Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
WANG WARNS CHINA.
TO AID FOREIGNERS.
Good WIN Necessary to Keep
Progress Made In 1880,
Cabinet Is Told.
nv the Asnociated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
NANKNG, China, December a.
Addressing the cabinet Of the National
sst government, Foreign Minister G. T.
Wang today said the year 1890 had been
characterized by an increasing response
by foreign powers toward Chinas ma
tional aspirations.
The foreign minister said China must
reciprocate for good will and accord
adequate protection to foreign life and
property in China If the Nationalist
government expected to retain its pres
ent favorable position in the eyes OF
other governments.
Wang told the cabinet success In
diplomacy was possible only with peace
and order in the country, and expressed
the hope that the Nationalist govern
nent would be able to keep the nation
free of major hostilities.
Tariff Treaties Completed.
COMPLETION of treaties with IL coun-
tries in 1928 gave China nominal tarll
autonomy, he said, but this dlo nol
become an actuality until this year WIFI
the conclusion OF the Japanese
change of notifications with Holland
last month.
Wang stated an exchange OF notes
with Great Britain concerning the rem
dition of the British concGGSton at Annoy
had been effected in September; Wehal-
vie formally restored to China by Grea'
Britain in October and a treaty re-
rarding the return of the Belgian con-
cession at Tientsin had been ratiled:
The foreign minister said China mao
requested the rendition OF the french
and Japanese concessions at HanKoW
and the French leased territory OF
Kwangshow Wan, Kwantung province
Extraordinarily Advanced.
Regarding extraterritoriality, Wang
said the year end found nine treaty
powers amenable to Chinese jurisdlc-
ton, namely, Australia, Germany, Rus
STA. Mexico, Persia, Greece, Finland,
Bolivia and Czechoslovakia. Conclusion
of a treaty with Poland, he said, would
bring the number to 10.
OF Chinese relations with the Rus
sian government, Wang said the Chi
nese delegate seeking settlement OF the
Chinese Eastern Railway dispute had
gone to Moscow last May, but that no
conference had been held until october.
AS a result of this. Wang concluded
the Russians apparently had intended to
promote discord between the Chinese
and Manchurian regimes, but that the
Soviet government had failed. Conse-
uuently, he said, meeting between Chi
nese and Russian delegates had been
arranged in Moscow December 4, at
which three committees were named TO
consider the railway problem, Sino-
Russian trade and a resumption OF
diplomatic relations. These committees
now are engaged in preliminary con-
siderations.
Negotiations Proceeding.
Wang said negotiations were proceed
ing with Sweden, Peru and Japan re-
carding extraordinarily and seeking
treaties to serve for those which have
expired.
The foreign minister also stated con-
versations seeking abolition of English
and American extraordinarily rights
were proceeding. He expressed conf
dence definite decisions concerning the
whole subject of extraordinarily would
be reached by next Spring.
During the year, Wang said, the for
eign office negotiated and consummated
i've treaties, and three others had been
signed and awaited ratification. These
included the American treaty of arbitra-
ton, he said.