The Archive · 1928

Ome of the Mission Properties Still Illegally Held

Wrongs the Nationalist Government Conveniently Forgets When It Asks for Instant Revision of Treaiies While the Nationalist Gov. ment claims the right of beings} treated as an equal and of having the treaties revised on terms of mutual respect, it is well to remember that foreign Governments have also their el ims against Nanking.

We set out here a list of Mission properties still illegally held by troops, by branches of the Kuontintang and by others, whi Nationalist Government makes no attempt to restore to their owners.

The list does not pretend to-be complete. All over China similar cases could he found. Even within easy venge of Shanghai additions could be included. Nothing ix said of Consulates and business premises wrecked and looted and for which no amends have been made, 4 Nor have we dwelt here on the fact that although it has titlely accepted responsibility for the Nanking outrage of March suo2%, the Nationalist wut hax done practically nothing: feerscharge its debt. jos But there ix enough here to w there can be revision of treaty Constant communications p between various foreign missionary organizations in China and the Nanking Government, relative to the return of certain mission properties, now either held by the Nationalist authorities as headquarters of one kind or another, or as billets fo soldiers and horses, afford a few Facts which are well worth record ing.

Tu Nanking, the Nationalist] capital, some of the most flagrant examples of disregard for establish ed property rights are in existence at the present time, To list the "unreturned" properties is to see how futile are protestations of good will and protection in the face of facts,

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