Evening star., 1922-01-18
Presents his Revised Draft for
Committee Consideration.

American building, and continued the
discussion begun the day before on
the subject Of the open door In China.
The chairman, Mr.. Hughes, said that
the previous day he had taken the
liberty of proposing q resolution for
definitely the principle Of the open
door or equality. Of opportunity In
China Without reviewing what took
place at that time, 1t was suffcient to
say that in the light Of the sugges-
tions then made. and after consulta-
who had special familiarity with con-
ditions in China and with the history
Of the application of the open door
principle, q resolution along the lines
Of that previously suggested was now
presented. In order that the points
phasized. he asked permission to read
it, as follows:
The Open Door In China.
(Reyised Draft of Resolution.)
I. With q view to applying more
effectually the principles of the open
door, or equality of opportunity. in
China for the trade and industry OF
China represented at this conference
agree:
(a) Not to seek or to support their
nationals in seeking any arrangement
which might purport to establish IN
favor Of their interests any general
superiority Of rights with respect to
commercial or economic development
in any designated region Of China;
(b) Not to seek or to support their
nationals in seeking any sucs
monopoly or preference as would de.
prive other nationals of the right OF
Undertaking any legitimate trade or
industry in China or of participating
with the Chinese government or with
any provincial government In any
category of public enterprise, or
which by reason of it's scope. duration
or geographical extent is calculated
to Illustrate the practical application
Of the principle Of equal opportunity.
1t is understood that this agree
ment is not to be SO construed as TO
prohibit the acquisition of such prop
ierties or rights as may be necessary
to the conduct of particular com
mercial, industrial or financial under.
taking. or to the encouragement Oh
invention and research.
II. The Chinese government taxes
note of the above agreement ana oe.
clares Its intention OF being guideo
by the same principles in dealing WIN
applications for economic rights ana
privileges from governments and na-
tionals Of all foreign countries wheth-
err parties to that agreement or not.
iii. The powers, including China, rep
resented at this conference agree In
principle to the establishment IN
China Of a board OF reference to when
any question arising on the above
arreement and declaration may be
referred for investigation and report
"a detailed scheme for the con-
stitutfon of the board shall be
framed by the special conference re-
| ferred to in article 1 Of the conven-
| ton on Chinese customs duties0
1 fnN
! represented at this conference agree
| that any provisions OF an existine
| concession which appear inconsistent
| with those of another concession OF
with the principles OF the apove
] agreement or declaration may oe
70 the board of reference when
established for the purpose OF en-
deavoring to arrive at Satisfactory
!! adjustment on equitable terms.
seeks Practical Agreement.
The chairman said that the decla-
ra ton in the first article was intend
ed TO state with such precision as
the subject admitted what the open
door principle was understood to be
merely referring to equality OF op-
portunity and the so-called open dooi
| il there was not a fairly clear appre-
citation Of the nature OF the agree
ment. 1t was. impossible to foresee
all contingencies. It would be mad.
minute detail. That, however. did not
mean the principle could not be stated
more definitely than hitherto It had
been stated.
The resolution in the third article
| undertook to deal with the creation
Of machinery for the purpose Of re-
solving questions in a sensible, prac-
| tical way. It did not constitute Q
board with authority to decide: it did
not establish any instrumentality
with anything in the nature Of pow
ers, the exercise of which would be
in derogation of the sovereignty OF
| the freedom Of any state; but it did
provide machinery for examination OF
facts or, as the resolution said, Tor
Investigation and report
A general declaration. even with
this defniteness with respect to the
open door principle, would leave much
to be desired-(and the chairman was
indebted to the suggestions made the
previous day in this respect)-if the
matter were left to the ordinary in
fstrumenta1ities Of diplomatic inter-
course. The board representing the
powers. In the sense that inquiry and
report SHOULD be made. would fur.
nish the facility for calculating the
facts without impairment of any
bodys position in the light of those
facts. Such elucidation Of the facts
would very likely itself lead to an
agreement. at least it would very
much aid In the endeavor to reach an
agreement. Then, again, in the final
paragraph, provision was made for
inquiry and report, and for efforts
at adjustment, where 1t appeared that
there were conflicting claims.
Asks Support for Principle.
Inc chairman said he would not
SSnaertake S9 to review matters which
nad recently been the subject Of
gard to rights in China; they were
familiar to the representatives Of the
governments concerned. It was
highly desirable, II this conference
were to be made all it should be in
removing rsnn3v causes Of possible contro-
questions. should be dealt with in a
practical, business way-that is,
through some mechanism for exami-
nation Of the nature Of the conflict
Il there was q conflict. between
bind no one. Nations would in no
way part with their right to- main
tain what they conceived to be their
interests. Nationals would in no way
be impaired i6 what they thought
sions they might have, but they
would 1T least avoid an unnecessary
dispute to the extent that such . dis
pute would not be favored by lack
Of opportunity for general consid-
Of the merits Of the particular case.
He submitted this matter not, OF
course. with the desire to present
anything that was intended to be
limited to q precise form. Of express
sion. but with tho hope that the
principle sought to be expressed
might have support.
Senator Schanzer begged the chair
man to furnish him certain explana-