Evening star., 1921-11-25
Seek Abolition
of Territory
Privileges.
LODGE TO HEAD
SUBCOMMITTEE
Judicial Machinery
in China Not Yet
Held Adequate.
By the Associated Press.

Dy 'he .tssoclhteu fress-
Abolition of extra territorial rights
in China, by which various powers
maintain their own courts for trial
of their own nationals, was agreed
to in principle today by the powers
represented in the Washington con-
ference on Pacific and far eastern
affairs.
The Chinese delegation presented
to the committee today statement
strongly urging the abolishment of
the extraterritorial rights and SYM
pathetic responses were said to have
been voiced by the representatives
of the other powers.
Belief was generally expressed. how
ever, that the rights could not be
given up Immediately, in view of con-
should come as promptly as conpati-
BILE with the present situation and
progress of China.
The committee upon reaching the
general agreement authorized the ap-
pointment of subcommittee, headed
by Senator Lodge of the American
delegation, to present the principle in
the concrete form Of resolution.
The subcommittee also will work
out the details of the surrender by
the powers of their rights This task
will include the consideration of a
number of treaties. and for that rea-
son the time required for it's accom-
plishment was problematical.
The committee of the nine powers
also took up at today's session the
question of the Chinese postal service
and discussed the details in that con-
nection until after 1 o'clock, when 1t
was decided that the committee
should conclude its sitting for the day
and resume tomorrow morning.
No decision was taken respecting
Chinese posts
Supported BY U. 8.
The Chinese request for abolition of
the extraterritorial privileges held by
other nations was understood to have
had the strong support of the American
delegation. Secretary Hughes declaring
that the foreign courts should be aool-
ished as soon as China demonstrated
her ability to administer Justice fairly
to all within her borders.
The following communique on the
meeting was issued:
THE committee on Pacific and far
eastern questions met in the Pan
American building Friday, November
25. at IL am. All the delegates were
present except Signor Media, Baron
Shidehara. NJ. Sarraut and Lord Lee.
"At the opening of the session Mr..
Hughes expressed his great regreat
at the appearance of a report in a
Washington paper this m9rning or al
legged happenings at the last meeting
of the committee. The report of an
tagonism with Mr.. Balfour was not
only untrue but grotesQue. and did
him the grossest injustice; Mr..
Hughes could not imagine how such
a rumor had got into circulation. Mr..
Balfour expressed his great appre-
citation of Mr. Hughes statement.
"He had never doubted that Mr..
Hughes would take the view he had
just stated, but the manner and words
in which that view had been put be-
fore the committee had deeply moved
him, and he wished to express his
thanks.
Subcommittee Appointed.
After a discussion it was decided
to appoint a subcommittee to inves-
tigate and report in regard to the
question of extraterritoriality in
China In regard to this subject Mr..
Wang Chung-Hui. chief justice of the
supreme court of China made a state
ment, which will appear later.
THE committee then discussed the
question of foreign post offices in
making a statement which will sub
sequently be made public.
! "The committee then adjourned to
meet at 1890 Saturday morning, No
vember 26."
Only Session Today.
The session of the nine delegations.
sitting as a committee of the whole
to discuss the extraterritorial prob
lem, was the only meeting of the
conference or it's subdivisions on to-
days program, the question of land
and naval armament having again
gone into temporary eclipse while ex-
perts prepare their opinions as to de-
tails.
Meantime the clash of opinion be-
tween the Chinese and some of the
British spokesmen over the meaning
of the fourth Root principle con-
tinued a subject OF speculation In
conversations among individual dele
gates. >The question of Interpreting
the Root principles has not yet come
directly before the, sessions of the
conference, however and may not be
raised formally until the discussions
reach point requiring application Of
the principles to specific cases.
American Purpose.
1t was revealed authoritatively to-
Qdy tHAl lLe purpose Va Tic @AAhCi iSoh
delegation in bringing forward the
Root resolution was to place the en-
tire far east negotiations on foun-
dation of accepted basic principles
from whose application there would
be no escape as the conference pro-
ceeded to the consideration of details
involved in the Chinese, ten points
and other open issues.
At the same time 1t was said that
the continuance Of international
supervision Of Chinese customs,
finances and even railroads was not
viewed by the American delegation
as In any sense Inconsistent with the
declarations in the Root resolutions
in favor of the maintenance of
Chinese integrity and independence.
The subcommittee of the nine
powers, appointed to study the ques-
tion Of the Chinese tariff. win be
called together by Senator Under
wood. its chairman, In q few days, 1t
was announced today. The committee
Is awaiting preparation Of additional
fiscal data to begin its work. The
disposition Of the American delegation
seems to be In favor OF increasing
the maximum, to which China has
been restricted, in her customs im-
ports as necessary for maintenance
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