The New York herald., 1921-11-25
Foreign Nations Hold Their
Territories Under Four
Arrangements.
SOME GRANTS PERMANENT
America Interested in Rights
to Annoy Port settlement Ac-
quired From British.
Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
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New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. G., Nov. -.
Third in the list of six subjects the
Chinese delegation expects to lay be-
fore the conference in its detailed
presentation of its ten points is the
question of leased territories and the
various foreign concessions. 1t is
probable that this phase of the Chinese
situation will appear in the next few
days.
1t is understood that part of the
general Chinese problem is to equalize,
as far as possible. powers granted to
aliens under these concessions. There
are a number of definitions regarding
the pieces of ground occupied by for
eigners. China as condition prece-
dent to ultimate absolute self control
wants new regulations to define clearly
the rights of foreigners In all leased
territory.
Four Kinds of Holdings.
Places in China agreed on for inter-
national trade and residence are of four
kinds: % Concessions CD settle
ments; (S) voluntary settlements. and
t4) settlements by sufferapce.
A concession. in its generally accepted
sense, is a piece of ground granted out
right to aliens to be held perpetually and
to be governed by the holders. A settle
ment is a site occupied by foreigners in
which the foreigners may organize their
own local government for certain pur-
poses. A voluntary settlement is a port
spontaneously opened by China for the
residence of aliens. with municipal and
police control retained by local Chinese
officials. a settlement by sufferance Is
settlement within which the residents
have acquired certain rights and privi-
leges without formal agreement.
List of Concesxious.
China probably will ask that these
definitions be cleared and that all con-
cessions and settlements have a fixed
limitation.
Foreigners have been obtaining con-
cessions since 1s43. when Shanghai. the
first of the original five ports, became
all the foreign concessions and settle
ments in China with the dates of their
acquisition follows
A The original Ave ports
1. Shanghai-The international settle
ment (1S43): the French settlement
CS49) Woosung. thrown open to for
eign trade and residence in 1898. not by
treaty with any Power. but by direct
initiative Of the Chinese Government.
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Japanese concession. 1900; American
a continuation Of the British
concession and known by that name until
1899; Kulangsu international settle
nent, proclaimed as international settle
ment by the Chinese authorities. May I.
1902
9. Canton---British concessions and
French conce essions, acquired in 1861 and
known locally as "Shamsen."
4. Foochow-Opened In 1912; no de-
fned area.
S. Ningpo-Location set apart in
1874: no definite area.
b. Upper Yangtzc Ports:
1. Hankow-Bri.ish concession. 1861 !:
British concession extension. 1898; ex-
Russian conce ssion, 1886; French con-
cession. 1886. extended 1902: cx-German
1895, extended 1898; Japa-
nese concession. 1895. extended 1905.
g. Changsha--General foreign settle
ment, 1904.
3. chunking = japanese settlement.
1901.
c. Lower Yangtze Ports:
1. KiuKiang-Brftish concession. 1861.
2. wuhu--General foreign settlement,
1904: originally marked out In 1877 for
a British conce ssion. but never taken up.
3. Nanking-Gencral foreign settle
ment.
4. Chinkiang British concession, 1861.
ID. Northern Ports:
1. Tsinanfu. Choutsun and Weihsien--
General foreign settlements. 1918.
9 Tientsin--British concession. 1851
British concession extension. 1897; ex-
tramural area added IN 1903; French
concession, 1861 ex-German concession,
1908: Japanese concession. Belgian con-
cession. ex-Austrian- Hungarian conces-
sion. italian concession.
g. Newchwang - British concession.
1861: foreign quarter. 1900.
4. Hangcrow Japanese concession,
1895 general foreign settlement.
8. Soochow Japanese concession,
1896; general fore'sn settlement.