Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-10-24 | Page 24 | Negotiations on U. S.-China Pact Forecast Soon

NEGOTIATIoNs ON Jill CHINA PACT FORECAST sooN fIt Resumption Res o of Duties Duties' by JJ r. r Wu Presages Z Action or w N oct Oct 24 AP AP- AP Immediate resumption n oC or negotiations between the U United States an anthe and the Chinese nationalist government looking to eventual abolition of the treaty rights fights of or Americans In China was was' as forecast st toda today with tie the active e resumption b by Dr C. C C. C Wu Vu of his duties as Chinese minister Minister Wu who has bC been n at attending attending at at- tending meetings of ot the league of n nations at Geneva Gene for or his government govern govern- ov rn- rn ment ja Is expected to confer conter this tIlts week with state department of officials om 1 J on reopening the entire Queston Ques ton Clon oC of the extraterritorial or so- so called t treaty cat rights The department In a n. formal forma I Statement t last It month announced It 11 s prepared to resume conversations conversa conVersa- t s tans q on the Q question i I tr treaty aty rights American citizens In China are arc in effect gov governed med by thc the J Jc c codes des of Ii v la of oc their own country I and their property Is not subject d t to tl the m many ny hazards of or the a n Chinese laws Since becoming the predominating regime in China then the n nationalist government has made a 0 concerted effort to have the United States and arid the oth other l powers agree 1 tan in n of oCth these se privileges PROPOSALS PROPOSAL PREPARED the state department has prepared prepared pre pre- pared ared for br submission to the Chinese government a s set o ot of draft proposals to 8 servo rv as as a b basis ls for Jor discussion of or orthe the subject between een thc tho two na nn- na- na Tho The document has not nM been made public but bl w ll be immediately to Dr Wu for lor transmission to his government department officials decline to comment on n tho nature of or the American proposals be beyond ond stating they aro similar r but not identical with a set ot of proposals on tho thc same subject b by tho the British government I ADHERE TO POLICY It was I learned ed the American government nt t will will adhere adhere to tho the policy polley l aid ld down b by Secretary SUms n in his Ills note noto on extraterritoriality tonality to the Chinese Chinese- government on em Au August st 10 io 10 1929 At that time this government was represented as ready to lo participate in negotiations for oe r gradual relinquishment of or ex- ex rights either elther as tod to d designated extraterritorial areas or oras oras oras as to particular particular- kinds of ot Hon It was as made a condition however that such gradual relinquishment must proceed sideby side with improvements im ira- pro by ly tho the Chinese government government gov gov- In the enactment and effective ct ef enforcement of or la laws 8 based on modem modern concepts of ot dence ence