The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-05
CHINA TARIFF
RATE ADOPTED
BY 9 POWERS
Program will Increase Coun-
try's Revenues-Italy Ac-
cepts Submarine Resolution
Tentatively.
PROPOSE new CLAUSE
tBy Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The agree
ment for an increase of Chinese tariff
rates to be an effective five percent
was adopted today by the nine con-
ference powers sitting at committee
on Far Eastern questions.
All of the eight powers approved the
program for increasing Chinese rev
enues and the Chinese delegation ac-
oepted the report submitted by Sen
ator Underwood, chairman of the sub
committee.
The Far Eastern committee also
adopted resolutions providing for
eventual withdrawal of foreign troops
from China.
Upon the request of China the res
olutions provide the ministers at
Peking of the eight powers will meet
a committee of three Chinese to dis
cuss the troop withdrawal question
Italy has decided to accept the sec
ond Root resolution prohibiting tax
by submarines on merchant ships pro-
vided the French delegation does the
same, it was said in authoritative Ital-
ian circles. This decision made it
possible to hold a session of the full
! naval committee today.
Naval Meeting Called
A meeting of the committee was
called for this afternoon 1t was con-
sidered possible that both the sub
marine regulation proposals and the
draft of the naval treaty would be pre-
| sented for approval to this meeting
Approval by all the powers having
| membership in the committee of The
| proposed rules regulating use OF sub
| marines was forecast prior to the
| meeting, following the announcement
| that the Italian delegation had decided
| today to give its approval.
| The question whether the limitations
imposed by the five power naval
treaty now in process of formulation
by the naval experts of the arms con-
ference delegation should be imposed
on signatory if that nation is at
tackled by formidable non-signatory
power, took prominent place today
in informal discussion of the treaty.
Suggest New Clause
Some plenipotentiaries are suggest
ing still informally the inclusion of a
clause which would automatically re-
lease the signatory in such cases from
the limitations of the treaty Another
important suggestion recognized today
as in the embryonic stage was that
in case of aggression by an outside
power, the five signatories would come
together to consider the best means
of securing a settlement.
; Such consultation" provision
would be similar to Article Two of the
four power Pacific treaty, and any
formal proposal for its inclusion prob
ably would lead to considerable de-
} bate. 1t was considered possible that
the drafting committee would find it
necessary to seek further directions
; from the full naval committee before
writing into the treaty a section of
this nature.
Shantung Question
, With all other problems of the arms
, conference rapidly moving toward the
, point Of final settlement, the Shan
, tung negotiations between the Japan
ese and Chinese delegations alone to-
, day presented a dubious aspect as tc
, whether their resumption is to result
t in agreement or final deadlock
While the far eastern committee OF
i the whole met today to take action
t on the decision of its subcommittee or
the Chinese tariff question, the two
delegations faced another meeting in
: their effort to settle the controversy
! which has developed over the mode
Y of payment for the Kisochow-Ts
t railroad in the former German lease
5 hold against merchant vessels. Italy
: alone remains to accept the PROPOSE
ton and it was believed a discussion
l. by the full naval committee nigh
i take place late today.
n Cling to Positions.
: In the first meeting yesterday since
G the conversations" were adjourned
q because of the deadlock over this is
!. sue there were no outward indications
n that either side had abandoned its for
mer position on it. The meeting wa:
: held late in the day after the Japa
;. nese delegates had informed Secretar
9 Hughes and Arthur J. Balfour, VIII
), through their observers who had bee
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