Belgiom displayed a disposition to be highly reasonable, She admire fed promptly that the treaty should be subject to revision, but contended with equal reasonableness that until she and the major Powers saw reas on for recognising the Government jot Peking as the de jure Govern: ment' of China it would be unate {o'all parties to. negotiate a. new treaty. "This is hot what was "ace tually said, but what was meant, While it was patently absurd for Government that had not even. de facto recognition from any of the major Powers to ask in China's name for treaty revision, Belgium offered, out of consideration for Peking's race," to cancel the treaty her own initiative, provided that modus vivendi were agreed upon which would guarantee Belgium hee existing treaty rights: pending 6 cognition by the Powers of a Chinese Government competent Jexecute trouties, pending the come pletion of the work of the tariff conference after recognition and the publication of the findings of the Twas further conceded that if any other of the major Powers fazreed with Peking to. revise treaty by negotiation, Belgium would then be ready to do the same These were sonorous offers, in the face of an absurd demand, to save Peking's" and. 'China's "face and, by way of thanking' Belgium for hex generosity in this matter, Wellington Koo, a few days." ago, denounced the Belgian treaty and Fepudiated China's obligations under ity giving Belgium the same. status ju China' as America and. Holland ave in Soviet Russia, although had no legal right whatever to take this tte.
The Emotional Influence And now to-day comes a message from Canton, penned by Mr. Eugene Chen in reply to an international protest against. the illegal taxes imposed by the Canton clique which'
essence says: "Since you continue to fiddle about with" Peking land ignore us, you might as well know that wene longer have any, Jacquaintance with the Diplomatic Body whose members reside in Peking and are aware of no treaties that are binding upon us."
Legally and theoretically neither Wellington Koo nor Etigene Chen is in a position to defy the world in China's name. Both represent recognized local federations. it happens, however, both are pressing the feelings, (though not the thought, because the thought ax we conceive it is not there) of 90 per cent. of the Chinese whose sentiments are guided by the trend of China's "international relations, 'The average Chinege is distinctly. feminine in all' his reactions in stimuli from without, They do not set him thinking, as they do the adult male among us; they stir his feelings. The Chinese is. guided in his likes and dislikes, in. all. his enthusiasms and spiritual reactions generally by his emotions, his me tuitions and his traditional regard for his amour propre. Long-sighted ration for his own welfare tle to do with the plans of the ideal. Chinese, once his sentiments or prejudices are arous~ ds and, by the. same token, far-UEtie bell ihlresis has. very sighted consideration "for Chi
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