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gotiated with somebody representing
China" and ratified by the Senate
existing pacts cannot be abrogated. :"
These are the cardinal points in
Secretary Kellogg's Ions awaited
Chinese policy declaration, made pub
lie last night in the form Of a state
inent' and making no mention Of the
British memorandum on the subject
10 which 1t had first been pianped
to be an answer. The pronouncement
was made public simultaneously in
Picking, Hankow and Shanghai.
Ships to Protect Americans.
1t pointed out that American naval
forces will be held in Chinese waters
to protect American life and prop
erty in event the Chinese authorities
are unable to afford such protec-
tom: asserted the United States has
watched with sympathetic interest the
nationalist awakening Of China" and
expressed a desire to observe strict
neutrality as between Chinese factions
and to deal with that country in "a
most liberal spirit as to unequal
treaties
All that was required of China, the
statement said was protection, and
equal opportunity with the citizens
OF other powers to reside In China and
to pursue their legitimate occupations
without special privileges, monop0lles
or spheres of special interest or inhu-
ence."
While the statement on its face did
not develop ar wide variance Of view
point with that outlined by the Brit.
ish, it did point out that the United
States held no concessions In China
On this point President Coolidge be
lieves there is some ground for differ
ences in American and British policy
in dealing with China.
Who Shall Negotiate?
The statement also asserted the
United States "has never manifested
any imperialistic attitude" toward
China, and said the only question be-
fore it in considering a new treaty was
with whom it shall negotiate"
IF China can agree upon the ap-
pointment of delegates representing
the authorities or the people of the
country" 1t said, eve are prepared to
negotiate such a treaty"
Regarding the existing Chinese GUS
toms treaty, it was pointed out that
the United States is now and has been
since the Washington conference
feaQV 10 nePOtldte agreements making
effective the Washington surtaxes and
treaties entirely releasing tariff con.
troll and restoring complete tariff au-
tonomy to China" Mr.. Kellogg said
American delegates to the Peking Gus
toms conferences, interrupted in 1925
by a Chinese revolution, had been au-
thorized and were expected to sign
such a treaty.
The Secretary reaftirmed the desire
OF the Washington Government to i'm
mediately make effective the Peking
extraterritorial commission proposals,
which do not require treaty revision,
and to write a new treaty with China
covering the progressive relinquish-
mentS of extraterritorial rights rec
commended by that commission las
soon as China is prepared to provide
protection by law and through her
courts to American citizens, their
rights and property"
Concluding, the statement said the
United States welcomed every adj
vance made by the Chinese people to-
ward reorganizing their system of
government"
Philippine Red Cross chapters nott-
fed national headquarters by radio to-
day that they were prepared to aid
Army and Navy authorities in the
islands in caring for refugees evacu-
ated from Chinese war zones.