Evening Star Newspaper, November 24, 1921, Page 3

NFORCING POLIC cle Ten” Provision May Be Obstacle. OUND ONLY BY PROMISIS ho Will Keep “Open Door” /pen Will Touch Delicate Phaseof Conference. BY DAVID LAWRENO- Who will keep the “opendoor” in \ina open? How will the dur prin- lopted by all the nine .owers in- These questions touch g¢ most del- lite phase of the whol far eastgrn [oblem, and on their jettlement. it now admitted by some of the, okesmen of the fgeign govern- ents, depends the su¢ess of the con- rence. s No. 1 of Mr. Root' principles car- 's 2 mutual pledg that “it is the m intention of th¢powers"” attend- = the conference “to respect the vereigpty, the inapendence and the rritgrtal and adginistrative integ- [ty of China.’ Tarefully Waded by Root. The famous artele 1) of the cova- hnt of the league of nations was recked in the ¥mited States Senate ples written by Elihu Roe and MW! rested fu the far east b enforced?] .. 'THE EVENING NVations Face ‘Difficult Problem in Enforcing Pledges .to Respect China ' DR/KOO PROPOSES TO RESTORE | T CHINA RIGHT TO FIX TARIFF BN [;H|NA IS IASK Makes De.finit—e_gltement‘of Delegation’s ] OVER ; areful Elimination of “Arti- Posifion on Subject of Cuétoms Revenuc. Concerns’ Engaged’ in Naval Gives History of Treaties and Agreements.' The Chinese delegation, at & mee ing of the Washington conference committee on the far east yesterday afternoon, made a definite statement of Its position on the subject of Chi- hese customs revenues, through Dr. Wellington Koo, one of the delegates, | Mr. Koo first of all ,according to & statement issued formally by the con- | ference, “emphasized that the Chinese government had no desire ‘to inte fere with the present administration of maritime customs or with devotion of the proceeds of the customs reve- | nue to the liquidation of various for- elgn loans secured thereon” The statement continued as follow: “A brief account was given by Mr. of the Chinese treaty tariffs. Prior to 1842, he said China enjoyed the full right of levying customs duties. In 1842, however, and in the subsequent years after having made treaties with Great Britain, France and the United States, a limitation upon this right was for the first time imposed. Five Per Cent Rule Fixed. “The rule of 5 per cent ad valorem was thereby established and the rates Wwere based upon_ the current prices then prevailing. In 1858, as prices of commodities began to drop and the 5 per cent actually collected appeared to be somewhat in excess of the 5 per cent prescribed, a revision was asked cause it carrild a mutual pledge o respect and presewe the terfi- rial integrity” of the powers which gned {t, and contained moreover, a omise that these powers would con- It with each other an{ advise upon e means of carrying ojt the pledge. The Chinese delegatis originally loposed that the fist prineiple ould read “to respect pnd observe™ e territorial integrity M China, but r. Root carefully elininated the rd “observe” as perhips too close the word ‘“preserve.” There is much* com rence quarters on th| signifigant nission of all referen compelling as enforcgnent of the ur Root principles, which include t merely respect for fhina's terri- rial integrity and indejendence, but “to use their fluence for the purp. of effect- ily establishing and maintaining e principles of equd opportunity the commerce and pdustry of ail tions throughout thy territory of ina."” “Influence” in Doubt. No_specific mention/is made as to at the word “infuence” means, ugh it is commonl/ interpreted as plomatic ~ and ral influence ther thai physica) coercion. The hited Statese govenment, through hn Hay, secured /he same gledle all powers tofespect and pre- e the open doorin China, but the the Defartment of State protestssent by this gov- apan #id gther countries eging violationsof the Hay “open or* principle. | JVhat is propose, moreover, in this nference” is sipply an executive claration, and pt a solemn treaty, d the several preign officials here eady have asied what value such executive stiement of policy by United Statgé will have under cceeding admpnistration, for it e that sOmef the Knox-Taft s and declfations about ina re upset by the Bryan-Wilson ad- nistration, aid were later reversed the Lansing-Wilson policies. e Hardifg-Hughes expressions e not to b¢ submitted to the Sen- . and as fuch have a value only long as tip present administration in power/ Some of the foreign legations have raised th@ point, erefore, & to whether it would t be beter to have a treaty or nvention drawn up which .would more prmidable than a mere ecutive feclaration. - Presfient Sees Differemce. 