Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-25
CHINESE WILL LEAVE IF
ATTITUDE IS SUPPORTED
Other Delegates Believe Issue
Will Be So Met as to Pre-
clude Impasse. a
FAR EAST QUESTION Ur TO-DAY
Committee of Whole. Specific Topic
In That of EHtrn-Tcrri-
tOria1ity.
IBy Associated Press.1'


WASHINGTON. Nov. 24..-The Far
Eastern negotiations, complicated by
n disagreement over the meaning OF
the four general principles already
adopted. will again become the live
issue OF the armament conference
when 1t resumes work tomorrow
after the Thanksgiving holiday.
How acute the divergence of View
over application OF the four prin.
clples might become was proble-
maticnl tonight. but the Chinese in
particular seemed to regard 1t as a
fundamental obstacle to a complete
agreement regarding the status of
China.
Some officials OF the Chinese dele
cation even went SO far as to say
that there would be nothing left
for them but withdrawal from the
conference should an Interpretation
advanced In British quarters receive
the full approval OF the powers.
Would Preclude Inpasse.
The opinion held with apparent una
nimity by the delegates of all the
nations concerned, however was that
the issue would be so handled as to
preclude such an impasse for the
that the views nt which the Chinese
took offense were delineated by a
British spokesman outside the con.
ference itself. 'and so far have not
had the formal Endorsement even OF
the British delegation. These views
were. briefly. that the omen door
policy defined by the four principles
Included Chinese accebtance OF the
tt,,,, n
tion OF railway concessions, n COM
bination which the Chinese declare
would mean virtual ''internationali-
zation." OF China.
1t was uncertain tonight whether
the subject would come before the
nine delegations when they meet to-
morrow as committee of the whole
on the Far East. For their part, tho
Chinese We're said to feel they could
not raise the point with propriety
because the views attributed to the
British were not and never had been
officially before the Far East COM
mittee. Apparently n somewhat
similar position was taken by the
other delegations, and so It ap-
peared possible that the disagree.
ment might walt further develop
ments until future discussions bring
1t naturally into prominence.
VIII Discuss Extrn-TerritorinIity
The specific subject selected for dis
cGssion at tomorrows session is
China's request for abolition OF the
system of raterritoriality." un-
der which the foreign powers have
set up their own courts within China
to handle cases in which their re-
spective nationals are involved All
of the nations represented here have
indicated their sympathetic interest"
in the Chinese request, although IL
has been apparent that even some OF
the Chinese delegates themselves do
not believe the present condition OF
the. Chinese courts would make the
change Immediately possible.
Among some or the delegates there
was belief that the cases of-Shan-
tung and South Manchuria might also
tie reached at tomorrow's meeting.
bringing the delegates face to face
with some of the most complicated
questions OF the whole negotiations
Meantime naval exports will con-
time their work on details of tho
American reduction plan. and the land
armament negotiations will wait for
the2 more pressing topics of discuss
sion to be disposed OF. Subcommit-
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