South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-18
j. S. PROPOSES
DEFINITION OF
CHINA POLICY
Would Create r e ferenc e
Board to Examine Present
and Future Concessions.
CHINESE HAIL PLAN S
Proposal Taken as Long Step
IN Direction of Preserv-
ing Integrity.

Ll Associated Ifetr.
WASHINGTON. Jan. Dc An
American proposal 10 re-dehEe the
open door policy ia CHINA and create
au International board % examine
both existing and future concessions
which appear % conflict with g.. was
debated without decision Tuesday At
the Washington conference
The British and Italians accepted
the plan IN principle but the French
withheld assent 90 some Of it's pro
isIons and the Japanese reserved
Judgment pending cOmmun. cation
with Toxic. The subject viii be
aiken up again Wednesday with all
signs pointing 20 a long and interest
ing discussion IN brief, the Ameri-
can resolution would bind the United
states. Great BrJ aIn. Japan. france.
Italy, Belgium. Portugal and the
elherlanis not to seek special
spheres OF influence in China nor
secure concessions or monopoies
hitch would abrGgc the principle
of equal economic and commercial
opportunity
china on her part, would agree
,o cooperating i'm maintaining that
equality and the nine powers col
.ective.y would authorize establish
ment OF "a board OF reference to re-
view present and future concessions
tu determine whether they conflict
with the open door thus defined.
Except for another conclusion
session of the Shantung treaties and
informal exchanges among the big
hve' regarding tine Pacific fort,hca-
lions the meeting constituted the
.ota. OF activities.
No Progress on Shantung.
s., the Shautung conversations the
question ot mines was discussed with
no apparent progress and the forti-
uCauOns problem remained uusOlved
Tuesday night despite receipt by the
japanese of partial instructions from
Toxic. lt was around the proposal
tor an inquiry into concessions now
established I'm China, as well as those
proposed i'm the future that most OF
the debate i'm the FAR eastern COM
mittee conferred By some Of the
delegates. it was understood that
such an inquiry might open up the
whole question of Japanese holdings
ia Manchuria. while i'm other quart
cgs it was suggested that the res0lu-
zion. might by fndiscreuon, lead to
q review by the board of the fam
Gus "twenty-one demands contro-
Ncrsy.
Tn that connection it was pointed
cut that whereas the boards duties
I'M connection with future concessions
would be confined under the terms
OF the resolution to investigate and
report 10 would be authorized TO in
qulre into existing concessions for
the purpose of endeavOring 10 ar
rive at a satisfactory adjustment on
equitable terms
Chinese Hail Plan.
In The Chinese delegation the
American plan was hailed as a long
step in the direction of restoring
Chinese integrity. BY American
spokesman similar view Was eX-
pressed. but most of the other dele
gates withheld comment. The pro
uosal had taken them by surprise
and when they realized It's possible
extent they an indicated that min
ute study OF details would be made
before definite action was taken.
After the several delegations had
waited for some time without any
one volunteering to open discussion
Sen. Scharzer. head OF the Italians
sose and asked question about the
meaning o. some or the provisions
Sccy Hughes reply opened up
General discussion which continued
with some animation for three hours
The principle OF the open door. Sen
Schauzer sand. and ot the proposed
resolution. was fully endorsed by the
Italian government but rs delegation
did not feel at liberty 20 go eurther
,han accept the American plan IN
substance The British made a SIM
liar explanation and the Japanese.
iu turn. declared they desired 20 CO.
operate in the open door policy. but
must cable the text OF the American
proposal to Toxic before they could
Give 10 approval
Sarraut Endorses Plan.
Speaking for the French. Albert
~4rrsut also endorsed IN principle
The open door. but declared he had
some .ulsgiylnss as 90 the effect of
srtlclo four ~ the American resOlu-
r1n which would authorize an in
.ufry into the validity OF existing
,ncessions He asked Chairman
hughes II that article referred also
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