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POWERS AND CHINA. would amount to condoning & Government consider it to be of the
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breach of treaty. This argument greatest importance that before however does not sufficiently take even such a suspension as above (Continued from page 1.) into account the realities of the contemplated took place, there must situation. The basic facts of the be, firatly, a complete liquidation of They held that the object of the present situation are that treaties the promisse made at Washington, concessions. proposed at the are now admittedly
Fear of a Deadlock. ipmany
"A considerable interchange of Washington Conference being to respects out-of-date and "that n benefit China, the principal pur-any attempt to secure revision, the views has however taken place be- poses to which the proceeds of the Chinese are confronted on the one tween the Foreign Office and the surtaxes should be devoted ought hand with the internal difficulty of delegation in regard to the proceed. to be productive objects such as their own disunion and on the other rigs of the Conference on the sub- rallway construction and social or hand with the external, difficulty of Ject of unsecured debts, and it is economic reforms which would be obtaining the unanimous concur. probable that the misunderstanding, a permanent benefit to what
ence of the Powers. The latest to whick.a reference is made above, whole. The most prom
stance of this is the failure of the has arisen in consequence of the these reforms was in their opinion attempt to alter the tariff of 1858. attitude which the Delegation has take on this the abolition of Likin which more-His Majesty's Government attach been instructed to
formally over was expressly contemplated in the greatest importance to the sane-matter, and which was the treaty,
tity of treaties, but they believe stated by the Chief British Delegate 11. It has been argued that that this principle may best at the meeting at the Netherlands debt consolidation would also be a be maintained by
sym-Legation on May 6. adjustment permanent benefit to China because pathetic
of treaty "The United States Government would restore China's credit. Frights to the equitable claime will no doubt recollect that His would doubtless be of the Chinese. Protests should Majesty's Government were from This argument valid if there were a government in be reserved for cases whore the first averse to the imposition on of any effective control over the whole there is an attempt at wholesale re- the Chinese Government country, but in China to-day debt pudiation of treaty obligations or scheme of consolidation of un- consolidation could only enable the an attack on legitimate, and vital secured debt as part of the work of factions which happened to be interests of foreigners in China, the Tariff Conference and that they power in Peking to resort to freak and in these cases protests should only agreed later and with great re- ruinous and unproductive barrow be made effective by united action luctance.to discuss any such schemo at the Conference the schemes His Majesty's. Government of the Powers. ing. wore therefore opposed to making
United Action.
a
consolidation of unsecured debt one. "15. His Majesty's, Government
these debts.
the
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of the foreign delegations for con- Bolidating unsecured debt should postulate too strict control over of the purposes to be attained by have consistently carried out the Tariff Conference although obligation to full and frank consul Chias's Customs revenues (shortly their own nationals were directlytation imposed on all Powers alike to be increased by tariff autonomy).
His Majesty's Government interested in funding of some of and it has been their constant am afraid that a dangerous deadlock by Article 7 of the Nine Power Pact Customs Revenues.
-sometimes even when this involvmay arise, for discussions on this "12. Further objection to
theed a sacrifice of their own opinion-subject show that the Chinese, inclusion of unsecured debt amongst to maintain the solidarity of the though willing to bind themselves subjects to be dealt with at
the Powers. It is in pursuance of this to devote a proportion of their re- venues to unsecured debt consolida- Tariff Conference was brought sim that His Majesty's Government into relief by the grant in prin-are now communicating to the tion to be dealt with on the lines of eiple of tariff autonomy. That Powers this statement of the secured debts, have declined to at- raised at once in acute. form the principle by which they believe low the details to be settled by the tariff conference and will refuse to question of the control of Customs policy should be guided in the revenues. His Majesty's Govern future. They feel assured that the submit to any foreign control for ment viewed with grave miar Powers will share the anxiety of that or any other purpose over giving the proposal that His Majesty's Government to act China's Customs revenues. foreign control should be extowards China in the spirit which tended over additional revenues inspired the Washington, treaties which might be increased by tariffa fa la thala,manent hope that the station Who Wein. Melegation- autonomy,
Powers
Against Foreign Control. "His Majesty's Government after full consideration and prolonged
will agree that the in Peking have come to the con- Changed Conditions,
spirit cannot better be fulfilled than clusion that while they are ready "In 1921 it was natural that the by adopting, the policy which is now to agree to any reasonable scheme Powers should demand guarantees presented for consideration,
for dealing with unsecured, debts for due, fulfilment of the benevolent)
The First Step.
put forward by the Chinese and purposes which the Washington
16. It seems to, His Majesty's agreed to by the other Powers, it Conference aimed at achieving Government that the first step would not be right for them to
ticable in 1921 was 110 longer
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