Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-14
Watch Footsteps
Country's Youth
Club Women Told
KELLOGG, SECURE IN
POLICY OF U.S. WILL
AWAIT CHINA MOVE

washington, July lot APP
Supported by specific presidential
approval of the policy he has map
ped out for dealing with the Chi
nese problem, Secretary kellogg was
back from his interrupted vacation
today. awaiting results of confer
ences in Picking and elsewhere
through, which the protocol powers
are expected to work out ways and
means of insuring the protection OF
their nationals in China.
There was no indication that the
diplomatic conversations in various
capitals had as yet reached a stage
where the exact course to be fol-
lowed could be forecast AS Mr.
Kellogg himself pointed out after
his conference with President Cool.
idge last week at the summer white
house, the policy of the Washington
government was based on the desire
to give effect to the commitments
into which it had entered with re-
spect to China at the Washington
arms limitation conference.
The chief features of those com.
m1tments. in view of present condi-
lions in China, relate to resolution
calling for the creation of a com
mission to study and report on the
question of relinquishing extra ter.
ritorial rights in China on the one
hand and the treaty engagement for
revision of Chinese customs rates
on the other.
Even before the present outbreak
OF anti-foreign feeling in China
Secretary Kellogg designated Silas
Strawn, of Chicago, and Minister
MacMurray, who will present his
credentials to the Picking govern.
ment Wednesday, as American rep.
reservations on the customs commits.
sion provided for in the nine power
treaty before there was any definite
indication Ito when France would
ratify that pact. The recent action
of the French senate and chamber
/ OF deputies approving the pact has
paved the way for actual creation
OF the commission, since all other
signatory powers already had rati.
fled; and the formal deposit of its
notifications in Washington BY
France alone is necessary to make
the treaty effective.
Action of the French government
In approving the nine power treaty
IS regarded here as particularly
timely, since it will permit steps tc
be taken for increasing the revenue
or the Chinese central government
which should help to establish and
strengthen 1t materially. Since any
REIMBURSEMENT of extra territorial,
rights must be based under the
Washington resolution upon assur.
!! ances of the willingness and ability
or the Chinese government to pro.
tect foreigners in China and insure
them fair treatment under Chinese
laws, the strengthening of the Pc.
king government is viewed as a vita,
link of Americana Chinese policy.
Washington officials are unable tc
understand the divergent reports az
to the progress of conversations on
the Chinese question which have
come in press reports of the last
few days. The policy which Presi.
dent Coolidge specifically sanctioned
is not departure in any way from
the text as well as the spirit of the
agreement entered into at the Wash.
ington conference which were large.
ly initiated by the American dele,
cation. Other resolutions adopted
by that conference round out the
attitude toward China which is ex.
pressed in the extra territorial res.
olution: but there has been as YET
no attempt to bring up these add.
tional points for discussion, since
the present agitation in China cen.
ters about the extra territorial ques.
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