The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-06

| ton to their inSular possessions in the
Pacific and to meet in consultation
whenever those rights are threatened.
The rAnglo-JaPanese alliance is auto
| matically abrogated when the new
treaty finally is ratified.
4-The general Far Eastern treaty,
| between the United States. Great
| Britain, Japan, France, Italy,. China,
| Belgium, Portugal and The Neither
| lands, binding each of them to respect
| China's integrity the open door policy
| is to be applied in detail and every
/ opportunity is to be given the Chinese
| people t develop a stable govern
ment. 1t is agreed that no treaty in
fringing these principles is to be con-
Guided, that no contracts violating
| them are to be upheld, that discrimi-
natory practices in the Chinese rail-
/ ways is to end, and that China'S rights
as neutral are to be respected in fu-
| ture wars.
5-The Chinese tariff treaty ad-
hered to by the same nine nations
providing international machinery for
an immediate revision of Chinese Gus
toms duties on basis of 5 per cent
effective and periodical revisions
| thereafter. together with changes
which will permit imposition of sur
taxes.
6-The Shantung treaty between
Japan and China. by which Shantung
is restored to Chinese control
By one of the uncompleted treaties
agreed to in substance during the con-
ference, Japan gives the United States
/ the long-sought cable and wireless
privileges on the island of Yap. and
by the other five principal powers and
The Netherlands allocated the former
German-owned cables in the Pacific so
that one goes to the United States, one
to Japan and one to The Netherlands.
Fourteen Resolutions. &s- 80
Briefly the fourteen resolutions
given conference approval embody the
following decisions:
Agreement for withdrawal of for
eign postoffices from China on Jan
uary l, 1928, provided China main
tains an efficient postal service and
continues in office the present foreign
director general.
Establishment of an international
commission to investigate Chinese Ju-
diCial system with a view to abolition
of extra-territorial rights
Authorization for a consultation be-
tween foreign diplomats and Chinese
officials at Pekin with a view to with
draWal of foreign troops from China.
REIMBURSEMENT to China of un-
authorized foreign radio stations on
Chinese soil, with the stipulation that
all plants are to be used for official
messages only except in emergency.
Agreement to exchange full informa-
ton among the nations regarding all
international commitments that affect
China.
Creation of a board of reference to
consider cases arising from the open
door and railway provisions of the
general far eastern treaty..
~ Converting of a special Commission
OF the five powers to meet in the near
future and consider rules to govern
The use of new agencies of warfare
By a second resolution on the same
subject, it is declared that the COM
upon" the submarine and poison gas
rules laid down in the treaty on that
subject.
Recommendation that "better pro-
tectionsp be given thesChirese East ern
railway. Another resolution attached,
but not subscribed to by China, de-
clares the Chinese government must
be held responsible for its obligations
regarding the road. Expression of
! hope that the Chinese railways may
be developed toward a unified system
under Chinese control.
Request on part Of other powers
that China reduce her military forces.
| Supplementary agreement to the
naval limitation treaty, declaring the
nations 'in honor bound'' not to dis
pose of ships which are listed for
/ scrapping, before the treaty is ratified.
Supplementary agreement to the
four power Pacific treaty, excluding
the islands of japanese homeland
from the treaty provisions.
- Many Declarations Made.
~,Of the declarations made by the
various delegations and formally
spread on the records of the confer
ence chief interest attached to those
relating to Siberia, and the twenty
one demands. Regarding Siberia,
! Japanese disavowed any territorial de-
igns on Russia and pledged herself
withdraw her troops from Siberia
s soon as stable conditions warrant.
While the U. S. reasserted it's hope
hat the withdrawal would not be
Ong delayed, the famous group five
# the ''twenty-one demands" was
abandoned by Japan, along with other
-oncessions relating to economic and
Official conditions in Manchuria and
dongolia. China filed a protest
gainst the remaining portions of the
demands" and the u. S. reiterated its
mention not to recognize any of them
which might abridge American rights
The British declaration of readiness
to withdraw from the leased territory
If Wei-Hai-Wei was not elaborated,
but will be taken up in diplomatic ex-
"hanges between London and Picking.
Us a supplement to the far eastern
treaty, China declared her intention
not to ALLEVIATE any additional portions
of her territory, and as a supplement
o the tariff treaty she agreed to re-
tain the present maritime customs sys-
tenn. In two supplements to the radio
resolution China declared she recog-
nized no right to install foreign radio
plants without her express consent
and the powers other than China de-
clared that in future wireless dis
putes the open door policy must be
applied.