'he White House has made it clear jat the President feels there is a ferencs between an “‘ungerstand- k' on policy reached by the execu- fe with other governments and an reament carrying in it “an obliga- pn* The latter would be submit- oy Mr, Harding to the Senate, but vill be poted that the Root prin- bles carefully refrain from includ- SPECIAL NOTICES. 2 is| oli- | | for by the treaty powers. A revision ‘was accordingly made. ‘Later, however, as prices mounted, no request for a revision was forth-" coming, and the Chinese government on her part did not press for a revision, seeing that the revenue then collected from other sources was not inadequate to meet its requirements. “‘But the fact was that the customs rate then prevailing was much less than the 5 per cent stipulated for. It ywas only in 1902 that revision was made in order to afford sufficient funds to meet the Chinese obligations arisin jout of the Boxer protocol. In that taril ILIIB rate was calculated on the basis of the average prices of 1897 to 1899. In 1912 an attempt was made by the Chinese government to have another revision, but it failed, owing to the diffi- culty of securing the unanimous con- sent of sixteen or seventeen powers. It was only after six years of long nego- illkllons that in 1918 another revisipn ing any obligation on the part of the United States to preserve either the territorial integrity and administra- tive independence of China or the “open door” therein. Some of the British spokesmen are suggesting that perhaps a new form of diplomatic convention may be worked out which will satisfy the i United States government’s hesitancy to submit anything to the Senate and will at the same time carry greater weight in international councils than a simple executive declaration, for the European powers saw the executive of the United States sign a treaty at Par{s and several other conve tions and agreements which were r pudiated by the Senate. They a determined to avold a similar d lemma. ¢ ° How to Enforeé It. But if the agreement about the far east carries with it no specific pledge for enforcement and no penal ties for violation, how will the pri ciples be enforced? The talk now is of organizing an international body composed of the same nine powers who were invited here to consider far eastern questions. This organization, it {is suggested, would meet periodically and would ex- amine protests as to whether the prin- ciples had been violated and would re- port its decisions to the work, so that public_opinion and moral force would compel and obedience. Some such move is in contemplation not merely because of the theory that the American people are not sufficiently in- terested in China to go to war about it, but because the peoples of France and Great Britain are not any more eager | than is the United States to undertake obligations with respect to commercial opportunity and financial development which might mean the shedding of | blood. U (Copyright, 1921.) SPECIAL NOTICES. PRRHANGING AND PAINTING — ROOMS 29 up. A. T. GEORGE, 220 12th st. Riin 625-. 260 e i 'REMOVAL NOTICE. CLAFLIN OPTICAL ¢ ated gt 9th and F sts. for 32 years, d 10 & new and larger store, 1314 G s City Club bldg., opposite Epiphany Church. NTBD—A_VANILOAD OF FURNITURE > Richmond, ‘Petersburg. 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The Shade Shop - W. STOKES SAMMONS, 830 13th St. e, Window Shades Are Down. Take Advantage of Low Prices. Koo about the origin and the history | . (letter pointed out that SR Reollig apegys LT We Will Furnsh Stock, | was effected. The tarift of 1918 is in force and ylelds only 3% per cent. to Restore Right. | 00" proposed to restore t China the right to fix and to dif- ferentiate the import tariff rnaf. but as it appeared hardly possible to establish & new regime all at once, he sald that full autonomy should be re- stored to China after a certain period | to be reed upon. Id the meah- whjle China would impose a max- imQm Tate and would like to enjoy and have -full freedom within that maximum, such as the right of dif- i ferentiation among the different classes. of commodities. But as the present financial condition of ‘the Chinese government was such as to require some immediate relief, it was proposed that on and after. January 1, 1922, the Chinease import tariff be raised to 12% per cent, as it was stipulated- for in the treaty with the United States, Great Britain, and Japan. F; “Among the reasons he alleged in support of the proposals of the : Chinese delegakion, the following is the gist: / . 