Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-17
CHINESE DEMAND
COMPLETE FREEDOM,
NO SECRET TREATIES
Insist Before Arms Conference
They be Permitted to Rule
Their Own Country.
SEE LAYS DOWN 10 POINTS

| Washington. Nov. 1I.--With the |
naval limitation plan In the hands OF
the experts for detailed construction.
the Washington conference. sitting
as a committee iof the whole, yester-
day launched into questions relating
to the Pacific and tho Far East.
The opening gun was fired by. China
with a demand that the consideration
of matters affecting her be conducted
ON the basis of complete removal OF
all political. jurisdictional and ad-
mnistrative restriction upon the
Chinese Republic.
At the outset of what promises to be
a mighty and somewhat heightened
diplomatic battle. Minister SIZE thead OF
the delegation OF the country which.
latter all, Is most vitality concerned In
Far Eastern matters. presented a
statement of Chinas position. laying
down ten general principles as a
guide for the consideration OF Far
Eastern matters 80 far as they affect
his country. In 40 doing he acted with
1.-THE sympathy of the government of tho
United States.
1t appears altogether likely that the
principles. or at least most Of them.
will be accepted as a basis for discus
sion. England and Japan. the two
countries which. with America, are di-
rectly interested in China. have indi-
Gated their willingness to start the de-
bate on the bases presented bv IN"
Chinese. However. inasmuch as some
of the Chinese principles proposed arr
O sweeping Il may be that the wording
of them will he altered. In an endeavor
to have their principles adopted. the
Chinese are ready to give assurances
that they do not intend to 80 the limit
those principles would admit at this
: conference. But this probably viii not
, Iavoid suggestions by the Japanese
that some of the bases be made more
specific.
After the presentation OF the Chinese
, case the committee Of the whole de-
clded TO olame a subcommittee COM
posed of nine heads of the delegations
TO consider the manner in which the
principles with regard to China could
, be discussed.
, China asked international respect
for her territorial integrity. She plead
ed with the younger powers FOR res
titution Of her seized provinces and in
!. |
: special rights. monopolities and privi-
|. !eges. China asked in addition that
. foreign troops be taken from her sail
and that she be given permission To
direct. without the assistance of any
+, other country or race, her own domes-
tic and foreign affairs.
The spokesman Of China before the
Far Eastern committee did not ash
the abrupt departure OF what she re-
garded as foreign trespassers. But
4 China did ask that the nations admit
her right to exist as a free and fnde'
pendent nation and that there shal
: be a gradual but sure loosening o
y the economic, industrial and politica
, chains that bind her TO any other ma
: ton.
Altogether China submitted 10 prin
{ ciples to the committee and through
il. in effect. to the conference itself
c Ii was apparent that the great Celes
e tial Empire wanted to put her cards
: on the table right now and to ascer
4 tain where she stands.
The settlement of the question o
II Chinese sovereignty loomed more thar
= ever as one of the major tasks of thi
"a conference. Incidently. China seemel
n to exhibit lack Of faith in the Leagu
of Nations as a savior. The Versatile
N covenant contains articles covering
'e most of the matters China projecte
'e yesterday. but from the great issue
ie of Shantung TO the collection of Gus
n toms duties by another power, Chin
le presented comprehensive = demand
u that:
The powers engage 10 respect
IN and observe the territorial integ-
10 rity and political and administra-
10 gritty and political and administra-
NJ tive independence of the Chinese
republic.
OF 1t was stated that the Chinese pc
he sition was representative of the who
OF country, north as well as south, an
10 the two Governments.
TO In the main, the position of Chin
Dr. is in accord with that OF this Govern
liS ment and is practically the solutio
which the State Department wouI
lot work out.
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