Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-08
IN MANCHURIA
TWO PORTS THERE OPENED TO
THIS COUNTRY.
Reform of Internal Taxation-Protect.
ing Christians-Great Trade
Opportunities.

DAY. Cn0er the terms Oh THIS treaty tHc
rich Chinese province of Manchuria will be
opened to foreign trade, thus giving to the
United States and all other nations share
in the commercial advantages which Rus
STA has controlled through her military &C.
cupation of the province.
The principal points of the treaty are
briefly follows:
LIST. Settlement of the long vexed ques-
ton of internal taxation in China
ID Recognition of Americans right of
residence throughout the empire for mis-
sionary work.
Sd Protection of patents, trademarks
and copyrights.
4th. Mining rights.
9Th. Opening of new localities to interna-
tional trade in a part of the empire in
which we have vast commercial interests.
9th. Right to carry on trade. Industries
and manufactures in all open ports of
China.
Russia's Delay in Leaving.
Today is the date upon which Russia
promised to evacuate Manchuria and re-
store it to the control of China. but no in
formation has yet reached the department
as to whether such acton was taken. There
is an impression however, that the Russian
government will find some fresh excuse for
delaying the withdrawal of her troops. pos
sibly the ground that China has failed
to comply with the latest demands made
upon Her by RUSSIA as a CONultlOU Oh the
surrender of her territory.
1t is said on the highest authority that
this government has reason to believe that
Russia is insisting on the very demands
which Count LamSdorff assured AmbaSSa
dor Mccormick had never been presented,
and which Count Cassini, the Russian am
bassador, told Secretary Hay were merely
presented as bases of negotiations.
Two Ports to Be Opened.
Although the United States is naturally
interested in having Russia live up to it's
promise to evacuate Manchuria today. it Is
said that a failure to do so will not inter-
fere with the execution of the treaty made
today with China. by which two ports of
the Chinese province are opened to the COM
merce of the United States.
1t is said that the United States will in
sist on the freedom of American trade in
Manchuria on equal terms with Russia or
any other foreign country. regardless of
whether the territory is under the control
of China or Russia.
Mr.. Takahira. the japanese minister.
called at the State Department today and
conferred with Secretary Hay in regard to
the latest developments in the situation.
He was informed of the signing of the Chi
nese treaty today and was understood to
have expressed pleasure at the news Like
the Secretary of State, he is also without
information as to what action. If any. was
taken by the Russian government today
with respect to Manchuria.
The Treaty Negotiations.
The negotiations between China and the
United States which eliminated in the
treaty signed today at Shanghai were in
itiated under the provisions of article XII of
the final protocol signed by the powers at
Picking on September T. 1901, Terminating
the anti-foreign outbreak of the preceding
year. The present treaty has for it's object
to extend commercial relations between the
contracting powers by amending our exist
Ing treaty of commerce and navigation with
China and other subjects concerning COM
mercial relations. with the object of facil-
itating them.
Articles l. II and III refer to the rights
and privileges of diplomatic officers. con-
suls and citizens of the United States in
China, and embody a number of changes
which have been sanctioned by usage in
China since our treaty of 1853.
To Abandon the Likin.
Article " is the most important Of the
treaty; by it the Chinese government recog-
niZing that the present system of levying
dues upon goods In transit and especially
the system of taxation known as likin i'm
pedes the free circulation of commodities
to the general injury Of trade, undertakes
after the ratification of the treaty and at q
date to be mutually agreed upon. to aban-
don the levy of likin and other transit dues
throughout the empire and to abolish ali
the barriers and tax stations maintained
for their collection
The United States in consideration of this
change agrees. If all other powers having
treaties with China do likewise, to pay at
the port Of entry on all its imports into
China a surtax of w times the tariff i'm
port duty. By this payment they shall Sc
cure complete immunity from all other tax
alton whatsoever within the empire Ex
ports from China shall pay az per cent ad
valorem (as at presently. the whole amount
of the duty being collected at the port of ex-
pOrtation.
These are the salient points of this ar
ticle. which 1t Is confidently believed may
bring about a complete and salutary
form in the fiscal administration of the en-
pire and enable the central government to
derive much larger sums from the internal
taxes than it now does when the cost of
collection Is perhaps 80 per cent Of the
whole.
Provision as to Methods.
The remaining provisions of Article Nv
relate to the method to be followed in
abolishing the present internal tax levy
ing system; 1t limits the places where
native custom houses can be maintained,
provides for certificates of Identification for
foreign imports. the treatment of Chinese
machine made goods. which are to enjoy
a rebate on the import tax and exemption
from export LAX
Finally. 1t provides the method of investi-
CATION OF complaints and declares that an
imperial edict shall be issued at date, to
be hereafter fixed. setting forth the aboli-
ton of likin taxation and charging the vari-
Gus high officials of the empire with carry
ing 1t out
By another article the Chinese govern
ment agrees to the establishment of bonded
warehouses by citizens Oft United States
at the open ports Of China.
BY article VII the ...1eSe government.
recognizing that ii is advantageous for
the country to develop Its mineral re-
sources and that 1T is desirable to attract
foreign as we'll as Chinese capital to en-
bark in mining enterprises" agrees. within
a year from the signing of the treaty 10
conclude the revision of it's mining regula-
tons, so that citizens of the United States
may be able to carry on in Chinese terri
tory mining operations and other necessary
business connected Herewith.
Article TX provides for the protection of
trade marks in China.
Article X provides for protection of pat
ents. and article XI for the protection of
copyrights.
BY article XIII the Chinese government
agrees to take the necessary steps to pro-
vide for uniform national coinage. which
shall be a legal tender throughout the EN-
pire.