See the article in its original context from August 26, 1973 Buy Reprints View on timesmachine TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. WEST CORNWALL, Conn.—For one just back from China—where theoretically there is no private property yet a purse can stand all day in an unlocked room and not be touched—the question of right to ownership takes on new importance. China is making profit these days by publicizing major thefts of her treasures. Some of the accusations are just while others are questionable. Particularly unclear is the … [Read more...] about An Imperialist on Fifth Avenue