1. The exigting customs regime in China constitutes an infringément of China's sovereign right to fix the tariff rates at her own discretion. “2. It deprives China of the power to “make reciprocity, argangements with the foreign powers. = While all foreign goods imported ‘into China pay only 5 per cent, Chinese goods exported to fareign countries have | to pay duties of a maximum rate. Examples were given to nho‘v this lack of reciprocity. “3. It constitutes a serlous impedl- ment upon the economic development of China. Only Ose Uniform Rate. “4. As the system now stands there i ferentiation of rates. The disadvan- tage is obvious, because it does not soclal needs of the Chinese people. China is in need of machinery and metals, for which China would like to impose a tariff rate even lower than the 5 per cent. For luxuries, |Buch as’ cigars and cigarettes they iought to pay heavy tax, perhaps, in |order to prevent their injurious ef- ifects upon the morals and social habits of the people. As it stands, therefore, the Chinese tariff is not sclentific at all. . The present tariff. has occasio) jed a serious loss of revenue upon the 1Chinese exchequer. The item "of {customs duties is an impoftant one in the budget of nearly all countrires: Il’or instance, Great Britain raises 12 per cent of its revenue from customs duties; France, 15 per cent, and the United States, 35 per cent before the world war, but the customs revenue in the Chinese budget as it now stands becomes a comparatively in- isignificant factor. ¢ . The present regime makes it ex- ceedingly difficul for the Chinese government to a: for a revision, it was shown in the past experiences in 1912 and 1918. Revenue Hardly Adequate. “7. Even if the effective 5 per cent should be levied, the revenue resulting therefrom will still be hardly adequate to meet the requirements of the Chinese government, as the government has many functions to perform in matters of modern education, sanitation. an public_utilities, etc.” Aftet general discussion of ths Cus- toms tariff question, this subject was sent to the subcommittee agreed upon at the meeting held Tuesday, the mem- bers of which were announced to Be as follows : Chairman—Senator Underwood, United States of America. Belgium—Baron de Cartier; M. Cat- tier, alternate. British empire—Sir Rebert Borden; | Mr. Lampson, alternate. China—Dr. Wellinggpn Koo. France—M. Sarrauf. . Italy—Senator Albertil cenzo Fileti, aiternate. Japan—Mr. Hanihars Netherlands—Jonkaer Beelaerts von Blokland. Portugal—Capt. Emesto Vasconcellos. The meeting of the full committee on Pacific and far e: questions ad- journed until tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock. The. subcommittee will meet.upon the csll of Senator Under- wood as chairmsn. D. C. RESDENTS THANKED FOR AID IN HOUSING Signor Vin- is noly one uniform rate and no dif-! take Into account the economic and | 3 Construction B,eqihning to Show Uneasiness.* Inquiries Thus Far Belate to De- vising Means to Keep Their Plants Going. / By the Addoclated Press. Commercial shipbuilders now en- igaged on naval construction are greatly concerned‘as to whu;t the im- pending naval ‘reductions mean’ to them, and the government is begin- Ring to get' a reaction from ‘that quarter. None ‘of the builders' who have visisted Washington, however, has voliced direct opposition to the conference program of the adminis- tration, whatever he may feel. Their inquiries here, it was learned today., have to do largely with devising ways and means of keeping their plants .in operation for a time, at least, after building operations ai stopped by international agreement, Jn this connection,- some of the builders are understood to be con- ‘llderlnz what they might be able to do in salvage operations on ships { to be discarded and broken up. While such work on one or two vessels might not be a profitable ventur some shipping men think a whole. sale undertaking might yield a re- turn, particularly as the ship build- ing plants would be virtually idle arg} might be possible of conversion for salvage operations. United States Hardest Hit. In some quarters it was pointed out today that American shipbuilding {men apparently would be harder hit than those in Great Britain and apan by the naval holiday. Ameri- can commerical:yards are doing little commerical work. The