Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-20

COX to Conference for Relief
! Of Many Burdens of Extra
: territoriaIity.
HAD PRE-WAR AGREEMENT

LONDON, December % Correspond
snce Of the Associated Press).-China
locks to the peace conference for per-
mission to throw off many Of the bur-
aens Of extraterritoriality. according
to information received here. The
Chinese hope also to be granted per-
mission to increase her tariffs to a
point which will give the republic a
chance to end the rule OF money
lenders and establish a more stable
currency.
Under its agreement with the en-
tents powers and the United States to
enter the war on the side of the en-
tente, China was to be permitted to
advance its import duties from to
rs per cent But when the details
Of the promised increase were dis
cussed Japan insisted that the valua-
ton upon which the tarin was to De
imposed should be based on the aver
age price of goods for three years
hafore the increase. In other words,
pfe-wAr prices were to hold In de-
termining tariff duties and no real
gain came to China under such an
agreement
Expects Return Of Tsingtau.
China expects to have Tsingtau re-
sesred TO her, together with all the
lights held by the Germans at the
time the japanese took over German
interests In Shantung peninsula the
Arst year Of the war.
All the entente powers excepting
Russia agreed to waive all payment
Of Roxer indemnity funds to their
various governments for an indefinite
time in consideration of China'S dec
taxation Of war against the central
powers.
Il is believed likely that China will
make an effort to induce the peace
eonference to soften the burden OF
the Boxer Indemnity by further post
Donement or cancellation.
For Court Extension
Immediate abrogation OF extrater-
ritoYfaifty may not be sought by the
Chinese delegation. There seems to
ho q disposition among Chinese states
men to ask for the gradual extension
&c tho Jurisdiction OF Chinese courts
over the affairs Of foreigners as the
Chinese courts prove themselves
worthy Of confidence and show their
disposition to administer Justice with
cut prejudice.
guards in the legation section OF Pc
King has always been very isalling to
the Chinese authorities. ReE,eated eff
forts have been made to have these
foreign armed forces removed. as they
are & constant reminder of the lack
az confidence in the Chinese govern
Ynent on the part of the powe RS which
suffered so bitterly in the ESoxer re-
balloon. It Is expected that the Chi
nese delegation at Paris viii endeavor
ia. get the entente powers to agree
To- withdraw these guards after the
Chinese republic shall have created q
suitable native guard for the foreign
leSafions and shall have demonstrated
til effectiveness in projecting for
etGnsrs against violence.
N Eeturn for the proposed abolition
e extxaterritoriality China will be
preparAd to. extend to, Foreigners the
rts6f 70 reside In sections OF the re-
public now closed to, foreigners. At
ueesent non-Chinese may not eStab-
lfSA & residence legally except in
txaatY ports. Many OF the largo and
little known interior cities CIT China
have not been opened by treaty.
The principle OF extraterritspE1ahty,
By. which foreigners are subject to the
jurisdiction Of officials OF their, okvn ma
tiouality. has been accepted by China
since the seventeenth century. Until ex-
trateyy1toriality was, abolished in Japan.
Chinese officials did not resent it
keen1y. But discrimination between
the two countries on the part Of world
powers has Intensified the desire on
tina paft of the Chinese to, exercise
iasisdiction over foreigners.