Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-29
PORTER JOINS SEE
I IN TREATY APPEAL
House Leader and Chinese
Envoy Want u. S. to
Start Negotiations.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Chairman Stephen G. Porter Of the
House foreign affairs committee has
made public a committee report APP
proving his resolution requesting the
President to negotiate new treaties
with duly accredited agents of China,
and suggesting that a formal invita-
ton to a treaty conference be eX-
tended through DR.. Alfred SEE,
Chinese Minister here, thereby giving
{ China the option OF negotiating with
the United States in conjunction
with other powers or separately"
DR.. SEE adds his views. by urging
that the treaty powers declare in
irrevocable terms and Internationally
the termination of all unequal
treaties, and negotiate forthwith new
: treaties on an equal and reciprocal
basis
Would Know Delegates.
Declaring China is as anxious 70
Know the composition of the foreign
treaty negotiating delegates as the
interested powers are to know the
Chinese negotiators, DIR. SEE called for
immediate appointment of the foreign
delegates ito evidence their desire for
negotiating"
The Minister included in his state
ment a wish to assure every one that
China was not anti-foreign, and that
all she wanted was the right to
govern herself free from foreign
intimidation or interference"
Asked if he spoke for the Can
tonese as web as the Picking faction
in saying it would be easy to find men
IN China to act as negotiators who
would have the confidence of all
Chinese factions, DR.. SEE said he was
not authorized to represent the Can
Jonese government. although he had
been in communication with it.
They look on me as a patriotic
Chinese who is anxious to do the best
he can for his country" he said.
Minister Sees statement, given to
the press late yesterday, was as
follows:
First of all wish TO assure the
public positively and without quail
hcation that China is not anti for
eign. All she wants is the right to
govern herself free from foreign
intimidation or interference. She
does not ask for Anything that does
not rightfully belong to her. She
will give every protection in her
power to foreign residents who
choose to come to China, provided
that they come in the same way as
they go to other countries in Eu-
rope and America-that is they will
treat and respect us as equals and
that they will conduct themselves
In accordance with the recognized
principles and usages of interna-
tional law
with reference to the mission
aries | have stated clearly In my
st. Louis speech of January Is that
the Chinese people have no fault to
1Io
them and think t.-ey have done a
good deal of good
Grateful to Americans.
my people are grateful to the
American people for their expressions
of sympathy and desire to help us
In this hour of trial. Such evidences
, of friendship and sympathy are
greatly appreciated and will be for
ever remembered.
With reference to the unequal
treaties, the Chinese nation does not
feel that it can tolerate their existence
any longer. We do not wish, how
ever, To abrogate them by violent
means. In fact. we wish to avoid
violence. But there are ways of ter
minating antiquated treaties recog
niZed by international law.
with reference to unusual treaties
and the basis of negotiating future
treaties of an equal and reciprocal ma
tlre, Mr.. Eugene Chen issued a pub
lie statement on the cath of this
month Mr.. V. *. Wellington Koo,
on behalf of the Picking government,
appealed to the United States last
Monday to commence negotiations for
new treaties. So the Chinese have
stated their position.
Urges Wiping Slate Clean.
Il, personally, urge that the powers
themselves should declare in irrevo-
cable terms and Internationally the
termination of all unequal treaties
and negotiate forthwith new treaties
on an equal and reciprocal basis. To
evidence their desire for negotiating,
they should make their position clear
and in simple language. The for
eign governments should confirm
their readiness to negotiate by nam
ing their delegations. China is just
as much interested to know the COM
position of the foreign delegations as
they seem to be anxious to know the
composition of the Chinese delega-
ton.
Il would not be frank if / did not
tell you that the Chinese people are
asking why the foreign powers should
send fleets, troops and Marines in
1aumbers greatly exceeding the needs
for purely protective purposes. We
agree with public opinion expressed in
this country that such huge expedi-
tons are provocative and dangerous
II there is ever a time when all provo
cation or challenge. whether inten-
fional or unintentional, should be
avoided by all the parties. it is Ger.
tainly the present.
las far as I can see, the Chinese
nation is ready TO negotiate with any
power singly for new treaty or trea-
ties that will place it's relations with
other powers on basis of equality
and mutual respect and ! repeat that
we have no desire to discriminate
against anybody, but, on the contrary
we wish TO give everybody secnrifu