merchant imarine is overstocked with war- {built tonnage for. which there is no market, it was said. Development of trade routes under the American fla; is progressing <o slowly, it added, that there is. no prospect of any immediate demand for new trade ship tonnage. In Great Britain and Japan, how- ever, commerical tonnage is under construction and probably will keep, the yards busy, evene without gov- ernment work, for the ten-year period. Some American officials see in this situation the possibility that ship- building" on a major scale might be- come almost a lost art in the United States during the ten years, yards being abandoned and their highly speclalized personnel scattered be- yond recall. If the picture given as to the situation in Great Britain and IJapln is correct. it was said, the shipbuilding industries of these countries would continue as going concerns, ready to resume business on naval craft whenever it became necessary. HARRISBURG TREE | PLANTEDBY FOCH Marshal Is Greeted by City Second Time—Governor Gives State Welcome. By the Associated Press, S HARRISBURG, Pa.. November 244—-| shal Foch was welcomed to Har- risburg a second time within a month when the city and central Pennsyl- vania greeted him“today upon his ar- rivat rrom Richmond, Va. | IEscorted by the American Legion nd a large delegation of citizens, he | headed a procession through the city, reviewing massed organisations an groups of school children. S The procession ended at the capitol, where the marshal wa el- comed by Gov. Sproul. He was es- corted through the capitol by the gov- ernor, after which Mayor Hoverter presented him with, a gold-headed | ebony cane, the gift of the cmlenli H ate Letter Expressing Appreciation of Harrisburg. Sent Out Through Washington Real Estate Board. yetters expressing appreciation of tie generous co-operation of Wash- ngton residents in responding to the quest of the government, through 'the Washington Real Estate Board, for housing accommodations In con- nection with the Armistice day cere- monies and the arms parley, were sent out today to property owners and others who offered shelter by tle board. The letters were signed by John A. Petty, executive secretary of the Washington Real Estate Board. In explanation of the lack of neces- sity for utilizing many offers, the “this work was undertaken by the board at the specific request of the Department of State and the Department of War in anticipation, on their part, of an ! unusually large number of visitors, which, it was feared, would overtax the hotels and make it difficult to secure living quarters.” 0 “The board recognized the public service that it' was called on to per- form,” the letter continued, “'and it was only through your generosity |29 that we were fully prepared to take |Lo care of the situation. It developed, however, that the hotels were able to accommodate those that came, and, with the exception of a few cases, the board received no requests for the accommodations listed.” One of the attaches of the Italian delegation was recently observed poring over a small book bound in yellow paper and labeled in large black letters “Dictionary.” A friend- 1y Boy Scout on duty at the informa- tion desk edged over to get a peck because he had never seen such a small dictionary before. >3 “I learn English,” announced the foreigner, proudly showing the book. It proved to be a combination Gram- mar and condensed —dictionary got up by some “unt” who invented 2 new language on the general arder of esperanto. of Vol 7 variations of entirely arbitrary Poof somy¢ t like “limadia’ etc.. The visitor from' etc. The visitor. fro: Italy was’ faithfully - scanning 1 pages under the fond delusion that he was starting in to learn English. “Throw it in the ashcan, its bunl advised the young Danial Bodne. The. possessor of the dictionary looked n& only surprised but perhaps a_.lit suspicious. He didn't know. fust |Sidelight§ on the C'onference A bouquet of flowers, in memory of |'gram, no matter how drastic, pro- the service men of the city who bost | vided it is a simultaneous program their lives-during the war, was pre- sented to the marshal by Rexford M. : Glaspey, five-year-old son of Maj. R. ln. Glaspey, the ranking officer from Harrisburg to die in France. Marshal Foch then planted a black |5 oak tree in Capitol Park, within a few feet of the larch planted by King Albert of Belgium during his visit to Harrisburg two years ego. The mar- shal planned to leave for Chicago at oon. 5 No change is