Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-07
THE TREATIES
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tSOnttUuS0 VFOUI VdSS SuCI
treaty, between the United States,
Great Britain, Japan. France, Italy,
China, Belgium. Portugal and The
Netherlands. binding each Of them
TO respect China's integrity. The
open door policy is to be applied
IN detail and every opportunity is
10 be given the Chinese people to
develop a stable government.
5-The Chinese tariff treaty, ad-
hered 10 be the same nine nations,
providing international machinery
for an immediate revision Of Chinese
customs duties on a basis of five per
cent.
6-The Shantung treaty, between
Japan and China, by which Shan
tung Is restored to Chinese control.
by one OF the uncompleted treaties
agreed to In substance during the
conference, Japan gives the United
states the long sought cable and
wireless privileges Of the island of
zap and by the other the five prin-
cipai powers and The Netherlands
cables in the Pacific so that one
goes to the United States, one to
Japan and one to The Netherlands.
Briefly. the fourteen resolutions
given conference approval, embody
the following decisions:
Agreement for withdrawal OF
foreign post offices from China on
January 1. 1923. provided China
maintains an efficient postal service
and continues in office the present
foreign co-director general.
Establishment Of an international
commission to investigate the Chi
nese judicial system with a view to
abolition OF extra territorial rights.
Authorization for q consultation
between foreign diplomats and Chi
nese officials at Picking with a view
to withdrawal of foreign troops from
China.
Reimbursement to China OF unau-
thorized foreign radio stations on
Chinese soil with the stipulation
that all plants are to be used for Of
flciai messages only except in erer-
goncy.
Agreement to exchange full infor-
nation among the nations regarding
all international commitments that
affect China.
Creation of a board Of reference to
consider cases arising, under 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 n second resolution on the same
subject IL is declared that the COM
mission shall not review or report
upon" the submarine and poison gas
rules laid down in the treaty on that
subject.
Recommendation that "better pro-
lection" be given the Chinese East
orn Railway.
Request on the part OF the other
powers that China reduce her mill
tary 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 rati-
fed.
Supplementary agreement to the
four power Pacific treaty excluding
the islands of the Japanese home
land from the treaty provisions.
or the celebrations" 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 "21 de-
mands." Regarding Siberia. Japan
disavowed any territorial designs on
Russia. and pledged herself to with
draw her troops from Siberia as soon
AZ stable conditions warrant. While
the United States reasserted its hope
that the withdrawal would not be
long delayed. the famous group five"
of the ''e1 demands" was abandoned
by Japan, along with other conces-
sions relating to economic and polit-
ical conditions in Manchuria and
Mongolia. China filed protest
against the remaining portions OF the
demands and the United States re-
! iterated it's intention not to recognize
any of them which might abridge
American rights.
The British declaration OF readi.
ness to withdraw from the leased ter
ritory Of Wei Hai-Wei was not elab-
GRATED but will be taken up in Dip
iomatic exchanges between London
and Pekin. as supplement to the
Far Eastern treaty. China declared
her intention not to ALLEVIATE any ad.
ditional portions of her territory and
rs supplement to the tariff treaty
she agreed 10 retain the present mar
thine customs systems. In two sup
pIemerts to the radio res. 'ution,
China declared she recognized no
right to install foreign radio plants
without her express consent and che
powers other than China declared
that in future wireless disputes the
open door policy must be applied.