New-York tribune., 1922-01-22
Powers Agree
TOEnd China
Trade Grabs
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there should hereafter be full publicity
with respect to all matters affecting
the political ard other international
obligations of China and of the several
powers in relation TO China, are agreed
as follows:
''First-The several powers other
than China will at their earliest CON
verience file with the secretatiat-gen-
era1 OF the conference for transmission
- toe participating powers a list Of all
treaties, conventions. exchange Of
notes, or other international agree
nlents which they may have with China
or with any other power or powers in
relation to China, which they deem to
be still III force and upon which they
may desire 10 rely. In each case cita-
tions Will be given to any official or
other publication n which an authori-
iative trxt of the documents may be
found In any case in which the docu-
mont may not have been published a
copy Of the text IN its original Ian
guage or languagcs) Will be filed with
the saoretariat general Of the confer
ence
Every treaty or other international
agreement of the character described
which may be concluded hereafter
shall b. notified by the governments
concerned within sixty days of It's con-
clusion 10 the powers VINO are sigma
tories o. or adheIents to this agree
nent.
Second The several powers other
than China will file with tine secre-
tar5at-eeneral Of the conference at
their earliest convenience for trans
mission to The participating powers
lit. as nearly complete as may be pos
sible. Of all those contracts between
their nationals. Of the one part. and
the Chinese government or any Of ts
administrative sub divisions or local
Authorities, Of the other part which
involve any concession. franchise, OPP
ton or preference with respect to rail
way construction, mining, forestry,
navigation. river cons crvancy, harbor
WORKS. reclamation. elect ical com
nunications or other public works or
public services. or for the sale of arms
or ammunition or which inTelve q lien
upon any of the public revenues or
rroncrties of the Chinese government
or OF any Of It's administrative sub
divisions There shah be. IN the case
of each document so listed, either
citation to published text or a copy
Of the text Itself
Publicity within Sixty Days
Every contract of the public char
nctcr descf bed which may be concluded
hereafte. sh Il be not fed by the gov
er~meni concerned W thin sixty days
after the receipt Of information of its
conclusion TO the powers who are sig
nat oiies Of or adheronts to this agree
mcnt.
"3 The Chinese government agrees
to notify in the conditions laid down
in this agreement every treaty agree
mert C.. contract Of the character in
dicated horein which has been or may
hereafter be concluded by that gov
o'nwcnt or BY any foreign power
whether party 10 this agreement or not.
so far as tne information is in its
possession.
-. The governments Of powers hav-
ing treat relations with China, which
ere OF represented # the present coa-
ference. shall ho invited to adhere to
TINS agr ement. The United States gov
ornmclt, a c nvcDer of ths confer
once, urdei takes to communicate thls
agreement to the governments of the
SAID powers. with view to obtaining
the'r 2deerence thereto as soon as
pos Bile"
The spheres Of influence policy re-
ceiacd its greatest imp tus in 1893
when Germany TOOK Shantung, Russia
acqui ed in.por;ar; Fl .ccs in Man
cnptia, france obtained Kvantungwan,
and G~eat Britain got Weihaiwai.
France Japan aad Great Britain al
rcd have served notice cf their in
tenii1n to withdraw respectively. from
Kwantungwan, Kaochow and Weihai-
WEI.
Strong intimrtion was given by the
spokesman for the Anne ican delegs-
on to-day that the conference viii
accde 20 Ch mas plea that the twenty
ore demands he considered by the con.
fec &C In spi.e of ia ans protest
When the Far Eastern committee re-
sumes is w0~t on Mond The ques-
ton Of the future Of the Chinese Ea t.
ern RailNay. which connects With the
South Manchuria and the Tr MS
ST e~ian wi' he considered DR.. Wei
ington koo. Of the Chinese delegation
viii then make known secret tfcatie:
entered nfo by China With Russia i,
1875 IN respect to the Chinese Easter,
ha way. The treaty was the frs
winch started Russian encroachment:
IN Manchufia and Corca. thus bring nj
on the Russo-Japanese war. Sibcrif
w'i' be the last subject on the con
ctence agcnda.