It is true, -perhaps, that the Chinese. His work goes on under the same old conditions. He can afford to lead the campaign in this country for the immediate recognition of China's sovereign rights. He loses nothing by the change. 'The trader pays the price of the 'Uplifters' altruism. Is it any wonder that the American Chamber of Commerce of China faced with a possible looting of Shanghai and a repetition of the horrors of Hankow, Nanking and Kivkiang, pleaded with their countrymen at home to support them fully by armed international intervention? have done otherwise, would have stamped them as weaklings, a8 hypocrites and as ingrates.
Had they deserted the British by following the lead of the Uplift clement in demanding the immediate withdrawal of American warships and marines, never again could they have held up their heads in China, Had our Government in Washington acted on the advise of those who cla /mored for the immediate withdrawal of our armed forees in China, the lives of every American in Nanking would have. been sacrificed. Americans in Shanghai thank God that the British troops arrived there American lives and properties in China, It was said that he would sacrifice his political future if he sent American warships and troops to China. He declined to be guided by this advice and ordered our wary ships and troops to the places where they were most needed. Public sentiment now applauds what he has done, The danger ig not over. Other Powers are strenfithening their forces in China in order to more adequately protect their nationals when dangers again threaten. Before the end of the chapter is reached, America will again be called upon to take the same stand Are we to ce-operate with the other Powers, or are we to atend alone? Gan we dissociate ourselves from the others and preserve our self" respect, while they are guarding cons Jcessions which shelter American lives and properties? Let the President understand that in any such crisis, which calls for complete unity of faction between the United States /and the-other Powers, that you are' with him, Strengthen his handi-The American commerical community itt China expect you to stand by them in their. appeal for. international cooperation, There is no other honor able way out.
T held his power of attorney finanico his new national railway scheme, I loved him and respected him and have loyally defended him all occasions against the attacks of this enemies. T sympathy with hig cause. T would like to the Nationalists win out in their struggle to implant his ideals, but as long as they are allied with the Soviet; as long as I am certain that the Soviet is carrying on. a fight against the so-called eupitalist powers behind the screen of the Nationalist armies; as long as their balance, $40,000,000 represents loans land-fre gen credits to the Chinese Government. This leaves $30,000,- 000 a8 our commercial stake in the country.
Our exports to China over a period of three years averages $100,000,000 a year, If we assume a fair five, per cent, profit on this, the increase to the national economy {is about $6,000,000, On the other liliand, the missionary boards spend $10;9900,000 a year in missions alone, Add to this the expenditures for the maintenance of colleges, hospitals, United States has no concessions in China but our citizens reside and jeonduct business in the concessions held by other powers and enjoy all their privileges. If thp other powers should decide to preserve their concessions for the exclusive use of /their-nationals, where, pray, would the. American reside? "Do you know the. story of Shanghai? When the Chitose Government handed over the mud flats outside the old native city to France and Britain, it set aside what is known as the Hongkew district as an American concession.
Eefore the Nationalist army; they fare pend they had an Admiral of the Yangtze patrol who lived up to the highest traditions of American Navy and had the courage to cut red tape and come to the rescue of his imperilled countrymen, Ca-operation With Other Powers Americans in China have not forgotten that in every instance for the past two decades where the fairs of China have claimed the attention of their Government, we object is to drive the foreign busi-YM.C.A's, the Rockefeller Institute 'Our Government, however, declined have insisted with the full force ness men from China, despoil them jand other' benevolent institutions it and in time incorporated of our diplomacy and finance on of their "properties, oust them from fnd: the total will approximate' $18,- Hongkew in what is now. the feomplete international unity of, acthe treaty ports and make Shang-90000, 'The balance sheet shows International Settlement, in which' tion, Only once during the Wilhai the Far Eastern centre of that for every dollar of profit. we we hold equal rights with all the son administration did we depart world revolution, my first duty is take out in trade, we hand back to other Powers, except the French. {from this principle and then had to China two dollars for charity. The On our own initiative we inter-return te it when it was found that my'-fellow countrymen, distribution of.this charity re-rationalized the concession—that unless we did ce-operate with the Uplift Element on the Platforms quires -two uplifters for every China willingly presented us with other Powers, American capital In painting the picture of con-American engaged in trade. and so become equally responsible, could not participate in the developditions in the Far East, I donot outnumber and outvote us two to with the other Powers for its proment of China, In fact, it has been wish to be understood as condemn-one. tection. settled policy of the American ing the: policy 6f our Government.
'After all these years of. parti-Government to do nothing in China Amoricans'. Right to Trade "the "point T-wish to "make" and emcipating: in the municipal -ov-' auiers—se_ could rely on fall interphasize "that. whenever a crisis, Now ithe only-legaleright Ameri-national ce-operation, ~Wersellowed joe stand -aside.and refuse. to ernment of Shanghai, how can we'
Irises in'Ching. calling for. firm ae. eans: have in China, is the right to this doctrine ip our railway tion-ow the: part of our'Government trade, Lo -this—basic" privilege: we with the other "Powers tions.and tured over to an. for. the: defence of its basic -trade have added-the right to propagate Jin defending the International Set-' national banking. group the currency rights, iis the Uplift wlementin this our ideals, our religion and "our!
How can we defend loan that the "Chinese hoped country who monopolizes the public jediture: through the medium-of mis.
