New-York tribune., 1921-11-17
Minister, in Dramatic Ap-
peal, Calls for With
drawal of All Foreign
Officials and Bureaus
Would Abrogate
Secret Treaties
Insists. on Assurance of
Territorial Integrity;
Asks Voice i'm Council
By Thomas Steep

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-China laid
her case to-day before the Conference
ON the Limitation of Armament.
She asks that the principle of the
open door, with equal opportunity for
all nations" be applied to all parts of
the Chinese Republic, without excep-
tion.
She calls for the expulsion of all for
eign powers Immediately or as soon
as circumstances will permit" and g.
recognition Of her territorial integrity
throughout her geographical domain.
She wants all secret treaties affect
ing China annulled and all known
treaties, including those with Japan,
the United States and Great Britain,
reconsidered with a view to their an
nulment or their re-enactment as new
treaties. She demands that the powers
make no new treaties respecting China
in return for which she agrees to con-
clude no secret treaties.
Ten Basic Principles Offered
Under historic circumstances DR.
Alfred SEE, the Chinese delegate, arose
among the members of the conference
sitting as a committee of the whole on
Pacific and Far Eastern questions and
presented on behalf of the Chinese Re-
public ten basic principles for solu-
ton of problems which have multiplied
ever since Great Britain signed the
Treaty of Marking in 1912. The sud-
denness and boldness with which DR.
SEE presented China's claims to the
rest of the world recalled the dramatic
Presentation Of Secretary Hughes's pro-
posal for naval limitation. 1t thrilled
diplomatic Washington as being por-
tentous of momentous results.
Not the least of those startled were
the Japanese delegates, Prince To-
kugawa and Baron Kato, the japanese
Minister of Marine. No official COM
ment was vouchsafed, but it was said
that Baron Shidehara, the Japanese
Minister, would consent to give a pub
lie discussion of China's claims to-
morrow afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
Meantime it was intimated unoffi-
in principle" to Japan. Acceptable in
principle" term used automatically
to imply friendly approach to an in
ternational issue, has no binding ef-
feet when it comes to concrete appli-
cation.
British Amazed, but Not Hostile
Likewise the British delegates, al
though frankly amazed at Chinas bold
ness, received it as suitable founda-
tion from the Chinese point of view
for later discussions of the multitude
nous Far Eastern questions which are
sure to arise. Great Britain, it was
said, had always stood for an open
door, but the question was raised at
once, How far would the other nations
be willing to go to give the Chinese
Republic literally an open door, and
how far would America, Japan and
ain in respecting Chinese territorial
in the Celestial Empire?
The first intimation that China in
tended to make her demands so sweep
ing was given in an exclusive interview
published in The Tribune last Monday
The interview was with Dr. Wang
Chung former Chinese Minister
of Justice and member of the delega-
tion. He made it clear that his col
leagues did not approach the con-
ference as supplicants, but that they
would demand for China all that was
demanded and refused at the Paris
Peace Conference.
"China's advent among the family
of modern nations" was whispered
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