The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-09
OUR NEW TREATY WITH CHINA.
f0TNTSf OF THE CONVENTION
a" SIGNED YESTERDAY.
n asttles vexed Question Of Internal Taxa
ton in China--RecOgnizes Right or
q" Residence OF Missionaries and Opens
.MSrc Ports 10 international Trade.

WASHINGTON, Oct s.-W W. Rockhill,
now director Of the Bureau Of American
Republics, who was Special Commissioner
u the United States to China during the
NEGOTIATION Of the matters arising out OF
the Boxer troubles, explained to-day the
provisions OF the commercial treaty be-
tween the United States and China. This
b his statement
sThe negotiations between China and
the United States, which eliminated In
the treaty signed to-day at Shanghai, were
initiated under the provisions of Article
XI.ofthe final protocol signed by the Powers
a.. Pekin on Sept. Z, 1901. terminating
the anti-foreign outbreak Of the preceding
AyeAf. The present treaty has for its OBJECT
10 extend the commercial relations between
the contracting powers by amending our
existing treaty of commerce and navlga-
ton with China, with the object of facilitat-
Ing trade.
lrsAYticles l., II. and III. refer to the rights
md privileges of diplomatic officers, Consuls
md citizens Of the United States and China,
and enbody . number Of changes which
have been sanctioned by usage in China
'1tiice the treaty OF 1858.
, !, Article N. IL the most important OF the
treaty By it the Chinese Government.
recognizing that the present system OF
levying duties upon goods in transit, and
especially the system OF taxation known
u nkin, impedes the free circulation OF
commodities to the general injury OF trade,
undertakes after the ratification OF the
treaty, and at date to be mutually agreed
upon, to abandon the levy OF fkin and
other transit dues throughout the empire
ana to abolish all other barriers and tax
Stations maintained for their collection
the United States, in consideration OF
this ,hharge, agrees, il all other Powers
-fnving treaties with China do likewise,
to pay at the port OF entry on all It's I'M
ports into China a surtax of one and a
halt times the tariff import duty. By
this payment they shall secure complete
Immunity from all other taxation whatso-
ever within the empire. Exports from
China shall pay N per cent. ad valorem
(ae at presently, the whole amount OF the
duty being collected at the port OF e1porta-
ton; =, at.
ticlS, which, 1t is believed, may bring about
a. complete and salutary reform in the
fiscal administration Of the empire and
enable the Central Government to derive
much larger sums from the internal ia xes
than It now does, when the cost OF collec-
stion IL perhaps so per cent. Of the whole:
70 -'Fhe remaining provisions OF Article N.
relate to the method to be followed in
shoNshing the present internal tax-levying
system. It limits the place where native
custom houses can be maintained, pro-
v1deat for. certificates OF identification for
Foreign imports, the treatment OF Chinese
machine made goods which are to enjoy
: rebate on, the import tax and exemption
method of investigation Of complaints and
declares that an imperial edict shall be
issued, at date to be hereafter fixed setting
forth the abolition of likin taxation and
charging the various high officials OF the
empire with carrying it out.
BY another article the Chinese Govern
meni agrees to the establishment Of bonded
Warehouses by citizens of the United State
81 the open ports OF China,
oTsBy Article VII. the Chinese Govern
ment, recognizing that 1t is advantageous
for the country to develop its mineral re-
sources and that 1t Is desirable to attract
foreign as well az Chinese capital to en-
bark In mining ent erprises, agrees, within a
year from the signing OF the treaty, to con-
dude the revision Of It's mining regulations,
90 that citizens Of the United S. ates may be
able to carry on in Chinese territory mining
Operations and other necessary business
connected Herewith.
Article TX. provides for the protection Of
trade marks.
Article K. provides for protection of
patents, and Article XII. for the protection
OF copyrights.
- by Article XIII. the Chinese Government
agrees to take the necessary 81 cps to pro-
vide for uniform national coinage, which
shall be legal tender throughout the
empire.
Article XIV. relates to Chinese Christians
and TO missionaries. 1t insures to the
former the free exercise of their religion,
and protects them against the injustice
Of the native officers, while not, however
removing them from their jurisdiction or
claiming for our missionaries the right to
interfere with the exercise Of the native
authorities Of their jurisdiction over their
nation.
TO the missionaries It secures what
they have sought for for years, a recog-
milton Of their right to rent and lease In
perpetuity such property az the societies
may need In all parts Of the empire.
-. ~At the request Of the Chinese Govern.
faent an article has been Incorporated in
treaty by which we consent to the prohi.
bition OF the importation into China O,
morphia and OF instruments for it's in.
lection.
Finally, an article provides for the open.
Ing to International trade In the same con.
ditions and manner as other places now
opened to like trade in China, OF the cities
OF Feng Tien Flu (Mukden) and Antuna
the first the capital Of the Manchuriar
province OF Shang- Ching, the latter port
on the Yalu River on the road between
Mukden and WIFI In Corea"
81 THE AIRSHIPS FAILURE,
Prof. Langley Says 1t Was Due Who'll,