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Nothing Like Article X To Be Involved in Association of Nations President Harding Now Revives of the American delegates, are enthusi? astic advocates of his plan. Would Consider World Problem? The President's idea i? that th* present conference, apparently suc? ceeding admirably in straightening out controversies and agreeing upon limita? tions of naval armament, should bfi ?aiul?tcd by succeeding sessions, held from year to year, and that gradually problem after problem which is dis? turbing the peace of the world, or may threattn to do so, will be brought within the scone of the association of nations. , The whole Harding idea is to do the thing practically, tilt at no impossible windmills, and wait for the opportune '".oment at which the solution of any .von problem may be auspicious. For example, there is no thought 'n his mind at the moment of inviting Russia. His reason is that Russia 's ?iii in chaotic state. He would like to sec this menace to the peace of ' ?? world as many view it removed, rticularly on account of the French ?"cars; and because if this menace, in ition to the German, could be re? moved, France might then consent to \ world-wide agreement, on the reduc tion of ?and armaments. ? But the time is not opportune, in administration view, so far as Russia s concerned, though this prob letn may readily he dealt with at a ?ting of the conference to be held next year, or perhaps ut a session a or two later. Progress on t hi?ere Program while, the present conference s going ahead with the Chinese prob ?. and is developing, one by one, the < ans of giving that country a bet chancc to build up a strong cen? tral government. Vor example, the luestion of having the other nations withdraw the post?t systems which they are now operating inside of ina has now been taken up. This follows the opening of discussion on the question of permitting China to try foreigners in her own courts and laws ? that is, the with awal of the extraterritorial tights ?. hich many powers have enjoyed in China. It also follows the virtual agreement to permit Chins to increase her tariff duties, which had been fixed by treaties, and the discussion looking to granting her eventually the right i ?x them according to her own ideas without limitations imposed . by the powers. Rejoices Over V. S. Plan, Says Japanese Premier In Cable to Countrymen Here Tahahaski Expresses Hbpe Agreement May Be Reached Baron Takahasht, Premier of Japan, ^n a cable received in New York yes? terday, said that he rejoiced that he "was able to say that Mr. Hughes's proposals were being taken in Japan to be an unmistakable sign of the sin trity of the American government's desire to spare humanity the throes and agonies arising from an intoler? able burden o? expenditure on arma? ment." "I feel great satisfaction," he added. 'in finding that our delegates to the Washington conference, fully realizing here the true interests of this coun? try lie, are endeavoring, in comity with the delegates of the other powers. to shape ? definite and workable plan 'f naval disarmament on the basis of Mr. Hughes's proposals." The cable was a reply to one sent to ;he Premier by the Japan Society,, in which the society expressed the hope that the proposals for limitation of ??aval armament made by Secretary Hughes would meet with the approval of the Japanese government. japan's Claims Opposed By V. S. Naval Experts WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (By The As? sociated Press).?Despite supplemental estimates to support Japanese claims .for a higher naval tonnage ratio than proposed in Secretary Hughes's naval limitation plan, American naval ex? perts, it was asserted to-day on au? thority, find no reason to revise their original estimate of the relative naval strength of the three powers. That estimate, so far as Japan is concerned, is reflected in the "five-five three ratio" proposed by the United States, while Japan is understood to claim that the ratio should approxi? mate ten-ten-seven. Details of the Japanese naval argu? ment have been turned over to the naval experts of the five powers con? sidering such questions. The naval men will not get together again in gen? eral conference, however, until next week. British Bankers Place High Hopes in Arms Conference WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. ? British financial circlesware placing great hope , [iii the Limitation of Armament Confer? ence, according to a statement on con? ditions in England made public to? night by the Commerce Department. Substantial reduction in military and naval expenditure seems to be the only method by which Great Britain can obtain a budget