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entered into agreements with various
limitations upon her own administra-
tive integrity which caused many
difficulties in her foreign relations.
Thirdly, that II the present formula
was adopted criticisms might be in
Cured that the sovereign rights Of
were subject to limitations; and.
fourthly. that publicity he's been as
sured by article Is of the covenant
of the league of nations which would
serve the purpose of the present
formula sufficiently and effectively.
Would Bind China.
Mr.. Hanihara therefore proposed
that the wording of the resolution
should be SO phrased that China also
manner as the other powers concern
ed. and. further. that the resolution,
II 1t is to be adopted, should not be
incorporated in the Root resolution,
but should stand as separate reso-
luton.
Mr.. viviani supported the proposal
Of Mr. Hughes, which. he said. seemed
to him to supplement in the most fe-
licitous and necessary manner the
principles adopted. by the committee
on November 81. Its effect. indeed,
was to render it impossible for the ma =
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conference to practice a policy re-
garding the sovereignty and integrity
Of China different from that which the
nine powers that were represented
therein had declared 1t their decision
to pursue.
the Italian delegation, agreed with
the proposal put forward by the Brit
ish delegates, and said he would like
to add the following considerations 10
the declaration made by Mr.. Vivianl:
Mr. Roots draft resolution concerned
not only the interests of China. but
also those Of all the other powers here
represented.
Scope Of Root Resolution.
In fact. in the first resolution Mr..
Root laid down certain guarantees
for the sovereignty and territorial
integrity of China; resolutions )
and 4 concerned the guarantees OF
the other powers here represented IN
regard to commercial equality for all
door in China. A mutual engagement
between the powers represented al
this conference also to respect in pos
sible future treaties the principles
contained in the above mentioned
resolutions 3 and would, there
for this reason that the Italian dele
cation believed that the complement
tary resolution proposed by the Brit
ish delegate was efficacious and would
receive the full support OF the Italian
delegation.
had been a good deal impressed by
what Mr.. Hanihara had said. and for
the following reason: The proposals
embodied in the principles drafted by
Mr. Root seemed to him compre-
hensiveIy worked out and to cover
ali the ground covered by the res
olution under consideration: For
example, it would hardly be said
! that a power was respecting the
sovereignty, the independence and
| the territorial and administrative In
i tegrity of China" as laid down in
| the first resolution. or providing, the
fullest and most unembarrassed op,
| portunity to China to develop and
maintain for herself an effective and
stable government" as lafd down IN
! influence for the purpose of ef'
! fectually establishing and maintain
! ing the principle of equal oppor,
| tunity. etc." as provided in the third
resolution, if it were to enter into
| an agreement or treaty which was
! stead of adding to these principles
| the proposed addition. in one point
of view. would detract from them
| After reading aloud the terms OF Sl'
| Auckland GeddeS resolution. Slf hoU'
| ert said that if he were looking al
| it from the standpoint of his Chinese
| colleagues he would say that 1t ought
| to be broadened in its scope. II
! ought not to be limited to an obliga
ton merely ito enter into no treaty
| agreement, arrangement or under
| standing" but should include an un.
| dertaking Ito take no step" He die
| not rise to oppose the resolution, bu
| he himself thought it would be bet
! ter to omit it, or, il it were adopted
| to extend its scope. " -.
Jonkheer van Karnebeek said he per.
! sonally was in favor of the propose
/ of the British ambassador for tbs
| reasons given by Sir Auckland Geddes