Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-29
DECISION FIRST
DIRECT ACTION
OF ARMS meet
Question Of Troop With
drawal May Bring
Trouble To Body

| Washington, D. c., Nov. 2s.-LBy This
Associated Pressl--Ts king Its first di-
rect action toward liberation OF China
from foreign influences, the arms con-
ference agreed today on the Withdraw
al of foreign postoffices and postal sye-
TENS from China. The decision was
conditioned only on tho maintenance
by China of efficient postal facilities,
including retention of the present do
nestle organization by which
French co-director general acts as ad-
wiser to the Chinese postal authorities.
January 1, 1928 virtually was agreed
upon as the date of withdrawal. the
Japanese alone withholding Anal ap-
proval on that point pending consulta-
ton with Toxic.
Constituting the first concrete app)i-
cation of the principle of Chinese ad-
ministrstive integrity as delineated In
| the -four points" of Elihu Root. the
postal agreement is expected to be fol-
lowed tomorrow by another providing
for gradual oblition of the system OF
extra territorial rights under which
dozen foreign governments have set
up their own courts in China and by a
discussion of China's request that for
eign troops quartered within her bord-
ers without treaty sanction be with
drawn.
The question oc troop withdrawal
may lead the delegates into some of
tho most troublesome questions Of the
Far East. Some forces which the
Chinese declare arc in China without
authority as Japanese quartered along
the line of the Shantung railway and
others are within the debated terri
tory OF south Manchuria.
Thus the negotiations promise to
touch upon Shantung and ManciUria
controversies for the first time altho II
is. considered likely that tho real is
| sues of these problems Will be put
| over for discussion when the conIci-
ence takes up railway leases.
| Along With the foreign troop uucs-
| ton the Chinese will ask for "a .coi
| sideration of the status OF certain foI-
eign telegraph aud wireless system
which they declare exist in China
without her consent.
In Japanese quarters II was said
that the Toxic government was ready
TO withdraw its troops from the area
not covered by treaty stipulation7
when China could insure safety of
Japanese nationals and property with
in those zones. Since Japanese forces
are more widely affected than those
of any other nation by the Chinese
request the attitude of the Japanese
delegates WAS taken as forecastinE at
least a declaration OF principle favor
able to Withdrawal
Altho the foreign govcrnmepts are
to have n year OF grace in which to
prepare for withdrs wal Of their postal
systems from China. one feature of
the agreement is expected to become
effective when the conference con-
firms tho section voted by the dele
gates. today I'm committee of the
whole. This section refers to the in-
PRODUCTION OF contrabsnd into Chinese
territory thru the foreign mails, and
gives Chinese customs authorities
right to search mail they may suspect.
The search clause was understood
tn have been inserted after ths
Chinese had charged that large guam
titles OF opium were being carried
thru China In the foreign post in
contravention of the anu-opium law.
The retention of the present French
CO. director 1T was said. was stipulst-
ed solely in the interest of efficient
operation of the Chinese postal sys-
tom.