surplus in 1922, the statement declared. . Recent economic and industrial de? velopment in Great Britain, the state? ment asserted, have evidenced a more hopeful tone. --,-:- I City Car Line Beaten On Williamsburg Bridge I Must Obtain Permission From : Publie Service Board, Ap? pellate Division Rules? The Appellate Division of the Su- ' p?eme Court in Brooklyn decided yes? terday that the city had no right to opa fate surface cars across Williams burg Bridge without obtaining a cer? tificate of necessity from the Public Service Commission. The decision re? vends one by Supreme Court Justice Kclby which authorized the city to run earn across the bridge. An appeal will I b? taken to the Court of Apneals. I A year ago the Board of Aldermen I passed a resolution providing that r Grayer A. Whalen, Commissioner of Plant ami Structures, begin operating cars, for the city. The city started to build aero -.' .- traofc s of the Brooklyn Citj Railroad in order to run trolley cars on the bridge. The corn objected. The city sued for per ion to build the cross-over, ng ha ?? had a rignt. Justice Xelby :'? I toh\ The railroad ?ftled. The , Appellate decided that the city had no right to operate curs without a fran? chise. Justice Mills dissented. Morocco Tribesmen Scatter -.i '.?? ' ? slal ft s to militar) opofatiom since; the capture by the ,r.'.- of Eta? Tedua indicate thai the enemy tribal groups are rapidlj Armour Men Accept Pay-Cut FORT WORTH, Tex., Nov. 28.- Wag< cata ranging from 3 to 7Ji cents a? ; our wtrt accepted by representative 3,0100 Armour <*? <>. employ?*? hen to-dry. ? Franco - British Disputes Do Not Menace Parle v Private Quarrel Represents ! Chronic Condition ; At I Duel Stage Statesmen Always Dine Together Hughes Retains His Calm ! Capital's Most Serious Limi? i tat ion. Simonds Says, Is! on Its Sense of Humor ! By Frank H. Simond? WASHINGTON, Nov. .-Jo--Now that the Anglo-French differences of opin- ! ion have reached a stage where they occupy the headlines and more or less j dominate the gossip oi the Washington conference, there are three essential . facts which must be recognized: First, that the Anglo-French quarrel is i.vi- : vate, that i*. not open to voluntea?s; | second, that it represents a ,chroi*>c, I not a critical, condition, and, thi^O. that it is not going' to affect material? ly or seriously the progress o? thi present gathering at the American cap Ever since the armistice, all through the Paris conference and with ever increasing bitterness' in ail the con? ferences of ambassadors which have followed tin- Paris gathering, Anglo French differences have been cropping up. French and British necessities, ; interests "and policies m Europe aro ; radically different and frequently con; '?. niet. But it is worth recalling: now that the French and the British have dwelt together in neighborly enmitv ; without armed conflict for more than a century, and in Britain's only two European wars in that time she. has j been associated with France as an ally. Both Seek American Support It was natural and perhaps inevitable i that England and France, coming her? ' to the Washington conference, should 1 both desire American support for their j respective^ policies and that some of ? the journalists on both sides should ! eagerly seek to enlist American sup- ? port and resort vo attacks upon their ! neighbor as a means to this end. The result has been perfectly simple, : The British journalists have attacked i the French army, and the French jour l...lists in due course of time, sup? ported by the French Prime Minister. have resorted to a suggestion of the revival of the naval armament ques? tion as a counter offensive to the Brit? ish attack. This counter offensive^has been so successful that British nerves have been disturbed quite as much as were French nerves over the criticism of the army. There you have it. the bottom fact in the situation. Before he went away M. Briand said flatly that no French desires in the matter of naval strength, submarine or otherwise, would be permitted to interfere with Mr. Hughes's navy plan. As for the British official attitude as contrasted with the course of some of the British journalists, but by no means all of them, it has been gener i ously correct from the beginning. Mr. ! Balfour is an undisputed friend of ! France. His remarks following M. | Briand's great address were more than i a literary or an oratorical effort. They I were a genuine expression of sympa? thetic emotion and downright friend? ship. Some Justice in French Claims The French discussion of naval con? ditions has a measure of justice in it. 1 When the war came France was en , gaged ?in transforming her navy and l had a certain number of capital