Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-11-26
EXTRA TERRIT0RlALITY IS
FOUGHT BY CHINA JURlST
coSTIyuEs FROM PAGE oHn

china. under cover ~ extra territorial.
iiy. claim Immunity from looal taxes
and excise which tho Chinese are fe.
0uiTsd 20 nay.
"rnin The system h. abolished or sub
aianilaliy modified. 81 IA lnexpcdieni for
china 10 open hcr entire territory 10
foreign trade and dommerce. The evils
~ the 'ristlng syeem have been 20
obvious that Great Britain IN 1909
Jspan ard tho United States In 1908
and Sweden IN ip0s. agreed subject 10
'sftain conditions 20 rellnauish their
ssira territorial rights
Twenty years have elapsed since tho
conclusion OF these treaties and while
u ~ "A matter ~ opinion ~ 10 whether
~ noi ~" state o. China's law has NJ.
'ai'"'d the standard 20 which she t.
EXPECTED "a conform. n IL Impossible 10
osny that China has made great pro.
Af-ss ON the path - legal reform.
Big Change Made.
venture % sny that the China ~
today b. not what she was twenty
years ago when Great britain en-
Outraged her 10 reform her judicial
system. have made these ohservn
ions. not for the purpose of asking for
an immediate and complete abolition
Of es'rs territoriali,y. but for the pur.
fDse Or inviting the powers 10 coon.
crate with China IN taking initial steps
toward improving and eventually
Astonishing The existing system which IL
admitted ~ an hands 10 10 unsntia
tr'ory tp'h to foreigners and Chimes.
The Chinese delegation thcrefore
ASKS That the powers now represented
N uA coniefeno" agree 10 rclinqulsh
ih"r extra territorial rights In China
o. TIE end Of definite period. Mean
WINE the Chinese delegation proposes
mat ne powers represented al this
conference VIII AZ a date 10 be agreed
UPON. designate representatives. 20 en-
t-f Into negotiations with China for
TIE hdnpiion ~ plan for n progrrssiy.
modification and ultimate abolition Of
N" - stem 81 extra .territoriaiity In
nina. me Carrying out ~ which plan
- "a Do distributed over the above men.
uonsd period"
II No presented Chlnas request for
ah~iiion ~ the power OF su pos,,i
-fFie"s now maintained by Thorn ip
'hina He detailed the growth OF The
Times postal system lolntiuy on,
ncd.d '''''" ''''
'h'na requests that the powers os
f"fniii.i boz the conference arr.c n,
on'' N abolish aii postal services now
n-ih'ained BY them IN China gb.
''''-- h'r reques, on tho following
rrnfuFlionr.
Details ~ Reform
ihii China has Organized and
- boz eonduriing q postal system GOV.
't'f lHt entire country ana maintain.
~ i'iftinns with all foreign countries
-'ffiYale q meet al requirements
That ths exlsienee ~ mi, o.,
'ixn pnsioffces infsrferss WIN "a
n'.'N'~ move difficult the development, Of
III system and depriyes tho system .
., revenue which legally and eopl,.
ais should lelong 10 ii.
That the maintenance n. O..
eirn governments - nostofs,,.s 4.
Gina is IN direct tiolatlop az "a. A,
t'r's territorial and aarninis,r,,l,o 4,
"sfv and rests ufon no treaiy or
otfer legal rights
Dr ~ further dsclarcd TIA, the
n,aini"nanoe Of the forsign posioffoe
Il peculiarly ol,l.ct ionsbl.. s,n,.. /, !.
"sDsiaf'i fisiiac reminder 10 m.
ehinssf ffoIds that ihey are no, A..
cnrt<-d the consideration given a. o,s.,
rfopis"
This rrctrrnrily has a tsna.,,y o.
~ 'onfinatd. 70 lower the prs~sir. Of
tne chinf'~ government IN the 49, ~
h<r psopie ard 10 make more a.ff,s.,lt
ne sisesaJ difficult problem Of main.
i-inlfg a Eeg1nment that vII com.
n.@nd the ff1-ecf snd fe,dy ol.nl.en.s.
q her bepsislien,~