The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-23
RESTORE OPEN DOOR
CdStOm-hOuSe at DalnyAgain
in Active Operation.
JAPANESE IN FULL CONTROL
Received by State Depart
ment from Legation at Pekin De-
cIared Encouraging TO American
Merchants-Treaty Signed May 30.
ChineSe-kO Dream Frontier Open,

The State Department is advised in a
dispatch from the United States Lega-
ton in Pekin that the eustom-houses at
Antung and Tatung-kou. on the Chinese
Korean frontier. and at Dalny. within the
Japan leased territory, are now in oper-
alton, the latter since July l.
The dispatch gives assurances that the
Chinese imperial maritime custom
houses are about TO be opened on the
Chinese-R Russian frontier.
These changes are regarded by the
State Department as practical steps to-
ward the restoration Of the open door
in Manchuria, in which the United States
is deeply interested and officials declare
this news should be encouraging and
gratifying to American merchants.
The agreement as to Dalny was signed
at Pekin May 80 last by the Japanese
Minister at that capital, Gonsuke Haya-
shi, and Sir Robert Hart, the Englishman
who has been in charge Of Chinese Gus
toms affairs for many years, and Is now
the inspector general Of the Chinese I'M
perial maritime customs
Customs Office at DnIny.
This agreement provides for the estab-
lishment of a maritime customs office
at Dalny, and inland waters steam navi-
cation rules for Dalny and the leased
territory in the LiaO-tung Peninsula. The
establishment of maritime customs Of
fee AT Dalny is stipulated IN the agree
ment, which is practically Identical with
the agreement signed by the German
Minister and the inspector general OF
Chinese customs April Il. 1883, for the
leased territory in the German sphere
of influence" at KiaO-chau. II is 10 be
revised IN the spring OF 1908, when local
conditions and needs are more fully un-
derstood
The agreement for the opening OF the
Dalny trade signed by Hayashi and Sir
Robert Hart provides that the chief of
maritime customs Office at DaiTen is to
be Of japanese nationality, and that
the members OF the foreign staff of that
Office must be Of japanese nationality.
Sir Robert Hart is to come 10 an under
standing with the japanese Legation At
Pekin in the appointment of new chiefs.
Then Sir Robert must. according to the
agreement. inform the governor general
of japanese leased territory beforehand
about any change in the commissioner.
or chief Of customs. at Dairen
Correspondence I'm Japanese.
All correspondence between the Dairen
customs office and the japanese authori-
ties and merchants Is 10 be conducted in
the japanese language. but should mer-
chants Of other nationalitles reside in
Dairen they shall be al liberty to cor
respond in the English language. Cor
respondence in the Chinese language will
likewise be permitted.
Then important feature of the agree
ment is the section providing that ION
merchandise brought by sea to Dairen no
import duty shall be levied" and that
import duty, according 20 existing
treaties. shall be levied by the maritime
customs office on all merchandise pass
ing the frontier of the japanese leased
territory into the interior of China"
The japanese authorities have agreed
10 take suitable measures TO assist as
far IS possible in the prevention Of mer-
chandise passing from the frontier Of
the japanese leased territory when not
provided with a permit or pass"