Show JOINT NOTES SIGNED France Prance Opposes Finishing Negotiations NegotiatIons in Was Washington Paris Jan Tan 10 Associated Press gives the following statement in regard to the Chinese situation The Chinese plenipotentiaries signed the Joint note yesterday yest ay thus Ing the preliminary stage stafe of the tM negotiations negotiations The United States proposal to shift the seat eat of the finds no fa faTOr a TOT TOr in the Three reasons are given for tor tills tiis opposition oppOsition Idon First It Is ia considered a greet great mis mistake mistake mistake take to transfer the negotiations Om om China where all the t e information is at hand respecting the situation and the I feeling among the Chinese themselves and more mol especially lally rewarding regarding the conditions of trade and commerce which will Mill be chiefly concerned United States commerce with China Is te cO small when compared with that of 0 several other countries Therefore the United States is ta 1 not entitled to export expect the ne no negotiations negotiations to be carried on at Washing Washington ton The third and most moet delicate reason advanced is that the European powers have not felt sufficient t confidence that the United States government might not find itself influenced in IB In the negotiations at Washington by b the pressure of interests having an eye to the exploitation tion tf n of China |