ships building or on the way. She was ' obliged then to stop the construction of i all her ships and use all her steel first i to munition her own guns and later to I supply American artillery, also. The ! result was that the end of the war saw l.her reduced to nothing as a naval power, while the United States, Japan i and Great Britain had throughout the i war expanded their navies rapidly and j greatly. The point which the French i make is that it is not fair to them to i take their present status as a basis for reckoning their future strength by com? parison with other countries. This, however, is merely an academic I exercise, since the French do not in? tend to build capital ships, primarily because they lack the money. As to the submarine episode, ' it was Mr. ! Hughes who suggested the submarine ' as a weapon of defense. When Mr. j Balfour appealed from the American ; decision and asked to have the sub j marine abolished, the French saw a j move in the game and promptly came I in on the ArneiMcan side. The British, I who cared very little about the Ameri : can submarine, at once took alarm over i the French. i But the important fact in all this ; row is that the English and the French ! have been in a ?tato of mutual eus j picion, distrust and worse for a long : time, and that for centuries there has been a groundwork of misunder- ; standing between the two countries, ac- I centuatet! by rivalries and in the past; ??mphasi/ed by war. Curzon. Speech Unduly Accented A good deal too much importance is now ascribed to the Curzon announce? ment in London, which was net, I have reason to believe, suggested by the British delegates in Washington or necessarily in accordance with the de? sires of that delegation. What is main? ly disturbing Lord Curzon is that the French have made a barirain with Ke mal Pasha, whereas the British are backing Greece in the Near East. The French in Syria have a common frontier with the Turks and want peace at al? most any price. They dislike King Constantino from of old, and they are intensely bitter and jealous over Brit? ish supremacy at Constantinople. Rut this is no; hing more or less than an? other characteristic European quarrel ovi ? r< dpective interests and without thi mallesl suggestion of moral value on i ither side. Phe Anglo-French quarrel is not go? ing to disturb the Washington confer? ence seriously because the French and British representatives here appreciate perfectly that the American people will hold them both equally responsible if th? conference i i wrecked or even im? paired by this"squabble. We had almost exactly the same kind of rumpus in j Paris over Syria. It went on for davs ? and led to every kind of recrimination; ! it poisoni'd the air tmd depressed the ?atmosphere and made endless trouble; ' and in the end Anglo-French interests ? were compromised and we had an ap ' proximate settlement without, any trouble. At the duel stage, French and British statesmen invariably go to dinner together, leaving the innocent \ American observers hopelessly be I w il de red. rhe main difficulty at the moment is thai ihe French are morbidly sensi . tive over the repeated attacks that ! bavp been made upon them as mili | taristic and imperialistic, whereas they ! regard themselves as pacific and con? demned against their will to bear mili ' tary burdens which should be shareti by their associates in the.war. Since most of this criticism 1ms come from British sources their resentment m ', obvious und perhaps understandable. British Want European Peace On the British side thfl essential ! truth is that ?he restoration of peace? ful conditions in Europe has become fi matter of life and death for it very CbneldWable portion of the British population, which can only find work and earn a livelihood by serving these markets. These people see French policy and the French army ns menace? to their own existence. The whole flurry in Washington now is a clear case of nerves, It would bo vidiculous if it were not that, it ia hav? ing at least, a temporarily disturbing effect upon tho conference and is con? firming American prejudice against all European associations. The thing that it seems difficult to make the French and British representatives, and par? ticularly the French and British jour? nalists, realize is that successful at? tacks by either do not help the assail? ant, in American eyes, but actually in? jure both the attacker and the attacked. In any event, Anglo-French relations in Washington and out of Washington having reached the present point it re? quires only the smallest recollection of recent years to forecast that we shall now have a speedy improvement. Con? ditions were much more acute last August