'American lives und properties in would finance alone. The whole splattorms and' floods Washington siong; chools and colleges under the Shanghai. without fighting -shouider from the with' eadlutionis -récommending renties ly. designed to-proto shoulder -with the British, the standpoint, is ceptance of the Chinese view-point, tect our trade. If our major inter-Japanese, the: Italians and others? based on the fact that it is im-'They aFe always articulate; always: jest in China is to expend: millions Americans in Shanghai have their possible to sell n Chinese bond to on the job., The business men of of-dollars yearly in propagating our offices in the International Settle-the American investor on the sup-this country are not articulate. ideals, than we cannot deny the ment, but the majority reside port of the State Department alone, 'Americans in China, are now' being same right to the Bolshevists for the 'French Concession. The Only the. guarantee that lies be-adequately protected by our armed using''the same means the achieve American school and Community' hind the support of the four great forces, it i because the President similar ends, The underlying prin-Church are located in the French Powers can make a Chinese bond has declined to be guided by the ciple is the same in both cases.
Concession. Over $30,000,000 saleable on the American market. recommendations of the Uplift el If these propaganda rights have re-worth of property Another financial crisis in Engment urging him to withdraw all Jeeived the sanction of the Chinese the American Consulate land or Japan will shake the very American warships and troops and Government, they are merely bai. American trade in Central foundation of world credit, dislocate surrender immediately to the ondary rights, to be surrendered China and the upper Yangtze re-world trade and compel America to mands of the Nationalists. The Pr when China's full sovereignty over gion has been built up by American finance these nations, in order to sident has done all he could under her educational and religious _infirms whose headquarters are lecat~ protect her own interest, Once the circumstances. He has' to be stitutions is recognized by a revied in the British Concession it more we will hold the bag. Every guided largely by public sentiment. sion of the treaties. Our trade Hankow. How can our Government of this nature is one more Public opinion in this country do-comes first and in any controversy, protect the property jory for Moscow, one more step. mands that we play a lone hand. with the Chinese over treaty rights, zens in this port wit forward towards the Soviet goal of 'We hesitate to ce-operate with the the Uplift element should take a ing fully with the British? How world revolution, other powers for the protection of back seat and let, our commercial can we protect our homes, our'
ign lives and properties. We interests have their say. It is the school and our church in the Soviet and the Nationalists believe we can win out alone and American business men who are do-French Concession of Shanghai This, gentlemen, is the real aim retain the friendship of the Chining the nation's constructive work without ce-operating with the of the Soviet leaders allied with ese, We may, but if we do we in China and it is to the business French? Is it playing the the Nationalist movement in China, will lose the friendship of others. mén'that the missionaries, educators game to denounce the other On the surface, the Kuomintang and Uplifters must look' for their fellow and refuse to ce-operate with Nationalist Intimidation party, inspired by the highest pat-endowments. If it comes to an issue him when the Chinese, urged by' rio tic motives, are waging a worthy Perhaps the reason why American as to who shall withdraw from. the Soviet, turn on all' foreigners fight. to implant their ideas of firms interested in China have re-China we cannot ask our traders and by force of arms demand impopular Government and overthrow trained from asking the—State who are building up the foreign mediate return of the concessions? the militarists, but their Soviet Department for protection, is be-trade of the nation to get out in allies are openly fighting the s0- cause they have been intimated by lorder: that our charities may have called capitalist nations in a deter-'Nationalist agents. free field, We cannot mix trade mined attempt to oust the foreign-have seen one of their con-with sentiment. The sooner the' er and hold Shanghai as their Far fidential statements describing the American people realize this the!
'The American business man in Eastern center of world revolution. birth and development of the Na-better it will be for their future'
China recognizes his debt to the British, to the French, to the Soviet commercial ager tionalist_ movement which frankly prosperity.
Japanese, and other nations whose before you in this convention urging admits the alliance with the Soviet Encouraged by Government hospitality and police protection he you to extend them trade credits, yet and winds up with the following has been forced to seek because: his their political agents in China are threat: American business men in China own Government after inviting him destroying the trade and investment "Persona and organizations in have been encouraged to go there to come to China, has consistently. you have built up in that country at China to-day suspected by the by their own Government. For' refused to accept a treaty port con-much labour. For every dollar people of blocking the free deve-several years, the Department of cession that the Chinese Govern-will gain by financing the Soviet Topment of the Nationalist move-Commerce conducted a campaign to ment in-the past as always willing from this end, we will lose three in ment will have their usefulness induce American manufacturers to to set apart for him. American China, For not only is our own trade seriously affected and even their open offices in China. Congress business men in have been affected, but the trade of England edntinued existence threatened. passed a law known as the China The same would be true of Gov Trade Act, exempting from federal compelled to live within those forand Japan, our best customers. ernments and nations." taxation- "American corporations ign concessions controlled by other Danger Not Yet Over Mind, you, this is not a public operating in China. On the sur-powers. The American missionary statement that might be reprinted face, the China Trade Act was de-on the other hand has enjoyed spe-It is net for me origi the newspapers. It is a secret signed for the purpose of placing cial residential and property prirerolution at this convention. and confidential warning to an American firms in China on the: vileges outside the treaty ports not could T would ack the foreign trade American firm doing business in same footing as the British, but available to his commercial brother. organizations represented here to China, From this eye instance you the real object was to facilitate the Tt makes little difference to the draw up and pass a resolution will readily understand how difficult ce-operation of - American and Uplifter if the foreign treaty port pressing their appreciation of the it has been for any American firm Chinese capital "in creating new' concessions are surrendered to the President's firm stand in defense of!
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