The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-26
POSTOFFICES
IN China TO
Be GIVEN Up
Far Eastern Committee Today
Informally Agrees to Pro-
position In Prnciple-Con-
slider Extra Territoriality.
DISCUSS HARDING PLAN
(By Associated Press)


WASHINGTON, Nov. 26-Withdraw-
al of foreign postoffices in China. was
informally agreed to in principle today
by the Far Eastern committee of the
Washington conference and a resolu.
ton to that effect will be drafted by a
subcommittee authorized to work out
details of the plan.
The question of extra-territoriality
the gradual abolition of which was
| agreed to in principle yesterday was
| that considered by the nine nations
represented in the Far Eastern com
mittee at today's sitting.
The informal agreement with re-
spect of withdrawal by the foreign
powers of the postal service maintain
ed by them in China, it was stated
was not final. but the subcommittee
dealing with il will be guided by the
general expressions favorable to that
| end
Wishes World Accord.
With the arms conference negotia-
j tions proceeding in an atmosphere OF
| friendliness which delegates generally
| believes insures progress and accom-
| plishment, increasing importance at
! tached to its outcome today. as a re-
suit of the informally expressed hopes
of President Harding that the con-
clave might lay the foundation for a
continuing series of conferences with
the aim of perpetuating a closer iii
jternational accord.
The presidents plan, which has
been offered only as a personal sus-
=. gestion TO some of the foreign dele
yrh 11-- Tnl
it, was an outstanding topic of dis
: cussion in conference circles as the
delegations convened this morning for
| another committee session to take
/ formal action on their virtual decision
yesterday for gradual adjustment OF
extra-territorial rights in China.
! To Submit Result
1 Submission of the result of the pres
+ ent negotiations for approval not only
| to the participating nations but TO
= those not represented here. including
, Germany and Russia, was indicated
+ as a possible first step toward world
: wide endorsement of the conference
2 plan, to the end that the smaller gov
2 ernments might join with the powers
D in future discussions affecting the
world situation generally.
r Put forward by no means as a defip-
= ite proposal at this stage, the plan as
' offered by the president was under
i stood to have embraced no details, nor
Y was there any indication that any
] covenant or constitution would be pro
posed as its basis. This would ac-
cord generally with its possible ful-
fillment eventually of President Hard
ing's association of nations idea.
/ The Presidents informal proposal
lcomes at a time of growing indication
that further negotiations will be nee
essary to communicate the task begun
!. here, case in point already reached
being the virtual decision of the con
ference yesterday to send an interna'
tional committee of jurists to inVesti-
gate China's judicial system.
Upon the report of this committee
: the governments concerned would
. base their judgment of the efficiency
,, of the Chinese courts and determine
u their course in Withdrawing the foreign
:, tribunes within China, the gradual
: adjustment of which was agreed in
. principle yesterday.
- Framing of a formal resolution de
= cIaring this purpose of the confer
- ence was left to a subcommittee head
= ed by Senator Lodge, which was pre-
;, pared to report to the conference 10
\ day,
! The far eastern committee of the
- whole also was expected to conclude
today its discussion of the question Of
10 abolishfng foreign postoffices in Chi
ma, no decision having been reached
q on that yesterday.