Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-11-25
CHINA DEMANDS
AN OPEN DOOR.
integrity of Country Is Asked by
Her Envoy.
BILL OF RIGHTS TO FARLEY
Doctor SEE Asks Free intercourse With
All Nations and End of All Secret
Treaties-Sient on Shan
tuna Problem.
BILL OF RIGHTS TO FARLEY

Washington, Nov. 17.-The PeKlng
government laid its cards on the table
before the armament conference IN Sc
cret session and asked not merely Tor an
open door. but for a new bill OF rights
DR.. Alfred SEE, minister from Pe-
king to the United States, made the
proposal. which he said might be sum-
married. thus:
81. (a) The powers engage to re-
spect and observe the territorial in
tegrity and political and administra-
tive independence of the Chinese re-
public.
sob China upon her part is pre-
pared to give an undertaking not to
ALLEVIATE or lease any portion OF her
territory or littoral to any power.
''2 China being In full accord with
the principle of the sacalled open door
or equal opportunity for the COM
merce and industry of all nations hav-
ing treaty relations with China Is pre-
pared to accept and apply 1T In all
parts of the Chinese republic without
exception.
SO. With a view to strengthening
mutual confidence and maintaining
peace In the Pacific and the Far East,
the powers agree not to conclude be-
tween themselves any treaty or agree
ment directly affecting China or the
general peace in these regions without
previously notifying China and giving
to her an opportunity to participate.
Would Void Special Rights.
"4. All special rights, privileges, i'm
munities or commitments, whatever
their character or contractural basis,
claimed by any Of the powers in or
relating to China are to be declared,
and all such or future claims not so
made known are to be deemed null
and void The rights, privileges, i'm
munities and commitments, now known
or to be declared are to be examined
with a view to determining their
scope and validity and, If void, to
harmonizing them with one another
and with the principles declared by
this conference.
So. Immediately or as soon as cir
cumstances will permit, existing linn
itations upon China's political juris-
dictional and administrative freedom
of action are to be removed.
SO. Reasonable, definite terms Of
duration are to be attached to China's
present commitments which are with
out time limits.
81. In the Interpretation of instru-
ments granting special rights or prin-
ciples, the well-established principle of
construction that such grants shall be
strictly construed in favor of the
grantors, is to be observed.
So. China's rights as a neutral are
to be fully respected in future wars to
which she is not party.
80. Provision is to be made for
peaceful settlement of international
disputes in the Pacific and the Far
East.
40. Provision is to be made for the
future conference to be held from time
to time for the discussion of interna-
tional questions relative to the Pa
clfic and the Far East, as basis for
the determination of common policies
of the signatory powers in relation
!thereto."
The proposals were accompanied by
the following general statement:
Plea to Powers.
"China is anxious to play her part
not only in maintaining peace, but in
promoting the material advancement
and the cultural development of all
the nations. She wishes to make her
vast natural resources available to all
peoples who need them, and in re-
turn to receive the benefits of free
and equal intercourse with them. In
order that she may do this, it is nee
essary that she should have every pos
sible opportunity to develop her POI
litical institutions in accordance with
the genius and needs of her own peo-
pie.
"China is now contending with GER
tain difficult problems which necessar-
ily arise, when any country makes a
radical change in her form of govern
ment.
"These problems she will be able to
solve if given the opportunity to do
so. This means not only that she
should be freed from the danger or
threat of foreign aggression, but that,
so far as circumstances will possibly
permit, she be relieved from limita-
lions which now deprive her autonom-
Gus administrative action and prevent
her from securing adequate public rev.
enues."
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