The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-25
POWERS AGREE
TO SURRENDER
China COURTS
Abolition of Extra Territorial
Rights by Which Nations
Garry on Trials of Own Nat
lonals Agreed Upon.
ADVANCE BASIC POINTS
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25-Abolition
of extra territorial fights in China BY
which various powers maintain their
own courts for trial of their own ma
tionals, was agreed TO in principle
today by the powers represented IN
the Washington conference on Pacific
and Far Eastren affairs.
The Chinese delegation presented
to the committee today statement
strongly urging the abolishment OF the
extra territorial rights and sympathe-
| tic responses were said to have been
voiced by the representatives of the
other powers.
Belief was generally expressed that
the rights could not be given up I'M
mediately in view of conditions in
China, but that the abolition should
come as promptly as compatible with
| the present situation and progress OF
| China.
| The committee, upon reaching the
| general agreement authorized the ap-
pointment of a subcommittee headed
| by Senator Lodge of the American
! delegation. TO present the principle in
| the concrete form of a resolution.
The subcommittee will also work
| out the details OF the surrender by the
! powers of their rights. This task viii
| include the consideration of mum her
! of treaties. and for that reason, the
time required for its accomplishment
was problema teal.
Meet Again Tomorrow
! The committee of the nine powers
also took up at today's session the
question of the Chinese postal serv-
! ice and discussed the details in that
connection until after l o'clock when
it was decided that the committee
should conclude its sitting for the day
and resume tomorrow morning. No
decision was taken respecting Chinese
posts.
It was considered a possibility by
some of the delegates that the meet
ing today also would see the fire.
reference to the eases of Shantung
and South Manchuria, which would
bring up what are conceded to be-
the most complicated questions faced
in the entire negotiations.
! the conference the conflict OF view
between the British and Chinese dele
cations on the application of the four
; general principles already adopte4
: with relation to China, remained the
, outstanding point of interest.
; Whether this issue might be raised
formally within the conference todag e
was uncertain although it was the
, opinion of delegates that in any
course it would be so handled as TO
preclude any possibility of an i'm
passe.
Seek Basic Acceptances
: 1t had been revealed authoritatively
today that the purpose of the Ameri-
can delegation in bringing forward
the Root resolution was TO place the
entire far east negotiations on a
: foundation of accepted basic principles
from whose application there would
be no escape as the conference pro
ceeded to the consideration of details
, involved in the Chinese ten points and
: other open issues.
: At the same time it was said that
the continuance of International super
vision of Chinese customs, finances
and even railroads was OF viewed by
the American delegation as in any
sense inconsistent with the declara
tions in the Root resolutions in favor
of the maintenance of Chinese integ.
rity and independence.
y The subcommittee of the nine pow
ers appointed to study the question
of the Chinese tariff will be called 70
sether by Senator Underwood. its
chairman, in a few days, it was an
f nounced today The committee Is
pf ar
cal data to begin its work. The dis
d position of the American delegation
Il seems to be in favor of increasing the
maximum to which China has beer
restricted in her customs imposts as
i necessary for maintenance of the gov
= ernment.