Evening star., 1922-01-22
SHANTUNG ISSUE
STILL CLOGS WAY
OF ARMS PARLEY
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substance as originally presented. In
the opinion Of the American delega-
tion it was strengthened and i'm
proved by the amendments. The full
text Of the resolution. as adopted. Is
printed elsewhere in The Star today.
A supplemental resolution offered
by Elihu Root Of the American dele
cation provides that none OF the
powers signing this agreement shall
support its nationals in seeking con-
cessions or commitments in China
which would tend to create spheres
Of influence or monopolies.
The request Of the Chinese that the
conference consider the twenty-one
demands Of Japan is expected to be
discussed in the far east committee
this week. 1t may wait until after
the settlement Of the Shantung issue,
since the twenty-one demands were
! in part directly related to Shantung.
Such a course was suggested several
days ago by Secretary Hughes. But
1t was suggested by an American
spokesman yesterday that perhaps the
matter might be taken up before the
Shantung question was disposed of
after all.
Siberia Remains ON Agenda.
Siberia remains on the conference
agenda to be discussed. Should
none of the Chinese questions be
ready for consideration by the far
east committee tomorrow, the COM
mittee might turn to Siberia. The
main question at issue in connection
with the Siberian matter is the con-
| tinued occupation Of Siberian terri
| tory by Japaneae troops.
The Washington conference. as
viewed by a member Of the Chinese
delegation, has already accomplished
much for China. OF course. he added
there have been some disappointments
for the Chinese.
The Washington conference. accord
ing to the view of this Chinese dele
gate, is to be succeeded by other in
! ternational conferences to deal with
/ questions Of the far east.
! As q matter of fact, proposal Tor
! future conferences to deal with ques-
tions of the Pacific and far east is
contained in the so-called ten de-
mands submitted to the conference by
the Chinese delegation on November
lI6. Demand No. 10 reads:
provision is to be made for future
conferences to be held from time to
time for the discussion of interna-
| tional questions relative to the Pacific
and the far east, as basis for the
determination of common policies of
the signatory powers in relation
! thereto
Railroad Issue Unsettled.
| So far the conference has done
| nothing with regard to this demand
! Of China. 1t has pegged away at the
aeenda of the Washington confer
ence, dealing with Chinese problems
as they arose under the subjects con-
tanned in the agenda. 1t has gone
through the entire list as it applied to
China and has completed consideration
of nearly all of the subjects. There
still remain the question of the China
/ Eastern railroad, now operated under
an International commission, the
question of communications and
i the matter of leased territories. In
addition to these matters on the
agenda. there remain to be considered
! the twenty-one demands of japan and
the 1916 Sino-Japanese treaty based
| on those demands. China having ask
| ed that they be considered.
The conference. taking It by and
4 f,.lf tn Ia n o
! with Chinese problems presented. In
| those matters in which final deternni-
nation could not be arrived at now,
| provision has been made for action In
! the future. international commissions
! and boards have been arranged for to
| study and recommend action to the
| powers. This is true of the questi on
| Of extraterritoriality. of the tariff
| question, Of foreign troops stationed
| in China. An international board to
! review questions arising under the
i open door policy is to be erected
| publication Of all existing commit
| ments, concessi ons and agreements in
| which the Chinese government is in
1! yolyed or in which other nations are
| involved in regard to China.
| Many Demands Covered.
! The ten principles, or demands, laiG
down by the Chinese delegation ir
November have been covered in many
! respects by the conference action
Running over them, it is found thai
the first, 'The powers engage to re.
spect and observe the territorial in.
tegrity and political and administra.
tive independence Of the Chinese re-
public" has been agreed to, though
| administrative independence is no,
vet provided for in respect to the tar.
! iff and to the matter Of extraterri.
There is a second part of this frs,
principle laid down by the Chinese
which reads:
"China upon her part is prepared
to give an understanding not to
alienate or. lease any portion Of hel
territory or littoral to any power
In thez second of these principles
China declares she is prepared to &C.
cent and apply the open-door policy
in all parts Of the Chinese republic
without exception, The conference
has adopted very far-reaching and
important open-door resolution ol
rather the far east committee hai
done so. which amounts to the same
The third Of the Chinese principles
calls upon the powers to agree not
to conclude between themselves any
Treaty or agreement directly affecttne
China or the general peace in fal
eastern regions without previously
notifying China and giving her al