The New York herald., 1922-02-05
TEXT OF THE PACT
SIGNED With China
General Policy Treaty as
Made by the Powers
in Conference.
PROVIDES OPEN DOOR
Nine Nations Agree to the
Course to Be Followed
in Orient.
NEW DEALS ON CUSTOMS
Full Provision Is Made for
Protection of the New Re-
public in Finances.
NEW DEALS ON CUSTOMS

| CONTINENTAL HALL. WASH INGTON
Feb. 4.-The text of the general policy
treaty on China providing mainly for
the open door in China follows;
The United States of America, Bel
gium, the British Empire. China
France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands
and Portugal:
Desiring to adopt policy designed
to stabilize conditions In the Far East,
to safeguard the rights and interests
of China, and to promote intercourse
between China and the other Powers
upon the basis of equality of oppor-
! tunity;
| Have resolved to conclude a treaty
| for that purpose and to that end have
appointed their respective plenipoten-
| tiaries;
| Who, having communicated to each
other their full powers, found to be in
good and due form, have agreed as
follows:
Article i.
| The contracting Powers, other than
China agree:
| (1) To respect the sovereignty, the
| independence and the territorial and
administrative integrity of China.
CD To provide the fullest and most
unembarrassed opportunity to China
! to develop and maintain for herself
| an effective and stable government
(3) To use their influence for the
! purpose of effectually establishing
| and maintaining the principle of equal
| opportunity for the commerce and in
| dustry of all nations throughout the
! territory of China.
| (4) To refrain from taking advan-
tage of conditions In China in order
| to seek special rights or privileges
which would abridge the rights Of SUBJ
! jects or citizens of friendly States.
! and from countenancing action tnimi-
cal to the security of such States.
Article II.
| The contracting Powers agree not to
enter into any treaty, agreement ar
rangement, or understanding, either with
! one another or individually or collec-
lively with any Power or Powers which
would infringe or impair the principles
stated in Article ].
n Article III.
| with a viow to applying more eff
| fectually the principles of the Open Door
or equality of opportunity in China for
! the trade and industry of all nations, the
| contracting Powers, other than China,
agree that they will not seek nor sup
| port their respective nationals In seek
| ing:
CAD ANY arrangement which might
purport to establish in favor OF their
interests any general superiority OF
rights with respect to commercial or
economic development in any desg-
mated region of China.
(b) Any such monopoly or prefer
ence as would deprive the nationals
OF any other Power of the right of
Undertaking any legitimate trade or
industry in China or OF participating
with the Chinese Government or with
any local authority in any category
OF public enterprise. or which by rea-
son of it's scope. duration or geograph-
ical extent Is calculated 20 Illustrate
the practical application OF the prin-
ciple of equal opportunity.
Tt Is understood that the foregoing
stiuulations of this article are not to be
so construed as to prohibit the acquisi-
ton of such properties or rights as may
be necessary to the conduct of a particu-
lar commercial. industrial or financial
undertaking or to the encouragement of
invention and research
China undertakes to be guided by the
principles stated in the foregoing stipu-
lations OF this article in dealing with
applications for economic rights and
privileges from governments and ma
tionals of all foreign countries, whether
parties to the present treaty or not.
Article Nv.
The contracting Powers agree not to
support any agreements by their re-
spective nationals with each other de-
signed to create spheres of influence or
10 provide for the enjoyment of mu-
tually exclusive opportunities in desig-
mated parts of Chinese territory.
Article v.
China agrees that. throughout the
whole OF the railways in China she will
not exercise or permit unfair discrimina-
ton of any kind. In particular there
shall be no diseriminatloh whatever.
direct or indirect. In respect OF
charges or of facilities on the
ground Of tho nationality of passengers
or the countries from which or to which
they are proceeding. or the origin or
ownership of the goods or the country
from which or to which they are con-
signed or the nationality or ownership
of the ship or other means OF conveying
such passengers or goods before or after
their transport on the Chinese railways.
The contracting Powers, other than
China, assume a corresponding obliga-
tion in respect Of any of the aforesaid
railways over which they or their ma
tionals arc in q position TO exercise any
control in virtue of any concession, spe-
cial agreement or otherwise.
Article VI.
Tho contracting Powers other than
China. agree fully to respect China's
rights as neutral in time Of war to
" which China Is not q party and China
declares that when she Is a neutral she
will observe the obligation OF neutrality.
Article VII.
The contracting Powers agree that
whenever situation arises which in
the opinion OF any ono OF thcm In
wolves tho application Of the stipula-
tions Of the present treaty. and rem
ders desirable discussion of such appli-
cation there shall be full and frank
communication between the contracting
Powers concerned.
Article NIII.
Powers not signatory 10 the present
lreaty, which have Governments recog-
niaed by tho signatory Powers and
which have treaty relations with China.