he Chinese machine is working. Rustily, no doubt, and grating harshly' on the listening ears of friend and foe. But undeniably a framework of government machinery has' been set up and wheels, fare groaning round, Though many critics are ever-ready to put their spokes, while old hands wail and draw on their reminiscences, our tolerant modern world as a whole, videlicet Mr. MacDonald and Sir Fredevick Whyte, Mr, Lamont, amd Baron Shidehara,-stands expectant, encouraging with huzzay and offering lubricants, was said after the War, and at Washington in 1922, that China stivuld be left to work out her own salvation. But in the throes of the period of conflict China gave no sign. Incident succeeded incident, and the specious pleas of interven tionists, backed, as such demands cam always be backed, by selected chapter and well-chosen verse, came very near to bearing fruit, In these hapless times the wisdom of the long view was dificult to maintain, Maintained it was, however, and at the end of 1926 His Majesty's Government was able to tect "the growth of a powerful tionalist movement which aimed at gaining for China an, equal lacy among the nations," "and resolved. to. meet. tha with sympathy and understanding Sir Austen Chamberlain's famous Christians "Memorandum did not imply that' salvation was achieved, but only that the process of work: ing out had made a beginning.
Nationalists' First Class Record the following two and a half years, from Christm: now, have not been idle, mont has developed "dynamicall 'The Nationalists have really a first. class record of achievement They' have xed Manchuria: under their umbrella, jockeyed Japan out of Shantung, nursed Feng into com-feeney, and settled, at least for a the ancient "feud between range and Kwangtung. They have displayed their hereditary gift for pilotage through tortuous nogotintions, performing diplomatic eats which boar evidence of unity, Purpose, and imagination, This evidence is to be found in their oalings with foreign nations, in all State papers of importance, in pub-and private conversations, and the occasional speeches of their representa road. And salient aspiration, tected by His Majesty's Government in 1926, for an equal place among the nations. This simple expression. of an. idea, more fre quently denoted in the cacophonous Jargon of the day, the demand for; to abolition of extraterritoriality, governs every phase of the national movement. It! blocks the path of Progress, it taints the most cordial Astoverations of friendship, and its Persistence is ample proof that China will not work out her salvation as a suppliant or pensioner, Dut only on a basis of complete equality, as man to man, Constructive Suggestions of 1925
When addressing himself to this crucial subject Sir Austen Chamber-Jain expressed readiness to amend thY system low in force by the elintination of abuses and aceretions, and by the removal of unnecessary limitations on China's, sovereignty. An amiable pronouncement when it was made, the palliative offered merely serves to-diy to provoke enquiry as to what mediate adoption, and others for gradual application ay cireumstances may direct. Without dissent, either on fact or argument, from the substantial purport of this Report, it is in 1929 patent that proposals of this nature go no way at all towards meeting the Chinese claims. Neither these recommendations, nor even more liberal proposals for abolition by stages, will be found acceptable to China in her resent disposition, for they offer no gain in national status till the final stage is reached. I venture to think that they may be dismissed at once from practical consideration,
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