Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-13
Should Not Violate
Continued from Pace One)

view of recent disorders there jeo-
pardizing the lives and property of
Americans and nationals Of other
countries and because of the compile
ton of ratification of Washington's
treaties dealing with Chinese Gus
toms and extra territorial rights.
Foreign debts, settlement of which
was said to be progressing satisfac-
torily, also came up for considera-
ton in which Secretary Grew parti-
cipated. Mr.. Grew accompanied Mr..
Kellogg on the latter's return tonight
to Washington where the state de-
partment head will resume his
duties after an interrupted vacation
he was spending in St. Paul, MINI.
On leaving the summer white
house Mr.. Kellogg gave out this
statement:
I'VE have been engaged in a con-
ference with the president with re-
gard to the situation in China, the
foreign debt question and some de-
partmental matters.
THE conference in relation to
China had reference to matters of
policy. The cornerstone of that pol
icy, so far as this government Is
concerned, may be said to be
scrupulous observance of the obli-
cations to China entered into at the
Washington conference and the in
sistence that the government of
China take adequate measures for
the protection of foreigners and to
carry out her responsibilities under
the treaties.
There is nothing new in the debt
question. We were discussing the
general situation. Settlement is
progressing satisfactorily.
Before his departure for Washing
ton, Secretary Kellogg expressed con-
fidence that all Of the nine powers
signatory to the Washington treaty
designed to bring about a revision Of
Chinese customs would participate in
the conference which the pact stipu
lates must be called within three
months after completion Of ratif1ca-
ton.
In addition to the United States and
China, the nations which negotiated
the treaty are Japan, Great Britain,
Italy, The Netherlands, Belgium, Port
ugal and France, the last to give the
treaty its approval. The conference
will be held in Pekin with John Van
A. MacMurray, the new minister to
China, and Silas Strawn of Chicago
representing the United States govern
ment.
It is the belief Of President Coolidge,
expressed before he went over the sit
uation with Mr.. Kellogg, that 1t would
be inadvisab1e for the United States
to make a move for a general confer
ence on Chinese conditions, but that
this government should give encour-
agement to charging the scope of the
customs conference in an effort to
provide solution of various kindred
problems.
Although plans are being made for
the holding in the near future of the
customs conference, the prediction was
made again today by Mr.. Kellogg that
it would be some time before extra
territorial rights are taken up at an
international conference also author
lied by an agreement reached at the
Washington arms conference.
Mr.. Kellogg was reticent about any
negotiations the Washington govern
ment may be making for the Chinese
parleys. although it appeared likely
that the state department during the
week would make definite effort to
shape up it's program and perhaps ad-
wise with other powers as to pro-
cedure.
Following their yesterdays confer
ence, the president and. Mr.. Kellogg
talked over the situation today only in
a general way, devoting the day main
ly to attendance at church and rest.
Accompanied by Mrs. Coolidge. the
president and Mr.. Kellogg motored to
Salem to attend morning services at
Tabernacle Congregational church. A
decided rise in the temperature
prompted Mr.. Coolidge to discard the
high hat and cutaway coat he usually
wears to church, and instead he was
attired in white flannel trousers and
blue sack coat. He wore straw
hat and carried black cane.