Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-06
CHINA s REQUEST
FOR REMOVAL Of
FOREIGN TROOPS
PARTLY GRANTED
Increase of $46,000,000
In Chinese Custom Re-
CeiptS to be Made PoSS-
ibIe By Changes in Duties
FIVE PER CENT TARIFF
RATE IS SETTLED UPON
Wellington KoO Admits Con-
CeSSion Is Valuable But
Wants All Foreign Con-
troll on Tariff Abolished,

Washington, Jan. (by the As
sociated Press) The powers ac-
ceded in part today to China's re-
quest that foreign restrictions on
her tariff system be removed and
that steps be taken toward with
drawing foreign troops from her
soil.
Under an agreement adopted in
the Far Eastern committee Of the
arms conference. an increase esti-
mated at S46.OO0,OOO in Chinese
customs receipts is TO be granted
Immediately through modification
Of existing treaties, and machinery
Is to be set in motion for further
increases when they are warranted
by reforms in Chinese tariff admin
istratiOn.
BY another resolution adopted,
foreign ambassadors at Peking
will confer with Chinese officials,
whenever China so requests, rela-
tive to execution of the declared
purpose Of the powers to withdraw
in cases where conditions make it
practicable.
Regarding the troop declaration
the Chinese delegates did not eX-
press themselves at length, but
they voiced disappointment that
the tariff settlement had not fixed
n definite date on which foreign
supervision OF the Chinese customs
would be withdrawn altogethe~.
The meetings of the committee,
the first since December IA, was
devoted to consideration Of the
tariff and foreign troop proposals,
the Chinese finding no opportunity
to press their request that the
"twenty-one demands controversy
be brought into the conference for
review.
As a supplement to the tariff
resolution, the special subcommit-
tee headed by Senator Underwood,
recommended adoption of a decla-
ration advising China to take i'm
mediate and effective steps" to re-
duce her military forces. Main
tenance of Excessive" land arma-
ment, the subcommittee held, had
seriously impaired Chinese domes-
tic economy and had become a
difficult barrier to the nations
restoration to financial stability
The suggestion was referred to a
draft committee for revision. but
indications tonight seemed to point
to its later adoption.
In presenting the tariff revision
plan. undel which China imme-
diately would have an effective
: per cent tariff rate instead of the
virtual Il in
ator Underwood declared that the
new arrangement not only would
greatly benefit China. but would
be long step toward promotion
Of general trade and international
peace in the Far East.
DR.. Koo, replying for the Chinese,
conceded that the agreement was
t'Valuable," but added that China
could only regard any continuation
Of the present foreign control of
her tariff as "an infringement of
her sovereignty" He argued also
that maintenance of the foreign
tariff control system meant a con-
Itinued handicap to the opening of
China to foreign trade, contributed
to low social and political morale
among the Chinese, and worked
many injustices through placing the
interests of the several powers
above those of the Chinese repub-
lie. 1t was added that in accedinG
to the present plan, China especial
ly reserved the right TO continue
her effort for complete tariff au-
tonomy.
Senator Underwood then inform