The New York herald., 1922-01-17
Other Powers Are Invited to
Ratify Plan for
New Tariff.
EFFECTIVE IN 4 MONTHS
Commission Soon to Meet in
Shanghai. Says Statement
of Proceedings.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 16 (Associated
Pressl.-The following communique
was issued by the Far Eastern Com
mittee of the Washington conference
tonight:
The eighteenth meeting of the COM
mittee on Pacific and Far Eastern
questions was held this afternoon.
January 16, 1922. at S:3o o'clock in the
Pan-American Building.
The chairman, Mr.. Hughes, said thas
before proceeding with the further or
der of business they would entertain a
report Of the drafting committee in
China. Mr.. Root then presented reso-
lutions which after discussion and
amendment were adopted as follows:
Agreement on revision of Chinese tar
iff-With a view to providing revenue to
meet the needs of the Chinese Govern
ment. the Powers represented at this
conference. namely, the United States Of
America. Belgium. the British Empire.
/ China. France, Italy. Japan, the Neither
Iands ana PORTUGAL, agree
That the customs schedule OF duties
on imports into China adopted by the
tariff revision commission at Shanghai
on December 19, 1918, shall forthwith
be revised so that the rates OF duty shall
be equivalent to 5 per cent, effective
as provided for In the several CONNER
cial treaties to which China is party.
Revision Board to Meet.
\ 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 Powers having Governments
q. present recognized by the Powers
represented at this conference and who
have treaties with China providing for
q tariff on imports and exports not to
exceed 5 per cent. ad valorem, and who
desire to participate therein
Too revision shall proceed as rapidly
as possible with view to its completion
within four months from the date oc
the adoption OF this resolution by the
Conference on the Limitation of Arma-
inent and Pacific and Far Eastern Ques-
tions.
The revised tariff shall become effec-
tive as soon as possible but not earlier
than two months after It's publication by
the revision commission.
The Government of the United States.
as convener OF the present conference.
Is requested forthwith to communicate
thv terms of this resolution to the Gov
crnmcnts of Powers not represented at
thia conference but who participated In
eNa revision Of 1919 aforesaid
Agreement regarding revision OF
Chinese customs duties With view
TO increasing the revenues of the Chi
nese Government the United States OF
America, Belgium, the British Empire,
China. France, Italy. Japan, the Neither
lands and Portugal agree:
/. That immediate steps be taken
through n special conference to be COM
posed of representatives of the contract
ing Powers and other Powers which
adhere to this convention to prepare the
way for the speedy abolition OF LilSiu
and for the fulfllment of the other con-
ditions laid down in Article VIII. OF
the treaty of September 8, 1902, between
Great Britain and China, in Articles
w. and ". of the treaty OF October s.
1908, between the United States and
China, and in Article !. OF the supple
mentary treaty of October s, 1903. be-
tween Japan and China with view TO
levying the surtaxes provided in those
articles.
The special conference shall meet In
China within three months after the
date OF the ratification OF this conven-
tion on day and at a place TO be
designated by the Chinese Government.
9 The special conference shall con-
slider the interim provisions to be applied
prior to the abolition of Lilxin and the
fulhllment of the other conditions laid
down in the articles OF the treaties
above mentioned. and It shall authorize
the levylng OF a surtax on dutiable inn
ports as from such date. for such pur-
poses and subject 20 such conditions as
It may determine.