Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-11-22
DELEGATES DECIDE
ONCLOSESTUDYO OF
CHINESE FINANCES
Subcommittee to Study Ma
tion's Fiscal Affairs Will
Be Appointed.
UNDERWOOD PROPOSES
DETAILED INVESTIGATION
Further Consideration OF Naval
Reduction Will Be Resumed
Tomorrow.
Rr the Associated Press.

BY the ASsocia ted Press.
Consideration of Chinese aspects of
the far eastern problem was con-
tinued today at a meeting OF the
Washington conference committee on
Pacific and far eastern questions, and
it was decided to appoint subcom-
mittee to study Chinese fiscal affairs.
No additional resolutions regarding
policies affecting China were adopt
ed today by committee, and further
consideration of Chinese problems
was postponed until o'clock tomor-
row, when another meeting of the
delegates of the nine powers in COM
mittee of the whole will be held.
The conference committee compris-
ing the five principal powers will
meet at IL o'clock tomorrow, In ex-
ecutive session, for further considera-
tion of naval reduction.
Proposed by Underwood.
Senator Underwood of the American
delegation brought forward the pro-
posal today for the committee to ex-
anime Chinas fiscal affairs. His sug-
gestion was said to have been adopted
unanimously, and Chairman Hughes
was authorized to appoint the sub
committee later.
The subcommittee is to take up
China's proposal for restoration OF
tariff autonomy which would remove
the present restriction limiting 10 D
per cent the duty collectable on Chi
mas imports.
In addressing the committee Senator
Underwood was said to have urged a
subcommittee for special study OF
Chinese revenues both as to taxes ana
tariff Ievies. The question of the
present credit of China was said to
have been discussed in connection
with the Underwood motion.
Little Progress Otherwise.
Little progress on other affairs re-
Iating to China was said to have been
made at today's meeting. Much Of the
two-and-one- half hours Of the COM
mittee meeting was said to have been:
devoted to discussion of procedure
with the various questions relating
to China.
China's undertaking in paragraph B
Of the first point in her set of princi-
Piles, not to ALLEVIATE or lease any por-
ton Of her territory, or ittoral to
any power, was touched upon in a
general way at today's meeting, and
it iS understood that Will De one OF
the problems to be wrestled with at
the next meeting.
Shantung was not discussed today
nor were Manchuria or Mongolia or
any specific proposals other than the
fiscal.
All the present indications point to
an Understanding rather than a
treaty as the form to be taken by the
final far eastern agreement. Diplo-
maticaily, such an instrument would be
eiassed along with the "gentlemens
agreements OF the past regarding
china, and would not require Senate
confirmation. There have been hints
that the naval reduction agreement
might also take that form, but that is
said to be one of the details to be ad-
tusted.
Only 1-2 Points Adopted.
Comparison of China's bill of
rights with the four principles
adopted by the conference yesterday,
disclosed that the latter cover only
two and a half of the ten points"
proper and one paragraph of China's
Introductory statement.
The resolution providing for the
sovereignty, independence and terri
torial administrative integrity of
China covers in almost identic words,
China's proposal under Ia. The reso-
luton providing for the open door.
deals with the Chinese second point
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