when Britain and France were on the point of breaking over the question of Upper Silesia. There seemed no way to provent a complete collapse of tho entente when M. Briand ?Mid Lloyd George agreed i o senil the Upper Silesian dispute to the League of Nations, and that was the end of it. Having thus agreed they went out quite amicably to the president's shoot? ing box and had a <>uiet day in the country together. Hughes Nut Worried by Dispute Despite all the excitement, veal and imaginary, it is perhaps no indiscre? tion to say that Mr. Hughes is to-day as confident of the success of the con ference^-as at any moment since it be? gan and apparently little disturbed by all the impending shadows of "the next war." One reason why an Anglo-Frenci dispute is taking such great propor tic??;; is that the actual business of the conference is destitute of a singh thrill or sensation. Hence the tendenc; to go outside of the conference anc find sensations elsewhere. Whatever the French and British may do in Eu rope, they are not going to break u] the conference in Washington. Mi Halfour has very sympathetically ac cepted the French decision on the mat tor of their army. In due course o time one may expect the French ti abandon their submarine performance which always represented a journalis tic and diplomatic offensive rather thai a serious proposal. The last few days have been ver; strongly reminiscent of Paris. Any? body who was at Paris knows that n day at a peace conference is perfec without at least one crisis. The mos serious limitation which Washingto offers at the present moment is a limi tation of the sense of humor. The truth about the Anglo-Frenc situation would seem to be this: Eng lishmen and Frenchmen are constitu tionally incapable of getting alon with each other, and France and Gres: Britain cannot get along except tc gether. The result is a series of crise: which will unquestionably be "contir ! ued in our next." I (Copyright, 1921, by the McClure N'ew; paper Syndicate.) French Oppose Asking Berlin To Conference (Continued from pna? ane\ no objections. In fact, they expect such an arrangement. But there is little doubt that Franco would be painfully impressed if the suggestion should regularly be made that Germany be included in the present conference. Consent of Others Necessary One of the certain results of such a move, some of the French advisers say, would be an effort on the part of Ger? many to wriggle put of her obligations assumed at Versailles, and after that there would be no limit to the number of troublesome questions of a strictly Continental character that would bob up to interfere with the success of the purposes for which the conference was called. The French were quick to point out that it would be impossible to include the Germans in the present confer? ence without the unanimous consent of the other powers which are partici? pating. Italy is expected to be sympathetic with the French point of view'on this matter, although one Italian spokes? man said this afternoon that the ques? tion of German participation was a matter that called for careful consld-? eration by Italy. This same Italian was at great pains to deny published reports that Senator Schanzcr had en? gaged in a heated debate with M. Briand at the last conference meeting attended by the Premier of France. "There was no harsh debate," said this spokesman. "Nothing of the kind. Briand gave the French point of view with regard to land armament. Sen? ator Schanzer gave the Italian point of view. They differed about certain things but both are animated only by the most cordial feelings toward each other and toward the nation each rep? resents. "Italy wants to be a big factor in bringing permanent peace to Europe. We are. afraid of nobody. France, which has the largest army on the Con? tinent, is our ally. If her army is larger than we think she needs that is not necessarily a subject for recrim? inations." One of the British advisers here, speaking of the ? French land force, said: "Briand says France must keap a gun for fear of burglars. But we ob? ject to them endangering everybody by using, their gun to shoot at cats?in the back vard, the Near East." -. Slang Defended by Head Of Teachers of English More Effective Than Sedate Words, if ?Not Overworked, Educators Are Told CHICAGO, Nov. 25.?Slang, if more : trenchant than the more sedate words and phrases, is permissible, but should not be overworked, Harry G. Paul, president of the National Council of j Teachers of English, declared to-day at i the opening of the council's annual session. If two boys are fighting, don't tell them to "desist," he advised. "Cut it out!" is more effective. If the movie is bad "how inferior" may