(7) After the search, the mili tary authorities ordered' the three diplomatic couriers on board rain, where they were taken and kept handcuffed for some time. Such action cannot but evoke th highest indignation and I bes. to draw your 8 ious attention to the matter, (8) The majority of the ship's crew on the instruct 18 of the military authorities were landed and officers of forees, from the ex-Russian military, were embarked, but no explanation of this sation was made to the captain, (9) During our interview yor stated that the settlement of thi question had been put by you int the hands of the Peking Government, the decision of which yo were awaiting, and that. you your-elf entertained no hostile feelings towards the U.SS.R. However, your subordinates in the meantime Zommitted the following: hoties ordered the ester {0 tak (On March 8 the military, hunker out and. for have a the DF Wellington Koo, acting P and Minister for Foreign Affairs jin an interview with foreign journ-laiists this morning declared that the regime of special privileges which had been enjoyed by foreigners in the past was now regarded as Jgvievance all over China, The Chinese Government felt that the Treaties should be altered early a3 possible, Dr. Koo pointed Jout that he had several times in past lyeers emphasized the need for making equality and mutual respect 1a basis for Sino-foreign relation: They were now trying to revise the Treaties so as to eliminate unilateral land unfair features.
"The Powers had declared that they] recognized the need for revision but China's lack of the unity was given fas the reason for not superseding the old by the new immediately and] fears were expressed that if revision was now made a change of Government might lead to repudiation of Jagreements, This fear was ground-{for revision were nation-wide and Tes Dr. Koo, for the demands not confined to any one party. Hence Jany. engagements regarding the] abolition of unilateral provisions} would be accepted by the whole} country, The Chinese people had been incensed of being anti-foreign but} this was not go. They only opposed the special privileges of foreigners. They were not unmindful of what} prepare the ground for definite agreements, Dr. Koo announced the names of the commissioners. Those for the rendition of Tientsin were Mr. Philip Tyau of the Waichiaopu, the Chili Foreign Affairs Commissioner Mr. Chuang Chi-keh and Mr. Hsu Chih. When negotiations for the metro Jeession of other concessions arose the Foreign Affairs Commissioner concerned would sit instead of Mr.
Chuang.
The judicial commission, he said, would consist of Mr. F. T, Cheng, representing the Ministry of Justice Mr. W. King, chief of the bureau! lof the Waichiaopu, and Mr. C. F. Garstin of' the British Legation.
The attitude of the United States, said Dr, Koo, was not so clear as that of some other countries regarding revision, China, the speaker concluded, was not contemplating bringing matter® before the League of Nations, as} negotiations—were progressing favourably.—Reuter.
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