Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-26 | Page 48 | Commercial Army to Invade China

COMMERCIAL ARMY TO INVADE CHINA American Officer Would Have Business Survey Surey for Future Use PEKING May Ia 25 A A commercial r regi- regi m ment lt for lor China composed of or young youn AmerIcan American Amer Amer- ican business men nien subject to war service who while serving their COun country tr lell well at atthe tho the same time form the tho skirmish line lino of or an nn American commercial army to Invade China after tho the war is one ono of oC tho possibilities bullies If IC recommendations by the American Amer Amer- ican minister Dr Paul S S. S to the thc war and state departments at Washington Wash ash ington are aro heeded The idea Itea of or a commercial regiment originated with wih Major Arthur Bassett of oC the United States army stationed In His plan was to Minister and by the latter later submitted submitted sub sub- to Washington for consideration The idea said Major Bassett Basset Is briefly to take tale young oung men with wih business experience or who expect to follow a business career who are drafted Into the army and instead of or 5 sending them to lo loFrance France organize th them m into to a special regiment regi regi- ment mOnt find send them to China These men could get set their military training hero here Just as thoroughly as elsewhere and at atthe atthe atthe the same time acquire a grounding In eastern rn commercial methods The They would woul relIeve troops now stationed h here re would be available o for service on the thc western front The North China China School of or ln Languages which I i y already doln doing good work In teaching the northern or Mandarin Chinese Chi nee nese has hiss tentatively ly promised to open a branch of or the school in to teach American troops as I have ha e suggested At Atthe Atthe Atthe the same time could easily be br made for a course cours of instruction in Chinese lt commercial methods and business a knowledge of I i 1 fh ii lh f the eun s e. vua n tion ton which could coul be Le assured each man a atho ai the tho clo close of tho the war wal would b become a factor factor fac fac- ae- ae tor for the promotion of or American trade In China In iii JI the past pst trading has ben done tione from Crom tho time treaty ports whence the Chinese took the thc goods Into rort the Interior and nd marketed them The Thc Jalan Japanese sc however have more I or IN less hess broken awa away from this practice thc they lucy have ha penetrated Into the tho Int interior and I ha have ve made malc It necessary ry for the old method methol of or confining to treaty ports to be done away If I western nations na na- na- na are to compete for this Chinese business a lar large e number of or young oun business bust busi ness nest men who speak the an J know the customs and practices of or the people will wil be indispensable The They must be able to go o Into the interior arid and Jr market ct I their goods direct direct In order to accomplish this th the tha ol old trade regulations which havo have b ben ben en in n force forca In the thc past will wi have to be e modified d do So o n ns to permit foreigners to 0 trade more freely In iii the tho to Interior Interior- There must he cooperation omon western powers l to o get sc the Chinese c 10 lo agree lo to this modification This is iR the tho only way we shul ever er e Lea be Le beable beable a able l to compete on oil 01 an in o u cl ual After such modification has he been n accomplished d dI It I wil wP be up p to 10 the Individual Individual My 1 Idea Is to lo have young trained m men n on ems the time ground capable l of or getting geUng the time bU business ine 8 There aro real really great commercial opportunities op op- hero In 11 China and it looks look as though this would bo ho the commercial battle batto after the time war wal If I thc they arc ore oreto to hold holl their ther F own I In mj t tins this ii is con i lost us t. t nations must prepare now for the thc gle Sic