describe it, but "Good night!" conveys a richer feeling, the speaker said. The English language is afflicted with "stylistic pettestrianism," Mi.i Helen Sard Hughes, of Wellesley Col ; lege, asserted in an address. Wa are haphazard, prosaic and dull ; in the choice of words" she asserted. j "We care little as long as we are not misunderstood." Briand Bids America "Au Revoir" The Premier sailed yesteraum. ?... me ihhy ? arto, uv><?u mg ne intended to return to thit country to remain fifteen months instead of fifteen days Parley's Verdict Silences Critics, i s Briand (Continued from pas? one) art and to form friendships which are a continuation of those of history." Hopes to Return to America The Premier stopped, and. blowing two or three rings of smoke, con? tinued: "I hope to live sufficiently long to j return to this land of the young and to stay, not fifteen days next time, but j fifteen months. I owe this country one of the greatest joys, one of the proud? est moments of my political career, for during the hours I have spent on American soil it has been given me to i realize how strongly its heart beats for my country. When President Har? ding welcomed me, upon my first visit, I he said to me with an emotion that I j shall never forget: 'It is the first time that a Premier of France crossed the ocean and entered this house.' I re? plied: 'But you have done better than that; you sent us two million Pre? miers to tight on our soil.' All the sentiment America has she concen? trates it on France, unstintingiy, with? out mental reservation. I who have come so far have found nothing that has touched me more." "Others," I interrupted, "await, you j over there in France who are less i idealistic, who care more for the ma? terial side of things. They will ques? tion you in the hope that you will give the wrong answer. What will you say to them?" Came for a Verdict "The, truth," replied M. Briand. "I shall tell them that I did not come here to bring back a treaty which the American people, absolutely within its rights, refuses to sign, but that 1 came for a verdict. I wanted, once and for all, to put an end to those stupid and irritating accusations of imperialism and militarism. Well, we have put an end to them. Seven nations, our peers, after having heard and weighed every? thing, rendered their judgment. They gave us?and with what fervor and enthusiasm!?a vote of confidence. This vote of confidence forever silences our detractors. It will make Germany think; it will allow France to work behind the defensive bulwark of her army, and it places the seal of peace on the friendship of peoples who fought together in wartime. No vote of con? fidence obtained by me in the past is worth as much as this one, because it is addressed, not to me personally, but to my country," Such were the words of Premier Bri? and as he left Washington on his way to Paris. 3 Boys, Stealing Tonic ^ W?th a Kick, Arrested Detective?, Called by Woman Druggist, Find Young Tru? ant? Looting Cases Three small boys, two eight years old and one ten, were arrested by De? tectives Buddemeyer and Sullivan, of J the Alexander Avenue police station, ? late last night when they were found 1 breaking open packing cases in the basement of a drug store at 740 East 149th Street, conducted by Mrs. Catherine Gayda. The two younger children, Dominic and Patrick Fanelli, of 315 East 146th Street, the Bronx, had stuffed their jumpers with bottles of hair tonic and attar of roses, while Antoine Dionisio, the elder of the trio, had made a col? lection of shaving brushes. The young burglars were caught at work by the detectives after Mrs. Gayda heard a noise in the cellar and telephoned the police. The boys told Detective Sul? livan they took the hair tonic because It had "a kind of a kick." The fathePof the Fanelli youngsters later called at the police station and said he had been at his wits' end for more than a month because he could not keep the boys in school. "I take them to school in the morn? ings to be sure they go," said Fanelli, "but then they fool me, because I send them in the front door, and they go out of the back." AU three boys will be arraigned this morning, charged with juvenile delin? quency. Riddell Starts Home Dec. 13; Lord Lee 111 of Laryngitis WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (By The As? sociated Press).?Lord George Riddell, who has been acting as a liaison of? ficer between the press and the Brit? ish delegation at the armament con? ference, will sail for home on the Aqui tania December 13, urgent personal business necessitating his return. Lord Lee of Fareham, First Lord of the British Admiralty and one of Great Britain's delegates to the con? ference, to-day