The Washington herald., 1922-01-22
Operators Without Con-
sent of Government to
Be Self-Dependent.
LIST OF TREATIES
ARETo BE FILED
Far Eastern Committee
Adopts Root Resolution
Before Adjournment.

Spheres of influence in China, en-
tered into by nationals without the
consent Of their governments. will
no longer be recognized.
The committee on Pacific and
Far Eastern questions. of the arm
sment conference, made this GER
tain yesterday just before adjourn
ment. On motion of Mr.. Root, of
the American delegation, they
adopted a resolution to this effect.
At the same time they made pro-
vision for the fling with the Sec
retary general of the present con-
ference OF complete copies of all
national treaties and commitments
entered into-secret treaties in
cluded-as well as ''as nearly a
complete list as possible" of the
commitments entered into by their
nationals.
The resolutions follow:
The powers represented in this
conference, considering IL desirable
that there should hereafter be full
publicity with respect to all mat
tiers affecting the political and
other international obligations OF
China and of the several powers
in relation to China, are agreed
as follows:
Treaties to BE Listed
IL. The several powers other
than China will, at their earliest
convenience, file with the secretar-
lat general of the conference for
transmission to the participating
powers, a list of all treaties, con-
Ventions, exchange of notes, or
other international agreements
which they may have with China,
or with any other power or pow
ers in relation to China, or with
any other power or powers In rela-
tion to China, which they deem
to be still in force and upon which
they may desire 70 rely. In each
case, citations win be given to any
edicial or other publication In
which an authoritative text Of the
documents may be found. In any
case IN which the document may
not have been published. a copy
Of the text Gin its original Ian
guages) will be fled with the Sec
retariat general of the conference,
Every treaty or other interna-
tional agreement of the character
described which may be concluded
hereafter shall be notified by the
governments concerned within sixty
(so) days of its conclusion to the
powers who are signatories Of or
adherents to this agreement.
VIII show All Contracts.
"2. The several powers other
than China will file with the sec
retariat general of the conference
at their earliest convenience for
transmission to the participating
powers a list, as nearly complete
as may be possible, of all those
contracts between their nationals,
of the one part, and the Chinese
government or any of its admins
trative subdivisions or local au-
thorities, of the other part, which
involve any concession, franchise,
option or preference with respect
to railway construction. mining,
forestry. navigation, river conserv>
ancy, -harbor works, reclamation.
electrical communications, OF other
public works or public services, or
for the sale of arms or ammuni-
tion. or which involve a lien upon
any of the public revenues or prop
critics of the Chinese government
or of any of its administrative sub
divisions. There shall be. in the
case of each document so listed.
either a citation to a published
text. or a copy OF the text itself.
Sixty Days for Notice.
Every contract of the public
character described which may be
concluded hereafter shall be noti-
fed by the governments concerned
within sixty days after the receipt
OF information of its conclusion I,
the powers who are signatories OF
or adherents to this agreement.
"3. The Chinese government
agrees to notify in the conditions
laid down in this agreement every
treaty agreement or contract of
fthe character indicated herein
which has been or may hereafter
be concluded by that government
or by any local authority in China
with any foreign power or the ma
tionals of any foreign power
whether party to this agreement
or not, so far as the information
is in its possession.
"4. 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 the conference. undertakes
to communicate this agreement to
the governments OF the said powers
with a view to obtaining their ad-
herence thereto as soon as pos
sible."
The following additional resolu-
ton offered by Mr.. Root was
adopted:
Resolved, that the signatory
powers will not support any agree
ments by their respective nationals
with each other designed to create
spheres of influence or to provide
for the enjoyment of exclusive op-
portunities in designated parts of
IBChinese territory"
Japs RenOunce Mexico Claims