SHANGHAI

From The Atlantic Monthly)

Such widespread interent has | currency. When the victims The International Settlements and Foreign Concessions in been aroused by Shanghat pub were released some six or seven they found that China owed their progress and lication of a recent United Press hours later, prosperity to foreign municipal digest of the now-famous Atlantie their apartments had been ran-

072 unsigned report Monthly control and foreign investments. Shanghat that the full toxt

of sacked, and that money - and Many Britons and Americans

this report has been obtained Jewelry valued at many millions with knowledge of the situation

the Shanghai of dollars had been stolen by from America, bu

military polled. felt grave doubts In 1943 re- Evening Post and Mercury. It the socalled

One of the residents telephoned garding the expediency of re- is presented herewith.) nouncing extraterritorial, rights:

and putting themselves and before any action can be taken. their countrymen at the mercy Pick-noekets ply their trade in

to the nearest police station as soon as the raid started, but no action was taken. No redress has

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By Shepard Barclay

"The Authority on Authoritica"

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of Chinese courts and an Inoffi- every crowded thoroughfare, been offered to the victims.

About.the same time four clent police system. But a ges- and the stealing of cargoes has ture o stimulate continued re- attained incredible proportions. senior members of the staff of sistance by. Chungking to the It is not unusual for an im- a charitable hospital were

of cosmetics-rested and shut up in filthy Japanese was considered neces- porter-any, sary in London and in Washing- whose consignment has been cell with a number of criminals

stolen, to be offered his entire because of the death of a wo Nothing is immediately to be ton.

Today the plight of Shanghai shipment by illicit receivers of man in their institution.. Some- expected of the visit of Mr. Bevin to Paris in connection with the and Tientsin and Formosa is his wares, before he has even one had falsely informed

well known, Municipal oblign had time to assess his loss. police that she had been operat- United States offer of aid to a tons to employees who had

Local labour unions have vir-ed upon againat her consent, Europe which is prepared to help earned pensions by long and tually a free rein to present ex- when the truth was that itself. Many big issurs must be forthful service, the rights of tortionate demands and to intilied from a hemorrhage caused decided and protracted negotia debenture holders, and the midate employers, whom they by her 'refusal to stay in bed. tions brought to a conclusion be- status of a number of trusts re- often detain in their own offices It was thirty-six hours before fore an over-all plan for "Europe's lating to hospitals, schools, and for hours under threats of vio- these members of the medical economic restoration can be pre- recreation grounds have been lence, including hanging. Many staff were relenaed.

foreign-owned factories whose

Unsafe sented. Of the importance and treated we non-existent.

Model Settlement plants are more or lens intact generosity of the offer, however,

operations, It is unsafe for foreign sur- there be mistake, and Mr.) Before the war the Interna- hesitate to resunie Bevin's initiative in endeavouring tienal Settlement in Shanghal because of constant strikes and geons to operate upon Chinese For the known throughout the

propostrous compensation under the archale legal system to prepare the ground will be ap East as "The Model Settle they are compelled to pay to now prevailing. It is equally preciated both in Britain and the ment") was a congested mo-workers who are discharged for unsafe for foreigners to drive сигн. А Russian United States. In effect, the dern city with tall buildings, up- inefficiency or insubordination. their own

serving a five-year! Marshall Plan is a challenge to to-date public utilities, and a One British firm has had to pay driver is Europe, in European statesman- repulation of considerably over, out over three thousand pounds sentence for allegedly causing ship, as well as an opportunity for a milion. In the last five years to rid itself of the incubus pf the death of a woman America to lead the way in its deterioration, has been in. inefficient and truculent work- stuck her head out of a street-

car as he was passing, and was HAS THE PAIR led to the A, the club 6 led to the J and K taken. The dia- restoring world equilibrium. The credibly raple, especially since era.

K.M.T. Hesitates eaught by the back of his truck.

ENOUGH?

mond was ruffed by East, proposal, broadly put, is that the it passed under Chinese control,

In civil procedure the same Streets are in bad repair and The dominant Kuomintang United States should underwrite

took out Wonderland" men- littered with rubbish, The evidently hesitates to attempt "Alice in

WITH A TRULY adequate whose club then some Joint plan of European majority of the thoroughfares any disciplining of labor

for tality prevails, On August 14, number of cards in your hand South's last trump. East fol- construction. There is some fear, are lined on each side by haw fear that it will go over to the a certain Chen Chi-ling sued and your partner's-which lowed with three tricks in perhaps, that the suggestion is nukers stalls, which eccupy a large Communist camp. A number of the Joint Savings Bank for the means a total of eight or more hearts and the apade K, setting.

