| Show POWERS READY BEADY TO HELP CHINA GHINA RESTORE ORDER 1 British Lead Project for Conference on Customs Situation LONDON July 9 AP The AP-The The British government is In constant touch with Was Washington and Tokio regarding the Chinese situation and the opinion is expressed iz in in official circles here that the way will b be cleared soon for a conference of th the powers for adjustment of the Chinese Chinese Chi Chi- nese customs This in turn will offer an opportunity for the powers to cooperate with China in setting her hou house e In order officials hue believe This opinion is based upon upon the tle I recent ratification by the French chamber of of- deputies of the treaties affecting China formulated formulated- by the Washington conference One Ono of these hes treaties co contemplates J an an In an-In- f In- In q qUirin ir p th the present extra terrI tern orIal privileges s enjoyed enjoyed- by foreigners foreigners foreigners for for- eigners in Chiha China and the other looks to a ah an ultimate revision of the Chinese Chinese Chi Chi- nese customs France Is the last of the nine powers participating in these treaties to ratify them The French senate Is yet to act When French ratification Is jg complete it It should be possible for a conference of the powers and China to be held without without without with with- out delay according to British of of- of They add however r. r that the exact date date will necessarily de depend dc- dc I pend upon the turn the present disturbed disturbed disturbed dis dis- dis- dis situation In China may take SHANGHAI July 9 AP AP The situation at Chung ing miles above on the river has improved Information received here her says foreigners at at- now nosy have adequate protection and that Chinese domestic servants and other of foreigners there are returning to work London dispatches Tuesday quoted a Lloyds Lloyd's message from as saying that all British women and children had left Chung Chung- king but that British men residing there were remaining despite a food shortage During recent weeks strong feeling at has been reported LONDON July 9 UP The UP-The The in interested interested interested in- in powers have been verbally Informed that President Coolidge hopes a conference on extra terrItoriality terrI tern tonality in China will be held ultimately ultimately ultimately ulti ulti- when the present Chinese situation is settled the Dally Daily Telegraph Telegraph Telegraph Tele Tele- graph said today it has learned The paper adds that there Is no talk of ol holding the conference Im Im- Im- Im mediately The verbal information was conveyed conveyed con con- through Americ American n diplomatic diplomatic diplo diplo- ma matic ie channels channes the paper said WASHINGTON July 9 UP UP- UP Partial responsibility of foreign of officials officials of- of for Cor the the- h of bt Chinese strikers by f foreign reign police I in the therece rece Shanghai riots has been been- tentatively tentatively tentatively ten- ten accepted by the Peking foreign diplomatic corps in se secret ret session according to reliable re reports reports reports re- re ports here outside the state de depa de- de pa This attitude Is b based s d on a diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplo diplo- matic investigation at nt Shanghai and may be changed by a more complete Inquiry State department officials refused to comment on press reports that Sterling Fessenden American chairman chairman chair chair- man of the Shanghai municipal I Continued on page 3 POWERS READY TO HELP CHINA RES ORE ORD ORDER R Continued from page 1 1 council has council has been n named med In the Investigation in investigation investigation In- In as nominally sharing some of ot the blame LOI LONDON DON July 9 UP Great UP-Great Great Britain will leave China only in conjunction with the other ollier powers A A. M. M Sam Samuels els undersecretary of the overseas overseas trade department de declared declared declared de- de toda answering the he urgings ota ot of a a. labor member that the British should withdraw The member alleged that the Chinese troubles were due to the presence of ot British In China In reply to other recommendations that Great Britain abandon its extra ex extra extra ex- ex tra territorial rights in China Samuels Samuels Samuels Sam Sam- replied that the nation agreed In n the Washington 1922 treaty to toI relinquish this right when the other I powers t rere fre re willing to do the same |
