The New York herald., 1921-12-11
Continued from First Pags.

"2. TO provide the fullest and most
unenibarrsssod. opportunity to China to
develop and TO maintain for herself an
effective and stable government.
"8. To use their influence for the
purpose Of effectually establishing and
maintaining the principle OF equal OPP
| portunity FOR the commerce and industry
Of all nations throughout the territory
Of China and
| ~. TO refrain from taking advantage
OF the present condition in order to seels
special rights and privileges which would
abridge the rights Of the subjects or citi-
Gems OF friendly States and from coun-
tenancins action inimicable to the Sc
curity OF certain States.
"It Is hardly necessary TO point out
the great Importance OF this declara-
tion. II Is. In truth. charter containing
an assurance to China Of protection from
acts in derogation Of her sovereignty
and independence and administrative au-
| tonomy, and also an assurance that be-
tween the Powers there will be a careful
observance Of the principle Of free and
equal opportunity In matters relating to
China and that not one will seek special
advantages or privileges at the expense
| of the rights Of others.
! "As have said all this has been so
assume that all that Is necessary is to
have your formal assent recorded here
| in the proceedings of the conference, and
while this declaration is a declaration OF
the Powers other than China. I think Il
would be quite appropriate. as It ts
resolution presented to the conference.
to invite China's assent as well. and IL
this course is agreeable to you I shall
ask for the assent OF the Powers to this
resolution.
II call for the assent of the Powers
! through their representatives"
The United States Of America assents.
Belgium? .a
Baron de Cartier: Assents.
Secretary Hughes: The British EN-
pire?
Mr.. Balfour: Assents.
Secretary Hughes: China"
| DIR. SIZE: Assents.
Secretary Hughes: France?
| Mr.. Vivianl: Assents.
Secretary Hughes: Italy?
Senator, Schanzer: Assents
| Secretary Hughes: Japan?
| Admiral Kato Assents.
Secretary Hughes: The NetherlandsY
Jonkheer Van Blokland: Assents.
! Secretary Hughes: Portugal?
viscount date: Assents.
The chairman (Secretary Hughes)
Adopted.
Mr.. Hughes then proceeded to take up
each point mentioned in the agenda. He
said:
'"The first of these in relation to China
were territorial and administrative in-
| tegrity. As the first principle adopted
fully covered, so far as a general state
| ment could cover It, that matter, the
| committee proceeded to deal with spe-
| ciaI instances which were brought to It's
attention That Is to say, special matter
| which seemed to call for consideration
| in the application Of this principle. In
the course OF the discussion before the
committee, that Is the general discussion,
there had been presented on behalf OF
| China a series of propositions for the
consideration Of the committee One or
them. the nth proposition. was immedi-
ately, or as soon as circumstances could
permit, adopted.
Existing limitations upon China's po-
! litical, jurisdictional and administrative
freedom of action were to be removed.
Special instances Of the limitations
which were In contemplation in the
presentation OF these propositions were
brought to the attention Of the commit
tee by the representatives of China.
| extraterritoriality and after a full dis
cussion of that matter a resolution was
adopted by the committee as follows
| and may l interrupt here to say that
should like to have 1t appear in the rec
ord that the resolution embodyfng the
! four principles. prepared by Mr.. Root,
as have stated, was adopted by the
| committee on November 21. 1921. as that
Is q date to which reference Is made IN
| ~
| THE committee, as I said, considered
this special action Of limitation Of the
autonomy Of China and after full dis
| cussion on November 70 adopted the
following resolution with respect to ex-
| Intentionally:
The representatives OF the Powers
hereinafter named. participating In the
| discussion Of Pacific and Far Eastern
questions IN the Conference on the Linn
itation OF Armaments-to W.T. he
| United States Of America, Belgium, the
| British Empire, France. Italy. japan, the
Netherlands and Portugal-havlng taken
note of the fact that in the treaty be-
tween Great Britain and China. dated
| October 8, 1909, and in the treaty be-
tween Japan and China, dated Oc-
tober 8, 1903, these several Powers
have agreed to give every assistance
toward the attainment by the Chinese
| Government OK ItB exprcoScu uooHo 10
reform ifs judicial system and 20 bring
II into accord with that OF Western ma
tions. and have declared that they are
also prepared to relinquish extraterrf-
torial rights when satisfied that the
state of the Chinese laws. the arrange
ments for their administration and other
considerations warrant them In 80
doing;
"Being sympathetically disposed to-
ward furthering In this regard the
aspiration to whioh the Chinese dele
cation gave expression OH November 16,
1921. to the effect that Immediately. or
as soon as circumstances VIII permit,
existing limitations upon Chinas politi-
cal. .jurisdictional and administrative
freedom of action are to be removed;
Considering that cry determination
in regard to such eottcn ~ might be
appropriate to this end must depend
upon the asccrtainment and apprecia-
tion Of complicated states OF fact in re-
gard TO the laws and the judicial sys-
tenn and the methods OF judicial admin
istration of China. which this confer
ence is not In position to determine;
Have resolved,
THAT the Governments OF the Pow
ers above named shall establish com.
mission Ito which each Of such Govern.
ments shall appoint one member) TO In
Quire into the present practice OF extra.
territorial Jurisdiction in China and into
the laws and the judicial system and the
methods OF judicial administration OF
China, with a view to reporting TO the
Governments of the several Powers