and return four thousand fold of a the best salt for trump is the contract five tricks. more than an endeavour to start portion of the pavements and old, established British

At another table in the same America on a new line of thought, encranch upon the roads. Chin- American firms are contempla long-term deposit made in 1940, nearly always that which

to duplicate the bidding was ex- was evenly divided or nearest that the mass of these rest or sleep at the entrancea ting-and some have actually with interest. His claim American public may be reluctant to most of the buildings and on arranged for-the transfer of based on the fact that the cost- evenly divided between the two actly the same up to South's But that principle call of 4-Clubs. North then put lopt, but it is politically the pavements. Squatters have their head offices and plants to of-living index had risen 4,000 hands. shrewd and farseeing. It affords taken possession of vacant land. Ilongkong, to avoid the losses per cent since the deposit, and should generally be scrapped the game into diamonds with Instances have and uncertainties of operating on a government regulation al- when only seven cards of any his singleton A. He reckoned the plainest evidence that the and in many

BO-lowing the court to make ad- one suit belong to the partner that the bidding of this suit American authorities are deter forced their way into residen- under Chinese laws and

tial and office bulidings and called protection.

justments of payment in legal ship. Then an element of safe- twice by South before showing mined that their people shall not

The labour trouble for the transactions where an unfore- ty is furnished by aclecting the clubs indicated at least six dia- sink back into isolation, a mood laken over whole floors.

The police, admittedly under- most part is not caused by unseen change of conditions has suit which has the greater monds and only four clubs that is at times encouraged by the paid, take bribes from all and ruly unions disrupting business rendered the original terms un- length in one of the two hold possibly seven diamonds. small visible results of the piece sundry, and engage freely in and production In an irrispon- just.

ings. It affords better proter happened to be the latter, and meal assistance hitherto given to blackmail and püfering. It has sible way. It is due rather to Where does the responsibility tion against a bad division of South made the contract, losing only two tricks in cluba. That distressed European nations. The been openly charged-and never the fact that official corruption, for this chaotic state of affair the defenders' trumps.

made a "swing" of fivo tricks to lie? Some of the examples

between the two sides at the response that the United States refuted-that street hawkers Inflation,, and. utter failure

prices have reduced given are inherent in the Chin-

two tables, resulting entirely may give is made to depend upon pay police on their beats one or control

dollara workers so close to the starva- ese system-or lack of system

from North's appreciation of some joint plan for Continental two thousand Chinese

to ton level that they might

of administration. No well-

the greater safety in preferring recovery evolved "by a number apiece per day, in addition

Briton or American

diamonds. of European nations, if not by allowing them to help themsel- well atarve while striking as informed

believed, during the war, that S 8532 all." If that were forthcoming yes to any articles they fancy. starve while working.

Currency inflation has attain the much. publicized "New H K965) America, it is indicated, might be Inexperienceed coolle policemen

are constantly invading offices ed astronomical proportions, but China" was a reality, and that D 32 induced to provide the flow of and residences to demand, the the cost of living exceeds even as a result of participation in C A5 dollars without which Europe will filling in of ridiculous forms, or the inflationary standard. It is a common struggle, the Chinese go hungry,

to put impertinent questions estimated that it costa foreigners would develop greater emciency: about the work and incomes of well over four times as much in administrative matters or the inmates.

today to live in Shanghai as it moré honesty in municipal gov-

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After North opens this with ter of intrigue, of playing off the club 8 led to the 19 and A,

Ill-chosen 1-Spade, what one clique against another, the henri K ruffed by the club ant Daily--Scandal Hardly a day passes that the while himself, relying upon re7-a dirastrous shortening of course should the bidding pur- local newspapers, Chinese and netionary and anti-foreign ad- South'o trumps--the spade 3 suct

visers. Many of the men hold. in common with the other nations, From the files of the "China foreign, do not reveal and doing high positions in the Kucking, is now mayor of Shang-, ment. How can he control the

nounce some fresh is invited to share in the drafting Mail").

mintang hierachy ANECDOTE OF THE GREAT scandal. Whereas in pre-Pearl

volopment, even as well as when

be

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hal. But he was appointed too rationing of of a programme that America AMERICAN HERO.... WG mast Harbor days the Chinese would ously corrupt. can support. Nothing would be confess we like well to see the have reneted angrily to any ex-

Any progressive-minded Chin- late, and has not been given the modities like rice, sugar, and coal when corrupt government. Little Hope

monopolies handle importation more welcome than the coming character of our Washington in pasures of alleged fraud, how ese leader would have realized necessary authority.

