PROPOSALS TO CHINA

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 27 January 1927, Page 9

PROPOSALS TO CHINA

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CONSTRUCTIVE POLICY may bear fruit. BY CABLE —PP.E33 ASSOCIATION-COPYRIGHT. Received 11.50 &.m. to-day. LONDON, Jan. 26. It is understood that Mr. O’Malley has’ made definite proposals to 'Air. Chen, doubtless relating to guarantees and assurances. It is emphasised authoritatively that it would te a I R IS_ take to suggest that Air. 0 Mahey was. merely ’ concerned in a discussion over Hankow affairs. He is making proposals which, have been considered in London for months past,, referring to the -whole of China. It is pointed out that great attention is drawn to the military and other preparations. This, by putting things out of due proportion, has obscured the likelihood of Britain’s constructive policy bearin" fruit, it is declared, that there is ;i. very good chance of this,'even- before the arrival of British troops in China, fhe definite constructive proposals l>J Britain to the whole of China v i be known to the authorities of China, possibly within the next few days, and unless these authorities are bent on making possible, there is no reason why a satisfactory result should not be reached. % REVIEW OF TREATIES. PROMISED BY UNITED; STATES. WHEN STABLE GOVERNMENT 1 ACHIEVED. Received 11.50 a.m. to-day. WASHINGTON. Jan. 26.

The State Department will issue, a memorandum to-morrow .rejecting Chinese demadns for treaty revision, despite, the present menace to. American lives and property. The memorandum will express sympathy with Chinese aspirations and will commit the United States to treaty revision as soon as a stable Chinese Government is able tonegotiate, but will insist on a gradual abrogation of extra-territoriality and treaty privileges, under.which American courts and troops are maintained in China. It will express - entire agreement with the desire to throw off the “foreign yoke,” but will express the conviction that the present condition of the'Chinese laws courts and the political situation do not afford adequate protection for American lives and property, which, would be dependent entirely on them if American courts and troops were withdrawn. The memorandum] will repeat, the liopo that China will soon be able to provide conditions of order and progress justifying the United States in its desire to .relinquish protection of legitimate Ameroan interests to- Chinese official institutions. This will depend upon the reform of the Chinese courts, modification of native law, the establishment of a fairly stable and responsible central Government able to speak tor the Clhine.se people and to enforce the .laws. ' The memorandum will commit the Government to a much slower programme of change than’ was urged by the Porter resolution, which was favourably reported to the House. It will generally agree with the policies advocated by the Peking Minister, Mr. Mae Murray, land other American officials. V ANTI-FOREIGN RIOTERS. > TEN EXECUTED AT FUKIEN. Receiced 11.50 a.m. to-dav. PEKING, Jam 26. General Hoying Chin who is. the Kuo Min Tuny commander-in-chief at Fukien, has arrested two hundred alleged anti-foreign rioters in connection with the recent disturbances at Foochow. Ten have been executed. CANADA RECEIVES CONFIDENTIAL REPORTS. Received 12.40 n.m. to-day. OTTAWA, Jan. 26. Confident.nl reports of daily developments in the Chinese, situation are being received regularly by the Canadian Government from the _ British Government. hut so far officially, no .suggestion has been made’ in regard to Canadian co-operation in sending troops to China. Tt is felt here that if the question shou’d arise Troops will not he sent without- the. authority of Parliament. • WAP EQUIPMENT. FROM MOSCOW FOR CHINA. Received 1.50 p.m. to-day. COPENHAGEN,' Jan. 26. It. is reported from Helsingfors that two trains loft Moscow laden with war equipment, for the Chinese Nationalist forces. Two others laden with grenades and cartridges are following immediately. OFFER OF LEGION OF FRONTIERSMEN. ACTING-PRIME MINISTER’S REPLY JL (BY' telegraph—press association.) WELLINGTON, Jan. 27. Regarding the Legion of Frontiersmen's offer of 200 men for service in China, the Acting-Prime Minister, the' Hon. W. Downie Stewart, has telegraphed as follows to Lieut.-Colonel Claude Weston, of New Plymouth: “Many thanks for your telegram asking me. to transmit to the Imperial Government an offer of 200 trained Frontiersmen for service in China. Ido not think the position has vet become sufficiently acute or critical to necessitate consideration of the despatch of New Zealand volunteers to China, unless requested to do so by the Imperial Government. I suggest that, your generous offer bo held in abeyance pending further developments.’’