| Show CHINA IS SEEKING TRADE AGREEMENT Minister r at Berlin Making Mal ng Important Import Important ant Preliminary Inquiries At Foreign Office EXPECT MESSAGE AT CAPITAL Wu n Tine Fung May Iu Present t Similar To State Department Merlin Fob Feb 25 the tho lie Chinese minister at Berlin received Instructions some somo weeks ago lo go from frol coin to tn discuss with vithu tho time German foreign of ot lice fco the tho Japanese treatment of O 1 trade ratio It h iii Manchuria and to broach thin the possibility possibility of tho time United States and Ger Germany Germany many entering Into lute a 1 special agreement concerning tho thu maintenance of ot equa trudo opportunities in nil all tho ho Chinese territories communicated his bus Instructions to tho the foreign and amid utI discussed tho time subject III In the most general terms tho thai foreign recel l cal lug ing his suggestions In 11 a courteous in htmL but lut noncommittal manner It presumably has lis corresponded with wih tho ho German embassy at al Washington mind the tho legation at ut as aH to lo the tho ex IX extent tent of or o the time Chinese proposal antI and what was thought of It VIEW IN WASHINGTON In Iu Washington It is understood Wu VI Tint Ting tho lie Chinese minister has received Identical Instruction mind and has hns laid thol before tho the state department Chinas Idea Jl of or a I special agreement between tho thai United States and act Ger Germany many Inam appears appeals to rust In iii tho the belief belet that these thele two to of ot the tho grunt great grut commer commercial com mer i cial status would bo ho likely lely seriously to oppose Japans disposition as nu China avers to 10 discriminate in Manchuria In favor of ot her het own merchants Chinas appeal hiLts huu hll raised the tire ques question lien tion t both hoth at time the foreign hero and at nt time tho til state department at lt Wash Washington ington nH as lS to whether such audi tin un agreement as aim China Chinn proposes would not hot bo ho super superfluous timid and Its II object t In is II not already ful tul ly iy covered by International agreement 1 It I Is In considered probable hlo that tutt tho ihie t re to recent cent telegrams tel from frol toni Washington tiny nay a ing Jil that nOl lt sending a circular to the time power regard regardIng big Ing Ilg Chinese trails trade IH is II a n direct of or the tho question brought out alit by the tho application of or time the govern government ment to Germany and amid tha United Status |
