"tt does not matter, to-day, whether the—extra-territoriality rights under which foreigners are exempted from all processes of Chinese law were granted by China or ore wrested from her, in the beginning," said Me. Luceock. "The im-Portant fact is that this system does for and cannot work to-day. When the treaty went into effect, there were but a few hundred foreigners there are 250, 000, the majority living in ten large international concessions. These -|foreigners represent 15 different} nations, each with its own system of consular law and police regulations, and under the present regulations; se law has no jurisdiction' over any of these foreigners..[t i an impossible situation, working injustice in many directions.
"The existing tariff provisions which fix the tariff which China may. place at a small ad valorem percentage, is also most unjust and hampering to China." Under it, she cannot Protect her infant industries by ad-[justment of tariffs, as do other countries; she cannot secure income for the support of her government from her tariff; she is unable to make reciprocal tariff treaties, such as used to great trade advantage other countries, including the Goud States; and she is helpless in dealing [with importations of opin harmful to her peopl "Red" Influence Negligible These are the great problems behind the unrest in China, Mx. Tue cock said. Russian and" so-called "Red" influence is negligible, Thera are radicals among the followers of Chang Kai-chok but he is not in sympolity with them, Mr, Luccocle declared.
"The fact: is often cited that Borodin, a Russian, is the chief military and political advisor of Chang Kai-chok," said Mr. Luceock, "bat it should be remembered that the late Sun Yat-sen requested the United States to send officers to China to advise on military matters Jand that Washington refused 0 allow them to go.
Chang Kai-chok's most. important opponent is Sun Chung-fang who formerly controlled five important provinces of China and still has con trol of Shanghai, Mr. Luccock said. He is inclined to believe that Chang Kai-chok's triumphant march north ward will in time absorb Shanghai, not by an armed battle between foreign and Chinese soldiers, but in the same manner that other important cities, including Hankow, called the Chicago of China, have been taken, by preparation through propaganda 80 that the officials finally obey' the will of the people by turning over the government to the besiegers Anti-Foreign Feelin Unies the foreign powers, fncluding the United States show a willingness at Toast to arbitrate the demands of the Southern Govern. ment, in the conquered territory will be s0' unpleasant as ta become impos sible, Mr. Luecock said, The Chinese have ways of expressing their dislike of foreigners, quite without use of Jactual force of violence, which makes life unbearable among them. Hold~ ing the international cities by force fof arms against the Chinese would }do the foreign governments no good so far as commerce is concerned, Mr, Luccock said, since these foreign settlements are but the centre of the commercial cobweb which extends out over China. This cantor would be valueless without its connecting filaments.
Mr. and Mrs. Luccock expect to return to Shanghaj and the Nantao Christian Institute next July, at the close of their Sabbatical year. The institute is supported by three native Presbyterian churches in Shanghai It has a dispensary, kindergarten Jand schools, a community center with jelubs and conferences, a Sunday. school and preaching' services, Mr. Luceock works under resbyterian Board of Foregin Missions, while Mrs. Luecock went to China under the Methodist Mission Bos being a member of the Corn Hill Methodist Church in this city Dr. Ernest A. Hauser, Pip., ra.A., who sailed from Naples for Singapore and Malacca on May 2 by the str. Hakozaki Maru, will larry out a certain amount of scientific research work, which, it is hoped, will enlarge considerably resent knowledge of colloidal chemistry on rubber latices. The result of Dr, Hauser's investigations will be incorporated in the Gow lectures at the London University, which have been. postponed. front May to November this yea
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