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Show AGREE TO SHOW SECRET PACTS Arms Delegates Will Bare All Contracts With Chinese WASHINGTON'. Jan. 19. (By tho Associated Prese ) The Far Eastern committee of the Washington conference confer-ence today adopted two resolutions dealing with Chinese railways and then began consideration of the status of existing committments In China, tho last item on the Chinese section of the onfexencs agenda. One of the railroad resolutions adopted, presented by sir Auckland Qeddss of tho British delegation, pledges the powers and China against "unfair discrimination"' In railroad rates and facilities. The other, by Secretary Hughes, expresses hope in oventual unification of the Chinese roads under Chinese ' orKxol. Both were made substantially In the form presented '. dneduy, althought a few minor changes wero made. When tho subject of existing com-ImltmentS com-ImltmentS was taken up, It was sug-gested sug-gested that all the nations represented represent-ed furnished the committee with a list of their trcatiea and agreements relating to China and the proposal was agreed to tentatively, The lists furnished aro to cover secret as well as public understandings. Althought it was said that the! agreement to furnish this Information was only tentative in character, most of the tie-legates Indicated afterwards that they expected the lists to be In the hands of the secretary general of the conference before the commission resumes Us sessions tomorrow after-1 noon. |