was suffering from an attack of laryngitis. He first became confined to his bed yesterday with a chill which developed into laryngitis. Lord Lee's ph sicians said to-day ho was somewhat better and hoped to re? sume his duties in the conference not > later than next Monday. Briaiicl Sails; Defends Pact With Turks iContlnupd from pane ons) "colleagues of the press" in such good? ly number. He had been warned in France, he said, that, the press of America was a god to be feared; was all powerful and that he had better be careful. He came here and saw for himself and found tho Press such a delightful creature, capable of giving him such kindly treatment, that they were his colleagues and that he was one of j them. The American nation, President Har? ding, Secretary Hughes and. Mr. Bal- : four were the recipients of his praise as the gangplank was hauled ashore and his last words were an expression of good will and high hope for the con? ference, Before issuing his reply to Lord Cur? zon the Premier said: "I do not quite see what interest there can be for friends and allies to argue with one another at the very moment when they are trying in Wash? ington to assure the peace of the workl. It is primarily between them that peace ought to exist. I shall pin my faith on the words of Mr. Balfour pro? nounced at the last public cession of the conference, when he solemnly rec? ognized, as did all the otile delegates, that the situation of France in Kurope was exceptional and that she had need to take precautions for her security. "As to disarmament?France will have gone as far along this road as any other country, without exception. In effect, on land, in spite of the, dan? gers which she undergoes, she already has spontaneously reduced her metro? politan army by a third. In spite of the law which keeps three classes with the colors, she has actually only two. Furthermore, the government has in? troduced a bill into Parliament which reduces the period or service by half and in consequence the number of ef? fectives in the same proportion. _ "It is much more than the other na ? tions will do as regaids navies, since ? the naval reductions envisaged do not exceed 40 per cent. France, having 60, 000,000 subjects in her colones, whose coasts are on three seas, and conse? quently needs a navy, has seen her fleet of capital ships reduced by the effects of war from three squadrons to a single squadron. She is prepared on this ground to realize and accord with her friends and allies for the same propor? tional reduction. Says France Makes Greatest Cuta "Consequently, in the sum total of her forces, of national defense, land army and sea army, it can be said that France will have made an effort at re duction superior to that of any other nation, and her merit will be greater because she is in veritable danger. Our English friends ought to recognize the fact that the German fleet is at the bottom of the sea and that consequent? ly it is no longer a menace either for England or for us, but 7,000,000 men of the German army are very much alive and available. This is a fact that France must realize and consider. "In conclusion I have observed with the greatest satisfaction that it is suf? ficient for me loyally to explain the situation to the American people, in order to be understood by the whole world, which permits me to leave for Franco with a tranquil spirit and peaceful heart.'' As the visitors were leaving the Pre? mier's room ha was asked if it was not possible that France might be inclined to change or modify her policies. Quick as a flash M. Briand answered: "If France changes her policy I shall no longer be at the head of the French government." The French delegate was much pleased when Robert Woods Bliss, Under Secretary of State, went'to his suite to express bon voyage and the good wishes of President Harding and Secretary Hughes. "My impression on leaving America," M. Briand said, "is one of deep re? gret, one of sorrow. I should like to stay longer. I should like to stay for the sake of being with Americans and the pleasant welcome one receives everywhere. Except for the fact that I am not quite able to understand the language I might have the firm im 1 pression that I was still in my own j country. I am amazed at the tone and | cordiality of my reception, and if 1 could I would come back and sit agair at the conference, sharing the respon^ sibility of my colleagues and have thf opportunity to know the United States better. "This conference will surely date it the history of mankind and all it! peoples. It will be one of the bes1 remembrances of my political life anc will serve to sooth the bitterness whicl attaches to my profession. This con ference should prove