The fundamental policy of the! American people and Government is one of sympathy and friendship, and disinterested helpfulness to the Chinese people. American does not Possess and does not desire one foot fof Chinese territory, even if it was offered to her, either as a perman. fent possession or in temporary ten: ure, Tt has always been, and i is to-day, the earnest desire of the /Amerisan people aiid Government to [see China the unqualified mistress Jof her own domains. The terri torial integrity of China and the administration of sovereign rights Jof the Chinese nation' are cardinal positions of America's policy with respect to China. In. the secoml place the American people and the American Government desire no special concessions or privileges China, Dr. Sun states in the speech already referred to that '"Foreignfers can claim fairly the right to trade with the Chinese people, and ito preach Christianity." This is America's policy of the open door, and in this connexion America asks for nothing more.
Thirdly, T should in the Pr Sun Yat-sen's Statements I regret to observe that Dr. Sun Yat-sen has lent the weight of his name to this~abaurd "propaganda.
fave an interview recently in 10 a representative of the "the report of which is contained in the weekly edition of that paper of December 11.
In that interview Dr. Sun blames the foreign Powers for China's troubles, and makes no exception in, re-epact of Ameri jays that "the foreign Governments" made a loan of $250,000,000 to President Yuan 'Shih-kai to' help him overthrow the revolutionary influence in China. He adds that if the Powers had. not given such support, China would ave had no trouble and there would have been no monanhy movement. Dr. Sun ought to have stated that America had no part in the Toan referred to, but instead of thus reporting the actual facts Dr, Sun on to lake another charge against certain Powers, including 'America, which is equally void of foundation, He sa} "They (the Powers) had chosen Wu Pei-fu as their strong man' and had given support to him. Great Britain and America had officially proposed to Japan to support Wu. What. would) the British people think if the Chinese would say to them Haig is your strong man, Haig is to be your ruler" What would the Americans say if out to accept
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