New-York tribune., 1921-12-08
Powers Grant
China Guaranty
Of Neutrality
s Nations, Including Japan,
Promise That Her Rights
Will Be Respected III War
Where She Is Not Party
Wins Dispute ON Wireless
Commercial Stations To Be
Closed; Koo Insists Nip
ponese Quit Manclluria
By Thomas Steep

V<AAouANOAoNs Ice. t---NeuSfRllly
for China in tho event of war is guar
anteed in an agreement reached to-
day by eight powers represented in
the armament limitation conference
committee on Pacific and Far Eastern
questions. Under stipulation, adopt
ed unanimously, that Chins's rights
as neutral are TO be fully respected
in future wars to which she is not 8
party" Chinese soil and waters are to
be held free of invasion by foreign
belligerents. Japan binds herself not
to use either the territory of Man
churia or the South Manchurian Rail-
road for the movement Of troops In
war time.
Other important steps taken to meet
China demand for relief from foreign
I control wera' agreements that each
power will hereafter abandon the use
OF its wireless stations in China for
with Chinese stations, and that a plan
will be considered for international
regulation of foreign wireless systems.
In the negotiations conducted di-
rectly between Japan and China for a
settlement of the Shantung contro-
versy Japan made concessions. She
agreed to restore to China all public
buildings and works built by Japanese
capital in the leased territory of Kiao-
chau. The question whether China will
have to pay for works built by Ger
| many prior to 1914 was left undecided,
as was also the dispute over the con-
tr01 Of jbn pt,,ro
China Tells Of Violations
The agreement on neutrality was
accepted by America, Great Britain,
Japan, France, Italy, Belgium, Holland
| and Portugal after DR.. Wang Chung
! Hui, on behalf of China. had asserted
that in the Russo-Japanese War in
of the Russians and Japanese were
carried on wholly on Chinese territory,
in Manchuria, and that as recently as
1914, in tho World War, Japanese
troops marched $50 miles beyond
leased territory in Shantung in order
to attack Gsrmanys garrison al
Tsingtao.
DR.. Wang's presentation Of China's
plea, which prompted the powers to
act, was as follows:
SIN the past, China's rights in this
respect have been grievously disre-
garded. need only refer you to the
Russo-Japanese War, which, SO far as
land operations are concerned, was
fought wholly upon Chinese soil. Agar
| et the time of the military expedition
| against Tsingtao in the late war bel
| ligerent troops landed at point 16(
! miles from the leased territory o1
| Kiaochau.
| "It Is clear that should similar Incl
dents occur there would be furnished
| just cause of complaint by the non
| offending belligerent power not only
/ against the offending belligerent powel
| but also against China herself. Fur
thermore, they would tend to weaker
throughout the world the respect due
in time of war, to neutral powers"
| The guaranty of neutrality, it wa'
announced, is to apply to China's whole
domain, notwithstanding the treat.
rights which Japan holds IN Manchuria
including the South Manchurian Rail
way and the civil and military contro
| of Port Arthur and Dairen.
About forty wireless stations arr
maintained by foreign governments il
China. America has one for legation
purposes at Peking. 1t was establishe.
under the terms of the protocol o
1901, following the coxer uprisings, a
part of the equipment of the Legation
guard. China asked that the stations
anti-foreign sentiment among th'
Chinese people has ended. The agree
ment to limit the use of wireless t.
government purposes adopted to-da,
reads:
"That ali radio stations in China
| whether maintained under the provi
| sions of the international protocol o
September 7, 1901, or in fact maintaine'
in the grounds Of any of the foreigl
legations in China, shall be limited il
their use to sending and receiving gov
ernment messages; provided, however
that in case all other telegraphic com
munication is interrupted, then, upol
official notification, accompanied b.
proof Of such interruption, to the Chi
nese Ministry of Communications, sucl
stations may afforc temporary facili
ties for commercial or unofficial mes
sages until the Chinese governmen
has given notice of the termination o
the Interruption"
vIviani Urges Agreement
u On behalf of France M. viviani pro
posed general agreement for interna
tionai regulation Of foreign wireless
systems in China. He declared tina
| preseuC COWpeSlC1CH between IlE@l HA
tions might easily result in hope
less tanglc," and that "competitio
must be replaced by cooperation"
Secretary Hughes said the America
delegation agreed heartily to the sug
gestion, and asked that the French del
egate prepare resolution providin
for international regulation.
i Japan's declaration that she "has n
present intention Of giving up her in
terests in Manchuria" was challenge
by DR.. Wellington Koo, who told tn
powers that China regards Japan
presence in Manchuria as zone of tn
most grave outstanding questions" an
one 'likely to disturb the peace of tn
Far East" He served notice tha
Japan's declarations regarding Man
churia would not be accepted as fine
by the Chinese delegates.
GAS to the leased TERRITORY of Kwane
tung Province, namely, Port Arthu
and Dairen," said DIR. Koo, addressin
the committee, "the original term vii
expire in 1925, and while an extensio
} to ninety-nine years was obtained b
Japan In 1915, it was obtained in sue
circumstances that the dispute abou
its validity remains one Of the mos
grave outstanding questions betwee
China and Japan.
Both Port Arthur and Dairen ar
situated In Manchuria, which is an in
portant part of Chinese territory. NJ
only does the national safety {
China rely upon the safeguarding {