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THE CHINESE PROBLEM.up into a state of hysteria against for prepared to relinquish extraterritoriality. HOLLAND'S INDUSTRIES FAIR.

eigners, hut he is more likely meekly, to and agree to the modification of the pre LARGE ATTENDANCE AND GOOD sent Customs regime. That China has submit to, or to attempt to buy aff

no progress towards the oppressors of his own race. Successful made little or resistance to oppression might have been fullment of these conditions, which can- organized in the days when the Chinese not be considered unreasonable in them. soldier was equipped with spears and selves; is no argument for the relinquish

ment of existing foreign rights. bows and arrows. It is a different matter to resist a tyranny enforced by coolies pliance with these conditions would be equipped with ris, automatic pistols, as much in the interests of the ordinary and artillery,

Chinese citizen as of the foreigner resident

MR. H. G. W. WOODHEAD'S SUMMING-UP,

in China.

Cem.

held

TO PROSPECTIVE. HONGKONG EXHIBITORS.

Holland's 14th Industries Fair from March 9-19th at Utrecht, was a suevess in every respect. As regards the number of participators, it was the biggest hitherto held since the fair was made international in September, 1991,

Mr. H. G. W. Woodhead.-C.B.E., the Editor of the China Year Book and the Peking and Tientsin Times, occupied a

There has from time to time appear- short furlough last year in writing ed to be a possibility of one militarist

"A few foreigners and Chinese believe and an exceptionally lively business wa book (The Truth About the Chinese subduing all his rivals, and imposing a that foreign intervention is the only done. In almost all groups of industry Republic: London, Hurst and Blackett, dictatorship over the whole country. On remedy for China's ills. With that view the turnover was.considerable, notwith- Ltd., 15j- net). After completing this each occasion, however, the attempt to I cannot agree. To succeed, such inter-standing the harmful influence resulting task he returned to China and, as will reunite China by force has failed. The vention would demand commitments which from the special trade fairs experimen- be remembered, paid an unexpected visit leading militarists have not had the faan- would be undertaken by no single Power tally held at Amsterdam. to Hongkong owing to the fact that becial or military resources, or the political and which could only be attempted by a The section "Bailding Materials" was was one of the passengers on board the ability, to size and retain control of this group of Powers without friction and dis-of great interest and was largely visited. Tungchow which in December last fel! vast country. The merchant class, from seusion which would frustrate its aim into the hands of a gang of Chinese whom so much right have been hoped, Even if a unity of purpose, which has not pirates.

have become disgusted with politics, and hitherto been attained between the Powers seem content to-day to carry on their interested in China, could be secured on trade by submission to military black this occasion, intervention would necessi- tate the employment of large military forces, and the indefinite occupation of large tracts of Chinese territory. It would require the forcible installation in office- and authority-of Chinese who, by reason of their subservience to the foreigner, would incur the distrust of all their

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the reason being that, for the first time, an exhibition of municipal works (ex- tension plans, plans of new buildings, bridges, barbour works, etc.) was con- nected therewith. The Road Construc tion Department in this Section was much larger than before and many for- eign firms were represented.

The experiment of organising a special group of fancy goods met with success and an amalgamated group of French manufacturers in that section did very

well

The Netherland Colonial Department attracted much attention by exhibits of rubber, timber and oil.

was 903

It is, in short, impossible, as history has demonstrated over and over again, to help a nation which will not help itself.

The number of exhibitors which does not desire, foreign aid, and which, however passively it may endure the against 261 at the former Fair. The ex- oppression of its own officials, will unite bibitors were distributed according to almost to a man against any threat of nationality as follows Holland and, Ger- external aggression. No Power, or group maty 100, France 06, England 46, Bel- of Powers, could be expected to embark gium 34, Caited States of America 26, upon so thankless, or hopeless, and so Switzerland 19, Czecho-Slovakia 7, Aus- tria 6,-Italy 4, Denmark 9, Norway 1, dangerous a task.

Sweden 1. There were no exhibits from

Mr. Woodhead has been contiguously engaged in journaliam in China for the past twenty-three years and his book ismail.