contemplated in Mar- shal Foch’s itinerary through the southeast, Col. Franklin D'Olier, for- mer head of the American egion, e- jeclared here today. “The itineary of iMarshgl Foch remains as it was an- nounced.” he said. Col: ‘D'QJier’s statement was promp- ted. by reports -.among American Legion members of his party at Rich- mond last night that the long trip through the west and 'South might prove too great a strain for Marshal Foch and that his South Carolina en- gagement might be cancelled. LESSEN QUARANTINE AREA. Effective December 10, an area of ,563 square miles in Texas, Georgia, uisiana and North Carolina will be released from federal quarantine to prevent the spread of Texas fever In cattle. With this addition there will have been r¢leased 72 per cent of the :lre. originally placed under quaran- ne. A newspaper man standing nearby was called on to._testify as to the truth of the scout’s verdict and the Italian charged.the time he had spent in study up to profit and loss. A visitor from one of-the far eastern countries got an involuntary wash-up yesterday when he tried to refresh himself with a draught of water from onf of the automatic drinking foun- tains in the corridors of the War-Navy bulding. He put his face much too ¢close to the end of the vertical open- and with the heel of his palm gave tlire button a good lusty push. A regular “Old Faithful” of a geyser hit -his upper lip apd drenched all parts of his He fis] out his bandkerchief e d. went to.work, and by the time he had finished he was refreshed outwardly, at least. % Th‘aqnnlnn on sentry duty at the wing“ef the War-Navy bullding aside for (‘lemlo'n n;dm press ‘# are: members of the ‘which fought with the 2d D‘l"fln‘n_ = " { France, #nd which, for efficiency, was agerre” as a unit. wharahh‘e ut&t:d, ln‘uumeh as whoever | s o gave him priceless - had, @ssured ‘him it was the resl h 8inoe REACTION IS FELT HERE| Briand visited the White House that the question of the proportion- | tium, ate strength 6f Mediterranean naval powers shall be settled by the con- ference on armament limitation, now in session. ““After the question of the strength of the three biggest naval powers—England, the United States and Japan—shall have been decidss then that of the relative naval strength of France and Italy is in order. England is interested in the programs of both, first, as one of the three great naval powers, and. sec- ond, as the leading naval power i3 the Mediterrane: In Hands of Experts. It Is learned that Italy has, through its delegation, suggested no general ratio as to the capital ships it shall possess, while the specific question as to whether her navy shall be equal to that of France or not has been left strictly in the hands of the nawal ex- perts. Italy, moreover, has no par- ticular figures in mind as regards the much discussed “5-5-3" program. Her desire, it appears, is for an ample supply of light craft, thus evidencing the fact that she wants naval strength for defensive and policing service only, but here again to her naval ex- perts will be left the task of bring. ing about the desired proportions of various sorts of craft. If the conference has planned, or iritends to plan, naval limitations for any one sea like the Mediterranean it is evident that the Italian deleg: tion knows nothing. Points to Reduged Army. The Austrian navy, it is pointed out, no longer exists, {hexeby makhing even more important any declnlofi to be arrived at concerning Italy's se: power. 3 As to land armamment, Italy inf variably points with pride to the fact that she has already gone further in reducing her army than any con- ference could possibly compel her to. Sentiments emanating - from Italian headquarters here are unanimdusly to the effect that Ttaly will agree to almost any rmament limitation pro- cussed in any privately only. due arisen dapan, the delégates. Kat Dr. rumor _of sald. and in a proper ratio. Only Privately Discussed. yesterday to may good-bye to 5 for France. Photographed as he left the ITALIANS ANXIOUS TO SETTLE MEDITERRANEAN POWER ISSUE, IRe_lative Na_wal Strength With France Will| Be Conference Subject—Believed Ready to Agrec on Land Armament program. The Italian. delegation is anxious|powers in the contemplated consor- and has asurance that some- thing will be done looking to her it participation "therein. has been made plain that this parti ular question has not yet been di session of the com- mittee on far eastern questions, but RUMORS OF FRICTION IN DELEGATION SILLY, SAYS