Evening star., 1925-10-26
1000 CHINESE RIOT
AS PARLEY OPENS
.StudentS Attack Policemen
When Denied Admission to
Customs Conference.
BY the Associated Press.

fS the ASsOclatp6 Press.
PEkING. October 26.-The dema nd
Of 1000 Chinese students to be ad
mitted to the customs conference to-
day resulted in riot out side the con
ference building in which more than
80 police and several students were
injured.
The students held a demonstra ton
outside the building, dema nding ad
mission. When this was refused they
attacked the police with sticks and
stones. Several of the students were
arrested and order was restored.
China opened the conference with
proposal that the powers restore to her
complete tariff autonomy and agree to
the enforcement of Il Chinese national
customs law beginning not later than
January !. 1923.
List Of Proposals.
China g aspirations concerning this
conference were cryStalliZed shortly
after the delegates convened in Il
sweeping list of proposals set forth
by DR.. G. r. Wang. former premier
and foreign minister. The Chinese
foreign minister, Shen Iui-lin. acting
as chairman. made an opening ad-
dress which DR.. Wang supplemented
a Mr.. Shen's request. proposing the
following points as A basis for dis
cussion:
]. That he powers agree 10 the
removal of tariff restrictions contain
ed in their existing treaties with
China. This would he equivalent to
the restoration of tariff autonomy.
g That China abolish the Likin
taxes on interprovinCial trade) stimuli
taneously with the enforcement of
China's national tariff law which
would take effect not later than
January !. 1929. This tariff law was
promulgated October "A, apparently
with a view TO its use as basis for
negotiations in this conference
Interim Tariffs Proposed.
g. That previous 10 the enforce
ment Of the national tariff law an
interim TAX of 3 per cent he levied on
ordinary goods: 30 per cent tax on
grade \ luxuries. including wines
and tobacco. and a % per cent tax on
grade B" luxuries. these in addition
to the present ad valorem ) per cent
tariff.
4. That the collection of these
interim taxes begin three months
from the date of the signature of the
agreement reached by this conference.
3 That decisions relative to the
q bove four articles he carried into
effect from the date Of signature Of
the agreement.
The Chinese national tariff law re
ferred to in these proposals provides
taxes on imports ranging between
~ pei cent and 40 per cent ad Va
lorem except on wines and toha eco.
for which the proposed charges
range between so and 80 per cent
The law also provides for reciprocal
discriminato tory and prohibitory tariff
Purpose Of Parley.
The Chinese customs conference
meets at the invita- tion of the pro-
visional Chinese government at
Peking in connection with the second
OF nine power trea ties relating To
China. concluded at the Washington
conference of 19212 and finally rati-
fed August ; of this year.
China has indicated that she will
a sk that the agenda will be broad
ened considerably beyond the scope
contemplated by the treaty. and that
she will demand complete tariff
autonomy.
The nations participating in the
conference are the nine signatories
of the Washington ureaties-China.
the United States. Great Britain
japan. France Italy. Belgium. the
Netherlands and Portugal. In addi-
ton. Sweden. Denmark. Spain and
Peru. having adhered TO the Wash
ington treaties, are entitled to par
ticipate.