The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-25
FAR EAST PROBLEM
TO BECOME LIVE
ISSUE AT FARLEY
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thorities to carry out their large
engagements until conditions are
more stable.
Continuance Of International super
vision OF Chinese customs, finances
and even railroads is not regarded by
TIE American delegations as in any
sense inconsistent with the declara-
tios in the Root resolutions in favor
of the maintenance of Chinese integ-
rity and independence. Other indie
pendent nations frequently have en-
tered into contractual or treaty rela-
lions with other governments or prl-
waite agencies for the supervision of
public works and even of many func-
lions of government.
1t is held that as sovereign nation
China now has the same power TO
enter into such arrangements in the
future, having exercised that power
freely in the past.
Number of Treaties
This conception of the proper So
luton of the problem naturally i'm
plies the framing of number of
treaties to carry out the conclusions
of the conference. 1t is pointed out
that China is already party to
something like a score of treaties
dealing with customs dues and like
subjects and many of these are dis
similaS
As only nine nations are repre-
scented in the Washington conference
it follows that it will be necessary
to secure the adhesion of the other
nations having business relations
with China to enter such treaty
or treaties as result from the nsgo-
tiations here.
The attitude of the American gov
eminent toward xtra-territoriality
as it will be set forth at tomorrow's
meeting of the far east committee is
said to be that the United States is
ready to give up her xtraterritorial
rights as soon as the Chinese are
able to administer justice completely
and in full protection of the rights
of American citizens. Analogous
positions already have been indicated
by Great Britain, France and several
of the other nations and tonight q
more detailed outline of the Japanese
view was made available from au-
thoritative sources.
The proposal to abolish the extra
territorial rights, II was said arouses
"sympa thetic interest" among the
Japanese people, who themselves ex-
listed for time under foreign con-
sular jurisdiction. Japan was said
to favor in principle Nthe complete
lifting of the system of foreign tri-
bunals in China but was doubtful
whether China Immediately could APP
point it's own judges for civil and
criminal courts for the trying of
cases involving foreigners.
Advantage to China
1t was frankly conceded by Jap
anese that extra-territoriality is dis
tinctly advantageous to China be-
cause In substance IT is a violation OF
their territorial integrity and con-
stitutes In a sense kind Of humili
alton. Again 1t means that Chinese
are some times forced to seek JUS
tice from courts and under laws
which are foreign to them. and
which often do not fulfill the Chinese
conception of justice. A still further
objection to the system is that Its
privileges are claimed by Chinese
who have come back from Korea or
Formosa and claim Japanese citizen
ship. The same Is true 1t is ex-
planned in reference to many Chinese
who were born in the Philippine
islands or the Omitted States or In
French Indo-China and who later
| emigrate to China Their claim OF
immunity on the ground that they
are Japanese. American or French
citizens is regarded by Chinese as
embarrassing because 1t may lead
to foreign charges that their nations
have not been adequately protected
The main disadvantages to for.
eigners of extra-territoriality was
| described ~ being that 80 long al