The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-22
STUDY FISCAL
AFFAIRS OF
CHINA FIRST
Committee Will Study Finan-
cial Conditions of that Ma
ton Before Conference Acts
on Her Problems.
UNDERWOOD PROPOSAL
tBy Associated Press>

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22-Consider-
alton of Chinese aspects of the Tar
eastern problem was continued today
at meeting of the Washington con-
ference committee on Pacific and Far
Eastern questions. II was decided to
appoint committee to study Chinese
fiscal affairs, and no additional reso.
lutions, regarding policies affecting
China were adopted today by the
committee.
Further consideration of Chinese
problems was postponed until 3
o'clock tomorrow, when another meet
ing of the delegates of the nine pow
ers in committee of the whole will be
held.
The conference committee, compris-
ing the five principal powers will meet
at II o'clock tomorrow in executive
session for further consideration OF
naval reduction.
Senator Underwood of the American
delegation brought forward the pre-
pOsals today for the committee to ex-
anime China's fiscal affairs.
His suggestion was said to have
been adopted unanimously and Chair
man Hughes was authorized to ap-
L
| subcommittee is to take up Chinas
| proposals for restoration of tariff au-
| tonomy, which would remove the pres.
/ ent restriction limiting to five rer
cent. the duty collectable on China
/ imports.
What Resolution Provides.
As proposed by Elihu Root, of the
American delegation and adopted BY
I a af Of Il
| bate in executive session yesterday
| the declaratory resolution constitut-
ing the first definite agreement of the
| conference commits the powers also
to policy of providing fullest op-
portunity for development of a stable
| government in China and at the same
time refraining from seeking special
rights and privileges that would
abridge the righ s of other nations
While not providing for settlement
OF any of the specific problems con
fronting China, the declaration touch
es in general terms most of the prin-
ciples for which China asked in her
bill of rights" and its adoption was
manifestly gratifying to her spokes-
man here.
The effect of the declared policy on
the internal situation in China was
generally viewed today as depending
on how far the administrative inte-
gritty" and the special rights" pro
! visions might be carried in their full
application. Admiral Baron Kato.
head of the Japanese delegation has
expressed perfect satisfaction" with
| the resolution and some members OF
that delegation have interpreted it as
|, to be applied probably only to the fu-
t ture.
5 Declines to Go Further.
They have so far declined to 90
: further in their analysis of these pro.
/ visions as their application might al
feet the leases which Japan holds in
: China, any interference with which sh3
: is regarded as certain TO resist. II
also is indicated that any attempt to
) construe the principle of admins
t. trative integrity as putting an end 10
| the eXtra-territoriaI rights of the
powers would meet with opposition
= from several quarters.
: With negotiations on the American
= naval armament proposal apparently
| approaching some conclusive stage, it
was believed that Secretary Hughes.
Arthur ]. Balfour and Baron Kato
: would resume today their conference
= of yesterday which was attended By
: naval experts of the three powers.
=. The American group in this confer
9 ence was understood to have under.
+ taken to furnish at the request of the
=. other powers certain technical data
bearing on the naval plan.
The informal meeting of the heads
= of the three delegations chiefly con.
= cerned in the naval program was tah-
= en- as an indication of some definite
:. progress toward agreement in the
Il naval committee on the American pro.
9 posal.