Show 1 ARTICLE TWELVE Favorable Concessions Granted to the United States Washington ton Oct 21 The full rull text of or article 12 U of the commercial treaty between the United States and China referred to in the dispatch from St Petersburg follows The Chinese government having baTtag in 1896 1898 opened the navigable na inland wa waters w watern tern te of the empire to commerce Cl and all steam vessels ve native and foreign orel n that may be registered r for the purpose of conveyance of or passengers r and lawful merchandise it is 18 now agreed by b the Chinese government that tbt such web corn com commerce merce is opened to the vessels vea of every I type t belonging longing to the firms and corporations of the United Unit States Sta t and that they my IRAJ freely anga in ta It o oa eu equal terms those ae tol to subjects of f r any ally power Wa Jil ha I relations with 1111 China China Obi further tu agrees a to foster all 0 C f fand and commerce by the adoption seh h rules ruIN and regulations in la addition to te those already in hr force foree as shall haU promote the end in view Ie J |