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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1940.
IN THIS ARTICLE DR. TSENG YU HAO, PH. D. GIVES AN ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF THE
Sino-American Pact
the right of either High Cou in relation to immigration' ori tracting Party te ennet statutes
elating to immigration." -
The Treaty of Friendship,, titive regulations, Customs re- variation in this new pact. Commerce and Navigation begulations or formalities, or which insists that "nothing in tween the United States of sanitary laws or regulations for this Treaty, shall be construed America and the Republic of the protection of human, animal to affect existing statutes of China, signed on Nov. 4; 1946, or plant life or health.". either High Contracting, Farty at Nanking, has been, according to a report of the oficial Call The much condemned system tral News agency, approved by of alien rights en inland the Supreme War Council and waters in China has, thirdly ratified by the Legislative been", maile reciprocal, "The Ynan.
vessels of either High Contrac -Uatil, however, the United ting Party shall have liberty, States Senate votes to accept equally with the vessels of any this new instrunient, it is not third country, to come with the law of the land as far as their cargoes to all ports, the American nation is concern- places and waters of the other ed. In view of the fact that High Contracting. Party which even the great President Wil- are, or may hereafter be open son failed in influencing a relucto foreign commerce and navi tant upper house to agree upon ration." No duties and no dis his Versailles commitments, and criminatory measures shall be that President Truman's. De followed. unless they are like mocratle. Administration la wise imposed on national ves facing now a Congress with 'an sels. opposition Republican majority. ready to take advantage of him BARREIRA-On 8th December for political reasons, an analy-
1986, at his residence, Manuel
sis and interpretation of the Joaquim Barreira aged 68. Funcial will pass the Monu-be interesting and useful for new Sino-American pact may
ebservers of Far Eastern as well as Washington politics.
DEATH
* ment at 5.30 p.m. today.
SOMBRE WARNING
*
To students of International Law and East Asiatic Diple
According to the Burlingame Treaty of 1868, concluded when the United States needed badly Chinese. labourers for opening the frontiers and when the Manchu Criminal Code still made it a..grave offence for Chinese subjects to emigrate, nationals of the Ta Tsing Em peror were welcome to Ameri ca as a qui pro quo Arrange ment. Later the question of Chinese Inbourers became "au embarrassment" to the Federal Government. Congress simply enacted the so-called Chinese Exclusion
The Comintern sympathizers have consistently criticized this stipulation as to enable the United States citizens to e United whereas there is no possiblity trol. Chinese interior trade,
for the Chinese în America to carry on shipping business.
Perhaps it should be noted that such navigation rights are granted only to those ports
enjoy.
Actatandaang States internationa auton was upheld by the Su obligations to China. Such legis
preme Court of the United States in the two celebrated nses of Chae Chan Ping v United States, 130 US (1839). and Fong Yue Tay v. United Saten. 140 U.S. 698 (1893).
GARNIVAL
Dick Turner
COFR, 1944 BY REA SERVICE, ING. T. M. HED, A S
“You don't have to pray before meals here, parson-llie. new cook is pretty good!”
Miracles
Exist -- Piccard
Do Not
Basle, Dec. 7.....k Miracles do not exist, 63-year-old Professor Auguste Piccard; Swiss scientist who first ex- plored the stratosphere by going up ten niles in a balloon in 1932, told a Basle audience to- day.
