Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1922-01-23
Nations to Make
Public Treaties
and Contracts
Mise Power Con,nillee Agrees
10 Shsw. Down Oh All Paels
and Commitments
With China.

Washington. Jsn, 1.-The nine
po~sr committee ON the laT east
sgresJ 10 the showdown on China,
Proposed by Secretary Hughes,
nd adopted a resolution offered by
fiihu Root. piedrlng the sisnatoFy
nations no, 10 support any agree.
pean by their nationals IN the 10.
inre designed 10 create spheres 81 IN
tluenee of exclusive opportunities ~
China
For ia part. China agreed TO make
public contracts aud treaties with
other nations.
The Original resolutions were
amended 20 eliminate private cons
tracts concluded by private firms and
individuals with the Chinese govern.
,nent OR Chinese local authorities.
the japanese and British delegations
hayinI insisted that il would be ini-
practicable. their respective govern.
Ak<aweS,J haying no laws compelling the
ing Of sueh contracts.
Root Resolution.
Root resolution agreed 10 by
levers was As follows.
esolvcd. that the signatory
Frs will not support any agree
rs by their respective nationals
each other designed TO create
sreS OF influence or 10 provide
the enjoyment OF exclusive ops
tunties in designated parts OF
hinese territory"
i he Hughes resolution on publ
gtion OF Chinese treaties and con-
acts. as modified and which Mr..
Hiinghes and other delegates contend
will prove Of tremendous impor-
lance in the cleaning up OF China's
tangled affairs. is as follows:
The powers represented in this
conference, considering il desirable
/ that there should hereafter be full
publicity with respect to all matters
affecting the political and other inter
national obligations of China and OF
the several powers in relation to
China are agreed as follows:
Agree to Publicity.
81. The several powers other
than China will, at their earliest con-
yenence, file with the secretariat-
general OF the conference for trans-'
mission to the participating powers,
= a list of all treaties, conventions, cx-
change OF notes, or other interna-
tional agreements which they may
have with China or with any other
power or powers in relation TO China,
which they deem 10 be still in force
and upon which they may desire to
rely. In each case. citations will be
given to any official or other public
action in which an authoritative
text of the documents may be found
In any case in which the document
may not have been published, copy
of the text lin its original language
or languages) will be filed with the
secretsrljat-general of the confer
cncfx-c
Xvery treaty or other interna-
tional agreement of the character de-
scribed which may be concluded
hereafter shall be communicated by
the governments concerned within
sixty (60) days of its conclusion to
the powers who are signatories or
adhcrcnts to this agreement
To File All Contracts.
d. The several powers other than
China will file with the seoretariat-
general OF the conference, at their
earliest convenience, for transmis-
sion to the participating powers a
list as nearly complete as may be
possible, Of all those contracts be-
tween their nationals of the one part
and the Chinese government or any
of its administrative subdivisions or
local authorities, of the other part,
i which involve any concession. fran
chise, option or preference with re-
! spcct to railway construction, MN
ing. forestry, navigation, river con-
servancy, harbor works. reclama-
ton, electrical communications, or
other public works or public SER
vices. or for the sale OF arms or
5 ammunition. or which involve a lien
upon any Of the public revenues or
properties Of the Chinese government
or any Of its administrative subdivi-
sions. There shall be. in the case OF
each document so listed, either a
citation to published text, or copy
OF the text itself.
Every contract of the public char
acter described which may be con-
cluded hereafter shall be notified by
the governments concerned within
sixty (o0) days after the receipt OF
information OF its conclusion to the
powers who are signatories of or adj
herentS TO this agreement.
Chinese Also Agree.
"3. The Chinese government
agrees to notify in the conditions
laid down in this agreement, every
treaty agreement or contract OF the
character indicated herein which has
been or may hereafter be concluded
by that government or by any local
authority in China with any for
eign power or the nationals OF any
foreign power whether party to this
agreement or not. so far as the IN
formation is in its possession.
"a. The governments OF powers
= having treaty relations with China
which are not represented at the
present conference, shall be invited
to adhere to this agreement. The
United States government. as con
vener OF this conference. under
takes TO communicate this agree
ment to the governments OF the
said powers with view to obtain
'-g their adherence thereto as soon
as possible
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