a new source o joy and glory to the United States. feel confident that it is now on thi j right road and about to reach a happ; ! conclusion. Remember, France wil j help you in setting final peace in th world. If she has rifles left in th> rack they must be kept there for he defense." Among those to see the Premier sai was General Cornelius VanderbiH Premier Briand stood by the rail wav ing his hat until the Paris disappear? down the river. Chinese Ask All Legal and Postal Rights (Continued from page onc> respect," said Mr. Uanihara, "because we, for more than thirty y?ars, suffered under the same system of foreign con? trol up to the time of the adoption of our constitution. Japan has the in tensest desire that China should be relieved of all foreign control that can hinder her aspiration to become a pros? perous nation. In the question of the elimination of foreign postoflices and extra territorially, it only remain? to ascertain whether adequate substitutes can be provided by the Chinese." Five reasons were presented by ?r. \V:ing in support of China's demand to have exti?a territoriulity abolished. Ilia reasons were : "It is h derogation of China's sov? ereign rights and is regarded by the Chinese pcoplo as a national humilia? tion. "It causes a multiplicity of courts in one and the same locality, and inter? relation of such courts has given rise to a legal situation which is perplexing, both to the trained lawyer and to trie laj man. "A disadvantage arises from the un? certainty of the law. The general rule ?s that the law to be applied in a given case is the lav/ of the defendant's na? tionality, so that in a civil litigation between foreigners of different nation? alities the rights and the liabilities of the parties vary according as which one sues first. "When causes of action, civil or criminal, arise in which foreigners arc defendants, it is necessary for adjudi? cation that they shall be carried to the nearest consular court, which may be many miles away, and so it often hap? pens that it is practically impossible to obtain the attendance of the neces? sary witnesses or to produce other necessary evidence. Fifty Treaty Ports New "Finally, it is a further disadvan? tage to the Chinese that foreigners in China, under cover of extraterri? toriality, claim immunity from local taxes and excises which the Chinese are required to pay. "Extraterritoriality in China dates back almost to the beginning of its treaty relations with foreign coun? tries," said Dr. Wang, addressing the committee. "It was clearly laid down in the treaty of 1.844 , between the United States and China and a similar provision has since been inserted in the treaties with other powers. Extra? territorial rights were granted at a time when there were only five treaty ports, that is, places where foreigners could trade and reside. Now there are fifty such places and an equal number of places open to foreign trade on CWina's own initiative. "This moans an ever increasing num I ber of persons within her territory over whom she is almost powerless. This condition has become, a serious problem with which the local adminis? tration is confronted and if the im? pairment of the territorial and ad? ministrativ? integrity of China is not to be continued the matter demands immediate solution." For seventeen years, Dr. Wang, said, the Chinese have had a commission at work codifying their laws with a view :o making them adequate to the needs of all foreigners. He said China there? fore asked the powers to relinquish thqjir extra-territorial rights at .the end of a given period and that a commis? sion be appointed by the powers for a progressive and ultimate abolition of the system. Whilo presenting _ the demand for the abolition of foreign postoffices, Dr. Sze indicated China later will supple? ment her demands with a detailed ar? gument for the removal of foreign troops from Chinese soil. Together with this demand will be one for the removal of foreign controlled wireless stations. "Merely Tolerated" "E?rfy in the middle of the last cen? tury foreign powers began to establish their own postoffices in the treaty ports, with the result that the postal system? carrying mail under foreign postage stamps have since been ox tended widely," Dr. Sze said. "The opening of these pontoffices was not based oil any treaty concession or pro? vision," Dr. Sze. continued. "Their existence and gradual increase was merely tolerated by the Chinese gov? ernment. "China requests that the powers as? sembled in the conference agree at once to abolish all postal services now maintained by them in China. She bases her request upon the following propositions: "That China has organized and is now conducting a postal