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Perhaps the most important macy the new Sino-American pen to foreign commerce and passage in Sir Stafford Cripps's agreement presents sever:ii | navigation." In short, China
ddress to the Federation of Bri-Salient features. First, it reaf-can close as many places as she Chinese resentment to Ameri tish Industries Conference was his firms these provisions of 191 likes to alien trade and indus-ca's violation of treaty rights
relating to the relinquishment try. enewed insistence that there can
resulted in A general anti- of the ancient regime known as e no diversion to the home mar extraterritoriality and consular
Fourthly, the
American boycott movement extra-treaty
early in this century. ket of goods destined for export. | jurisdiction in which the sul institution of foreign conces
As a measuri of Alany voices have been heard rejects of a so-called Trunty sions and international settle-
appeasement remitted back a Washington antly urging the necessity of a Power "who may commit any
ments is done away with. A ption of its Boxer, Indemnity more rapid increase in goods avail-rimo in China shall be tried Treaty Power national's rights funds for the education of able to the civilian consumer as and punished by the Consul or are not limited to the Treaty
and an incentive to stepping up pro Table Functionary authorized Ports as in the old days. "The Chinese youtha in China
America: duction, and Sir Clive Baillicu. the said Treaty Power.ciations of either High Cop
thereto according to the Laws nations, corporations and as-
Sixthly, "the most favoured the President of the F.B.I., raised ·
nation" clause, binding one Such an archaic, institution, tracting Party shall the point in his reply to Sir Staf- called the Capitulations in" the throughout the territories of scntracting state to grant to fard. This is admittedly a subject Lavant, was abolished by the the other High Contracting
its co-signer all the privileges
He is now planning a deep
Professor Piccard, whose sub- on which it is difficult to pro-Treaty of Lausanne, 1923. In Party, and in conformity with similarly granted to all other
"The end of the states, is provided: Nationals ca diving expedition to reach jest was nounce final judgment. It can be Japan, the system was abruge the applicable laws and re-
cf both partics.in: each other's a depth of 13,000 feet.
world,” said: “A miracle is a argued that a temporary redua ted after the Treaty of Shimon rulations, if any, which are or territory shall not "receive
phenomenon which contradicta tion of exports in favour of the seki, 1895, when the Christian may hereafter be enforced by treatment with respect to such of diplomatic and consular the laws of nature. But these home market would in time afford countries regarded the Mikado's the duly constituted authori- rights and privileges less fagents whom the Manchu rulers laws admit every possibility. sech a stimulus to production that Empire as civilized because ties, the right to 'or» the increase in experts later ell
"she has learned now to kill. ganize and participate in, in ourable than the treatment resisted so much as to lose two there is no such thing
mile and therefore ("no" cun- would more than balance the it is natural therefore for the dading the right to control and which is or may hereafter be wars are, eighthly, accepted na
between fallh mid arded to the nationals High-Contracting Parties to manage, corporations and as-
of a matter of course. "The Gar-st
ernment of each High Contract patience.". porary loss. Against this Sir Staf-declare and reiterate the prin-sociations of euch High Con- any third country.!!".
Ile declared that it Was ford Cripps contends that if he ciple that the abolition of such tracting Party for engaging in
Ing Party shall have the right began responding to the many apa government within a govern commercial, manufacturing
Seventhly, the United States to send, to the Government of sense to say that science plications for the stoppage or resment as final and absolute. processing, scientific, educa-
citizens in China have for years the other High Contracting has proved that there can be triction of particular exports. Bri
tional, religious and philanthro- been complaining that their Party duly accredited diploma- no God."
There was little danger of tain should soon find itself with Accordingly, Article 11 of pics activities. Such right cientific and scholastic rights the representatives who shall be the earth being destroyed by
were being infringed upon, «In | received and, upon the basis of rapidly diminishing export trade the new Sino-American Treaty may however not necessary be the case, of MacMillan Co. V. reciprocity, shall enjoy in the cullision with another heavenly it is in no position to afford.
provides that "the nationals of a favourable as that accord-the Commercial Press twenty territories of such other High cem likely that the solar sys- Whether or not he is right in either High Contracting Partyed to its own nationals."
years, age, Shanghai's Mixed Contracting Party the rights. his method Sir Stafford is certain-shall be subject, within the ter
Court, under the domination of privileges, exemptions and imtem will be deranged by the ly right in his aim of pitching extracting Party to the applic ritories of the other High Con-
If one High Contracting Par, a foreign assessor, definitely munities accorded under gen-impact of another star at the port trade at the highest possibicable laws and regulations if any, ty can enforce measures lest regretted that while the Mixed erall recognised principles of elliptical orbit of the earth, thus extending it until it be level and in endeavouring to make which are or may hereafter be favourable to the nationals of Court realised the immorality international Law:
The ninth feature of the new comes a hyperbole, along which the country thoroughly export-enforced by the constituted the other High Contracting on the defendant's part, never- minded. He is able to point out authorities," The High Con Party within the former's ter-theless the same Court could agreement is the guarantee for our planet would hurtle into that Britain is already drawing tracting Parties
undertake ritory, it seems difficult if not net, isque a writ of injunction religious and educational liber-space, never to return," Profes-
the Commercial ties which the American mis- Ficcard added.* - heavily upon its dollar loan however the 'responsibility for impossible for the latter's na restraining.
