China's foreign relations may be summed up in the words Washington Conference, the effects of which as applied to herself all belong to the year under review. The Powers showed themselves in generous-mood as regards China. It is true that on February 1 they passed a resolution gently admonishing her to cut. down her armies: but this very small pill was coated in any amount of sugar. On the same day they also adopted: resolutions withdrawing foreign post offices in China; promising fake certain steps with a view to the withdrawal of. foreign troops from China; recognizing China's complete sovereignty over radio stations in her tertitories; promising assistance in the unification of Chinese railways; undertaking to file with the secretariat of the conference, for transmission to its members, a list of all their respective treaties. conventions, etc., with China.. Also on February 1 Mr. Balfour gave a voluntary undertaking that Great Britain would restore Weihaiwei to China, subject to discussions respecting the use of Weihaiwei by H.. M. ships and ''matters affecting the due safeguarding of foreign property rights."" On February 3 the farmous Twenty-one Demands were virtually withdrawn by Japan. On February 4 the Powers voted Reference for Far Eastern Af-! der fairs, to which questions affect-
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