system cov | ?ring the entire-country, and maintain? ing relations with all foreign countries adequate to meet all requirements. "That the existence of these for? eign postoffices interferes with and makes more difficult 'the development of this system, and deprives the sys I tom_ of a revenue which legally and ! equitably should belong to it. "That the maintenance by foreign ; governments of post?nicos in China is in direct violation or trie lattcr's ter? ritorial and administrative integrity j and rests upon no treaty or other legal j rights. "China wishes to point out that, 1 wholly apart from the financia loss | suffered by her as a result of the ex ! istencc of foreign postoffices on her j soil, and the obstacles thereby placed I in the way of development of her own '? postal system, the maintenance of such ; offices represents a most direct viola j tion of her territorial and administra I tive integrity. "It is one, moreover, that is pecu? liarly objectionable, since it is a con ! stant, visible reminder to the Chinese | people that they are not accorded the ! consideration given to other peoples. j This necessarily has a tendency to I lower the prestige of the Chinese gov ' ernment in the eyes of her people and to make more difiicu.lt the already diffi? cult problem of maintaining a govern? ment that will command the respect and ready obedience of her population. From whatever standpoint viewed, the i continuance of these foreign postoffices 1 upon Chinese soil should therefore be disapproved." Consternation stilt reigned in Chi? nese circles to-day over the British at? titude that the principle laid down by the conference for the settlement of China's problems implied an accept? ance by China of foreign control of her customs, her railroads and the en? terprises to be built up by money lent by the banking groups embraced in the impending consortium. "The Chinese people are opposed tc the consortium because under foreign | domination they have suffered econ? omically, politically and judically, and I they have come to look with suspicion I on anything foreign," said Dr. Wang | "If the consortium means international I co-operation in aiding China withoul j interfering with her internal affairs ? I may be acceptable, but if it implies j economic control it will be objection ! able." \ Hughes Denies Bal four ! Opposed Keeping Recora j WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (By The A> S sociated Press).?Part of the officia j communique on the meeting to-day oi ; the Pacific and Far Eastern Committei reads: "The committee on Pacific and Fa Eastern queutions m?t 5n tk* ? American Building. Fri^.. ?V15 pto* "At the' opening":,? "? ^? ' Hughes expressed his grea^?'", the appearance of a report in ? to .*l ington paper this morning ?f JnMn* happenings at. the last meetin? !,*''* committee. The report of anta.f ?th' with Mr. Balfour was not on?v ? ** but grotesque, and did him the',?.?S injustice Mr. Hughe, could not&' how such a rumor had got in*A Pn* lat.on. Mr. Balfon, expressedTW.^?' appreciation of Mr. Hugh--s\ .tiV er?a; He had never doubted that Mr H,??' would take the view he had just ?25S but the manner and words in ?v ' that view had been put before th? ' mittee had deep Mm iSft wished to exprei na * The report which appeared jn J Washington paper and referred t? the communique, was that a Dron-V" was made and favored by th( Amev-A; delegation to keep a record cf 7 ceedings of thr- Committee on Far v era Affairs, so that later there S?t be no misunderstandings and confia of opinion as to what was said i-j done m tl ive ?aeets of ??f. committee, but that Arthur J. Balfo? bead of the British delegation, block?; adoption of the ? Thome Wins Alimony P]?a Justice Burr -,remo Coim day vacated ; ,r wj^. Joel Wolfe Thorne, son and heir of th? late Samuel Thorne, banker, has beer paying $750 am ony to y[t, Mary Casey Thorne, Barnard graduate ' sometimes known as "the Beile of Third Avenue," from whom he recently ob? tained a divorce. Mrs. Thorne sued her husband for z separation and he filed a counter clai? for divorce, naming Raymond Wilsm a sailor in the tatei .a Pending a hearing before a referee Mr Thorne was ordered to pay his w'-i $750 a month. The referee repoi-pdV favor of dismissing Mrs. Thome's ac? tion and recommended a decree of i\ : vorcc for Mr. Thorne. H ese recoa# mendations wen by the cour and an interlocutory decree was isinei ; in favor of Mr. Thome. Mrs. Thonw I has appealed to the Appi Hate Divi?ip? Anne Morgan Sails for trance On Relief Committee Mission Miss Anne Morgan, head of th? American Committee for Pevastatei France, sailed yesterday for Havre or the Paris. 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