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Show 8! VEIL ON CHINESE TREATIES TO BE LIFTED! - o o o c HUGHES PLAN i OF SHOW DOWN IS ACCEPTED Americans See New Era ol Fair Dealing Opening for China SOME HITCHES SEEN Japanese Point Out Agree ments With Individuals Still Are Veiled WASHINGTON Jan. 21 I By th-(Associated th-(Associated I'ress. ) Two more Am erlcan resolutions based on the prln ; clple of open diplomacy and an opei I door of commercial opportunity lr China were adopted today by the Fni Eastern committee. The proposal for a show down of al I international agreements effectual j China's Interests, presented by Socro i tary Hughes, was given committer ap-, ap-, prove! only after a score of amend J ments had been added, but Amerlcar I spokesmen insl tod Us meaning hc (not b. , n mriterlalh changed. Under a supplemental decforatlor proposed by Klihu Root and accepted I tho powers agree not to support lr the future any engagements enterct into b their nationals designed tc create special spheres of Influence ol exclusive opportunities within China OPEN Ii VI rjfG U3S1 RED The two deel 1 iim were hailed i" American quarters as insuring a neN era of open dealing anS fair play lr all that pertains to China's economic development. By the Chinese delegation, dele-gation, however, they were not received receiv-ed with an equal enthusiasm, one ('hi-iese ('hi-iese spokesman saying his "colleagues "col-leagues were not wry well satisfied" with the final form of tho much amended proposal for treaty publicity public-ity Among (he Japanese tho intent and substance of the publicity resolution were given with warm approbation but grave doubts were expressed a? to the possibilities of its practical application ap-plication to engagements and contracts con-tracts in China by individuals Throughout the debate, the Japanes held to their view that Tokio had nn authority to compel its nationals to divulge detail-- of their engagements in China and it was said tonight in Japanese circles that the qualifying phrase under Which lists of Chinese engagements are to be "as nearly complete a.s may be possible'' mlnht turn out to be a significant feature ol the resolution. TREATIES TO BE FILED As adopted, the Hughes proposal provides that the powers other than China agree to compile lists of tholi own committments and those of fholr nationals in China and to forward tho texts to the secretary-general of the conference when convenient Similar Sim-ilar arguments must also n- filed within sixty days after completion, In two additional, articles China igrees to be bound by the same stipulations stip-ulations as to Informing the other powers and nations not represented here are Invited to adheri to the arrangement. ar-rangement. A point stressed by the Chinese In their criticism of the final form of tho agreement was that It contains no provisions for filing contracts olh-er olh-er than those to which ons of the signatory governments or Its local authorities au-thorities are party Some of the most important railroad and loan contracts now In force in China tho Chinese sa . were concluded between foreign individuals in-dividuals and minor Chinese digna-tarles digna-tarles without the knowledge or authority au-thority of the Peking government. Asldo from tho meeting of the Far Eastern committee, the activities of tho conference were at a standstill oo |