The Impropriety of the American Invitation to Germany to Adhere to the Washington Treaty (continued)

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This is particularly the case within recent years as a result of the peaceful nature and friendly feelings of the Chinese people.

Now the invitation by the United States to Germany to adhere to the Nine-Power Treaty is nothing else but a confession that the Washington Conference was but an association of the Powers for division of special rights and interests in China, and that the American policy of helping China was a mere pretense.

The Nine-Power Treaty has only fixed general principles for the liberation of China, while in the Sino- German Agreement China has actually carried out these principles and recovered her complete freedom.

The American invitation to Germany to adhere to the Nine-Power Treaty is therefore nothing less than an indication of (America's) opposition to China's recovery of her freedom, and an encouragement to Germany to place China in further bondage. This is really difficult to understand.

Such a step on the part of the American Government is tantamount to a complete reversal of the American policy for helping China which was in effect for over ten years, and it places the United States among those Powers which embarrass China's progress and oppose the recovery of her freedom. It is (surely) not the thing for a Power known to be exponent of right and justice to do.

If Germany's adherence to the Nine-Power Treaty becomes a fact, it will amount to nullifying the Sino-German Agreement. Furthermore the international standing of equality which China has obtained by her agreement with Germany will be annulled by the United States.

What is to become of the humanity, morality, justice, and right boasted of before?

The Americans will surely lose the friendly sentiment of the Chinese people, and their trade in China will undoubtedly be badly affected.

In the interest of the Americans themselves the whole matter should be most seriously and carefully reconsidered.