Chinese public bodies closely affix hated with or established by the new Chinese authorities and the Japanese are agitating for the right to garrison the areas in Shanghai just vacated by British troops. They declare that they do not want foreigners to garr: son the areas, that since the territory belongs to China it ought to be returned to China, and that the Chinese should take over the garrison duties.
This is the gist of a declaration issued by five new Chinese public bodies here. The printed statement which, however, bears no official seals was received by the "North-China Daily News" yesterday. The five public bodies, are the "China Asia Development Society," "China Foreign Relations Association," "Chinese People's Anti-communist, Peace and National Reconstruction Society," "Shanghai Citizens Legal Rights Retrocession Society," and the "Shanghai Special District Chinese Ratepayets Federation."
The declaration states that the British are generous but that it is to be regretted that they are generous at the expense of other people. Since the Opium War, it is argued, Great Britain has bound up China, considering the latter a colony where British troops can be stationed without restrictions in regard to both number and time. The Anglo-Saxon race can control other peoples, but the latter, who have been "played" at the hands of the British, have now declared war and realizing that she has too many enemies, Great Britain has withdrawn troops stationed outside the country to her own territory.
"But in doing so she has privately transferred the illegal right mentioned in unequal treaties, the right of stationing troops in China, to the United States. Has not the United States repeatedly stated that she is a friend of China upholding her Monroe Doctrine? She has now accepted the British request for taking over the garrison duties in Shanghai. What this? This is a division of spoils by people in gentlemen's garments. Can we tolerate it?"
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.