The New York herald., 1922-02-05

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ent treaty. To this end the Government
| of the United States will make the nee.
essary communications TO non-signatory
Powers and will inform the contracting
| Powers of the replies received. Adher-
ence by any Power shall become effect.
i've on receipt of notice thereof by the
Government of the United States.
Article TX.
The present treaty shall he ratified
by the contracting Powers in accord
ance with their respective constitutional
methods and shall take effect on the
date Of the deposit Of all the ratihca-
tions, which shall take place at Wash
ington as soon as possible. The Govern
ment of the United States will transmit
to the other contracting Powers a
certified copy of the process ver5a1 OF
the deposit Of ratifcations.
The present treaty, or which the Eng
lish and French texts are both authentic,
shall remain deposited in the archives
Of the Government Of the United States
and duly certified copies thereof shall
be transmitted by that Government to
the other contracting Powers.
In faith whereof the above named
plenipotentiaries have signed the present
treaty.
Done at the city of Washington the
sixth day of February, one thousand
nine hundred and twenty-five.
The Customs Treaty.
The text of the Chinese customs
treaty follows:
The United States of America. Bel
gium, British Empire. China, France
Italy, Japan, the Netherlands and
Portugal:
With view to increasing the reve-
nues of the Chinese Government have
resolved to conclude a treaty relating
to the revision of the Chinese customs
tariff and cognate matters, and to that
end have appointed as their plenipo-
tentiaries:
Who, having communicated to each
other their full powers found to be
in good and due form, have agreed as
follows:
Article 1.
The representatives of the contracting
Powers having adopted, on the fourth
day of February, 1922. in the city OF
Washington, a resolution which is ap.
pended as an annex to this article, with
respect to the revision of Chinese Gus
toms duties for the purpose of making
such duties equivalent to an effective five
per cent. ad valorem In accordance with
existing treaties concluded by China
with other nations, the contracting Pow
ers hereby confirm the said resolution
and undertake to accept the tariff rates
fixed and as result of such revision.
The said tariff rates shall become effeo..
tive as soon as possible, but not earlier
than two months after publication there.
Of
Annex.
With view to providing additional
revenue to meet the needs OF Chinese
government. the Powers represented at
this conference. namely. the United
states of America. Belgium, The British
Empire, China, France, Italy, Japan,
The Netherlands and Portugal agree:
That the customs schedule of duties
Oh imports into China, adopted by the
Tariff Revision Commission at Shanghai
on December 10. 1918. shall forthwith
be revised so that the rates of duty
sEall be equivalent to per cent, effcc-
tive, as provided for in the several
commercial treaties to which China is a
party.
A revision commission shall meet at
Shanghai at the earliest practicable date
to effect this revision forthwith and on
the general lines of the last revision.
This commission shall be composed OF
representatives of the Powers above
named and of representatives OF any
additional Power having governments at
present recognized by the Powers repre-
sented at this conference, and who have
treaties with China providing for tariff
on imports and exports not to exceed
8 per cent. ad valorem and who desire
to participate therein.
The revision shall proceed as rapidly
as possible with a view to its COM
pletion within four months from the
date OF tho adoption of this resolution
by the Conference on the Limitation of
Armament and Pacific and Far Eastern
questions.
The revised tariff shall become effec-
tive as soon as possible. not earlier than
two months after its publication by the
revision commission,
The Government OF the United States.
as convener of the present conference.
is requested forthwith to communicate
the terms OF the resolution to the Gov
crnments of the Powers not repre-
sented at this conference but who par
ticipated in the revision of 1913 afore-
said.
Article III.
Immediate steps shall he taken
through a special conference TO prepare
the way for the speedy abolition OF
Likin and for tho fufillment Of the other
conditions laid down in Article VIII. of
the treaty of Sept. 5. 1902. between
Great Britain and China. in Articles Nv.
and V. of the treaty OF Oct. 8. 1909, be-
tween tho United States and China and
in Article l. Of the supplementary treaty
or Oct. 8, 1908, between Japan and
China. with view to levying the sur
taxes provided for in these articles.
The special conference shall be COM
posed of representatives of the sigma
tory Powers and of such other Powers as
may desire to participate and may ad-
here TO the present treaty, In accord
ance with the provisions of Article
VIII. in sufficient time to allow their
representatives to take part.
II shall meet In China within three
months after the coming into force OF
the present treaty, on a day and at a
place TO he designated by the Chinese
Government
The special conference provided for
In Article III. shall consider the interim
provisions to he applied prior to the
abolition OF Likfn and the rulfillmont of
the other conditions laid down in the
articles of the treaties mentioned In