Arizona republican., 1921-11-22
RESOLUTION DECLARING FOR CHINA TERRITORIAL
 INTEGRITY UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED AT CONFERENCE
ELIHU ROOT DRAFTS RESOLUTION THE FIRST CONCRETE ACTION OF ARl1A- MENT CONFERENCE; JAPANESE SATISFIED WITH DOCUMENT
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 2I-A resoIu- ton declaring for the territorial and administrative integrity of China was adopted unanimously late today by the conference committee on Pacific and Far Eastern questions.
 The resolution, the first concrete action Of the armament limitation conference. was drafted and present. ed by Elihu Root, an American dele gate
 An agreement embodying the reso lution was signed by eight powers China refrained from attaching hsf signature, it was said, because she could not very well pass on a docu- ment expressing policy concerning herself.
 One of the delegates declared with reference to the agreement that "a long step already has been taken to- wards formulating of the Far Eastern questions"
 "The firm intention" of the eight signatory powers was asserted "to re- speet the sovereignty in particular and the territorial and administrative integrity of China"
 A pledge was made ato refrain from taking advantage of the pres ent conditions" in China to seek spec ial privileges which might abridee rights of friendly nationals. and also to refrain from "countenancing ac- tion inimical to the security of cer- tain states"
 The further, intention "to provide | the fullest and most unbiased oppor- tunity to China" to develop an ef fective and stable government was asserted. The purpose of the pew CTS. 1t was declared. was to use their influence in establishing and main taining the principle of equal oppor- tunity for the commerce and industry of all nations throughout the terri l tory of Chinas'
 Two Hours Discussion Adoption of the resolution followed two hours discussion of Chinese prob- lems at today's meeting of the dele gates of the nine powers in commff- tee of the whole on Pacific and Far Eastern questions.
 The Root resolution, it was learned. was discussed yesterday at the meet ing of the four American delegates.
 The declaration in the resolution for administrative integrity of China was declared by the delegates to be | significant and important While there have been declarations in the past for territorial integrity for China such declarations, it was said. never ! declaring for administration policy. The Root resolution was said to have been the principal topic at the com- mittee meeting today. Other Chinese uestons are to be taken up tomor- row.
 To the resolution, as adopted. the chief delegates of the eight nations mentioned in the preamble affixed their signatures the Chinese refrain ing on the ground that China could not well pass on an agreement which set forth the policy of foreign govern ments toward her.
 Japs Interpret For Future
 As interpreted by some Japanese | delegates, the agreement is to be ap- piled only to the future and is not likely to be used as vehicle for bringing before the conference past incidents which Japan does rot want to discuss
 The administrative integrity" provision in the view of members of other delegations, will have a far reaching effect on the internal situa- tion in China if it is fully carried out. For many years Chinese au- | thorities have let. one after another of the functions of internal admin | istration fall into tho hands of for eign powers. Japan operates it's own postoffice in the Chinese capitol in addition to performing various other administrative functions, particularly along roads under Japanese control. 1 Whether the effect of the declara- tion will be considered by any nation sweeping enough to wipe out all ot these is probIematical. It is certain Japan would resist any application of the administrative integrity" prin-