Arizona republican., 1921-11-25
CHINA OBJECTS TO CONSORTIUM AND POOLING OF RAILWAY CONCES. SIONS BY ALLIED POWERS; BRITISH VIEW UNOFFICIAL

quainted with their own views, but the conference was said to have confined it's discussions to the Root resolutions, fin connection with the corresponding section of the Chi nese ten points.
 There has been a deliberate pur- pose by the Americans in adopting this method which in a way con- st1tutes a precedent in international conferences. The design is said to have been to bind in the most solemn manner each nation repre- scented to the observance of each of these four points. Then when the time comes for consideration of details they will be classified and discussed under appropriate head ings and it is calculated that in the end there will be no escape from the application of the broad prin- ciple nor opportunity for misunder- standing Or double construction.
 International supervision of Chi- nese customs must continue on tho present basis for the present, ac- cording to the American point of view, notwithstanding aspirations of the Chinese There are many req sons regarded as sound by the American delegates for holding to this view, not the least of which is doubt as to the power of the Pekin authorities to carry out any of their large engagements until con ditions are more stable
 Continuance of international su- pervision of Chinese customs, f. nances and even railroads is not regarded by the American delega- ton as in any sense inconsistent with the declarations in the root resolutions for the maintenance of Chinese integrity and independence. Other independent nations frequent Iy have entered into contractual or treaty relations with other govern ments or private agencies for the supervision of public works and even of many functions of govern ment.
 It is held that as a sovereign na- ton China now has the same power to enter into such arrangements in the future.
 The American attitude toward ex- tra territoriality is said to be that the United States is ready to give up her extra territorial rights when the Chinese are able to administer justice compet2ntly. Analogous po- sftions already have been indicated by Great Britain, France and several other nations, and tonight a more detailed outline of the Japanese view was made available
 The proposal to abolish the extra terrlIOEla1 IlSElSs IL hdS Sc21F arouses, sympathetic interest" among Japanese people. Japan was said to favor in principle the lift ing of the system of foreign tri- bunals in China but was doubtful whether China immediately could appoint its own judges for the try ing of cases.
 It was considered by the Japanese that extra territoriality is disad- vantageous to China because in sub stance it is a violation of their territorial integrity, and constitutes a kind of humiliation.
 Again it means Chinese are some times forced to seek justice from courts and under laws foreign to them and which often do not full fill the Chinese conception of jus tice. A still further objection is that its privileges are claimed by Chinese who have come back from Korea or Formosa into Manchurfa. and claim Japanese citizenship.
 The same is true, it is alleged, with reference to many Chinese born in the Philippine Islands, the United States or in French Indo- China and who later emigrate tc China,