“ Years of domestic chaos have resulted an attempt to interpret to the Home public the issues which have arisen bein widespread demoralization. The old tween China and the Treaty Powers as saying that "a Chinaman's word is as a result of the recent disturbances. It good as his bond," no longer holds true. is easy enough," as he says, " for the Corruption and dishonesty are now arm-chair critic or the sentimentalist at prevalent in commercial as in cficial

It is always difficult, and fre home to urge the scrapping of existing circles. Treaties, and the relinquishment of the quently impossible, to chtain redress privileges certain foreigners at present against fraudulent and defaulting Chinese. "The spread of domestic chaos has enjoy. These people would probably take a very different view if they had lived been accompanied by a wave of nation- for any length of time in China, and had alistic feeling, especially among acquired a first hand knowledge of the student class. They have been encour actual situation." Nor does the author nged by Bolshevik agitators, and to some believe that these critics are doing any extent "by missionary institutions, and reat service to China, or to their own new profess to see in Western imperial countrymen, by creating the impressionism, capitalism," and the unequal that the British and American publics Treaties," the cause of "China's present have completely succumbed to Chinese troubles. Yet if every unequal Treaty" were abolished to-morrow, China would nationalist and Bolshevist propaganda.

Mr. Woodhead starts his survey of recent Chinese history from 1988 and his first chapter deals with the last years of the Manchus He places clearly and concisely before his readers the cases which have led to the present troubles and sums up stating briefly his con-

tection and jurisdiction of his own of ception of China's present problem. It

cials. Missionary, work has been develop is a book which is calculated to enlighten public opinion regarding the nature of

ed under the protection of foreign Govern. menta, whose diplomatic and consular lands in Hongkong is prepared to com- the difficulties with which the Foreign Powers are now faced and we trust it / volutionary methods. They must tear up officials have had to devote ne small municate' with the Committee of the Fair will have a wide circulation. There is the Treaties, engage in a bloody struggle portion of their time and energy to shield-on behalf of prospective exhibitors. too little knowledge in the world to day with the foreigner for national liberation,ing Chinese converts from molestation regarding modern China. The people of and then they many hope to become as and persecution, and enforcing the Treaty prosperous as the rights of foreign missions. A reaction has Europe and America who draw basty Soviet Republic! Foreign commercial now set in among the Chinese, which has conclusions from brief cable messages are

interests in China, on the other hand, manifested itself in anti-Christian mani- too frequently led astray by the pro-which have been built up under circumfestations, and a growing hostility to paganda of those whose interest it is te

stances of unusual difficulty, are fearful Mission schools and colleges. foment disorder....

Hongkong, China and Japan.

The number of visitors, principally mercial interests is easy to explain. The business people, was estimated at between missionary has prosecuted his work, with 80,000 and 65,000.

The buildings will in future be con- special privileges which are not enjoyed by other foreigners, under the same "unsiderably enlarged, especially in connee- which have enabled the tion with exhibits of heavy machinery. equal Treaties foreign merchant to trade under the pro- The next fair will be held from Septem-

The divergence of views that has re- cently become apparent between a section be no better off. Such a step would, in-of the missionary hody and foreign com- deed. tend to aggravate friction between foreigners and Chinese, as a result of subjecting the former to abuses from which they have hitherto been immune Irreparable injury would be done to legitimate foreign interests without in any way assisting in China's regeneration.

"By the Bolsheviks the Chinese are told that the solution of their dificulties is to be found in the adoption of "re-

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ber &-17, 1923, and will be again inter- antional in character.

The Consul General for the Nether-

B.B.C.'S " JOKE."

APRIL FOOL'S DAY.

About three minutes before midnight on March 31st the announcer at the B.B.C.

of any serious modification of their exist If the missionary now feels that his London station broke into the trans- Mr. Woodhead does not believe in ing immunities. They are familiar with Treaty privileges are obsolete, and con- mission of dance music, and said that foreign intervention. On the other hand the situation in China as it actually is-stitute a hindrance, rather than a help, immediately "Big Ben" struck the hour to suggest that the problem would be not as China's plausible representatives at to his work, it by no means follows that there would be an important announce solved, or even assisted, by the whole-international conferences represent it to he is speaking on behalf of foreign in-

ment. Midnight struck, and the on- sale scrapping of existing Treaties is, in be. They recognize that many of the terents generally. There are many experi-nouncer returned; there came a further his opinion, ludicrously to exaggerate Treaty rights to which they are entitled faced missionaries to-day who share the mention of the "important announce. the effect of these Treaties upon the are either obsolete or incapable of en- merchant's view that the abrogation of ment," a rustling of papers, and then: domestic affairs of the nation.

