Evening star., 1922-01-12
21DEMANOSNEW
ISSUE FOR PARLEY
Sure to Be Called to Attention
of Delegates Either by
China or Japan.
By G. GOULD LINCOLN.


as it relates to far eastern ques-
tions. was called for the purpose of
adopting principles" regarding China
and Siberia. and also for the purpose
Of applying those principles
The principles were ADOPT so far
as China is concerned. when the con-
ference agreed to those formulated
by Elihu Root of the Americ LII dee
cation.
The application of the principles
is now the order of the day in the
consideration Of Chinese questions.
The conference, not having reached
Siberia on the agenda yet. has not
so far adopted principles with regard
TO II, nor attempted any appplica-
ton.
Steps Already Taken.
In the application of the Root prin-
ciples to China the conference has
already taken steps with regard to
the foreign post offices in China, ex-
traterritorial rights, foreign troops.
customs duties. neutrality Of China
In the application of principles the
conference has not undertaken to
deal with any particular treaty be-
tween China and other nations as
such. Yet many tref ties are affected
by the various subjects dealt with.
and parts of these treaties will nat
urally be superseded by the action
taken here.
Now comes the proposal of the
Chinese that the treaty of 1915 be-
tween Japan and China, based on the
bo 10 q ho
II the conference should adopt the
made by the ChlneSe, It
would abandon the course II has
hitherto followed In applying the
principles laid down to specific sub
jects.
Fl Demands to Come Cp.
That the conference will have the
1915 treaty and twenty-one demands
called to it's attention is admitted
by Mr.. Hanihara. member of the
Japanese delegation.
In fact. he has said that it will be
brought up at the next meeting of
sumabIy by China. He has said fur
ther that the reply Of Japan will be
very brief This is interpreted as
that Japan will not agree to
the conference considering the treaty
of 1915 and the twenty-one demands,
but will insist that as China's rights
as sovereign power have been
by the conference. as
sovereign power she mad entire right
and should assume full responsibility
In regard to the treaty of 1915.
There is this to be said. however.
the twenty-one demands, as. giving
them a somewhat different position
from other pacts. The United States
through Secretary of
State Lansing. Immediately protested
and sent identical notes to Japan and
China regarding the treaty and the
demands. on the ground that the
United States could not consent to
an arrangement that would impair
the treaty rights OF this country and
its nationals.
Text of Note to Japan.
The note to Japan was as follows:
Elm view of the circumstances OF
the negotiations which have taken
place and which are now pending be-
tween the government of Japan and
the government of China and of the
which have been reached
as a result thereof, the government
Of the United States has the honor to
notify the government of the Japa-
nese empire that 1t cannot recognize
any agreement or undertaking which
has been entered into between the
of Japan and China inn
pairing the treaty rights Of the United
States and its citizens in China, the
political or territorial integrity of
the Republic of China, or the inter-
national policy relative to China, COM
monty known as the open-door
policy"
The members of the Chinese delega-
ton here insist that the treaty Of 1915
was wrung from them by duress. while
the rest Of the world, except the United
States, was engaged in the European
war. They insist that the provisions OF
the treaty are fruitful source of trou-
BILE, and may mar the peace Of the
orient at any time.
Delegates Views Awaited.
What is to be the attitude of the dele
CATION in regard to the, proposal Of the
Chinese that the treaty Of 1915 and the
demands be considered at
the conference remains to be seen. 1t
has been indicated by spokesmen for the
British. however. that their position will
be that the treaty of 1915 should be
treated as have other treaties of China
and that the conference should not deal
with it "as such," but IL subjects arise
which touch upon the treaty in the ap-
plication Of the principles adopted then
it will be affected.
MISS AGUINALDO IN U. S.