Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-15
OPEN ROAD IN CHINA
UNITED STATES WILL GAIN
COMMERCIALLY

the American Chinese commercial
treaty has been signed at Shanghai,
ard that the Japant Se-Chinese treaty
will be signed. The cahlegram
announcing the signing OF the
treaty was sent from Shanghai and
was signed 10y Minister Conger,
Consul General Goodnow and Mr.
Seaman, the three commissioners
who negotiated the instrument. An
imperial decree by the Chinese gov
eminent has made the treaty effect
i've as far as that government Is con.
cerned, but it must be rati fed 10y
the United States senate before the
Publications can be exchanged and
the treaty put in operation.
Great satisfaction is expressed at
the state department at the outcome,
as 1t makes 1t certain that the two
ports in Manchuria sill be opened tC
the United States, no matter what
the outcome as to the negotiations
for the evacuation OF that territory
bv Russia may be. The assurance
that Russia has previously given, and
tn which this government would in
SlSt upon adherence is that the
treaty arrangements made with China
covering Manchurian ports will be
binding upon the Russian govern
ment.
The principal points of the treaty
are briefly as follows:
First-Settlement of the long vexed
question Of internal taxation in
China.
Second-Reorgan Of Ameri-
cans rights Of residence throughout
the empire for missionary work.
Third-Protection of patents, ira de.
marks and copyrights
Fourth-MIning rights.
Fifth-Opening of new localities
to international trade in the part Of
the empire in which the United
States has vast commercial inter
ests.
Sixth-Right to carry on trade,
industries and manufactures in all
parts of China.
Articles /, and refer to the
rights and privileges Of diplomatic
officers, consuls and citizens Of the
United States in China and embody
number of changes.
Article 4 is the most important OF
the treaty. BY it the Chinese gov
ernnment. recognizing that the pres
ent system of levyng dues upon goods
in transit and especially the system
of taxation known as likin, impedes
the free circulation Of commo iities
to the general injury Of trade, under
takes after the ratification Of the
ii eaty and at a date to be mutually
agreed upon, to abandon the levy OF
l1kin and other transit dneS through
out the empire and to abolish all 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 like
wise, to pay at the port - entry on
all its imports into China surtax OF
one and one-half times the tariff
import duty. BY this payment they
shall secure complete immunity from
all other taxation whatsoever with
in the empire. Exports from China
shall paw IL per cent advalOrem Gas
at presently. The whole amount OF
the duty being collected at the port
Of eXportation. All this officials be-
lieve may bring about co mplete and
salutary reform in the fiscal admin
iStratOn Of the empire 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 fifty per cent |
Of the whole.
BY anot her article the Chinese gov.
agrees TO the establishment |
Of bonded warehouses by citizens oil
he United States at The open ports
If China.
BY article 7 the Chincse govern
nent, "reCognizing that it is advan-
no ~ n Iaua1pY,
is mineral resources and that it is
desirable 10 attract foreign as well as
chinese capital to embark in mining |
Enterprises" agree within year
rom the signing of the treaty to con.
dude the revision OF its mining reg
llationS so that citizens Of the
United States may be able TO carry
IN 10 Chinese territory mining oper.
ltionS and other necessary business
Herewith.
Articles 9, 10 and II provide for
jhe protection Of trademarks, patents
md COpyrig IS in China.
BY article l3. the Chinese govern.
ment agrees to take the necessary
tepS 10 provide for uniform nation.
II coinage, which shall be a legal
ender throughout the empire.
Article IA relates to Chinese Christ
ans and to missionaries. 1t insuIes
o the former the free exercise OF
heir reli gion and protects them
gainSt the injustice of the native
'fiCiaIS while not however, Temov-
NC them from their jurisdiction or
tanning for American missionaries
he right TO interfere with the eXer-
Use of the native authorities of their
Jurisdiction over their nationals To
he missionaries it secures What the
ave sought for years, recognition
t their right to rent and lease in
erpetuity such property as their So
ieties may need in all parts of the
mpire.
At the request Of the Chinese gov
an article has been incorpo-
lted In the treaty by which The
United Stat eS consents to the pro-
Tuition or the importation into
nina Of moTphia and OF Instruments
or its injection.
Another article of the treaty pro-
ides for the opening to internation-
trade in the same conditions and
lanner as other places now opened
} like trade in China OF the cities of
end Tien Flu (Mukden) and Antung,
re first the capital Of the ManchuI-
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