Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-01-28
Washington Conference Goes
Far Toward Establishing Real
Open Door in China.
AGREEMENT BLOW TO JAPAN
Foreign Policy q New French Gov
eminent Stated BY Premier Poin-
care--irIsh Free state Formally
installed-postnsate Ceneral
Hays Announces Coming
Resignation.
By EDWARD VI. picKARD

G TED&GLY backed by the British
- anG Italian delegations - the
Washington conference. Secretary
iughes ard lis American colleagues
last week pushed far toward c0Iaple-
tlon ~ heir plans for the establish
fnehf a0I maintenance u real "apen
door" in China. IT. effect. Il WIS q big
week for China and q rather unpleas-
AR ore for Japaa
Hr Hughes submitted - the Far
Eastern committee a sci ~ resolutions
by which the powers TO the conference
ether than China. agree
"ta) %ot 80 seek or to support their
nationals re seeking ans arrangement
whleh mIghi pgrport 80 establish g.
favor ~ their interests any general
superiority ~ rights with respect ~
commercial ~ economic Development
81 auy designated region n China
"fh) MOI ~ seek OF 10 support fheir
national q ee9ine aay such mnnop-
os or preference as would deprive
other nationals ~ ihe rtght gt un8er.
in CANA or II participating wlfh the
ihlnsse government. or Hlti any pro-
Fisciai government in aBy category 9f
public enterprise. ~ which by reason
If It's scope 8uratIaD. or geographical
extent 81 calculated r. Illustrate ibe
practical application ot tie principle ~
equal opp4rt snity
cbIna far rs port declares lts I'm.
'eufieH NJ being guided 81 the same
prime piles iH dealing with applications
for economic rights and privileges
from governments and nationals Of ail
foreign countries whether parties %
that agreement or not
Provision IS nude for the establish
ing 90 Az International board ~ which
question: uf compliance with She Open
door principle may BE- referred for In
yes'lgat9u and report As first draft
ed. the resolutions made this appiiea-
be to existing concessions France ob.
tected ta this and the japanese
though accepting the plan I'm princl
pie we're piaiHiy nervous and w6r-
ried and asked for hme 70 study the
text Iu the interest of speedy action
the Objectionable clause was with
drawn, and thereupan the plan was
given unanimous approval rs the
committee The Americans did not
look on THIS as defeat. for under
their construction ~ the resolutions.
# viii stii Dee possible to bring before
The International commission uuy open
door question Involving existing cou.
cessltme including fhe privileges
which Japan by her notorious - De-
mauds forced China ta t0aepde in 1915.
The Japanese maintain theg Rot nath-
iug through those demands that yin-
iates gba open door principle Amlaz
sador Shi3ehara does not believe tie
board of reference piau is practicable
but GnaIly accepted g.
Il realty looks as though ghe can4-
merclaI open door Ia iae Fa5 East Is
about o. become. q ihe words 30 Nlr
Hughes n fact instead uf "a motto
In Ilie latter parr &c he wreck the
committee was considering the matter
III the reformation gf Chua's railway
system The British proposed th8t the
powers undertake s. abolish aH n--
po~tatiun discrimination in Chiua an3
the Americans suggested tAar CAua
unity her railways unaee aer pHu evn
troi uith sach foreign financial au8
tethnleai perauon as muy prage
nece 4rg
some dispute uuknown &c the public
at thIs writing held up 6ua compile
tion 81 THE naval treaty. ApparputIy {
involved The question ~ forlincHtions.
and members Of the British ana jay