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MOVES ARE MADE
TO LBERATE CHINA
ARMS CONFERENCE AGREES ON
WITHDRAWAL OF FOREIGN
posToFFIcES AND POSTAL
SERVICES WITH TENTATIVE
DATE ONE YEAR OFF.

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Washington, Nov. 29.-Taking Its
first direct action toward the liberia
tion of China from foreign influence
the arms conference agreed today on
the withdrawal of foreign postofhces
and postal systems from Chinese
soil. 1..,.-.
. The decision was conditioned only
on the maintenance by China ofJef-
fcient postal facilities of her own,
including retention of the present
domestic organization by which a
French director general acts rs ad-
wiser to the Chinese postal authori-
ties, january |, 1928, virtually was
agreed upon as the date Of withdraw
al, ,the japanese alone withholding
final approval on that point pending
consultation with Tokyo. Constitut-
ing the first concrete application, Of
the principle of Chinese administra-
tive integrity as delineatsd in the
s.sfour points, of Elihu Root, the pos
tai agreement is expected to, be fol
lowed by another providing for grad
ual abolition of the system of extra
territorial rights under which q doz-
en- foreign governments hzye set up
their own courts in China, and by q
discussion of the Chinese request that
foreign troops quartered within her
borders without treaty sanction be
withdrawn. 49,;
4 The question of troop withdrawal
may lead the delegates into some Of
the most troublesome questions Of the
Far East. Some of the forces which
the Chinese declare are in China
without authority are. Japanese quar-
tered along the line Of the Shantung
railway, and others are within the
debated territory of South Manchu-
ria. Thus the negotiations promise
to touch upon the Shantung and Man
churian controversies for the first
time, although it is considered likely
that the real issues of these two pro-
blems will be put over for discussion
when the conference takes up, in the
very near future, the specific subject
Of railway leases.
Along with the foreign troop ques-
ton, which for the present does not
deal with forces like the legation
guards at Pekin authorized by treaty,
the Chinese will ask for consid-
Grafton of the status of certain for
eig7i telegraph and wireless systems
which they declare exist in China
without her consent. The general
subject is expected after a round
table to go to a subcommittee. In
Japanese circles it was said tonight
that the Tokyo government was ready
to withdraw its troops from the areas
not covered by treaty stipulations as
soon as China could insure the safety
of Japanese nationals and property
within these zones. Since the Jap.
anese forces are more widely affected
than those of any other nation by
the Chinese request the attitude OF
the Japanese delegates was taken as
forecasting at least declaration of
principle favorable to: withdrawal.
Although the foreign governments
are, to have years grace in which
to prepare for withdrawal Of thei,
postal systems from China one fea.
ture of the agreement is expected to
become effective as soon as the con
ference confirms formally the actor
voted by the delegates today in com
mittee of the whole. This action re.
.ssfers to the introduction Of contra
band into Chinese territory through
the foreign mails, and gives Chinese
customs authorities the right tt
search mail matter that they suspect
Plans Mexican Hospital.
Mexico City, Mex, Nov. 29.-Am