The Washington herald., 1922-01-06
SETTLE 8 PROBLEMS
Committees Invite Ma
tions of World to Ap-
prove Sub Restrictions.
NAVAL AGREEMENT
BEING DRAFTED
Principle That Foreign
Troops in China Be
Withdrawn Adopted.


various naval armament conference
committees material progress was
made yesterday.
The loose ends Of the conference
arc being gathered up and problems
that a few days ago threatened
shipwreck are being negotiated now
in friendly spirit which promises
complete agreement very soon.
Points on which decisions were
reached yesterday included:
/. The Far-Eastern committee ap-
proved the Chinese toriff plan.
whereby a fixed per cent ad va
loren tariff Immediately becomes
effective. a revision commission
Will meet forthwith in Pekin u
will revise the existing tariff so
that actually S per cent will be
Sollectible within two months. ThIs
will increase Chinese governmental
revenues Sl7.OOO.OO0 silver Imme-
diate steps will be taken TO abolish
the likin tax. When this is done the
Chinese tariff will have added 20 IL
an additional surtax Of 2is per ccns.
which will add S27.0O0.0OO addition
al to the total revenues. There also
will be a surtax on luxuries agreed
nue. to the Chinese government will
be st6.l67.O .OO0 silver. These changes
will become effective Immediately
and remain in effect four years.
after which there Is to bs tFr-H.r
revision that will stand fcr
years. The total revenues %
Chinese government estin Jted uH-
der the agreement. and .lcluctax :
the amounts accruing in a6 ritsou !.
to those now available. gIra.<
ls7. 900. -
Submarine Term, Rec "a
.. Root resolutions ,..-IiaF
stoppage, visitation and cl 81
submarines OF merchant v = 80
countered on the high 5, ern-
pelling securing safety 8assra
gers and crew before such r,rr-sH-
vessels are sunk. and prov s- h.
merchant vessels which q. 1.- e.
attacked in this manner -
free, were unanimously. adopted IS
the United States. Great Britain
France. Japan and Italy delega-
tions.
;. The five siEnstoTy powers have
invited all civilized nations 10 as
sent to the above resolution defn-
ing internatioal law as applicable
to submarine warfare.
90 The signatory powers. accept
the provision that submarines shat:
not be used as commerce destroyers
as binding upon themselves and re-
quest all other nations to recognIz.
this as a binding new principle og
international law.
C5D The withdrawal % all for
eign troops from Chinese soil was
approved in principle. The method
- 49, H.-w..
troops are 10 he withdrawn will he
arrived at at a conference in Pckjn
between the Ministers Of the Cniten
States. Great Britain. Japan. France.
Italy. Holland. Portugal. Belgium.
with the Chinese minister OF for
cirn affairs. Meanwhile China viii
reduce her standing army in places
] where il is not needed. Tho Jana
nese contended that they were com
PEELED 10 retain troops 70 guard
their interests in Nanchuria. bu,
they accepted IN principle tho prpp-
osition that eventually these must
be withdrawn. u will bc M 70 ~.
Chinese government 10 show that
II can protect all foreign interests.
| everywhere in China before these
foreign troops will he withdrawn.
Auxiliary warxhIps Limited.
90 France and Italy accepted the
| l0.o0O-ton Limitation on all auxiliary
war craft, other than aircraft car
riers. and this will he made a mart
OF the five-power treaty now being
drafted.
| G Lord Lee Of Fareham accepted
as official the denial BY NJ. Sarraut
that France in any way defended
the unrestricted use Of submarines
as a proper weapon Of naval de-
fense. This action very greatly
/ pleased the French and il was
stated that IL would have a very
beneficial effect on the future OF
the conference. As a matter Of fact
/ IL was emphasized in both British
] and French circles that the open
acknowledgment by the British
| delegation that France has no in
tention OF carrying on unlimited
submarine warfare on a German
scale has made Il certain that a
complete agreement on all pending
submarine questions can confidently
be looked for.
(O International legal exrerts
are drafting the ive-powcr naval
treaty and as soon as they com
plete their work IL will be made
public through a plenary session Of
the conference.
American spokesmen declared
last night that they considered
yesterdays Developments consti-
tuted a wonderful move ahead to-
ward the goal OF complete agree
ment. IL was said that the con-
ference Is working very smoothly
now and that IL will he possible
very soon TO sequaint the public ;
with the details.
| War Activity Problem
There has been a very general
discussion between the various
delegations OF what action shall he
taken in the event that any OF the
nations siEnatory to tho proposed
naval armament limitation treaty
| shall become involved in war. The
American delegation has 80 fsr re-
fused TO make any Official state
ment on this subject although ~
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