The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-01-26
Washington Conference Goes
Far Toward Establishing Real
Open Door in China.
AGREEMENT BLOW 70 JAPAN
Foreign Policy Of New French Gov.
ernmert Stated by Premier Poin.
carc--lrlsh Free State Formally
Observation-Disclosures General
Hays Announces Coming
Resignation.
BY EDWARD w. pIcKARD

g TRONGLY backed by the British
- and italian delegations to the
Washington conference, Secretary
Hughes and his American colleagues
last week pushed far toward compile
ton Of their plans for the establish
ment and maintenance Of real "open
door" In China. In effect. 1t was big
week for China and rather unpleas-
ant one for japan.
Mr.. Hughes submitted to the Far
Eastern committee a set Of resolutions
ty which the powers in the conference.
other than China, agree:
"(a) Not to seek or to support their
nationals in seeking any arrangement
which might purport to establish in
favor Of their interests my general
superiority OF rights with respect to
commercial or economic development
In any designated region of China;
"(b) Not to seek or to support their
nationals In seeking any such monop-
nrmo deprive
y' Of under
jh industry
Mm with the
nf.' any pro-
vncial government. in any category Of
public enterprise, or which by reason
of Its scope, duration. or geographical
extent is calculated to Illustrate the
practical application Of the principle Of
equal opportunity"
China, for Its part. declares Its "In-
tention of being guided by the same
principles in dealing with applications
for economic rights and privileges
from governments and nationals of oil
foreign countries whether parties to
that agreement or not.
Provision Is made for the establish
ing of an International board to which
questions Of compliance with the open
door principle may be referred for in.
restigation and report. AS first draft
ed, the resolutions made this applica-
BILE to existing concessions. France OBJ
jected to this and the Japanese,
though accepting the plan "in princi-
pie" were plainly nervous and wor-
ried and asked for time to study the
text. In the interest Of speedy action
the Objectionable clause was with
rawn. ard thereupon the plan was
iven unanimous approval by the
olnnlttee. The Americans did not
,ols on this as q defeat, for, under
aeir construction OF the resolutions,
will still be possible to bring before
he international commission any open
oor question involving existing con-
essfons, including the privileges
hich Japan by her notorious 81 de-
an,3s forced China to concede in 1915.
he Japanese maintain they got moth
through those demands that vio
'ntes the open door principle. Ambas.
dor Shidehnra does not believe the
mrd Of reference plan is practicable.
It finally accepted It.
1t really looks as though tha com.
srciai open door In the Far East Ia
out to become, In tho words Of Mr.
aghes, a fact instead Of a motto.
In the latter part Of the week the
rnmittee was considering the matter
the reformation Of China's railway
item. The British proposed that the
wers undertake to abolish all trans
:tatton discrimination in China. an6
Americans suggested that China
fy her railways under her own con
| with such foreign financial and
Sr hnfcal cooperation as may prove
esstry."
ONO dispute, unknown to the public
2 this writing, held up final compile.
Of the naval treaty. Apparently Il
if'N oived the question Of Notifications
81 me,nbsrE Of tho British md Inn
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