To the Editor of the "NorrH-Cuina Daicy News."
Sim,—May I draw your attention to the reply of the Chinese Informa-{ion Bureau to the statement issued by the China Association in London regarding the manner ju which foreigners live in China? In the gam' first paragraph occurs the following:
"The fret auertien made {ry and reside and carry heroes they please ina is an 0 Facat om retains country "to me to tell you that this is an untrue statement; but for the benefit of your readers generally I would point out that foreigners who have given up extraterritoriality do not enjoy the right to reside outside the treaty porte. If they did, that right would automatically be shared by the nationals of all other Treaty Powers whose treaties include a "most favoured nation" clause. For instance, in the British Treaty of Tientsin (1858) the clause run coat the Brilah Government Subjects wil be be Berea
ernment oF subjects in'Shajesty' the Emperor any other All existing treaties, of which this was one, were confirmed by the republican government of China on its recognition by the foreign Powers. It is precisely because every. other nation. enjoys most favoured nation vighis that the Chinese did not grant to Germans the right to revide anywhere in China except at the treaty ports. The Sino-German Agreement of 1921, restored relations between Chin and Germany after the war, states categorically that Germans may travel, reside and establish firms la all places where membere of any other nation may do so. It is, therefore, obvious that Germans, (other than missionaries), like the British, French, Americans and others,' may only reside and business in the treaty ports, In other words, the—Sino-German Agreement of 1921 is a perfect example of an "unequal treaty"—the inequality being all in favour of China, The original statement made by the China Association was, consequently, absolutely accurate, while the correction of the C.LB. was as} mendacious as all the propaganda of the Chinese in the present crisis has been, The C.1.B. also declared that Mr. Chamberlain in the House of Com: mons had enumerated seventeen treaty ports at which there are foreign settlements and concessions. I am not in a position to say that Mr. Chamberlain did not make any such enumeration; but, if he did he was misinformed, and I chal lenge anyone to name seventeen such treaty ports.
Tam, ete, Xox.
Avg. 15, 1925.
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