Alleged Improper Use of Court Room Senator Borah and Senate, Washington, D. C.
On July 12, American Court in Shanghai was used by foreign lawyers as the meeting place to discuss plans of opposition to the restoration of the Mixed Court to Chinese control. This is regarded by Chinese unfriendly act [and interference of the American judiciary with diplomatic matters. We desire to know whether the Senate would allow the use of the sacred American Court room for political purposes and would appreciate your fair-minded attitude on this delicate question, Federation of College Faculties, Shanghai atmosphere wholesome cannot be admitted. Originally the Chine did not Like litigation, but some of the foreign lawyers have hired brokers who were paid on a commission basis to stir up litigation. The Mixed Court has repeatedly, ordered that no such broker should be employed in the lawyer's office, Dut they are still go employed. Any, reference to the integrity of these lawyers is, therefore, a disputable! point. "On'the other hand the Chinese Bar in Shanghai and other places maintain a higher standard. For, instance they keep no brokers who might be worse than the worst yamen runners, and that does not mean that we' defend the yamen runners, As to the claim of these foreign lawyers that their past. practice in the Mixed Court gives them courtesy and riot by right th foreign lawyer is allowed to practise in a country other than his own. Any government has the inherent] right to allow or disallow practice by foreign lawyers. This is one essential attribute of a sovereign' "Kovernment. As to the contention' that the rendition of the Mixed Court should await the report of the mission on Extraterritoriality, it shows ignorance of those who have! advanced this view, because the rendition of the Mixed Court and the abolition of extraterritoriality should be treated as two separate things.
As to the improvements introduced into the Mixed Court since 1911 as mentioned by the U. S. Bar Associa-ition in its statement, they are not 80 Dpparent'to the'Chinese as to the
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