Evening star., 1921-11-30
OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE REVEALS
PROCEEDINGS ON CHINESE ISSUE
Senator Lodge Presented Resolutions
Unanimously Adopted by Conference to
Yield Nations Extraterritorial Rig hts

with the controlling principles which
you have already affirmed, several
other instances of subsisting viola,
tions of Chinas sovereignty. and
territorial and administrative in
tegrity.
These relate to the maintenance
upon the Chinese territory. without
China's consent and against her pro-
tests. of foreign troops. railway
guards, police boxes and electrical
wire and wireless communication IN
stallations.
I shall not exhaust your patience
by enumerating all of the specific in
stSrces of these violations, for shall not
ask merely that each Of these violations
be specifically discountenanced, for
this would not give complete relief
to China, since 1t would not prevent
other similar violations in the fu-
ture. In behalf of the Chinese gov
ernment, i, therefore, ask that this
conference declare, as comprehen-
sive proposition, that no one of the
powers here represent ted-China, of
course, not included-shall MAINTAIN
electrical communication installa-
tions, or troops. or railway guards,
or police boxes upon Chinese SOIL, eN-
cept in those specific cases IN Which
the powers desiring to do 50 may be
able to show by affirmative and pre-
pondcrant evidence and argument
that it has "A right SO to do such as
can be defended upon the basis OF ac-
cepted principles of international
law and practice and with the consent
of the Chinese government
Committed to Declaration.
No argument by me is needed to
show that this conference stands COM
mitted to'the declaration which L now
ask. by the principles which were
adopted on November 81. Should any
one of you consider the possibility OF
foreign troops, or railway guards, or
police boxes, or electrical commune
cation installatio being maintained
upon the soil of your own country
without the consent of the govern
ment which you represent, your feel
ings of justice and. your sense of the
dignity due to your own state would
make evident to you the propriety
of the joint declaration which China
row asks you to make in her behalf.
The proposition surely stands self
evident that. if a nation asserts a
right 10 maintain troops. or guards. or
police. or to erect and operate syS-
TENS of communication upon the soil
of another state whose sovereignty
and independence and territorial and
administrative integrity it has just
solemnly affirmed and obligated it
self to respect, upon that state should
lie heavy burden of proof to justify
so grievouS AN infringement of the
rights of exclusive territorial JurlS-
diction which international law as
well as general sense of interna-
tional comfy and justice recognize
as attaching to the status of sover-
eighty and independence.
In behalf of my government and the
people whom / represent, / therefore
ask that the conference give its ap-
proval to the following propositions,
Each of the powers attending this
conference hereinafter mentioned. to
wit, the United States of America,
Belgium, the British empire, France,
Italy. Japan. the Netherlands and
Portugal. severally declare that, with
| ment of China. expressly and spe-
officially given in each case, it will
not station troops or railway guards,
, or establish and maintain police
boxes, or erect or operate electrical
communication installations upon the
| soil of China; and that if there now
exist upon the soil of China such
troops or railway guards or police
boxes or electrical installations with
| out China'S express consent they Will
be at once withdrawn.
/ Delegation Submits Data.
Data We're submitted by the Chinese
delegation to the committee with the
j statement that they were being put be-
/ fore the committee to show the extent
| to which China's territorial and admins
trative integrity is now being violated
and not as implying that the Chinese
/ government will be contented witt
the abatement of these specific viola
tions of her sovereign rights. Tht
! submitted data included lists of for
eign troops. railway guards and police
boxes in China, showing that Japar
maintained garrisons at a number ot
! points. The data showed that, withou,
! the consent of China, Japan has estab-
! liShed eleven wireless stations, the
French four stations. the British two
stations and the United States five
! stations. The data showed the mum.
| ber of japanese police stationed ir
south Manchuria and along the rail.
ways.
| The committee then discussed the
question of foreign troops and foreign
police in China and adjourned to meet
at IL O'clock this morning.