New-York tribune., 1921-11-20
Powers Agree
On Open Door
Plan i'm China
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titude In dealing with China at the
conference, Baron Kato asserted. "We
are entirely uninfuenced by any policy
Of territorial aggrandizeme in any
part of China" he continued. I'VE ad-
hero without condition or reservation
to tho principle of the open door and
equal opportunity in China"
As to the question of the abolition
of the system known as extraterri-
the right to impose their own laws
instead Of the Chinese laws. Baron
Kato said 1t was the purpose Of Japan
"to join with other delegates in an
endeavor to come to an arrangement In
manner fair and satisfactory to all
parties. The Japanese delegation un-
derstands that the principal object Of
this conference is to establish In COM
mon accord the policies and principles
which are to guide the future actions
Of the nations here represented AL
though we are ready to explain or dis
cuss any problem which in the wisdom
Of the conference LIS taken up we should
regret undue protraction of the dis
cussions by detailed examination Of
innumerable minor matters"
Specific Issues Evaded
No specific problems, such aa China's
claim for the restoration of Shantung,
Manchuria and Mongolia, and for the
expulsion of all the other powers which
now occupy "spheres OF influence" in
various parts Of the country, wer.
raised by Baron Kato. He made his
answer as general as the Chinese ten
principles were, but his assertion that
Japan was ready to "join with other
delegates in on endeavor to come to an
arrangement in a manner fair and
satisfactory TO all parties" on the ques-
tion of extra -territoriality was accepted
as permitting wide margin for the
discussion of Japan's claims for coloni-
zetion and trade expansion on the
Asiatic mainland.
All the other delegates reiterated
what they had said previously as to
their respective countries desire for a
speedy rehabilitation Of China. Arthur
j. Balfour spoke on behalf Of Great
Britain, Baron de Cartier for Belgium,
Senator Schanzer for Italy, M. BRAND
for France, Jonkheer Van Karnebeek k
for Holland and Viscount D'Alte for
Portugal.
Unreservcd approval of the Chinese
claims, 1T was noted, was expressed by
M. BRAND. He said: "The French del
egation is disposed to consider in the
ClA10lS
in their entirety
So much has been said about the
open door policy since the Chinese
claims were presented that the views
on this particular point were heard
with deep interest.
Baron de Cartier said: Belgium will
unreservedly favor the policy of the
open door. She desires to see assured
to the industry and commerce of all
the nations the possibility of sharing
on a footing of complete and genuine
equality the development Of the re-
sources of China to the greatest benefit
OF the Chinese people and of all hu-
manity."
Jonkheer van Karnebeck said: "If
China avails herself Of the opportunitv
now afforded by this conference to as
sert her rights, to declare her position
and TO define her wishes she may count
on Hollands good will and its willing
ness to aid her in the realization of
legitimate aspirations and in her en-
deavors toward n consolidation and
stabilization of her domestic affairs
which are connected with the problems
affecting the Pacific"
Chinese Not Enthusiastic
Officials at the Chinese delegatas'
headquarters expressed tonight no
great surprise that the open door policy
had been pledged by all the powers
party to the conference. 1t was said
that the open door had been pledged
from time immemorial and that the
pledges were no more vehement than
when China was about to be partitioned
Every treaty seeking to lop off a piece
OF the empire, it was explained, began
with preamble pointing out that the
agreement about to be concluded had
for one of its objects the enforceme nj
of the open door.
AS for expressions Of friendship. it
was said, they also were used in every
pact which China had been compelled
to sign AS an instance chinese Of
ticials cited the twenty-one demands
made in 1916. The demands were de-
scribed by Japan as an effort ito ce-
ment the friendship of the two ma
tions" China, the officials said. dis
liking to be cemented in that way, re-
Jected the demands, which prompted d
Japan to express her friendly inten-
tlons in terms Of an ultimatum. The
demands were made the foundation of
lnnumerable treaties which gave Japan
special interest in China confirmed bv
the Lansing-Ishii agreement Of 1917.
it was added
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