| Show THE SALT LAKE FATE fAIt OF f Cm CHINA A DEPENDS ON AMERICA Destiny of Four Hundred Millions Hangs on Decision Decision De De- of Harding BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS Correspondent of the N Newspaper paper Enterprise Enterprise En En- Association O June 25 President 25 President S SHANGHAI Warren arren G. G Harding virtually J holds the fate tate of China and her four hundred million people Inthe in inthe inthe the hollow of ot his band Whether he wishes it so or not and whether he takes action or refuses to take action his attitude during durIng- the next four years ears will largely det determine Chinas China's future for tor her Destiny seems to have wished this problem on him and nothing can relieve him of It China has reached the fork tork of the beats back definitely into the medieval medieval medieval me me- age where the peoples people's lot will inevitably be even worse vorse than it tt is today when it Is admittedly about on ona ona ona a par with that of a or other beats of ot burden The other branches off ote and leads to a a. prosperous China an oriental cross between the United States of America and the French republic DEPENDS ON 3 POWERS One of ot these two things has hu got gotto gotto gotto to be because world peace depends upon it and the next two or three years will decide which road China will take Three powers powers Great Great Britain Japan and America will America will be the determining factors at the moment China definitely definite definite- ly Iy engages in the one way or the theother theother theother other and of ot these three America will exert the most Influence And President Harding through his secretary of ot state Charles Evans Hughes must act for America A firm policy based bUld on the open door China for the Chinese and doctrines doctrines doctrines doc doc- trines generally humanitarian promulgated promulgated promulgated gated in a a a. glare of publicity will mean meana a reconstructed independent China A nebulous policy or an attitude of indifference will spell the doom of ot Chinese Independence condemn the countr country to virtual dismemberment and ultimately breed such roch complications In Inthe Inthe inthe the Pacific that America will no more be able to tp disentangle herself herselt from them than she could stay out of ot the war IT In Europe from which she tried in vain to hold aloof AMERICANS LOVED Here in substance is a It composite of ot the thoughts of ot many educated Chinese who have expressed themselves themselves them them- selves to me here In Shanghai Their faith in America Is almost pitiful She is the one country they still have confidence In every other great nation haying having been her friend only that they might take something from her for themselves J Just st being American is sufficient safe sate conduct for tor you here In China a a. Chinese southern told me You Youcan Youcan Youcan can cross the country from one end to the other In perfect safety mere merely by making yourself known RS as an American Your nationality will carry carry carty car car- ry ty you through Why is that I a asked Because he replied all Chinese know Americans as their friends friend They have never done anything for forus forus forus us expecting something In r return turn They have helped China because It was 11 right Sh t. t CHINA DUPED China wants wants and and must have have have- foreign advice this same man went wenton wenton wenton on to say W We need it in all our affairs governmental affairs governmental financial commercial commercial com com- mercial railway railway but but as things com I are arenow arenow arenow now the powers themselves provide provide provide pro pro- vide us with advisers giving us no I choice In the matter The powers as a a. rule send us experts to look after alter their Interests not Chinas China's interests else give us m men n who have more pull at home than ability out here hereIt If It ever China reaches the point j I where she can get what she wants I Ione one of ot the very ery first things she will do Is to send to America for some of ot the biggest brains in the country really big men men above all suspIcIon suspicion sus sus- and known the tho world over for tor forthe forthe the fine tIne things they have done The speaker then mentioned two or three Americans whose names are synonyms for tor efficiency and ac accomplishment ac- ac everywhere SOLDIERS VS SCHOOLS Dont publish them though he warned at Sat least not yet for international international opposition to a really strong China Is already too grea great t. t That gives you an Idea of the typo of ot man we need and will one day have to help us in China he went wont on Coet Cost us a lot Of ot course Are we wo not spending over a year In one way or another er er to support more than a million soldiers to do the personal bidding of oC ofa oCa a lot of ot corrupt militarists who once China gets on her feet teel will lose their Jobs Why couldn't we under other cIrcumstances circumstances circumstances cir cIr- cir cir- and with a a. tenth of ot the troops troop use millions upon millions of money mone on our railways schools public services seT and other constructive endeavor endeavor en en- deavor and still have something left lett leftover leftover over Chinas greatest need today Is popular pop pop popular ular War education Do you OU know how much money is III allotted to the schools A 4 million and a half halt Mexican dollars and our teachers are now out on strike because even that is unpaid I Compare the tho school appropriation I with the military drain which the people must bear r so that one military governor can ean another military governor to keep himself in the saddIe saddle saddle sad sad- dle dIe where he can further extort riches from the common herd JAPANS JAPAN'S POLICY Japans Japan's aim atm said the southerner In III at one of ot two things Either to keep China disorganized as she he Is at present present pres pres- ent with civil wars raging here and there incessantly or restore the monarchy monarchy mon mon- archy under a a. ruler amenable to her In either cither event went she hopes to extend I her spheres of influence centering about Pekin I IEn En England's sphere If ph r in iii lly I the mighty Yangtze valley alley with its square miles one single lI rich I province of ot which holds a a. population as great as the United States State And Ince since her alliance with Japan It was pointed out England has steadfastly sided with Japan as against the United States Slates on almost all questions arising in the Far East As for America Amerla she has no sphere Nor does doe she Bhe need one added the tho Chinese statesman for tor when China comes into her own as she ahe surely will one da day the A American policy of ot the open door and equal opportunities Corall for Cor all will enter into full vigor and Americans need not fear tear for their share Bhare of ot o or r trade A CHINESE This school of ot Chinese do not be believe believe be- be lieve in a 0 American Japanese war They insist there is no need for tor one Only the situation ought to b be dealt with now they sa say between all In Interested Interested interested In- In powers conferring in the open The devil de works in the tho dark I Iwas Iwas Iwas was told by one o of ot them No 00 nation nation na nil- na- na tion would have the gall to put It itself elt elton on record as favoring cutting up China or desiring dC a suzerainty over her Does anyone imagine for tor example that Japan would have hae been willing to submit her twenty-one twenty demands on China to public opinion Or to an international congress congre sT Educated Chinese want the world to hear their story TIll They admit conditions conditions condi condi- are ro rotten rolten in China but blame It on the system They would welcome welcome wel wel- come another international conference only only they want the proc proceedings to be public not rot behind a door with door with China Chinato to examine the situation and aDd advise what should be done President Harding they believe could bring some such thing to pass If It he does docs not do no so they fear tEar nobody nobody no no- bod body else will and the case can of ot China will seem m well nigh hopeless |
