New-York tribune., 1922-01-29
Group 5, Which Provides
for Use of Technical
Advisers in Industry
andPoliiics, Abandoned
No Restrictions
On Foreign Capital
Treaty viii Secure to Pc.
king Most of the Con-
rssions 1t Demanded
70 Build Up Republic
By Thomas Steep


ss. agreed to renounce the more
drastic Of the twenty-one demands
!, which she sought In 1915 TO e.
ublish her political, military and
,oOoonic supremacy in the Chinese
pspublic- Especially will she aban-
lon what is known as group FIVE Of
ma demands. which, If enforced,
vculd have placed China's internal
.ssirs in the hands Of Japanese "ad-
Users" The provisions Of group
dvs were never put into effect be-
uuss Of protests from this and
ether governments. but they have
ken hanging over China for almost
seven years.
The abandonment Of these ard
Aher claims on China considered
not In accord with the open door
md territorial integrity principles
.dopted by the armament limitation
conference is to be stipulated in the
rine-power treaty respecting China,
which, il vas learned today, has
Nen drafted for presentation at the
@nterence's next plenary session.
Treaty To Be Comprehensive
The treaty will apply to China just
4. the four-pover treaty already
sicpted apnles to the islands Of the
Pacific Ocean It will embrace IN .
single tosersn. all the resolutions Civ
.ng China administrative autonomy In
her internal affairs, such ss customs.
lostofices, wireless stations and rail
'osds, to which the powers have sub
.crbcd. II will provide also for the
vithdrawal of foreign troops not sane
4 ,lared by treaties and for the termina
ION Of the policy of spheres Of in
hence and Of the extortion from
Gina ot naval bases. II brief, the
raty will pledge the powers 60 grant
amost important of China's original
ID demands presented by her dele
n.ss when the conference opened in
Mvember
Most significant Of the purposes Of
he treaty from the Chinese viewpoint
the curtailmcnt Of Japanese en-
etoschment The group of five de-
nsnds which Japan still reserved the
light to enforce If the occasion pre-
tented itself, but which she now has
agreed to abandon. were:
That China employ influential jap
anese as advisers in political, financial
ADD military affairs.
Police Surveillance Dropped
That the police departments Of I'm
tortant Chinese cities be administered
Jointly BY Japanese and Chinese Off
Gals and that numerous japanese" be
smpicyed to improve the service. The
ticts'
=, That 30 per cent Of China's NUM-
s9ns OF war be bought in Japan, that
:, .nna-jspanese arsenal be built in
..,as snd that Japanese technical cX-
lsrts be used.
net foreign capital TO work mines.
rug raiiwsye and construct harbor
a' ~ the province OF tUkieD (op-
.ate tormoss) should not be obtained
F.sout Japan = consent.
INST Japan be given preference In
as building Of railways
mat japanese hospitals. churchca
.al schools n the interior OF Chins he
Is.n the right of owning land, and
aas Japanese subjccts have tho right
missionary propaganda.
,rfessed upon China with forty
ssh''hour uitimaturn when Furope ws.
'agsged in the World War, Yuan Shin
~, then president, signed the de-
~ands but declined to turn China over
"a 'assal Of Japan when the United
..Aas pegsn TO send notes OF protest.
- i arst four sroups, giving Japan the
y. 10 inherit Gernaany's interests in
@~a'ung and other privileges, we're
"eIo effect. But the more drastic
..@m, now 10 he abandoned, have
g,s pending as constant threat to
"ssace G the Far East
.omerencc Saved Embarrassment
ssa ,efoft vas made to conceal tho
Cb.Hat 3 difficulty was at frat seen in
ss plea that the demands be heard
tton,lnued sn rsas shtss,