With the unification of China and the establishment upon" a firm foundation of the National Government, a new era has been happily Snaugurated in the relations between our two countries through the cor elusion of the recent Tariff Treaty, and it is to be confidently hoped that the material well-being of our two countries will henceforth greatly enhanced. But it is the Belief ard the conviction of the Chinese Government that the pro: motion of such material wellbeing will be accelerated by a reaul-Justment of the relations betw: four two countries on a basis friendly equality. in Jurisdiction, and if Your sovereignty, Tam happy to express behalf of desire to have the restrictions on her juriedictional sovereignty moved at the earliest possible date and confidently hope that your wermmient will take mays be taken to enable China, now unified and with a strong Central Government, rightfully assume jurisdiction myself of this opportunity:
to Your Excellency highest consider: meet the wishes of the Government and people in this regard, it is certain that another Obstacle to full and frank co-opera tion, in trade or otherwise, between the" Chinese people and. foreign nationals in this country would be happily removed and that the desire of the Chinese Government for pr>- moting to the fullest extent the material interests of all who choose Minister of Foreign Affairs.—Kuo Min,
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