JAPANESE PRINCE Rumors that the appointment of Vice Foreign Minister Hanihara as | §ne of the principal delegates to | the Washington conference was to differences said to have | | i between Admiral Kato, héad of the delegation, and Baron Shidehara, ambassador from were. officially denied last night by Prince Tokugawa, one of | A bulletin was is- sued by the Japanese setting forth that Baron Shidehara was suffer- ing from inflammation of the kid- neys, and that absolute rest in bed was necessary for the baron for ten days or thereabouts. The bul- letin was signed by one Japanese and two American physicians, Dr. M. Kojima of-the imperial Japan- ese .navy, physician and Dr. Sterling_ Ruffin and S. Butler, U. S. N. Prince Tokpgawa denounced the differences Baron Kato dnd Baron Shidehara over policies as “silly nonsens: . ~"Poor Shidehara Is in bed. “We have never quarrelod ‘and don’t intend to do so0.” The bulletin of the pl said that Baron Shidelara’ tion was improved. LATIN AUTHORITY DEAD. PPMONA, Calif. November 24.—Dr. | George T. Burnh: member of the faculty of the Uni- versity of Cincinnati, is dead at.the| home of his sister here. ham was known-as an authority on Latin and the romance languages. 3 STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY,' NOVEMBER 2{, 1921 | "SAYS AU REVOIR TO PRESIDENT HARDING. 1 i H 1 However, Baron to Admiral between he siclans condi- fifty-seven, a Dr. Burn-| There is & moral as well as a material disarmament, Italy. feels. he is prepared to discuss the moral problems ynderlying the land arm- ament question as readly as to dis- cuss the Pacjfic and far eastern pro- blems inextricably =connected with naval armament limitation. . In _connectfon with the far eastern problems, Italy sees nd reason, it is authoritatively stated,: why she should not be included with the other BOO Cinderella Bld; 831 15th St “new’ Star_building. Vil ‘' "STAR BUILDING WE SPECIALIZE IN That Are Hard to Get Let us know your needs. them in short order. PEARLMAN'S BOOK SHOP 933 G Street Only Candy “It’s delicious” Office Rooms NeW Star Bulldmg -3 . -'M‘i;)st desirable offices for rent at reason- ; abIAe"prioes on-the 3d, 4th and:5th floors of the Re'svervafiogs' are' now being closed for.one . We'll supply WORLD ECONOMIC PARLEY DEMANDED U. S. Officials to Delay Ac tion Pending Outcome of Arms Conference. Pressure upon the American govern- ment to call an international edo- nomic conference is being continued, it was said yesterday in high official circles. The zdministration, however, at present is disinclined to take such a step, but it is possible, it was stated, that such a meeting may be called later. Many of the delegates to the limita- tion of armament conference, it was asserted, have suggested the ad- visability of a gathering of.repre- sentatives of the various nations to discuss interhational trade, economic and financial problems with a view to obtaining remedy through concerted action. Hinges on Arms Results. The administration, in this connec- tion, is inclined to the view, it was indicated, that the outcome of the arms conference should determ whether concerted actlog and una- nimity among the nations can be ob. tained before other world are taken up by the nations. A necessary corollary to any interna- | tional economic conference, it was plained, was the allied debt to this e try and its ultimate disposition, which would undoubtediy be brought to the front in any discussions of the exchange situation and the question of revision of German reparations. Arms Success Great Help. Successful termination of the urms| conference, it was pointed out, shouid | greatly strengthen the position of the allie¢ governments as regards their war time debts to this country.” Naval re- duction -by Great’ Britain and Japan, it ‘was maintained, would relieve the finan- cial burdens of those countries, while a | cut in the land armament of other ku- ropean nations would increase their'financi < Byron S Adams Albert E. Berry Thomas Bones Alexander Britton Walter A. Brown John H. Clapp Myer Cohen Wm. Knowles Cooper John Dolph Wm. John Eynon W.F. Ham 14th at G €t. HOUSES Furnished and Unfurnished #FOR RENT . Trem §185 Per Month Up JOHN W. THOMPSON & CO., ——INC. o Main 1477 problems | correspondingly | Old-Fashionf;d Notions of Integrity = .- Leon Tobriner Southeast Corner of Fourteenth and G Streets Take ydur first step toward a beautiful, healthy complexion— Use Lifebuoy today. Carroll P. 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