Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-11-24
Open DOOR IS
China DEMAND
Picking Governments Bill Of
Rights Is Given Arms
Farley.
ASKS FOR FREE INTERCOURSE
End of All Secret Treaties Also Given
as Part of Policy by Minister sze
Wants to Work Out Own
Problems,

Washington, Nov. 1S.-The Picking
government laid its cards on the table
before the armament conference in Sc
cret session and asked not merely for
an open door, but for new bill Of
rights
DR.. Alfred SEE, minister from Pc
king to the United States, made the
proposal, which he said might be sum-
married. thus:
Il. (a The powers engage to re-
spect and observe the territorial in
tegrity and political and administra-
tive independence of the Chinese re-
public
"(b) 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 so-called 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 it 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.
"a. 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
munitics 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
4 this conference.
| rs. Immediately or as soon MS cir
cumstances will permit, existing linz
itations upon China's political juris-
dictfonal and administrative freedom
Of action are to be removed.
70. Reasonable definite terms of
| duration are to be attached to China's
| present commitments which are with
out time limits.
/ n MT foti ~ Src
ments granting special rights or prin-
ciples, the wellestablished principle of
construction that such grants shall be
strictly construed in favor Of the
| grantors, is to be observed.
So. China's rights as 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 Snd the Far
| East.
40. Provision is to be made for the
future conferences to be held from time
| to time for the discussion Of interna-
tional questions relative to the Pa
cific 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:
"Chtna 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 po-
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-
lily 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 llmita-
lions which now deprive her autonom-
Gus administrative action and prevent
her from securing adequate public rev.
enues."
| 100000 Fire at stouehton, Wis.
Stoughton, WIS.,, Nov. 17-Twenty
trucks and the auto. truck building of
the Stoughton Wagon company were
destroyed by fire when it swept the
auto truck department. The damage