that Shanghal under Chinese together of all the European the following method of its de-ever, well authenticated.—cs-

control was the supremo test of! Ho is struggling to restore and distribution? nations to hammer out among yaving the army of freedom frum pecially in the foreign press China's ability to administer a order out of chaos, to eliminata

The United States and Bri- themselves a Continental economy defeat or guiding the council. A they now appear to have that would rescue all alike from British officer had been brought in come absolutely shameless, and large modern city with eff corruption and incompetence, tain have given China lavish their present industrial stagnation. from the river, a prisoner, and to look upon exposure of graft should have been regarded as Hardly a day passes that he ly since, the Pact we hoped ciency and honesty. Shanghal but with little hope of success. alatance during, and especial- Some accidental cir- as a matter of course. In this direction Mr Marshall wounded.

China's show window, and does not have to grapple with might reasonably have cumstance had attracted to him has given a lead, but has left to General

Foɛsibly they imagine that Washington's special

every effort should have been some new exposure of corrup- that this aid would curb, the exposures Bro European statesmanship the find-notice, who had him placed under these

offset

bent to make it so.

tion under the regime of his innate xenophobla of the Chin- by publication of ing of a way to avail herself of the best medical and surgical at abroad

There are scores of able Chin- predecessor, the Tokyo-educat cea people. The abrogation of the proffered help. If the

and ed, non-English speaking, anti- the so-called "unequal treaties," tention the army could afford, and claborate and ambitious schemes cac, educated in Britain ordered

with the restoration of the In- him

to be lodged in his for largescale municipal Marshall plan is to receive ord

America, with stainless records, foreign Gen. Chien Tah-chun,

Settlements and provements, such as a bridge or who, given the necessary sup The present Mayor appears ternational endorsement from the American There, according to custom, a tunnel

the Whangpoo, people evidence will have to be large party of officers had as an elevated pirect-allway, port and authority, would have to exercise no control over the the Forelga Concessions to full made the rehabilitation of police force, beyond, almost Chinese sovereignty and with furnished of cooperative response sembled in the evening to

Race Course Shanghai under a Chinese, ad- dally repudiating its arbitrary the abolition of extraterritor from Europe. Since conditions when the meats and coin and Recreation Ground (regard- ministration success. One actions and pretensions, He is, fallty, should have put the Chin- are critical there is no time to be removed, the unfailing nuts ap less of the fact that they are auch, Wu Kuo-chen, graduate of moreover, obstructed and bandi-ese on their mettle.. But Chin- ese officialdom has provel frres- lost, and it is in line with this peared and the wine, a luxury the property of a foreign trust). Grinncil and Princeton, former capped by the graft that now. conviction that Mr. Bevin is now seldom seen by American subal None of these schemes is likely mayor of Hankow and Chung pervades government depart ponsible and inadequate in Paris. Britain must approve table began to circulate.

tema except at "Ills Excellency's" [ever, to get beyond the paper

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has to promote ecotomic his usunt hour, but patting eno tive returns from the confisen recovery in Europe, and because of his aides de camp in his place, tion of foreign property.

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typical. In the early hours This injunction had its effect 6.46 am. to be exact of August be devoted to the relief of dis- for a short time but, as the wine 12 a party of some iftem Chin- tresses outside -our-own shores, and punch passed around, the Economic unity in Europe may soldiers test and mirth gradually ese alleged to have been mem- be more easily attainable than into argument, and by and by Garrison

broko forth, cônversation warm-bers of the Woosung-Shanghai Headquarters -- but any form of political union. To came a song. In the midst of all only two of them wore uniforms America, the scheme may, if this a side door opened, and some forced their way. Into adopted, provide a way of escape entered in silence and on tip-toe, from a threatening industrial It was the General. Without a apartment building In Great word to any of the company he Western Road, shooting and slump and confirm her leader passed silently" along the table, severely wounding a Brilah res ship in the world. Viewed either with almost proless trend, - to sident, who realated. from the American or the Euro- the opposite door, which Ho

opened and closed after him sta Dragged Out pean angle Mr. Marshall's pro-gently and cautiously as a nurse All the occupants of this posals are compounded of warm in the sick room of a tender and building, including an elderly hearted statesmanship and practi- beloved sellent The song the Parses, were dragged out of cal economics. They open a way story the merriment died away at to the avoidance of serious calami- once. All were hushed. All falt bed, handcuffed, and taken the-rebuke and dropped on down to the ground floor, while ty that the nations will refuse to quietly, one by one to their the thugs pretended to take take at their perii."

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