The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-20
CHINA SEEKS RELIEF
At PEACE CONFERENCE
Wants Permission to Throw Of Many of
the Burdens of Extra erritoriality
and Wants to Increase
Tariffs.

London, Jan. 20 Correspondence OF
the Associated Press China looks To
the peace conference for permission Ia
throw off many Of the burdens Of extra.
territorIality, according to information
received here. The Chinese hope also ia
be granted permission to increase their
tariffs to point NSsich will give the re.
public chance TO end the rule of money;
lenders and establish more stable cur
rency.
Under its agreement with the entente
powers and the United States TO enter
the war on the side of the entente, China
was to be permitted to advance its i'm
port duties from TO rs per cent. But
when the details-sf the promised increase
were discussed Japan insisted that the
valuation upon which the tariff was TO
be imposed should be based on the aver.
age price of goods for three years before
the increase In other words pre-war
prices were TO hold in determining tariff
duties and no real gain came to China
under such an agreement.
China expects TO have Tsingtau re-
stored to her, together with all the rights
held by the Germans at the time the Jap
anese took over German interests in
Shantung peninsula the FIRST year of the
war
All the entente powers excepting Rus
STA agreed to waive all payments of Box
er indemnity funds TO their various gov.
ernments for an indefinite time in con
sideration Of China's declaration of war
against the central powers. II is be-
lieved likely that China will make an ef.
fort to induce the peace conference TO
soften the burden of the Boxer indemnity
by further postponement or cancellation.
Immediate abrogation Of extra-territo-
riality may not be sought by the Chinese
delegation. There seems to be a DISPOSE
tion among Chinese statesmen to ask for
the gradual extension of the jurisdiction
of Chinese courts over the affairs of for
eigners as the Chinese courts prove them
selves worthy Of confidence and show
their disposition to administer justice
without prejudice.
The presence of foreign legation guards
in the legation section Of Picking has al
ways been very CALLING TO the Chinese
authorities Repeated efforts have been
made to have these foreign armed forces
removed, as they are a constant reminder
of the lack of confidence in the Chinese
government on the part of the powers
which suffered so bitterly in the Boxer
rebellion. 1t is expected that the Chinese
delegation at Paris will endeavor to get
the entente powers to agree to withdraw
these guards after the Chinese republic
shall have created a suitable native
guard for the foreign legations and shall
have demonstrated its effectiveness in
protecting foreigners against violence.
In return for the proposed abolition of
eXtra-t erritoriality China will be pre-
pared to extend to foreigners the right
to reside in sections of the republic now
closed to foreigners. At present non
Chinese may not establish a residence
legally except in treaty ports Many Of
the large and littI6 known interior cities
of China have not been opened by treaty.
The principle of extra -territoriaIity, by
which foreigners are subject to the iuris.
diction of officials of their own nation
atty, has been accepted by China since
the 18th century, Until extra terrific.
riality was abolished in Japan, Chinese
officials did not resent it keenly. But
between the two countries
on the part Of the world powers has in.
tensifed the desire on the partWof the
Chinese to exercise jurisdiction over for
eigners.