Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-07
SUMMARY OF WORK
OF ARMS CONFERENCE

,cally abrogated when the new treaty
finally is ratified.
/ 4. The general Far Eastern treaty,
! between the United States. Great Brit
| ain. Japan, France. Italy, China. Bel
! GUM, Portugal and the Netherlands
binding each OF them to respect China's
/ integrity, the open door policy is to
+ be applied in detail and every oppor-
turity is to be given the Chinese peo-
| pie to develop stable government 1t
! Is agreed that no treaty infringing
these principles is to be concluded
. that no contracts violating them are
J To be upheld. that discriminatory prac-
| tees in the Chinese railways is to end.
| ard that China's rights as neutral
are to be respected in future wars.
5. The Chinese tariff. adhered to
| by the same nine nations. providing
| international machinery for an immc-
diate revision Of Chinese custom duties
| on a basis OF five per cent. Effective
and periodical devisions thereafter
together with changes which will per-
| NIT imposition OF surtaxes.
8. This Shantung treaty, between
| Japan and China, by which ShantunS
| Is restored to Chinese control.
| BY one of the uncompleted treaties
I agreed to in substance during the con-
ference, Japan gives the United States
| the long sought cable and wireless
privileges on the island of zap. and
by the other the five principal powers
and The Netherlands allocatcd the
| former German owned cables in the
| Pacific SO that one goes to the United
States, ono to Japan and one to The
| Netherlands.
/ Briefly, the fourteen resolutions
given conference approval. embody
the following provisions:
Agreement for withdrawal OF for
eign postofficcs from China on Janu-
ary !. 1929, provided China maintains
an efficient postal service and con-
tinues in office the present foreign CO.
| director general:
| Establishment of an international
commission to investigate the judicial
system with a view to abolition of
| extra territorial rights:
Authorization for Il consultation be-
tween foreign diplomats and Chinese
officials at PckinE with a view to
with a view to withdrawal of foreign
| troops from China:
Relinquishmen to China OF un-
authorized foreign radio stations on
| Chinese soil with the stipulation that
all plants are to be used for official
messages only. except in emergency:
Agreement to exchange full infor-
nation among the nations regarding
all International commitments that
| affect China:
| trGatol OF n Do6Tu OF FSIcFeHcc I"
consider cases arising under the open
door and railway provisions of the
general Far Eastern treaty;
| Convening of a special commission
OF the five powers to. In the near fu-
turc. consider rules to govern the use
of new agencies OF warfare:
| BY a second resolution on the same
subject. it Is declared that the COM
mission shall not review or report
| upon" the submarine and poison gas
rules laid down in the treaty on that
| subject:
! Recommendation that 'better pro-
lection" be given the Chinese Eastern
| Railway.
Another resolution attached. but
not subscribed TO by China. declares
the Chinese government must he held
responsible for Its obligation regard
ing the road. Expression OF hope that
the Chinese railways may be develop
cd toward a unified system under
Chinese control:
Request on tho part OF tho other
powers that China reduce her milf
tary forces:
Supplementary agreement to the
naval limitation treaty. declaring tho
nations in honor bound not to dis
posc Of ships which are listed for
scrapping before the treaty is ratified
Supplementary agreement to the
| four power pacific treaty excluding
tho Islands OF Japan home land from
the treaty provisions.
| or the declarations made IN the
various delegations and formally
spread on the records of the confer.
cnce. chief interest attaches to those
rotating to Siberia and the twenty
one demands" Regarding Siberia,
Japan disavowed any territorial de-
signs on Russia and pledged herself
to withdraw her troops from Siberia
as soon as stable conditions warrant
While tho United States rcasserted Its
hope that the withdrawal would not
be long delayed. the famous "grotir
five Of the twenty-one demands wai
( abandoned by Japan, along with Other
concessions relating to economic and
political conditions In Manchuria and
Mongolia, China filed protest
against the remaining portions OF the
! demands" and the United States re-
/ itcratcd its intention not to recognize
any Of them which might abridEe
American rights.
The British declaration OF readiness
| to withdraw from the leased territory
OF Wei Hal Wei was not elaborated
but will be taken mp In diplomatic cx-
/ changes between London and Peking
! AZ n supplement to the far eastern
| treaty. China declared her intention
| not to ALLEVIATE any additional portions
| OF her territory and as supplemen!
| to the tariff treaty, she agreed to re-
tain the present maritime customs
system. In two supplments to the
radio resolutions. China declared she
radio plants without her express con-
..st h. In