Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-11-18
CHINA DEMANDS
AN OPEN DOOR
Integrity of Country Is Asked by
Her Envoy.
BILL OF RIGHTS TO FARLEY
Doctor SEE Asks Free intercourse With
All Nations and End of All Secret
Treaties-SiIent on Shan
tung Problem.


tung Problem.
, Washington, Nov. 1.-THE Picking
government laid its cards on the table
before the armament conference in Sc
/ cret session and asked not merely for
an open door, but for a new bill of
rights.
DR.. ALFRED SEE, minister from Pc
king to the United States, made the
proposal, which he said might be sum
married. thus:
81. (a) The powers engage to re
spect and observe the territorial in
tegrity and political and administra-
tive independence of the Chinese re
public.
"(b) China upon her part is pre-
pared TO give an undertaking not to
ALLEVIATE or lease any portion of her
territory or littoral to any power.
%. China being in full accord with
the principle Of the so-called open door
or equal opportunity for the COM
merce and industry of all nations hav-
ing treaty relations with China is pre-
pared to accept and apply it in all
parts of the Chinese republic without
exception.
80 With a view to strengthening
mutual confidence and maintaining
peace in the Pacific and the Far East,
the powers agree not to conclude be-
tween themselves any treaty or agree
ment directly affecting China or the
general peace in these regions without
previously notifying China and giving
to her an opportunity to participate.
Would Void Special Rights.
a. All special rights, privileges, i'm
munities or commitments, whatever
their character or contractural basis,
claimed by any of the powers in or
relating to China are to be declared,
and all such or future claims not so
made known are to be deemed null
and void The rights, privileges, inn
munities and commitments, now known
or to be declared are to be examined
with a view to determining their
scope and validity and, if valid, to
harmonizing them with one another
and with the principles declared by
their conference.
80. Immediately or as soon as cir
cumstances will permit, existing linn
itations upon Chinas political juris-
dictional and administrative freedom
of action are to be removed.
SO. Reasonable. definite terms of
duration are to be attached to Chinas
present commitments which are with
out time limits.
az. In the Interpretation of instru-
ments granting special rights or prin-
eiples, the well-established principle of
construction that such grants shall be
strictly construed in favor of the
grantors, is to be observed.
China as a Neutral.
"S. China's rights as neutral are
to be fully respected in future wars to
which she is not a party.
SO. Provision is to be made for
peaceful settlement of International
disputes in the Pacific and the Far
East
40. Provision is to be made for the
future conference to be held from time
to time for the discussion of interna-
tional questions relative to the Fa-
cific and the Far East, as basis for
the determination of common policies
of the signatory powers in relation
thereto"
The proposals were accompanied by
the following general statement:
Plea to Powers
"China is anxious to play her part
not only in maintaining peace, but in
| promoting the material advancement
and the cultural development of all
the nations. she wishes to make her
| vast natural resources available to all
peoples who need them, and in re-
| turn to receive the benefits of free
/ and equal intercourse with them. In
/ order that she may do this, it is nee
! eSsary that she should have every pos
sible opportunity to develop her po-
/ lltical institutions in accordance with
J the genius and needs of her own peo-
/ pie.
"China is now contending with GER
tain difficult problems which necessar-
lily arise, when any country makes a
radical change in her form of govern
| ment.
"These problems she will be able TO
solve If given the opportunity to do
SO. This means not only that she
should be freed from the danger or
threat of foreign aggression, but that.
so far as circumstances win possibly
! ,,or,,,fr Sbo no roliarpI from, gv,f+,
tions which now deprive her autonom-
Gus administrative action and prevent
her from securing adequate public rev.
enues."