Word: ares
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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"'That sort of statement we think is due to Japanese influence and is a slander on the Chinese people because we do care and are very concerned as to what is done in Shantung.
"'It is very commonly stated,' they said, that the Chinese have no patriotism and are quite indifferent as to the fate of one of their own provinces, even the sacred province of Shantung. For in Shantung, the Holy Land of China, are the birthplaces of Confucius and Menshious, the two...
"'But we recognize the fact that the myriad troubles which beset China are not all due to foreign aggression; that which is probably the most serious is accounted for by the corruption of the Chinese officials themselves. Embezzlement and the misuse of public funds to the advantage of private affairs...
"'As to Shantung, we hope that if possible the clause of the Peace Treaty relating to that peninsula will be modified and that not only the political sovereignty, which is the shell, but also the economic rights, which are the kernel of the Shantung question, may be restored to China...
"'Moreover we look to America to be the leader in the formation of an International Consortium which shall finance China. For three reasons the formation of such a partnership is essential to our welfare. First, in order to secure the large sums of money which are necessary to finance new...