'A Suggestion, To the Editor of the "Nontu-Cuina Dairy News."
Su,—With the present _wor Jdepression an after-effect of the bei European War, as a lesson before 5 i seems to me surprising that i apparently. no efforts are made to find a basis for a real settlement fof the Sino-Japanese controversy.
The history of this quarrel is Jwell known, but a brief analysis ight be useful. Leaving com: plicating incidents aside, one might say, that the violation of sovereign rights by Jap The 3 fare inseparable from sovereign rights—have been neg-ceted "and not being able to get due consideration of their com-Plaints, they took the law into their own hands.
What has been lost sight of is, that the difficulties the Japanese first had, were with the authorities in Manchuria, a part of China only nominally under the control of the Central Government, The resulting complication is, that the Central Government insists upon sovereign rights in a part of the country where it was and. is unable to assume responsibility for carrying out sovereign obliza-
As part of every quarrel are mis understandings, errors of judg ment, stubbornness and similar short comings on both sides it seems to mp that it is useless to waste time by blaming each other instead of trying to find a basis for a settle-
The fundamental issue being about sovereign rights, one might what are these rights? What they are from an ethical point of view we all know; what they are from a realistic point of view seems tome more important. AK s0- verein rights do not affect private ownership. of property otherwise by taxation, Uno question obviously' is: how nich can the State get out of a territory to cover administration expenser ete.' from this such, inevitable. }On the other hand it can be hardly. denied, that the international settle ment of Shanghai is the only afe spot on China's const (besides Honzkong) and would be safer if ithe boundaries were clearly demareated, per example in the west Jand worth be formed by the raile way from Jessfield station to Woo-
Tt scorns to me, that China would not be losing face if she agreed 10 such an extension under certain conditions.
avoid treaties being called "unilateral" there must be fairness an rrocity. IN is only logical that for giving up any rights there [should be an adequate compensa. ton.
"Assuming that both sides are willing. to: discus a. settlement of the present diffcuitics ax sumerted the main point would he My vu i with regard to Shanghat ix briefly a follows:
China receivers land. tax (of 1 percent?) on the assessed alue of all (not, only new) lund fvithin the concession (possibly Yess 2 fee to the settlement authorities for collecting the tax).
"Ail land and. the assessed valve must ho registered and when-fever' sale i made China and the Settlement. authorities erd receive at least one tenth of the difference between "assessment. value selling fee, (This sales tax no doubt tified in as much ux an increase in value. is not the went of inflividual, property. owners but_ dae ova natural demand. and. improve: tents made and paid for bythe community and. part of any. profit, Jon land. should go to the community find State)
percentage of the gross income of the settlement authorities mizht be pai addition as n coOnpensation for the. non-payment of nome taxes by" the residents of the settlement.
elscema to. me, that with regard to. Manchuria has had hardly any income from that part of China depart from. Customs duties and alt. tax.
Pechups it might be possible to get a Gold loan, guaranteed by the Fneome from this source to form the basis for the introduction of a badly needed stable currency (Gs0.25 "equal to" $1 present our Tam convinced, that this would bring a return of prosperity to China and the Government bonds
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