To the Editor of the "-Nonrm-Curva Datty News."
Sim—Mr. Hollington Tong tells jus that the statement issued by the Chinese Information Boreas answers in part the query as to what are points in which the Treaties are junegual. So far as that goes it is satisfactory since we now have the Chinese viewpoint: Mr. Tong adds nothing to the statement so we may conclude it contains all the essential (1) The Treaties were issued under force of arms. That is not true of the Treaties of 1902 which were agreed to without any suggestion of any force of arms. As the earlier ones China brought jupon herself by her unneighbourly jand outrageous conduct the conditions under which the Treaties were made. In passing it should be said China shows by her recent and pre~ sent acts she is as badly behaved 3 ever.
(2) "China did not (and does not) desire the presence of Foreig ners." She forgets that for every foreigners here are a hundred Chinese in our countries: Suppose jwe say we do not want them and turn them out in the so they want to turn us of is too late now to utter such nonsense: peoples of the nations are' inked up into intercourse which can not be undone. For better or worse jwe must inter-communicate.
(8) The writers know quite well, or must admit thei ignorance, that! Jopium did not cause the war: it was' the last straw and it might well Ihave been bibles or Chinese Classics. Nor did tea cause the American War jof Independence. That was an incident in the struggle for freedom jon the part of the British race over ithe sea: the war would have occurred if there had been no tea just as it) would have taken place in China if} there had been no opium.
(4) Leased territories: how can lease intered into by two parties be an unequal Treaty?
(6) Railway Concessions. China has made 25 per cent. interest out jof foreign capital as against the foreigners' 5 per cent. besides immense benefits in opening up trade. True they are grossly unequal as against the foreigner and jin favour of the Chinese. The [Chinese want many more railway at the presexft moment. Incidentally every railway in Chinese control is, going rapidly to pieces and in foreign jcontrolied railways is following suit to the extent to which Chinese control is admitted.
(6) Customs Tariff: Chinese requests have so far been met and will be so in the future as far China abides by her Treaties. jean not control her Customs because jit would be open to every kind abuse and the revenues would be! stolen by those who administered them and by everybody who could get their hands upon them. When ithe loans, for which these revenues. are pledged are redeemed China, }will be able to control her own: revenues and make whatever mess. she likes of them.
(7). The Consortium, recognizing the state of all Chinese Institutions is not willing to lend foreign monies {till satisfactory security is forth-looming. That is all. Chinese have fa grievance because foreigners will Met hand over their funds to the Chinese without security to squander Jiust as the: pleases. One or. two disastrous experiment of this nature Ihave been tried:
(8) The Concessions were worth= less swamps or mud under water [when they were: conceded to foreig-mers as places of resideness. Foreign [brains and energy have made them leverywhert the finest parts of' the ports were they" are situated, profits made by Chinese in foreigners \Counteries. The whole thing is too Iliad the best of the deal. It foreigners who should squeal rights land not the Chinese.
Tam ete,
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