A greater danger, came front £150,000,000, out of the £937.- protecting the life and property tionals to dominate when en- Press from pirating the famous slonarica have been carrying on 000,000 available has been spent. of such nationals as required by aged in the activities stion. Webster's Collegiate Dictionary to the benefit of the Chinese for the run itself which derived its The new Treaty extends pro- the last one and half century: shergy from atomic reaction. If Britain has not succeeded in International Law. Those ac lated. One party may resort.
any crime shall be to Chief Justice John Marshall's tection, in a reciprocal manner, Thus Article XII says that It should be able to do so for balancing overseas payments be used of
promptly brought. trial. They well-known dictum that the of "all rights and privileges of "the nationals of either High aither thousand million years, fore the loan is exhausted there is shail be given the rights and power to tax is the power to whatever nature in regard to Contracting a mountain of trouble ahead. The privileges to defend themselves. destroy. Critics apprehensive of copyrights. patents, trademarks, thighout the territories drain on dollar resources is occur- No property shall be taken abuses resulted from this last trade names and other literary, ring at a time when Britain is still without due process of law and mentioned clause do not there-artistic and industrial property, importing only 68 per cent. a without the prompt payment of fore appear to be on substantial upon compliance with the ap much as before the war, yet it just and effective compensation, foundation.
ulicable laws and regulations, if must actually import more, than including facilities to obtain
The limitation of Chinese any, respecting registration and pre-war if it is to restore the old foreign exchange for the pur. persons in the United States,ather formalities." standard of living, far less in- pose. Those nationals within the fifthly, does not ; find any! Appointments and residences crease it. Moreover, the present receive reasonable and human custody of the authorities "shall sellers' marker cannot continue
treatment." indefinitely, and before long the country is bound to be faced with increasing competition in export markets, when the ptice, quality
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and design of export goods must rate of, five" per cunt ad valo
come
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shopard Barclay "The Authority on Authorities"
more and more into the rem," no longer exist under the A PECULIAR SIGNAL leg the into the dummy's picture. In addition, the recent ne convention Laws, regula-There is an unusual signal, used Thot J told East, another veteran rapid rise in American domestictions of administrative authori.
frative or judicial authorities.
of the old-time masters of West was asking him to ruff High
body, he said. "Nor does it
Party shall becoming hotter and hotter
of then it will cool off and we shall the other High Contracting freeze and that will be the end Party, be permitted to exercise of "homo sapiens," he said.
As for the future, "we can liberty of conscience and free- dem 1 worship and to estab-foretel! what will perhaps hap lish schools for the education of pen within a relatively short their children and they may time, but it is impossible to whether individually, collective foresee what will happen in ly or in religious or educational thousands of years. For in the corporations or associations, meantime the smallest elemen- and without annoyance or tary processes may produce In- molestation of any kind by rea-calculable resulta," he said,
The decisive factor in the son of their religious bellef or otherwise, conduct religious world of the future was chance.
Reuter (Continued on Page 7)
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and expert prices is such that the ties, and decisions of adminis-on extremely rare occasion by a slat, the entire story. He knew THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE, LTD, dollar loan will no longer buy the of each High Contracting Party which few of the present day stars if he had any high trump. So the volume of goods which was anti- pertaining to the classification have ever heard. That is not un-I was used instead of the deuce. cipated when the agreement was of articles for customs purposes natural, for the chance to employ South over-ruffed with the A t'arizes only once in many months which of course set up a trick lor made. At the present level of or to rates of duty shall lief play. Its purpose is to tell your West's Q. The declarer didn't American prices what was worth published promptly in such partier to ru with a high card know, this, however, until he laid £937,000,000 a year ago is now only worth about £750,000,000.
a manner as to enable traders instead of a low one, because the down the K in an effort to drop to become acquainted with declarer can rull after him. It the New, having to lose tricks One favourable factor in the them." No new or increased consists of playing or leading any to the diamond A and spade Situation, however, is that the. de Tates shall be applied to goods card of unnatural size so high South was set Take pleasure to inform the Public of Hong Kong fit on the 1946 balance of pay ecdure shall be adopted in to attract your partners atten-nal work, after many years of not
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