The following telegram, addressed by the Twenty-one Organizations of Shanghai to the National Usiited Chambers of Commerce of China in Peking, is translated from the Incompliance with your request, we submit herewith the following decisions arrived at by tacso organizations for your considgra~ tion:—
Tariff Autonomy—As the delegates of the Powers concerned have unanimously agreed upon the-enforcement of this principle as from 1929, and as they-have attached their signatures to the Tariff Pro-[tocol to that.effect, the Chinese Government is under no obligation whatsoever to reopen the Tariff {Conferenee: moreover, the delegates concerned, themselves, have, caused vus: great losses and condemned their own vights.and-personalities, as well as their missions, in acting as they did by suspending the Tariff Conference without our consent and without having previously given notice. We therefore request you to ask the Central Government in Peking, on our behalf, to stand for no formalities but to enforce the above Srinciple in 1929.
2, Abrogation of Unequai Treaties—You are requested to issue public appeals to the people throughout the country for their assistance and support in this movement.
In your appeals, you should ation explicitly and ion (a) that the treaties must be abolished as soon as they have expired and.|that they must officially be declared null and void upon their expiry pending the negotiating of new treaties; (b) that, in spite of internecine warfare and dissension, the Chinese people are united as one in a common interest against the aggression of certain foreigners, (c) that we recognize Dr. V. K Wellington Koo, acting Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs, as fully competent and able to represent us as the official representative of the Chinese Republic in dealing with, negotiating, abolishing or signing treaties with foreign Powers; and (a) that new treaties should be based entirely upon equality and veprobity.
"In conclusion, we wish to express that we respect the territorial rights of the foreign Powers and expect the same of them in return.""
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