The Washington herald., 1921-12-08
ADOPT RADIO PACT
Committee Grants China
Full Control of Wire
less Plants.
REPORT OF FRICTION
DENIED BY DIR. KOO
Believe Japan Will In
crease Shantung Rail
And Mines Offers.

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Substantial progress in affording re-
lief 10 China was made yesterday y
by the conference on limitation cf
ornaments and Pacific and Far East
ern problems The committee on the
latter problems. meeting for the frs.
time since last Saturday, adopted res
olutions which will give China con
troll over wilaiess communications f.
her own sphere Of influence. II also
agreed that China's neutrality here
ta fer shall be respected in the event
OF, war.
The direct negotiations between
China and japan on Shantung also
made substantial progress. After a
lengthy discussion plan tentatively
was agreed to whereby all publ,
properties in Tsingtao shall be turn
ed back to China after the latter
nation has reimbursed Japan for all
moneys expended on them since they
were seized from their German own
ers. In the absence OF complete
agreement of some OF the minor mat
ters, a complete statement of just
exactly what China is TO fet back
was withheld.
Mines and Railways.
The Chinese made an effort &c
force speedy action on the two great.
ly complicated subjects of Shantunc
that of eventual ownership OF th'
railroads and the mines. 1t finally
was agreed that the railway ques-
tion will he made a special order
for Saturday afternoon. il it is not
reached previously.
Tho japanese delegation continues
to insist that il will not Increase its
| original offer to China OF a half
interest in the mines and in the rail.
way. However. there was grow
ing belief in conference circles that
eventually a much more liberal offeI
| may be expected.
Meanwhile Chinese officials. through
Dr. Koo. made a complete denial that
there is any friction between tn,
three delegates There is. II wa,
stated some friction among some sub.
ordinate members. but on the gen
eral questions of policy the dele
cation is a unit and will act as such
Agreement on Radio stations.
The following is the official com
| munique:
The committee on Pacific and Far
| Eastern questions met at IL o'clocl
! Yesterday morning with all the del
! eCates present except Amba ssado
Shidehara and Senator Underwood
The following report of the sub
| committee on draft in regard to ra
! dio stations in China was sub
/ Titted:
l. That all radio stations in Chin;
whether maintained under the pro
visions of the international proto
col of September z, 1901, or in fac
maintained in the grounds of an,
| of the foreign legations in China
shall be limited in their use I,
sending and receiving government
messages and shall not receive o.
send commercial or personal OF un
official messages. including pres.
matter: Provided. however. that II
case all other telegraphic commu
nication is interrupted. then. upor
official notification accompanied b,
proof of such interruption to tn,
Chinese ministry of communica
! tions. such stations may affor,
temporary facilities for commercial
personal or u~official messages, In
| cludin- press matter, until the Chi
nese government has given motto,
of the termination of the interrup
| tion.
.. All radio stations operate,
within the territory of China nv
| foreign government or the citizen
or subjects thereof under treatie
or concessions of the government o
| China, shall limit the messages sen
and received by the terms of tn,
treaties or concessions under whicl
| the respective stations are main
| tanned.
VIII Compensate Owners.
3. In case there be any radio sta
ton maintained in the territory o
China by foreign government O
citizens or subjects thereof with
out the authority OF the Chimes
government, such station and al
the plant. apparatus and materia
thereof shall be transferred to an,
! taken over by the government O
| China, to be operated under the di
rection OF the Chinese ministry O
communications upon fair and full
compensation to the owners for tn
| VI lhc as soon a
the Chinese ministry Of communi
! cations is prepared to operate tn
same effectively for the genera
public benefit.
4. II any questions shall arise a
to the radio stations in leased ter
ritories, in the South Manchuri
railway zone or in the French con
cession at Shanghai. they shall b
regarded as matters for discussio,
between the Chinese governmen
and the government concerned.
5. The owners or managers of al
radio stations maintained in tn,
territory of China by foreign pow
crs or citizens or subjects thereo
| shall confer with the Chinese min
istry of communications for tn
purpose of seeking a common ar
rangement to avoid interference 4,
the use of wave lengths by wireless
stations in China, subject to suc]
general arrangements as NAV b
made by an international confer
ence convened for the revision n
the rules established by the Inter
national Radio Telegraph Conven
tion signed at London, July s, ls1.
Would Eliminate Competition.
Mr.. viviani gave his unreserve,
support to the resolution propose,
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