forcement. But they prefer the evils they extraterritoriality would disastrous, We should like to remind our listeners The real obstacles to China's regenera-know to the uncertainties and risks which both to the Chinese and to the foreign that it is now April 1st. Good morning. tion and progress," Mr. Woodhead, con would follow any alteration in theirer. clades, are to be found not in the status. attitude or policy of the Treaty" Powers, but in China herself. She has never been Republic in aught but name since the abdication of the Manchas in February 1019. The machinery for the introduction of really democratic government bag yet to be produced....

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April Fools

"China's salvation must be worked out "Chinese and their sympathizers make from within; it cannot be wrought from much of the necessity of equality as the without. All that can be asked of the Japan, and Japan and the United States. true basis of friendships, but mutual con- Treaty Powers is that they shall not un-One of the most vital, however, is the Gidence is surely a prerequisite of equality, reasonably retain any rights which are not restoration of stability in China. And and such confidence is impossible under essential to the well-being of their this stability cannot be brought about by existing conditions. However sympathe nationals, and which restrict China's calling China a mouareby or a republic, or her nominal ruler an Emporer, or a tie they may be. towards China's aspira- l'administrative freedom. The Chinese Republic, is a myth. It tions, the foreign Powers cannot really "The principal Treaty Powers have President, or & Provisional Chief Execu will not be made a reality by subjecting deal on a basis of complete equality with defined the conditions under which China tive. Nor can it be achieved by conced- foreigners to the abuses and the insecurity a Government whose authority is openly can recover complete sovereignty These ing to a moribund and impotent Govern under which the Chinese themselves have flouted throughout the country, and conditions are not unreasonable. To talk ment rights of sovereignty which it has no means of exercising. The reorganiza- suffered at the hands of the Tuchans. whose engagements are not worth the of reciprocity to-day is sheer nonsense. Since the passing of Yuan Shih Kai the paper upon which they are written. There The Peking Government cannot conceiv- tion of the administration upon a basis treatment of which will win public. confidence at home authority of the Central Governdent bas must, of necessity, be an atmosphere of ably reciprocate. in its

and abroad, the restoration of the completely collapsed. The position of the unreality about negotiations conducted foreigners. It cannot ever pretend to Foreign Legations at Peking has become with a Government which, when we come guarantee them the privileges and security authority of the Central Government in

as the taxation of " pathetic. They have had to deal for down to hard facts, can offer nothing but, which Chinese enjoy as a matter of course such vital matters practical reasons, with the Peking Govern. vague and unsatisfactory promises in in British possessions throughout the trade, the enforcement of international obligations, and the administration of ment, which has been the only adminis return for any concessions which may be East..

"The peace of the Far East depends justice, and the establishment of the rule tration accorded foreign recognition. But agreed to. for all practical purposes their protests "Fourteen years of chaos is an insigni. upon a number of factors, among which of law in place of the whim of the 'mili. and representations to this Government ficant period in the history of a nation are the relations between Russin and tarists, are among the essentials of a

(Continued on next column.} might just as well have gone straight into which goes back for thousands of years, the wastepaper basket. 1ue Chinese and whose civilization was, for many Foreign. Dice has duly acknowledged and centuries, in advance of that of Europe. fled thera. Bat it has not had the power. In the course of China's long and chequer- even it if had the, will, to secure redressed history she has survived decades and for foreign grievances, or to fulti China's even, centuries of internal disorder. "And Treaty obligations.

"China, a country in which, until recently, the military profession has been held in disrepute, has now become the prey of ival militarists, who have ex panded their armies until they have be como a veritable incubus, absorbing every cent of the national revenues on which they can lay their hands. These milt tariats are unmoved by the cafferings of their fellow-citizens, and now ignore, or impudently defy, both the Peking Govern ment and the representatives of the Treaty All Rights Reserved Powers. The Chinese is not noted for

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