Sioux County pioneer., 1921-11-24
Open Door Asked of Arms Parley
For All Portions Of Pc
king Domain.
US. SYMPATHY I ] / SHOWN.
British Also Support Position ,n Many
Rsspects-Move For Return
Of Lost Tsrrltoryais
lntlmated. &

WaSnlngf0n-The Washington con.
ference turned to considerations of Far
Eastern questions with almost the
same momentum with which It tackled
the question Of naval armaments. Il
was the Chinese delegates who led the
way this time. In the Committee Of
Nine meeting, at which all nations
participating were represented, they
produced q basis for discussion which
represents their views.
The open sympathy Of the United
States with their position was at once
manifest. The British supported it in.
many respects. The positions OF the
others were not SO clearly defined, al!
though members OF the Japanese dele.
cation have given expression Of ap.
proval, IN part at least, to China's bill
of rights 3GE;ss SIS -,
Terrltorial Integrity Demanded.
In brief China wants guarantees for
territorial integrity and political and
administrative Independence: she pro.
poses the open door for all In ali parts
OF the country; she wants ali spheres
OF influence relinqnishe she wanta
no treaties made affecting her without
being consulted about them,
The full extent Of China's position
Is much broader than this, but these
are the essentials. The last feature
may be construed as affecting the An.
glo-Japanese alliance, although the!
British take the opposite view.
Other elements Of the Chinese pro-
4posals provide for full respect. for Chi
mas right as neutral In all future
wars to which the nation is not q party
and for peaceful settlement in inter-
national disputes in the Pacific and
the Far East.
Future Parleys Suggested.
All existing limitations upon Chi
mas political, jurisdictional- and admin
istratiye freedom Of action" would be
removed and provision made for fu.
ture conferences from time to o.time for
the international discussion Of the
Far Eastern situation.
China, in return, would agree mot
to ALLEVIATE OF lease any portion of her
territory" to any foreign power and
"all special rights, privileges, immun
tiles Of COMMITMENTS now held IN
China by any foreign power are to be
carefully re-examined.
/ Doctor Wellingto Koo, who present.
ed the Chinese proposals, said they
were made in the interest Of all pow
ers involved in the Far East as well
as Of China and II adopted would pave
the way toward solving some of the,
perplexing problems in laying q firmer
foundation for peace OF the Pacific and;
Far East.
U.i 8. Support Assured. s.
The session Of the Big Nine was oc.
cupied. entirely with the presentation:
Of China's views. Immediately after.
ward It became known that they com.
manded the moral support Of the Uni.
ted States. The British viewpoints
were made known q little later. The.
Japanese did not state their reaction,
but previous pronouncements by some
of their representatives. have put them
in line with some parts Of China's pro-
posals.
Announcement Of the Chinese bill.
Of rights surprised the Japanese dele.
gates: They had been expecting q
series Of suggestions from the United
States. rather than China, because II
was the United States that first laid.
emphasis on the Importance Of discus.
sing the Far Eastern question In con.
nection with limit ation Of ornaments
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