Evening star., 1921-11-17
NEW POLICY BORN IN PACIFIC
BY C1INA'S BOLD PROPOSALS
United States Believed Ready to Support
Startling Program on Settling of Vital
Far East Problems.

ably no nation has the courage or
self-confidence to sponsor "a program
which can solve all the problems of
the far east Instead il will be start
ed piecemeal. and China stepped
across the threshold first. China may
be the largest problem of the lar east
but Siberia is a close second in i'm
portancc. and there are many more
When China's troubles are mention
ed Japan is always the accompani-
mcnt III III" discussion. In this dis
cuSS!"n which is coming Japan does
not propose to take the initiative.
Her Ici"gatcs favor following the
aetnda outlined by Secretary Hughes
IN his announcement TO the assem-
bling powers They prefer that pro-
ceauf" rather than changing the
couf>" of discussion according to
what China has outlined.
ne Chimes" proposal is sufficiently
NhIH" 70 cover everything. 1t eX-
presses ''luil accord with the prin-
c.p!" OF In" .So-ca!lea open door, and
IL - certain that the other powers
"iil be "H:iniln"ris in indorsing~ the
pEhcIp'" If not the practice.
More Light sought.
They probably VIII go to AN equal
extent IN agreeing to respect the ter
ritorIal ihtrgritG of the Chinese re
public as cal"d for in the first clause.
AS |" respecting its political and ad-
De Il request for eiucidation of what
is meant. The Chinese delegates did
not want this feature of their desires
overlooked, for the eighth clause reads:
reads:
'Immediately. or as soon thereafter
las circumstances will permit. existing
limitations upon China's political ju-
rlSGlctlonal and administrative free
dom OF action are to be removed"
This may cover the multitude of
f.f.p II !
e;sners enjoy the extraterritoriai
right of conducting their own courts
according to home laws, supervision
OF the maritime customs, the collec-
ton of the salt gdbelle, various i'll
dependent settlements in large cities
Iand dependent colonies on Chinese
soil. their own post offices and an Of
fetal management of the Chinese
posts and trlcGra phs. If this repeated
idea means that the conference is to
decide that il is best for China's own
good and. incidentally, for the foreign
interests in China. that these privi-
! leges b" revoked, considerable debate
is ahead.
; However. the phrase "or as soon as
circumstances will permit" which
evidently WAS not inserted by the
I tsclf-contideut hand of young China.
nullifIeS the entire clause by post
p"ning its effectiveness into an in
definite future.
Treaty Clause Vital.
| A large meaning may lie in the third
/ clause. which pledges to powers not
4 to conclude between themselves any
treaty or agreement directly affecting
/ China or the general peace in these
! regions without previously notifying
China and giving to her an oppor-
, tunity to participate" An agreement
| between Great Britain, Japan and
! America to limit their naval arma-
| ment. which is the principal topic of
| the conference, might be interpreted
ias affecting the general peace in
! these regions and require China'S ap-
proyal before il could be effective.
| In other clauses the Chinese state
nient strikes notes of high morality
which the stronger powers cannot is-
, more. 1t calls for peaceful settle
ment of international disputes in the
Pacific and the far east" something
which must be included in world
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